Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 2007

Senegal
2007
Total fertility rate: 5.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.02 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 438,708 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.02
Births
438,708
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
11,770,344
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
10-144.60.5%3,304
15-1986.98.6%56,220
20-24195.019.4%112,227
25-29220.721.9%106,162
30-34215.021.4%83,027
35-39168.516.8%51,101
40-4491.49.1%22,100
45-4922.22.2%4,368
50-541.20.1%197