Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1999

Senegal
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.57 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 384,940 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.57
Births
384,940
Births per 1,000 people
39.6
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
9,730,887
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
10-146.10.5%3,845
15-1994.98.5%53,357
20-24208.518.7%97,582
25-29248.822.3%92,212
30-34236.721.2%69,326
35-39188.416.9%44,288
40-44103.49.3%19,830
45-4926.72.4%4,295
50-541.50.1%204