Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1976

Senegal
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.26
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.26 children per woman in 1976 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 262,307 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
262,307
Births per 1,000 people
49.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
5,308,564
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
10-1410.80.7%3,330
15-19166.011.4%43,423
20-24296.720.4%65,619
25-29313.321.6%58,578
30-34277.419.1%43,219
35-39218.115.0%29,302
40-44129.88.9%15,038
45-4936.92.5%3,622
50-542.20.1%175