Fertility & birth rates in Senegal and Suriname

Fertility rate in Senegal vs Suriname 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 2.25 in Suriname in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Senegal vs Suriname 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	Suriname
1960	7	6.59
1961	7.04	6.58
1962	7.08	6.57
1963	7.12	6.51
1964	7.16	6.43
1965	7.19	6.32
1966	7.22	6.2
1967	7.24	6.04
1968	7.25	5.86
1969	7.26	5.7
1970	7.26	5.53
1971	7.26	5.36
1972	7.26	5.18
1973	7.26	5.01
1974	7.25	4.81
1975	7.25	4.63
1976	7.26	4.45
1977	7.27	4.26
1978	7.28	4.08
1979	7.29	3.93
1980	7.29	3.79
1981	7.28	3.75
1982	7.25	3.82
1983	7.19	3.87
1984	7.11	3.8
1985	7.01	3.71
1986	6.9	3.61
1987	6.79	3.53
1988	6.58	3.46
1989	6.48	3.39
1990	6.4	3.23
1991	6.27	3.09
1992	6.15	3.01
1993	6.05	2.94
1994	5.92	2.9
1995	5.82	2.9
1996	5.72	2.92
1997	5.64	2.95
1998	5.58	2.99
1999	5.57	3.02
2000	5.5	3.05
2001	5.4	3.06
2002	5.3	2.96
2003	5.25	2.84
2004	5.19	2.74
2005	5.13	2.71
2006	5.06	2.73
2007	5.02	2.74
2008	5.02	2.73
2009	5.03	2.71
2010	5.06	2.69
2011	5.1	2.67
2012	5.13	2.67
2013	5.05	2.65
2014	4.88	2.62
2015	4.75	2.57
2016	4.65	2.5
2017	4.49	2.43
2018	4.29	2.38
2019	4.1	2.35
2020	4	2.31
2021	3.94	2.3
2022	3.86	2.27
2023	3.82	2.25
2024	3.76	2.23
2025	3.71	2.21
2026	3.66	2.19
2027	3.61	2.16
2028	3.57	2.14
2029	3.53	2.13
2030	3.49	2.11
2031	3.44	2.09
2032	3.4	2.08
2033	3.35	2.06
2034	3.32	2.05
2035	3.28	2.04
2036	3.24	2.02
2037	3.22	2.01
2038	3.17	2
2039	3.15	1.99
2040	3.11	1.98
2041	3.08	1.97
2042	3.05	1.96
2043	3.02	1.95
2044	2.99	1.94
2045	2.96	1.93
2046	2.93	1.92
2047	2.9	1.91
2048	2.87	1.9
2049	2.85	1.9
2050	2.82	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Senegal	Suriname
1960	44.2%	44.5%
1961	44.3%	44.6%
1962	44.3%	45.1%
1963	44.3%	46.1%
1964	44.3%	46.8%
1965	44.3%	47.4%
1966	44.3%	48%
1967	44.3%	48.5%
1968	44.2%	48.8%
1969	44.2%	48.9%
1970	44.2%	48.8%
1971	44.2%	48.5%
1972	44.2%	47.8%
1973	44.3%	46.8%
1974	44.4%	46%
1975	44.6%	45.1%
1976	44.8%	44.3%
1977	45.2%	43.4%
1978	45.6%	42.6%
1979	46%	41.8%
1980	46.4%	41%
1981	46.7%	40.1%
1982	46.9%	39.5%
1983	47.1%	39%
1984	47.2%	38.6%
1985	47.3%	38.3%
1986	47.3%	38%
1987	47.2%	37.8%
1988	47%	37.7%
1989	46.9%	37.5%
1990	46.6%	37.4%
1991	46.4%	37.3%
1992	46.1%	37.2%
1993	45.8%	37.1%
1994	45.4%	37%
1995	45.1%	36.7%
1996	44.9%	36.1%
1997	44.6%	35.3%
1998	44.4%	34.5%
1999	44.2%	33.7%
2000	43.9%	33%
2001	43.7%	32.3%
2002	43.5%	31.8%
2003	43.2%	31.3%
2004	43.1%	31%
2005	42.9%	30.9%
2006	42.8%	30.8%
2007	42.7%	30.7%
2008	42.7%	30.6%
2009	42.7%	30.5%
2010	42.7%	30.3%
2011	42.7%	30%
2012	42.7%	29.8%
2013	42.7%	29.4%
2014	42.6%	29.1%
2015	42.4%	28.7%
2016	42.1%	28.3%
2017	41.8%	27.9%
2018	41.3%	27.5%
2019	40.9%	27.2%
2020	40.3%	26.8%
2021	39.8%	26.5%
2022	39.2%	26.3%
2023	38.6%	25.9%
2024	38.2%	25.6%
2025	37.7%	25.3%
2026	37.3%	25%
2027	36.9%	24.8%
2028	36.6%	24.5%
2029	36.2%	24.2%
2030	35.9%	23.9%
2031	35.6%	23.6%
2032	35.4%	23.4%
2033	35.1%	23.2%
2034	34.9%	23%
2035	34.6%	22.8%
2036	34.4%	22.6%
2037	34.1%	22.4%
2038	33.9%	22.2%
2039	33.5%	22%
2040	33.2%	21.8%
2041	32.9%	21.6%
2042	32.6%	21.4%
2043	32.2%	21.3%
2044	31.9%	21.1%
2045	31.5%	20.9%
2046	31.2%	20.7%
2047	30.8%	20.5%
2048	30.5%	20.3%
2049	30.2%	20.1%
2050	29.8%	19.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.2% of the population in Senegal and 25.6% in Suriname in 2024, compared to 46.6% and 37.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Senegal and Suriname compared.

Natural population change in Senegal vs Suriname by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.55% in Senegal and +1.11% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	84,735	8,170
1961	87,322	8,361
1962	89,937	8,529
1963	92,264	8,838
1964	94,797	9,174
1965	97,912	9,270
1966	101,359	9,243
1967	104,824	9,104
1968	108,240	8,980
1969	112,393	8,880
1970	117,264	8,823
1971	122,511	8,814
1972	128,024	8,893
1973	133,834	8,877
1974	139,974	8,751
1975	147,311	8,587
1976	154,776	8,327
1977	161,636	7,998
1978	167,744	7,650
1979	173,425	7,312
1980	179,707	7,002
1981	185,917	7,541
1982	191,309	8,197
1983	197,673	8,797
1984	203,125	9,031
1985	208,218	9,177
1986	212,887	9,222
1987	218,522	9,319
1988	221,772	9,347
1989	227,797	9,441
1990	234,155	9,047
1991	237,713	8,637
1992	241,482	8,355
1993	245,742	8,127
1994	249,115	7,929
1995	252,552	7,968
1996	255,418	8,031
1997	261,200	8,106
1998	267,404	8,173
1999	277,944	8,236
2000	283,946	8,323
2001	289,690	8,349
2002	298,842	7,916
2003	308,856	7,396
2004	317,286	6,948
2005	323,908	7,037
2006	331,364	7,278
2007	339,963	7,468
2008	351,661	7,552
2009	362,238	7,559
2010	372,934	7,489
2011	387,290	7,401
2012	402,243	7,405
2013	406,582	7,350
2014	405,019	7,284
2015	407,008	7,150
2016	411,480	6,979
2017	410,366	6,772
2018	405,454	6,613
2019	399,436	6,564
2020	400,910	6,640
2021	403,019	5,291
2022	415,507	6,719
2023	431,006	6,697

Maternal mortality chart: Senegal vs Suriname

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 84 deaths in Suriname.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Senegal	Suriname
1985	899	386
1986	820	377
1987	760	372
1988	709	364
1989	662	360
1990	640	350
1991	616	347
1992	598	346
1993	589	343
1994	579	334
1995	586	331
1996	601	323
1997	599	312
1998	605	302
1999	602	291
2000	581	282
2001	560	270
2002	531	253
2003	520	238
2004	501	219
2005	488	202
2006	462	187
2007	457	173
2008	463	161
2009	441	147
2010	436	134
2011	415	126
2012	405	122
2013	385	121
2014	373	120
2015	357	115
2016	345	109
2017	325	105
2018	305	101
2019	286	97
2020	252	94
2021	263	144
2022	228	88
2023	237	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.85% in Senegal and 1.62% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	29.3%	-
1961	29.4%	-
1962	29.5%	-
1963	29.6%	-
1964	29.7%	-
1965	29.7%	-
1966	29.7%	-
1967	29.6%	-
1968	29.4%	-
1969	29.2%	-
1970	28.8%	-
1971	28.4%	-
1972	27.8%	-
1973	27%	-
1974	26.2%	-
1975	25.3%	-
1976	24.2%	-
1977	23.1%	-
1978	22.1%	-
1979	21.2%	-
1980	20.4%	-
1981	19.7%	-
1982	19.1%	-
1983	18.5%	5.67%
1984	17.9%	5.49%
1985	17.1%	5.31%
1986	16.3%	5.13%
1987	15.4%	4.97%
1988	14.7%	4.81%
1989	14.1%	4.65%
1990	13.7%	4.49%
1991	13.6%	4.34%
1992	13.5%	4.19%
1993	13.6%	4.03%
1994	13.7%	3.88%
1995	13.8%	3.74%
1996	13.8%	3.6%
1997	13.9%	3.47%
1998	13.7%	3.34%
1999	13.4%	3.22%
2000	12.9%	3.11%
2001	12.2%	3%
2002	11.4%	2.9%
2003	10.5%	2.81%
2004	9.59%	2.72%
2005	8.8%	2.64%
2006	8.11%	2.57%
2007	7.52%	2.5%
2008	7.03%	2.44%
2009	6.63%	2.38%
2010	6.3%	2.32%
2011	6.01%	2.26%
2012	5.77%	2.21%
2013	5.57%	2.16%
2014	5.39%	2.11%
2015	5.24%	2.05%
2016	5.11%	2%
2017	4.97%	1.95%
2018	4.82%	1.9%
2019	4.65%	1.84%
2020	4.46%	1.78%
2021	4.25%	1.73%
2022	4.04%	1.68%
2023	3.85%	1.62%