Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1989

Senegal
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.48
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 6.48 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 316,394 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
316,394
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
7,502,206
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
10-147.20.6%3,527
15-19112.28.7%44,844
20-24251.919.5%80,394
25-29282.321.8%72,199
30-34263.620.4%54,816
35-39214.516.6%37,351
40-44125.39.7%18,583
45-4935.62.8%4,448
50-542.10.2%230