Fertility & birth rates in Senegal and Tanzania

Fertility rate in Senegal vs Tanzania 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 4.61 in Tanzania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Senegal vs Tanzania 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	Tanzania
1960	7	6.54
1961	7.04	6.56
1962	7.08	6.61
1963	7.12	6.65
1964	7.16	6.68
1965	7.19	6.73
1966	7.22	6.8
1967	7.24	6.86
1968	7.25	6.9
1969	7.26	6.95
1970	7.26	7
1971	7.26	7.04
1972	7.26	7.05
1973	7.26	7.06
1974	7.25	7.12
1975	7.25	7.1
1976	7.26	7.09
1977	7.27	7.07
1978	7.28	7.06
1979	7.29	7.04
1980	7.29	6.99
1981	7.28	6.93
1982	7.25	6.87
1983	7.19	6.81
1984	7.11	6.72
1985	7.01	6.6
1986	6.9	6.49
1987	6.79	6.41
1988	6.58	6.38
1989	6.48	6.3
1990	6.4	6.2
1991	6.27	6.14
1992	6.15	6.08
1993	6.05	6
1994	5.92	5.89
1995	5.82	5.82
1996	5.72	5.83
1997	5.64	5.84
1998	5.58	5.81
1999	5.57	5.75
2000	5.5	5.67
2001	5.4	5.62
2002	5.3	5.57
2003	5.25	5.58
2004	5.19	5.6
2005	5.13	5.58
2006	5.06	5.51
2007	5.02	5.4
2008	5.02	5.32
2009	5.03	5.26
2010	5.06	5.23
2011	5.1	5.14
2012	5.13	5.14
2013	5.05	5.16
2014	4.88	5.12
2015	4.75	5.03
2016	4.65	5.01
2017	4.49	4.99
2018	4.29	4.93
2019	4.1	4.87
2020	4	4.8
2021	3.94	4.73
2022	3.86	4.67
2023	3.82	4.61
2024	3.76	4.54
2025	3.71	4.47
2026	3.66	4.41
2027	3.61	4.34
2028	3.57	4.28
2029	3.53	4.22
2030	3.49	4.16
2031	3.44	4.11
2032	3.4	4.04
2033	3.35	3.98
2034	3.32	3.94
2035	3.28	3.88
2036	3.24	3.83
2037	3.22	3.76
2038	3.17	3.72
2039	3.15	3.67
2040	3.11	3.63
2041	3.08	3.57
2042	3.05	3.54
2043	3.02	3.49
2044	2.99	3.46
2045	2.96	3.4
2046	2.93	3.39
2047	2.9	3.35
2048	2.87	3.31
2049	2.85	3.25
2050	2.82	3.23

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Senegal	Tanzania
1960	44.2%	44.9%
1961	44.3%	44.8%
1962	44.3%	44.8%
1963	44.3%	44.8%
1964	44.3%	45%
1965	44.3%	45.2%
1966	44.3%	45.4%
1967	44.3%	45.6%
1968	44.2%	45.8%
1969	44.2%	45.9%
1970	44.2%	46%
1971	44.2%	46.1%
1972	44.2%	46.1%
1973	44.3%	46.2%
1974	44.4%	46.3%
1975	44.6%	46.4%
1976	44.8%	46.5%
1977	45.2%	46.6%
1978	45.6%	46.7%
1979	46%	46.9%
1980	46.4%	47.2%
1981	46.7%	47.4%
1982	46.9%	47.5%
1983	47.1%	47.6%
1984	47.2%	47.5%
1985	47.3%	47.4%
1986	47.3%	47.2%
1987	47.2%	46.9%
1988	47%	46.7%
1989	46.9%	46.5%
1990	46.6%	46.3%
1991	46.4%	46.2%
1992	46.1%	46%
1993	45.8%	45.5%
1994	45.4%	44.9%
1995	45.1%	44.5%
1996	44.9%	44.7%
1997	44.6%	44.8%
1998	44.4%	44.7%
1999	44.2%	44.7%
2000	43.9%	44.6%
2001	43.7%	44.5%
2002	43.5%	44.6%
2003	43.2%	44.6%
2004	43.1%	44.7%
2005	42.9%	44.8%
2006	42.8%	44.9%
2007	42.7%	45%
2008	42.7%	45.1%
2009	42.7%	45.3%
2010	42.7%	45.3%
2011	42.7%	45.2%
2012	42.7%	45.1%
2013	42.7%	44.9%
2014	42.6%	44.8%
2015	42.4%	44.5%
2016	42.1%	44.2%
2017	41.8%	44%
2018	41.3%	43.8%
2019	40.9%	43.6%
2020	40.3%	43.4%
2021	39.8%	43.1%
2022	39.2%	42.9%
2023	38.6%	42.7%
2024	38.2%	42.5%
2025	37.7%	42.3%
2026	37.3%	42.1%
2027	36.9%	41.9%
2028	36.6%	41.7%
2029	36.2%	41.4%
2030	35.9%	41.1%
2031	35.6%	40.9%
2032	35.4%	40.5%
2033	35.1%	40.2%
2034	34.9%	39.8%
2035	34.6%	39.5%
2036	34.4%	39.1%
2037	34.1%	38.8%
2038	33.9%	38.4%
2039	33.5%	38.1%
2040	33.2%	37.8%
2041	32.9%	37.5%
2042	32.6%	37.1%
2043	32.2%	36.8%
2044	31.9%	36.5%
2045	31.5%	36.2%
2046	31.2%	35.9%
2047	30.8%	35.6%
2048	30.5%	35.4%
2049	30.2%	35.1%
2050	29.8%	34.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.2% of the population in Senegal and 42.5% in Tanzania in 2024, compared to 46.6% and 46.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Senegal and Tanzania compared.

Natural population change in Senegal vs Tanzania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.55% in Senegal and +3.05% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	84,735	275,814
1961	87,322	286,839
1962	89,937	300,663
1963	92,264	314,644
1964	94,797	328,527
1965	97,912	343,456
1966	101,359	360,229
1967	104,824	374,763
1968	108,240	389,467
1969	112,393	408,322
1970	117,264	427,988
1971	122,511	449,014
1972	128,024	467,305
1973	133,834	488,429
1974	139,974	515,152
1975	147,311	533,906
1976	154,776	553,617
1977	161,636	574,938
1978	167,744	595,024
1979	173,425	613,388
1980	179,707	629,444
1981	185,917	645,496
1982	191,309	662,627
1983	197,673	679,720
1984	203,125	687,435
1985	208,218	697,867
1986	212,887	705,677
1987	218,522	718,580
1988	221,772	736,551
1989	227,797	743,854
1990	234,155	750,825
1991	237,713	762,011
1992	241,482	767,961
1993	245,742	778,044
1994	249,115	803,953
1995	252,552	838,980
1996	255,418	868,524
1997	261,200	882,544
1998	267,404	920,806
1999	277,944	948,659
2000	283,946	985,185
2001	289,690	1,026,242
2002	298,842	1,063,195
2003	308,856	1,118,435
2004	317,286	1,175,379
2005	323,908	1,224,165
2006	331,364	1,257,927
2007	339,963	1,278,285
2008	351,661	1,303,728
2009	362,238	1,332,015
2010	372,934	1,363,477
2011	387,290	1,384,886
2012	402,243	1,439,325
2013	406,582	1,509,008
2014	405,019	1,565,630
2015	407,008	1,592,882
2016	411,480	1,659,502
2017	410,366	1,726,909
2018	405,454	1,777,852
2019	399,436	1,816,669
2020	400,910	1,861,377
2021	403,019	1,880,137
2022	415,507	1,927,960
2023	431,006	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart: Senegal vs Tanzania

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 276 deaths in Tanzania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Senegal	Tanzania
1985	899	980
1986	820	971
1987	760	964
1988	709	949
1989	662	927
1990	640	900
1991	616	873
1992	598	864
1993	589	851
1994	579	816
1995	586	797
1996	601	775
1997	599	777
1998	605	739
1999	602	635
2000	581	568
2001	560	493
2002	531	454
2003	520	397
2004	501	365
2005	488	350
2006	462	366
2007	457	453
2008	463	511
2009	441	502
2010	436	486
2011	415	475
2012	405	448
2013	385	479
2014	373	454
2015	357	433
2016	345	396
2017	325	345
2018	305	319
2019	286	292
2020	252	160
2021	263	162
2022	228	152
2023	237	276

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.85% in Senegal and 3.89% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	29.3%	24.2%
1961	29.4%	24%
1962	29.5%	23.8%
1963	29.6%	23.6%
1964	29.7%	23.4%
1965	29.7%	23.1%
1966	29.7%	22.8%
1967	29.6%	22.5%
1968	29.4%	22.2%
1969	29.2%	21.9%
1970	28.8%	21.6%
1971	28.4%	21.2%
1972	27.8%	20.9%
1973	27%	20.5%
1974	26.2%	20.1%
1975	25.3%	19.6%
1976	24.2%	19.2%
1977	23.1%	18.8%
1978	22.1%	18.4%
1979	21.2%	18.1%
1980	20.4%	17.9%
1981	19.7%	17.8%
1982	19.1%	17.8%
1983	18.5%	17.8%
1984	17.9%	17.8%
1985	17.1%	17.7%
1986	16.3%	17.6%
1987	15.4%	17.4%
1988	14.7%	17.2%
1989	14.1%	16.9%
1990	13.7%	16.7%
1991	13.6%	16.5%
1992	13.5%	16.3%
1993	13.6%	16.1%
1994	13.7%	15.9%
1995	13.8%	15.6%
1996	13.8%	15.2%
1997	13.9%	14.8%
1998	13.7%	14.2%
1999	13.4%	13.6%
2000	12.9%	12.8%
2001	12.2%	12.1%
2002	11.4%	11.3%
2003	10.5%	10.5%
2004	9.59%	9.86%
2005	8.8%	9.24%
2006	8.11%	8.69%
2007	7.52%	8.16%
2008	7.03%	7.7%
2009	6.63%	7.24%
2010	6.3%	6.86%
2011	6.01%	6.5%
2012	5.77%	6.21%
2013	5.57%	5.95%
2014	5.39%	5.67%
2015	5.24%	5.48%
2016	5.11%	5.25%
2017	4.97%	5.02%
2018	4.82%	4.8%
2019	4.65%	4.6%
2020	4.46%	4.42%
2021	4.25%	4.22%
2022	4.04%	4.05%
2023	3.85%	3.89%