Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1974

Senegal
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.25 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (313 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 248,695 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
248,695
Births per 1,000 people
49.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
5,029,437
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
10-1410.60.7%3,091
15-19164.311.3%40,726
20-24291.320.1%61,148
25-29312.621.6%55,442
30-34278.519.2%41,271
35-39222.315.3%28,804
40-44131.69.1%14,585
45-4937.02.6%3,464
50-542.10.1%165