Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Senegal

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Senegal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Dominica vs Senegal population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	Senegal
1960	6.18	7
1961	6.16	7.04
1962	6.12	7.08
1963	6.08	7.12
1964	6.03	7.16
1965	5.95	7.19
1966	5.86	7.22
1967	5.74	7.24
1968	5.59	7.25
1969	5.41	7.26
1970	5.22	7.26
1971	4.99	7.26
1972	4.67	7.26
1973	4.28	7.26
1974	3.84	7.25
1975	3.46	7.25
1976	3.19	7.26
1977	3.02	7.27
1978	2.96	7.28
1979	2.96	7.29
1980	3.04	7.29
1981	3.11	7.28
1982	3.17	7.25
1983	3.18	7.19
1984	3.15	7.11
1985	3.12	7.01
1986	3.08	6.9
1987	3.06	6.79
1988	3.06	6.58
1989	3.06	6.48
1990	3.09	6.4
1991	3.15	6.27
1992	3.18	6.15
1993	3.2	6.05
1994	2.96	5.92
1995	2.71	5.82
1996	2.55	5.72
1997	2.41	5.64
1998	2.32	5.58
1999	2.46	5.57
2000	2.35	5.5
2001	2.4	5.4
2002	2.16	5.3
2003	2.08	5.25
2004	2.02	5.19
2005	2	5.13
2006	2.07	5.06
2007	2.02	5.02
2008	1.97	5.02
2009	1.92	5.03
2010	1.89	5.06
2011	1.86	5.1
2012	1.83	5.13
2013	1.78	5.05
2014	1.71	4.88
2015	1.65	4.75
2016	1.58	4.65
2017	1.54	4.49
2018	1.52	4.29
2019	1.5	4.1
2020	1.5	4
2021	1.48	3.94
2022	1.48	3.86
2023	1.48	3.82
2024	1.48	3.76
2025	1.47	3.71
2026	1.46	3.66
2027	1.46	3.61
2028	1.46	3.57
2029	1.46	3.53
2030	1.46	3.49
2031	1.46	3.44
2032	1.46	3.4
2033	1.46	3.35
2034	1.46	3.32
2035	1.46	3.28
2036	1.46	3.24
2037	1.47	3.22
2038	1.47	3.17
2039	1.47	3.15
2040	1.47	3.11
2041	1.48	3.08
2042	1.48	3.05
2043	1.48	3.02
2044	1.48	2.99
2045	1.49	2.96
2046	1.49	2.93
2047	1.49	2.9
2048	1.49	2.87
2049	1.5	2.85
2050	1.5	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominica	Senegal
1960	44.7%	44.2%
1961	45%	44.3%
1962	45.3%	44.3%
1963	45.6%	44.3%
1964	46%	44.3%
1965	46.4%	44.3%
1966	46.9%	44.3%
1967	47.5%	44.3%
1968	48.1%	44.2%
1969	48.7%	44.2%
1970	48.7%	44.2%
1971	48.1%	44.2%
1972	47.3%	44.2%
1973	46.5%	44.3%
1974	45.7%	44.4%
1975	44.9%	44.6%
1976	44.1%	44.8%
1977	43.3%	45.2%
1978	42.5%	45.6%
1979	41.7%	46%
1980	40.7%	46.4%
1981	39.6%	46.7%
1982	38.2%	46.9%
1983	36.9%	47.1%
1984	35.8%	47.2%
1985	34.9%	47.3%
1986	34.2%	47.3%
1987	33.6%	47.2%
1988	33.2%	47%
1989	33.1%	46.9%
1990	33.1%	46.6%
1991	33.2%	46.4%
1992	33%	46.1%
1993	32.8%	45.8%
1994	32.6%	45.4%
1995	32.3%	45.1%
1996	31.9%	44.9%
1997	31.5%	44.6%
1998	31.1%	44.4%
1999	30.6%	44.2%
2000	30%	43.9%
2001	29.3%	43.7%
2002	28.7%	43.5%
2003	28%	43.2%
2004	27.4%	43.1%
2005	26.8%	42.9%
2006	26.2%	42.8%
2007	25.5%	42.7%
2008	24.7%	42.7%
2009	24.1%	42.7%
2010	23.5%	42.7%
2011	23.1%	42.7%
2012	22.6%	42.7%
2013	22.5%	42.7%
2014	22.3%	42.6%
2015	21.7%	42.4%
2016	20.8%	42.1%
2017	19.9%	41.8%
2018	19.5%	41.3%
2019	19.2%	40.9%
2020	18.8%	40.3%
2021	18.5%	39.8%
2022	18.3%	39.2%
2023	18.1%	38.6%
2024	17.9%	38.2%
2025	17.6%	37.7%
2026	17.4%	37.3%
2027	17.1%	36.9%
2028	16.8%	36.6%
2029	16.5%	36.2%
2030	16.3%	35.9%
2031	16%	35.6%
2032	15.9%	35.4%
2033	15.7%	35.1%
2034	15.6%	34.9%
2035	15.5%	34.6%
2036	15.4%	34.4%
2037	15.3%	34.1%
2038	15.3%	33.9%
2039	15.2%	33.5%
2040	15.2%	33.2%
2041	15.2%	32.9%
2042	15.1%	32.6%
2043	15.1%	32.2%
2044	15.1%	31.9%
2045	15.1%	31.5%
2046	15.1%	31.2%
2047	15%	30.8%
2048	15%	30.5%
2049	15%	30.2%
2050	14.9%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Dominica vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.03% in Dominica and +2.55% in Senegal. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Dominica	Senegal
1960	1,720	84,735
1961	1,762	87,322
1962	1,786	89,937
1963	1,796	92,264
1964	1,792	94,797
1965	1,778	97,912
1966	1,752	101,359
1967	1,716	104,824
1968	1,673	108,240
1969	1,628	112,393
1970	1,574	117,264
1971	1,549	122,511
1972	1,497	128,024
1973	1,400	133,834
1974	1,267	139,974
1975	1,142	147,311
1976	1,050	154,776
1977	996	161,636
1978	991	167,744
1979	981	173,425
1980	1,090	179,707
1981	1,169	185,917
1982	1,250	191,309
1983	1,301	197,673
1984	1,308	203,125
1985	1,302	208,218
1986	1,285	212,887
1987	1,256	218,522
1988	1,222	221,772
1989	1,178	227,797
1990	1,138	234,155
1991	1,103	237,713
1992	1,111	241,482
1993	1,130	245,742
1994	1,002	249,115
1995	853	252,552
1996	753	255,418
1997	662	261,200
1998	595	267,404
1999	647	277,944
2000	561	283,946
2001	556	289,690
2002	429	298,842
2003	387	308,856
2004	360	317,286
2005	339	323,908
2006	364	331,364
2007	319	339,963
2008	272	351,661
2009	220	362,238
2010	171	372,934
2011	121	387,290
2012	167	402,243
2013	110	406,582
2014	257	405,019
2015	157	407,008
2016	177	411,480
2017	-124	410,366
2018	-60	405,454
2019	-75	399,436
2020	-88	400,910
2021	-205	403,019
2022	-118	415,507
2023	-111	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Senegal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominica, compared to 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Senegal
1985	61	899
1986	63	820
1987	63	760
1988	68	709
1989	69	662
1990	77	640
1991	81	616
1992	80	598
1993	79	589
1994	77	579
1995	73	586
1996	71	601
1997	67	599
1998	64	605
1999	64	602
2000	61	581
2001	58	560
2002	56	531
2003	55	520
2004	54	501
2005	54	488
2006	54	462
2007	53	457
2008	53	463
2009	50	441
2010	50	436
2011	49	415
2012	51	405
2013	50	385
2014	53	373
2015	63	357
2016	48	345
2017	44	325
2018	43	305
2019	41	286
2020	47	252
2021	110	263
2022	44	228
2023	36	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 3.85% in Senegal. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Dominica	Senegal
1960	13.6%	29.3%
1961	12.4%	29.4%
1962	11.3%	29.5%
1963	10.3%	29.6%
1964	9.41%	29.7%
1965	8.59%	29.7%
1966	7.84%	29.7%
1967	7.16%	29.6%
1968	6.54%	29.4%
1969	5.98%	29.2%
1970	5.48%	28.8%
1971	5.02%	28.4%
1972	4.61%	27.8%
1973	4.24%	27%
1974	3.91%	26.2%
1975	3.61%	25.3%
1976	3.35%	24.2%
1977	3.12%	23.1%
1978	2.92%	22.1%
1979	2.74%	21.2%
1980	2.58%	20.4%
1981	2.45%	19.7%
1982	2.33%	19.1%
1983	2.22%	18.5%
1984	2.14%	17.9%
1985	2.06%	17.1%
1986	2%	16.3%
1987	1.95%	15.4%
1988	1.91%	14.7%
1989	1.88%	14.1%
1990	1.85%	13.7%
1991	1.84%	13.6%
1992	1.82%	13.5%
1993	1.82%	13.6%
1994	1.82%	13.7%
1995	1.83%	13.8%
1996	1.84%	13.8%
1997	1.86%	13.9%
1998	1.88%	13.7%
1999	1.91%	13.4%
2000	1.94%	12.9%
2001	1.97%	12.2%
2002	2.01%	11.4%
2003	2.06%	10.5%
2004	2.11%	9.59%
2005	2.16%	8.8%
2006	2.22%	8.11%
2007	2.28%	7.52%
2008	2.35%	7.03%
2009	2.42%	6.63%
2010	2.5%	6.3%
2011	2.57%	6.01%
2012	2.66%	5.77%
2013	2.74%	5.57%
2014	2.83%	5.39%
2015	2.93%	5.24%
2016	3.02%	5.11%
2017	3.12%	4.97%
2018	3.21%	4.82%
2019	3.3%	4.65%
2020	3.38%	4.46%
2021	3.45%	4.25%
2022	3.51%	4.04%
2023	3.55%	3.85%