Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1971

Senegal
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.26
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.26 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 229,422 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
229,422
Births per 1,000 people
49.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,601,864
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1411.20.8%3,004
15-19172.411.9%39,127
20-24296.420.4%56,846
25-29304.921.0%48,829
30-34275.419.0%38,189
35-39220.615.2%26,551
40-44132.49.1%13,593
45-4936.42.5%3,136
50-542.10.1%148