Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 2006

Senegal
2006
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2006  +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 5.06 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 432,207 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
432,207
Births per 1,000 people
37.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
11,500,094
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%3,553
15-1988.78.7%56,757
20-24195.419.3%110,390
25-29222.621.9%104,441
30-34217.021.4%81,037
35-39169.716.7%49,846
40-4492.49.1%21,673
45-4922.52.2%4,313
50-541.20.1%195