Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Senegal

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Senegal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 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 the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Senegal
1960	7.56	7
1961	7.49	7.04
1962	7.4	7.08
1963	7.3	7.12
1964	7.19	7.16
1965	7.05	7.19
1966	6.95	7.22
1967	6.76	7.24
1968	6.55	7.25
1969	6.37	7.26
1970	6.18	7.26
1971	6.01	7.26
1972	5.84	7.26
1973	5.67	7.26
1974	5.44	7.25
1975	5.24	7.25
1976	5.05	7.26
1977	4.84	7.27
1978	4.64	7.28
1979	4.47	7.29
1980	4.3	7.29
1981	4.15	7.28
1982	4.01	7.25
1983	3.95	7.19
1984	3.82	7.11
1985	3.69	7.01
1986	3.6	6.9
1987	3.53	6.79
1988	3.5	6.58
1989	3.48	6.48
1990	3.41	6.4
1991	3.35	6.27
1992	3.29	6.15
1993	3.23	6.05
1994	3.16	5.92
1995	3.1	5.82
1996	3.04	5.72
1997	2.92	5.64
1998	2.84	5.58
1999	2.85	5.57
2000	2.87	5.5
2001	2.83	5.4
2002	2.76	5.3
2003	2.7	5.25
2004	2.64	5.19
2005	2.57	5.13
2006	2.51	5.06
2007	2.51	5.02
2008	2.55	5.02
2009	2.57	5.03
2010	2.56	5.06
2011	2.53	5.1
2012	2.5	5.13
2013	2.47	5.05
2014	2.45	4.88
2015	2.43	4.75
2016	2.41	4.65
2017	2.4	4.49
2018	2.4	4.29
2019	2.37	4.1
2020	2.33	4
2021	2.29	3.94
2022	2.27	3.86
2023	2.24	3.82
2024	2.22	3.76
2025	2.19	3.71
2026	2.17	3.66
2027	2.15	3.61
2028	2.13	3.57
2029	2.11	3.53
2030	2.08	3.49
2031	2.07	3.44
2032	2.05	3.4
2033	2.03	3.35
2034	2.02	3.32
2035	2	3.28
2036	1.99	3.24
2037	1.98	3.22
2038	1.96	3.17
2039	1.95	3.15
2040	1.94	3.11
2041	1.93	3.08
2042	1.93	3.05
2043	1.92	3.02
2044	1.91	2.99
2045	1.9	2.96
2046	1.89	2.93
2047	1.89	2.9
2048	1.88	2.87
2049	1.87	2.85
2050	1.87	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Senegal
1960	48.6%	44.2%
1961	48.9%	44.3%
1962	49.1%	44.3%
1963	49.2%	44.3%
1964	49.3%	44.3%
1965	49.4%	44.3%
1966	49.3%	44.3%
1967	49.2%	44.3%
1968	48.9%	44.2%
1969	48.6%	44.2%
1970	48.2%	44.2%
1971	47.7%	44.2%
1972	47.3%	44.2%
1973	46.8%	44.3%
1974	46.3%	44.4%
1975	45.8%	44.6%
1976	45.2%	44.8%
1977	44.7%	45.2%
1978	44.2%	45.6%
1979	43.7%	46%
1980	43.2%	46.4%
1981	42.7%	46.7%
1982	42.3%	46.9%
1983	41.8%	47.1%
1984	41.4%	47.2%
1985	41%	47.3%
1986	40.6%	47.3%
1987	40.2%	47.2%
1988	39.8%	47%
1989	39.4%	46.9%
1990	39.1%	46.6%
1991	38.7%	46.4%
1992	38.4%	46.1%
1993	38%	45.8%
1994	37.7%	45.4%
1995	37.3%	45.1%
1996	37%	44.9%
1997	36.6%	44.6%
1998	36.1%	44.4%
1999	35.7%	44.2%
2000	35.3%	43.9%
2001	35%	43.7%
2002	34.6%	43.5%
2003	34.2%	43.2%
2004	33.7%	43.1%
2005	33.2%	42.9%
2006	32.7%	42.8%
2007	32.2%	42.7%
2008	31.7%	42.7%
2009	31.3%	42.7%
2010	30.9%	42.7%
2011	30.5%	42.7%
2012	30.1%	42.7%
2013	29.8%	42.7%
2014	29.5%	42.6%
2015	29.2%	42.4%
2016	28.8%	42.1%
2017	28.5%	41.8%
2018	28.2%	41.3%
2019	27.9%	40.9%
2020	27.7%	40.3%
2021	27.4%	39.8%
2022	27.2%	39.2%
2023	26.9%	38.6%
2024	26.6%	38.2%
2025	26.2%	37.7%
2026	25.8%	37.3%
2027	25.4%	36.9%
2028	25.1%	36.6%
2029	24.7%	36.2%
2030	24.3%	35.9%
2031	24%	35.6%
2032	23.6%	35.4%
2033	23.3%	35.1%
2034	22.9%	34.9%
2035	22.6%	34.6%
2036	22.3%	34.4%
2037	22%	34.1%
2038	21.7%	33.9%
2039	21.5%	33.5%
2040	21.3%	33.2%
2041	21%	32.9%
2042	20.8%	32.6%
2043	20.6%	32.2%
2044	20.4%	31.9%
2045	20.3%	31.5%
2046	20.1%	31.2%
2047	19.9%	30.8%
2048	19.8%	30.5%
2049	19.6%	30.2%
2050	19.5%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Senegal
1960	117,346	84,735
1961	120,316	87,322
1962	122,977	89,937
1963	124,994	92,264
1964	127,504	94,797
1965	125,345	97,912
1966	132,096	101,359
1967	133,091	104,824
1968	133,666	108,240
1969	135,445	112,393
1970	137,835	117,264
1971	140,473	122,511
1972	143,255	128,024
1973	146,283	133,834
1974	147,652	139,974
1975	149,339	147,311
1976	151,201	154,776
1977	152,825	161,636
1978	154,043	167,744
1979	154,779	173,425
1980	157,697	179,707
1981	158,419	185,917
1982	159,597	191,309
1983	163,136	197,673
1984	164,263	203,125
1985	164,091	208,218
1986	165,674	212,887
1987	167,552	218,522
1988	171,291	221,772
1989	175,365	227,797
1990	176,748	234,155
1991	177,371	237,713
1992	177,481	241,482
1993	177,691	245,742
1994	176,882	249,115
1995	175,439	252,552
1996	174,008	255,418
1997	168,419	261,200
1998	164,287	267,404
1999	167,742	277,944
2000	171,684	283,946
2001	170,193	289,690
2002	166,740	298,842
2003	163,267	308,856
2004	158,789	317,286
2005	155,405	323,908
2006	151,122	331,364
2007	152,066	339,963
2008	156,664	351,661
2009	160,893	362,238
2010	162,072	372,934
2011	162,094	387,290
2012	160,915	402,243
2013	159,330	406,582
2014	157,260	405,019
2015	154,258	407,008
2016	151,550	411,480
2017	151,565	410,366
2018	150,852	405,454
2019	144,869	399,436
2020	137,417	400,910
2021	128,866	403,019
2022	138,767	415,507
2023	132,360	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Senegal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Senegal
1985	249	899
1986	241	820
1987	231	760
1988	221	709
1989	213	662
1990	203	640
1991	193	616
1992	185	598
1993	176	589
1994	166	579
1995	152	586
1996	138	601
1997	122	599
1998	109	605
1999	92	602
2000	76	581
2001	68	560
2002	68	531
2003	71	520
2004	78	501
2005	83	488
2006	87	462
2007	90	457
2008	94	463
2009	96	441
2010	92	436
2011	91	415
2012	89	405
2013	91	385
2014	95	373
2015	102	357
2016	106	345
2017	104	325
2018	107	305
2019	118	286
2020	121	252
2021	153	263
2022	124	228
2023	124	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Senegal
1960	14.8%	29.3%
1961	14.6%	29.4%
1962	14.5%	29.5%
1963	14.3%	29.6%
1964	14.1%	29.7%
1965	13.8%	29.7%
1966	13.5%	29.7%
1967	13.3%	29.6%
1968	13%	29.4%
1969	12.7%	29.2%
1970	12.4%	28.8%
1971	12%	28.4%
1972	11.7%	27.8%
1973	11.3%	27%
1974	10.9%	26.2%
1975	10.5%	25.3%
1976	10.1%	24.2%
1977	9.71%	23.1%
1978	9.35%	22.1%
1979	9.01%	21.2%
1980	8.68%	20.4%
1981	8.36%	19.7%
1982	8.05%	19.1%
1983	7.76%	18.5%
1984	7.48%	17.9%
1985	7.21%	17.1%
1986	6.94%	16.3%
1987	6.69%	15.4%
1988	6.44%	14.7%
1989	6.19%	14.1%
1990	5.95%	13.7%
1991	5.7%	13.6%
1992	5.46%	13.5%
1993	5.22%	13.6%
1994	5%	13.7%
1995	4.78%	13.8%
1996	4.58%	13.8%
1997	4.4%	13.9%
1998	4.24%	13.7%
1999	4.1%	13.4%
2000	3.98%	12.9%
2001	3.88%	12.2%
2002	3.8%	11.4%
2003	3.73%	10.5%
2004	3.67%	9.59%
2005	3.62%	8.8%
2006	3.59%	8.11%
2007	3.56%	7.52%
2008	3.54%	7.03%
2009	3.52%	6.63%
2010	3.51%	6.3%
2011	3.5%	6.01%
2012	3.49%	5.77%
2013	3.5%	5.57%
2014	3.5%	5.39%
2015	3.5%	5.24%
2016	3.5%	5.11%
2017	3.5%	4.97%
2018	3.47%	4.82%
2019	3.43%	4.65%
2020	3.38%	4.46%
2021	3.31%	4.25%
2022	3.22%	4.04%
2023	3.14%	3.85%