Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1982

Senegal
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.25 children per woman in 1982 — 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 29.9 years old. In total, 291,600 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
291,600
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
6,156,961
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
10-148.60.6%3,237
15-19150.610.4%46,377
20-24287.619.9%72,412
25-29306.921.2%63,692
30-34286.819.8%50,127
35-39230.315.9%34,035
40-44136.79.4%17,310
45-4938.02.6%4,203
50-542.20.2%205