Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1997

Senegal
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.64 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 364,325 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.64
Births
364,325
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
9,283,495
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
10-145.90.5%3,593
15-1997.48.6%51,910
20-24208.618.5%91,203
25-29250.022.2%86,270
30-34237.221.0%64,983
35-39191.016.9%42,150
40-44108.39.6%19,695
45-4928.12.5%4,316
50-541.60.1%204