Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 2004

Senegal
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.19 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 421,257 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.19
Births
421,257
Births per 1,000 people
38.4
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
10,975,704
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
10-145.10.5%3,456
15-1988.98.5%55,345
20-24200.719.3%108,653
25-29232.122.3%103,066
30-34224.321.6%78,335
35-39171.916.5%47,439
40-4492.68.9%20,521
45-4923.42.2%4,243
50-541.30.1%197