Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1973

Senegal
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.25 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 242,233 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
242,233
Births per 1,000 people
49.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,885,181
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
10-1411.30.8%3,190
15-19168.211.6%40,508
20-24292.520.2%59,554
25-29307.121.2%52,786
30-34277.119.1%40,087
35-39223.715.4%28,314
40-44132.59.1%14,321
45-4936.42.5%3,316
50-542.10.1%156