Fertility in Senegal, 1975

Senegal
1975
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.25 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (312 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 255,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
255,606
Births per 1,000 people
49.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
5,170,810
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
10-1410.70.7%3,212
15-19165.611.4%42,201
20-24293.620.2%63,383
25-29311.521.5%56,861
30-34277.319.1%42,120
35-39221.015.2%29,208
40-44131.69.1%14,923
45-4936.82.5%3,534
50-542.10.1%168