Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1991

Senegal
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.27
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 6.27 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 327,241 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.27
Births
327,241
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
7,943,085
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
10-146.50.5%3,439
15-19103.38.3%44,801
20-24240.219.2%82,985
25-29277.622.2%76,420
30-34260.720.8%57,906
35-39208.716.7%38,397
40-44118.79.5%18,539
45-4934.52.8%4,528
50-542.00.2%230