Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1998

Senegal
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.58 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 372,961 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.58
Births
372,961
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
9,502,952
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
10-146.20.6%3,861
15-1996.58.6%52,832
20-24206.818.5%93,612
25-29248.222.2%88,766
30-34235.921.1%66,794
35-39188.316.9%42,881
40-44105.59.5%19,685
45-4927.52.5%4,323
50-541.60.1%207