Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1981

Senegal
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.28
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.28 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 287,265 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.28
Births
287,265
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
5,997,160
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
10-149.00.6%3,273
15-19157.410.8%46,992
20-24290.019.9%71,124
25-29306.421.1%62,301
30-34285.419.6%49,057
35-39228.915.7%33,014
40-44137.69.5%17,222
45-4937.62.6%4,082
50-542.10.1%197