Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 2003

Senegal
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.25 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 414,645 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.25
Births
414,645
Births per 1,000 people
38.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
10,721,176
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%3,624
15-1991.98.7%56,396
20-24202.019.2%106,802
25-29233.922.3%100,781
30-34223.421.3%75,527
35-39175.016.7%46,847
40-4493.88.9%20,212
45-4924.12.3%4,262
50-541.30.1%199