Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1996

Senegal
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.72 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (253 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 356,164 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.72
Births
356,164
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
9,067,014
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
10-145.40.5%3,234
15-1995.58.3%49,492
20-24211.718.5%89,226
25-29252.622.1%84,096
30-34241.421.1%63,939
35-39195.317.1%41,788
40-44111.49.7%19,743
45-4929.52.6%4,438
50-541.70.1%212