Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 2011

Senegal
2011
Total fertility rate: 5.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.10 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (229 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 484,541 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.10
Births
484,541
Births per 1,000 people
37.4
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
12,958,896
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
10-142.90.3%2,234
15-1980.97.9%55,091
20-24198.219.4%120,831
25-29228.722.4%120,526
30-34213.520.9%92,902
35-39174.317.1%60,511
40-4499.39.7%27,215
45-4922.72.2%5,018
50-541.20.1%215