Fertility & birth rates in Senegal and Slovakia

Fertility rate in Senegal vs Slovakia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Senegal was 3.82 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Senegal	Slovakia
1960	7	3.04
1961	7.04	2.96
1962	7.08	2.83
1963	7.12	2.92
1964	7.16	2.89
1965	7.19	2.78
1966	7.22	2.66
1967	7.24	2.48
1968	7.25	2.39
1969	7.26	2.43
1970	7.26	2.41
1971	7.26	2.43
1972	7.26	2.49
1973	7.26	2.56
1974	7.25	2.61
1975	7.25	2.55
1976	7.26	2.55
1977	7.27	2.49
1978	7.28	2.47
1979	7.29	2.45
1980	7.29	2.32
1981	7.28	2.29
1982	7.25	2.28
1983	7.19	2.28
1984	7.11	2.26
1985	7.01	2.26
1986	6.9	2.2
1987	6.79	2.14
1988	6.58	2.13
1989	6.48	2.07
1990	6.4	2.09
1991	6.27	2.05
1992	6.15	1.93
1993	6.05	1.87
1994	5.92	1.67
1995	5.82	1.52
1996	5.72	1.47
1997	5.64	1.43
1998	5.58	1.37
1999	5.57	1.33
2000	5.5	1.3
2001	5.4	1.2
2002	5.3	1.19
2003	5.25	1.2
2004	5.19	1.25
2005	5.13	1.27
2006	5.06	1.25
2007	5.02	1.27
2008	5.02	1.34
2009	5.03	1.44
2010	5.06	1.43
2011	5.1	1.45
2012	5.13	1.34
2013	5.05	1.34
2014	4.88	1.37
2015	4.75	1.4
2016	4.65	1.48
2017	4.49	1.52
2018	4.29	1.54
2019	4.1	1.57
2020	4	1.59
2021	3.94	1.63
2022	3.86	1.57
2023	3.82	1.49
2024	3.76	1.49
2025	3.71	1.5
2026	3.66	1.5
2027	3.61	1.5
2028	3.57	1.51
2029	3.53	1.51
2030	3.49	1.51
2031	3.44	1.51
2032	3.4	1.51
2033	3.35	1.52
2034	3.32	1.52
2035	3.28	1.52
2036	3.24	1.52
2037	3.22	1.52
2038	3.17	1.52
2039	3.15	1.52
2040	3.11	1.52
2041	3.08	1.52
2042	3.05	1.52
2043	3.02	1.52
2044	2.99	1.53
2045	2.96	1.53
2046	2.93	1.53
2047	2.9	1.53
2048	2.87	1.53
2049	2.85	1.53
2050	2.82	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Senegal	Slovakia
1960	44.2%	31.5%
1961	44.3%	31.5%
1962	44.3%	31.3%
1963	44.3%	31%
1964	44.3%	30.8%
1965	44.3%	30.4%
1966	44.3%	29.9%
1967	44.3%	29.3%
1968	44.2%	28.6%
1969	44.2%	28.1%
1970	44.2%	27.5%
1971	44.2%	27%
1972	44.2%	26.6%
1973	44.3%	26.2%
1974	44.4%	26.1%
1975	44.6%	26%
1976	44.8%	26%
1977	45.2%	26%
1978	45.6%	26.1%
1979	46%	26.1%
1980	46.4%	26.1%
1981	46.7%	26.1%
1982	46.9%	26.2%
1983	47.1%	26.3%
1984	47.2%	26.4%
1985	47.3%	26.5%
1986	47.3%	26.4%
1987	47.2%	26.3%
1988	47%	26.1%
1989	46.9%	25.7%
1990	46.6%	25.2%
1991	46.4%	24.8%
1992	46.1%	24.4%
1993	45.8%	23.9%
1994	45.4%	23.3%
1995	45.1%	22.7%
1996	44.9%	22.1%
1997	44.6%	21.5%
1998	44.4%	20.9%
1999	44.2%	20.3%
2000	43.9%	19.7%
2001	43.7%	19%
2002	43.5%	18.4%
2003	43.2%	17.9%
2004	43.1%	17.3%
2005	42.9%	16.9%
2006	42.8%	16.4%
2007	42.7%	16%
2008	42.7%	15.7%
2009	42.7%	15.5%
2010	42.7%	15.5%
2011	42.7%	15.4%
2012	42.7%	15.4%
2013	42.7%	15.3%
2014	42.6%	15.3%
2015	42.4%	15.3%
2016	42.1%	15.4%
2017	41.8%	15.5%
2018	41.3%	15.7%
2019	40.9%	15.8%
2020	40.3%	15.9%
2021	39.8%	15.9%
2022	39.2%	16%
2023	38.6%	15.9%
2024	38.2%	15.8%
2025	37.7%	15.6%
2026	37.3%	15.4%
2027	36.9%	15.1%
2028	36.6%	15%
2029	36.2%	14.8%
2030	35.9%	14.6%
2031	35.6%	14.4%
2032	35.4%	14.1%
2033	35.1%	13.8%
2034	34.9%	13.6%
2035	34.6%	13.4%
2036	34.4%	13.2%
2037	34.1%	13%
2038	33.9%	12.9%
2039	33.5%	12.8%
2040	33.2%	12.7%
2041	32.9%	12.7%
2042	32.6%	12.7%
2043	32.2%	12.7%
2044	31.9%	12.7%
2045	31.5%	12.8%
2046	31.2%	12.8%
2047	30.8%	12.9%
2048	30.5%	13%
2049	30.2%	13%
2050	29.8%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.2% of the population in Senegal and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 46.6% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Senegal and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Senegal vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.55% in Senegal and -0.02% in Slovakia. 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
	Senegal	Slovakia
1960	84,735	56,546
1961	87,322	55,749
1962	89,937	49,587
1963	92,264	54,382
1964	94,797	54,092
1965	97,912	48,517
1966	101,359	45,440
1967	104,824	41,824
1968	108,240	38,113
1969	112,393	39,312
1970	117,264	38,575
1971	122,511	40,105
1972	128,024	46,426
1973	133,834	49,199
1974	139,974	52,524
1975	147,311	52,604
1976	154,776	54,121
1977	161,636	52,762
1978	167,744	52,324
1979	173,425	52,353
1980	179,707	44,320
1981	185,917	43,640
1982	191,309	41,958
1983	197,673	39,717
1984	203,125	38,966
1985	208,218	37,680
1986	212,887	34,279
1987	218,522	31,859
1988	221,772	30,979
1989	227,797	26,380
1990	234,155	25,436
1991	237,713	23,865
1992	241,482	21,220
1993	245,742	20,769
1994	249,115	14,970
1995	252,552	9,115
1996	255,418	9,135
1997	261,200	6,999
1998	267,404	4,312
1999	277,944	3,777
2000	283,946	2,155
2001	289,690	-1,076
2002	298,842	-538
2003	308,856	-537
2004	317,286	1,611
2005	323,908	537
2006	331,364	537
2007	339,963	537
2008	351,661	4,303
2009	362,238	8,619
2010	372,934	7,008
2011	387,290	9,177
2012	402,243	3,245
2013	406,582	2,707
2014	405,019	3,793
2015	407,008	2,170
2016	411,480	5,431
2017	410,366	4,351
2018	405,454	3,268
2019	399,436	3,818
2020	400,910	-2,184
2021	403,019	-16,886
2022	415,507	-7,062
2023	431,006	-5,427

Maternal mortality chart: Senegal vs Slovakia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 237 deaths per 100,000 live births in Senegal, compared to 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Senegal	Slovakia
1985	899	19
1986	820	19
1987	760	19
1988	709	18
1989	662	17
1990	640	18
1991	616	17
1992	598	15
1993	589	14
1994	579	12
1995	586	11
1996	601	10
1997	599	10
1998	605	10
1999	602	9
2000	581	8
2001	560	8
2002	531	7
2003	520	7
2004	501	7
2005	488	7
2006	462	6
2007	457	6
2008	463	5
2009	441	6
2010	436	5
2011	415	5
2012	405	5
2013	385	5
2014	373	5
2015	357	5
2016	345	5
2017	325	5
2018	305	5
2019	286	5
2020	252	4
2021	263	12
2022	228	5
2023	237	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.85% in Senegal and 0.61% in Slovakia. 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
	Senegal	Slovakia
1960	29.3%	3.67%
1961	29.4%	3.47%
1962	29.5%	3.32%
1963	29.6%	3.21%
1964	29.7%	3.14%
1965	29.7%	3.08%
1966	29.7%	3.05%
1967	29.6%	3.02%
1968	29.4%	3%
1969	29.2%	2.97%
1970	28.8%	2.95%
1971	28.4%	2.92%
1972	27.8%	2.89%
1973	27%	2.84%
1974	26.2%	2.78%
1975	25.3%	2.72%
1976	24.2%	2.64%
1977	23.1%	2.55%
1978	22.1%	2.46%
1979	21.2%	2.36%
1980	20.4%	2.27%
1981	19.7%	2.17%
1982	19.1%	2.08%
1983	18.5%	1.99%
1984	17.9%	1.91%
1985	17.1%	1.82%
1986	16.3%	1.73%
1987	15.4%	1.65%
1988	14.7%	1.59%
1989	14.1%	1.53%
1990	13.7%	1.47%
1991	13.6%	1.42%
1992	13.5%	1.37%
1993	13.6%	1.31%
1994	13.7%	1.25%
1995	13.8%	1.2%
1996	13.8%	1.14%
1997	13.9%	1.09%
1998	13.7%	1.05%
1999	13.4%	1%
2000	12.9%	0.96%
2001	12.2%	0.93%
2002	11.4%	0.91%
2003	10.5%	0.88%
2004	9.59%	0.86%
2005	8.8%	0.83%
2006	8.11%	0.8%
2007	7.52%	0.77%
2008	7.03%	0.74%
2009	6.63%	0.71%
2010	6.3%	0.69%
2011	6.01%	0.67%
2012	5.77%	0.66%
2013	5.57%	0.64%
2014	5.39%	0.63%
2015	5.24%	0.62%
2016	5.11%	0.61%
2017	4.97%	0.6%
2018	4.82%	0.6%
2019	4.65%	0.59%
2020	4.46%	0.59%
2021	4.25%	0.6%
2022	4.04%	0.6%
2023	3.85%	0.61%