Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1988

Senegal
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.58
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 6.58 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 311,084 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
311,084
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
7,289,618
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
10-148.10.6%3,871
15-19118.69.0%45,546
20-24251.719.1%77,276
25-29286.821.8%70,780
30-34267.520.4%53,952
35-39216.316.5%36,684
40-44126.39.6%18,244
45-4936.72.8%4,494
50-542.20.2%236