Fertility Rate: Senegal
Senegal's fertility rate is currently 3.765 births per woman as of 2024. # Senegal Fertility Rate Senegal's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.765 births per woman
-1.4% y/y
Peak (1980)
7.292 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.765 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Senegal
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Senegal
Analysis# Senegal Fertility Rate
Senegal's fertility rate stands at 3.765 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in recorded history. The nation has experienced a dramatic demographic shift since 1960, when the rate was substantially higher, declining 46.2% over six decades. This sharp contrast against the all-time peak of 7.292 births per woman in 1980 reflects fundamental changes in family planning, education, and economic development.
The decline has accelerated in recent years, particularly from 2015 onward. Between 2015 and 2024, the fertility rate dropped from 4.751 to 3.765 births per woman—a 0.986-point decrease in just nine years. This sustained downward trajectory suggests Senegal's fertility rate will likely continue declining as access to contraception, female education, and urbanization expand, aligning the country with broader sub-Saharan demographic transitions.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.765 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 2023 | 3.818 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 2022 | 3.864 births per woman | -1.83% |
| 2021 | 3.936 births per woman | -1.67% |
| 2020 | 4.003 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 2019 | 4.1 births per woman | -4.52% |
| 2018 | 4.294 births per woman | -4.34% |
| 2017 | 4.489 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 2016 | 4.648 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 2015 | 4.751 births per woman | -2.72% |
| 2014 | 4.884 births per woman | -3.27% |
| 2013 | 5.049 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 2012 | 5.129 births per woman | +0.59% |
| 2011 | 5.099 births per woman | +0.87% |
| 2010 | 5.055 births per woman | +0.60% |
| 2009 | 5.025 births per woman | +0.02% |
| 2008 | 5.024 births per woman | +0.12% |
| 2007 | 5.018 births per woman | -0.91% |
| 2006 | 5.064 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 2005 | 5.133 births per woman | -1.14% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.192 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 2003 | 5.246 births per woman | -1.04% |
| 2002 | 5.301 births per woman | -1.78% |
| 2001 | 5.397 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 2000 | 5.498 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1999 | 5.573 births per woman | -0.14% |
| 1998 | 5.581 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1997 | 5.639 births per woman | -1.47% |
| 1996 | 5.723 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 1995 | 5.819 births per woman | -1.62% |
| 1994 | 5.915 births per woman | -2.22% |
| 1993 | 6.049 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 1992 | 6.149 births per woman | -1.88% |
| 1991 | 6.267 births per woman | -2.02% |
| 1990 | 6.396 births per woman | -1.28% |
| 1989 | 6.479 births per woman | -1.49% |
| 1988 | 6.577 births per woman | -3.07% |
| 1987 | 6.785 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 1986 | 6.902 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 1985 | 7.013 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 1984 | 7.111 births per woman | -1.08% |
| 1983 | 7.189 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 1982 | 7.245 births per woman | -0.47% |
| 1981 | 7.279 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 1980 | 7.292 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1979 | 7.29 births per woman | +0.15% |
| 1978 | 7.279 births per woman | +0.15% |
| 1977 | 7.268 births per woman | +0.14% |
| 1976 | 7.258 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 1975 | 7.252 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1974 | 7.252 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1973 | 7.255 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1972 | 7.258 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1971 | 7.261 births per woman | -0.01% |
| 1970 | 7.262 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 1969 | 7.259 births per woman | +0.11% |
| 1968 | 7.251 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 1967 | 7.237 births per woman | +0.28% |
| 1966 | 7.217 births per woman | +0.38% |
| 1965 | 7.19 births per woman | +0.46% |
| 1964 | 7.157 births per woman | +0.52% |
| 1963 | 7.12 births per woman | +0.58% |
| 1962 | 7.079 births per woman | +0.58% |
| 1961 | 7.038 births per woman | +0.60% |
| 1960 | 6.996 births per woman | — |
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