Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1987

Senegal
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.78
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 6.78 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 309,662 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.78
Births
309,662
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
7,081,530
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
10-147.50.6%3,420
15-19120.68.9%44,495
20-24259.519.1%76,736
25-29295.221.8%70,328
30-34277.320.5%54,332
35-39224.616.6%37,182
40-44131.49.7%18,446
45-4937.32.8%4,493
50-542.20.2%232