Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1994

Senegal
1994
Total fertility rate: 5.92
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.92 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 343,680 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
343,680
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
8,624,078
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
10-145.80.5%3,339
15-1998.38.3%47,748
20-24222.818.8%86,905
25-29259.421.9%80,123
30-34248.521.0%61,393
35-39200.116.9%40,217
40-44113.99.6%19,160
45-4932.02.7%4,572
50-541.90.2%223