Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1985

Senegal
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.01
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.01 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 303,710 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.01
Births
303,710
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
6,683,286
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
10-148.50.6%3,608
15-19136.69.8%46,658
20-24276.119.7%76,040
25-29301.621.5%67,393
30-34278.519.9%51,803
35-39226.816.2%35,882
40-44133.79.5%17,766
45-4937.22.7%4,343
50-542.20.2%217