Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 2002

Senegal
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.30 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (237 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 404,242 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
404,242
Births per 1,000 people
38.6
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
10,466,214
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
10-144.90.5%3,245
15-1989.68.4%53,956
20-24203.319.2%104,225
25-29237.022.3%98,231
30-34225.021.2%73,394
35-39178.516.8%46,338
40-4496.89.1%20,320
45-4925.02.4%4,331
50-541.40.1%202