Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1972

Senegal
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.26
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.26 children per woman in 1972 — 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, 235,965 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
235,965
Births per 1,000 people
49.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,741,630
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
10-1411.40.8%3,146
15-19173.011.9%40,462
20-24292.820.2%57,842
25-29305.421.0%50,692
30-34276.919.1%39,201
35-39221.515.3%27,343
40-44132.09.1%13,911
45-4936.32.5%3,217
50-542.10.1%152