Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 2012

Senegal
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 5.13 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 499,620 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.13
Births
499,620
Births per 1,000 people
37.5
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
13,310,494
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
10-142.60.3%2,086
15-1981.67.9%56,552
20-24198.119.3%122,664
25-29231.122.5%124,711
30-34215.621.0%96,736
35-39174.317.0%62,918
40-4499.79.7%28,348
45-4923.52.3%5,370
50-541.20.1%234