Fertility & birth rates in Senegal and Thailand

Fertility rate in Senegal vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Senegal vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	7	6.33
1961	7.04	6.32
1962	7.08	6.33
1963	7.12	6.34
1964	7.16	6.31
1965	7.19	6.26
1966	7.22	6.18
1967	7.24	6.08
1968	7.25	5.93
1969	7.26	5.7
1970	7.26	5.45
1971	7.26	5.25
1972	7.26	5.08
1973	7.26	4.85
1974	7.25	4.6
1975	7.25	4.36
1976	7.26	4.12
1977	7.27	3.87
1978	7.28	3.62
1979	7.29	3.45
1980	7.29	3.29
1981	7.28	3.13
1982	7.25	2.94
1983	7.19	2.76
1984	7.11	2.58
1985	7.01	2.45
1986	6.9	2.36
1987	6.79	2.26
1988	6.58	2.17
1989	6.48	2.14
1990	6.4	2.07
1991	6.27	2.04
1992	6.15	2.01
1993	6.05	1.97
1994	5.92	1.93
1995	5.82	1.89
1996	5.72	1.87
1997	5.64	1.85
1998	5.58	1.82
1999	5.57	1.77
2000	5.5	1.73
2001	5.4	1.71
2002	5.3	1.69
2003	5.25	1.67
2004	5.19	1.67
2005	5.13	1.64
2006	5.06	1.63
2007	5.02	1.62
2008	5.02	1.59
2009	5.03	1.57
2010	5.06	1.56
2011	5.1	1.57
2012	5.13	1.56
2013	5.05	1.53
2014	4.88	1.48
2015	4.75	1.45
2016	4.65	1.4
2017	4.49	1.36
2018	4.29	1.32
2019	4.1	1.29
2020	4	1.26
2021	3.94	1.23
2022	3.86	1.22
2023	3.82	1.21
2024	3.76	1.2
2025	3.71	1.19
2026	3.66	1.19
2027	3.61	1.19
2028	3.57	1.19
2029	3.53	1.19
2030	3.49	1.2
2031	3.44	1.2
2032	3.4	1.21
2033	3.35	1.21
2034	3.32	1.22
2035	3.28	1.22
2036	3.24	1.23
2037	3.22	1.23
2038	3.17	1.24
2039	3.15	1.24
2040	3.11	1.25
2041	3.08	1.25
2042	3.05	1.26
2043	3.02	1.26
2044	2.99	1.26
2045	2.96	1.27
2046	2.93	1.27
2047	2.9	1.28
2048	2.87	1.28
2049	2.85	1.28
2050	2.82	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Senegal	Thailand
1960	44.2%	44.3%
1961	44.3%	44.6%
1962	44.3%	44.8%
1963	44.3%	45.1%
1964	44.3%	45.3%
1965	44.3%	45.4%
1966	44.3%	45.4%
1967	44.3%	45.3%
1968	44.2%	45.2%
1969	44.2%	45%
1970	44.2%	44.8%
1971	44.2%	44.4%
1972	44.2%	44%
1973	44.3%	43.5%
1974	44.4%	43%
1975	44.6%	42.4%
1976	44.8%	41.8%
1977	45.2%	41.1%
1978	45.6%	40.3%
1979	46%	39.5%
1980	46.4%	38.7%
1981	46.7%	37.8%
1982	46.9%	37%
1983	47.1%	36%
1984	47.2%	35.1%
1985	47.3%	34.1%
1986	47.3%	33.2%
1987	47.2%	32.4%
1988	47%	31.5%
1989	46.9%	30.7%
1990	46.6%	30%
1991	46.4%	29.2%
1992	46.1%	28.5%
1993	45.8%	28%
1994	45.4%	27.4%
1995	45.1%	26.9%
1996	44.9%	26.4%
1997	44.6%	25.9%
1998	44.4%	25.4%
1999	44.2%	24.9%
2000	43.9%	24.4%
2001	43.7%	23.9%
2002	43.5%	23.4%
2003	43.2%	23%
2004	43.1%	22.6%
2005	42.9%	22.2%
2006	42.8%	21.7%
2007	42.7%	21.3%
2008	42.7%	20.9%
2009	42.7%	20.6%
2010	42.7%	20.1%
2011	42.7%	19.7%
2012	42.7%	19.2%
2013	42.7%	18.8%
2014	42.6%	18.5%
2015	42.4%	18.1%
2016	42.1%	17.7%
2017	41.8%	17.3%
2018	41.3%	16.9%
2019	40.9%	16.6%
2020	40.3%	16.2%
2021	39.8%	15.8%
2022	39.2%	15.4%
2023	38.6%	15.1%
2024	38.2%	14.7%
2025	37.7%	14.4%
2026	37.3%	14.1%
2027	36.9%	13.7%
2028	36.6%	13.4%
2029	36.2%	13.1%
2030	35.9%	12.9%
2031	35.6%	12.7%
2032	35.4%	12.5%
2033	35.1%	12.3%
2034	34.9%	12.2%
2035	34.6%	12.1%
2036	34.4%	12%
2037	34.1%	11.9%
2038	33.9%	11.9%
2039	33.5%	11.8%
2040	33.2%	11.8%
2041	32.9%	11.8%
2042	32.6%	11.8%
2043	32.2%	11.7%
2044	31.9%	11.7%
2045	31.5%	11.7%
2046	31.2%	11.7%
2047	30.8%	11.6%
2048	30.5%	11.6%
2049	30.2%	11.6%
2050	29.8%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.2% of the population in Senegal and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 46.6% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Senegal and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Senegal vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.55% in Senegal and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	84,735	774,190
1961	87,322	801,140
1962	89,937	828,741
1963	92,264	860,728
1964	94,797	885,137
1965	97,912	909,000
1966	101,359	929,469
1967	104,824	944,980
1968	108,240	953,806
1969	112,393	948,314
1970	117,264	937,116
1971	122,511	936,215
1972	128,024	940,420
1973	133,834	933,540
1974	139,974	923,151
1975	147,311	911,980
1976	154,776	894,072
1977	161,636	871,232
1978	167,744	847,799
1979	173,425	843,434
1980	179,707	845,575
1981	185,917	839,297
1982	191,309	817,951
1983	197,673	794,239
1984	203,125	779,856
1985	208,218	776,935
1986	212,887	783,430
1987	218,522	774,498
1988	221,772	765,252
1989	227,797	774,563
1990	234,155	760,808
1991	237,713	760,508
1992	241,482	754,999
1993	245,742	737,696
1994	249,115	712,589
1995	252,552	682,703
1996	255,418	661,397
1997	261,200	644,834
1998	267,404	617,318
1999	277,944	578,073
2000	283,946	543,884
2001	289,690	524,230
2002	298,842	504,299
2003	308,856	488,003
2004	317,286	466,542
2005	323,908	456,378
2006	331,364	441,211
2007	339,963	425,362
2008	351,661	401,730
2009	362,238	382,636
2010	372,934	370,466
2011	387,290	365,670
2012	402,243	351,485
2013	406,582	325,059
2014	405,019	294,628
2015	407,008	266,362
2016	411,480	226,255
2017	410,366	194,695
2018	405,454	159,383
2019	399,436	116,867
2020	400,910	84,107
2021	403,019	57,382
2022	415,507	-61,046
2023	431,006	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Senegal vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Senegal	Thailand
1985	899	88
1986	820	78
1987	760	72
1988	709	67
1989	662	64
1990	640	60
1991	616	59
1992	598	58
1993	589	57
1994	579	54
1995	586	52
1996	601	49
1997	599	48
1998	605	47
1999	602	48
2000	581	49
2001	560	47
2002	531	44
2003	520	42
2004	501	44
2005	488	40
2006	462	38
2007	457	38
2008	463	37
2009	441	37
2010	436	37
2011	415	37
2012	405	36
2013	385	35
2014	373	34
2015	357	34
2016	345	34
2017	325	34
2018	305	34
2019	286	34
2020	252	36
2021	263	38
2022	228	112
2023	237	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.85% in Senegal and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	29.3%	14.7%
1961	29.4%	14.2%
1962	29.5%	13.7%
1963	29.6%	13.2%
1964	29.7%	12.8%
1965	29.7%	12.3%
1966	29.7%	11.8%
1967	29.6%	11.4%
1968	29.4%	10.9%
1969	29.2%	10.4%
1970	28.8%	9.95%
1971	28.4%	9.47%
1972	27.8%	9.01%
1973	27%	8.56%
1974	26.2%	8.14%
1975	25.3%	7.73%
1976	24.2%	7.35%
1977	23.1%	7%
1978	22.1%	6.67%
1979	21.2%	6.36%
1980	20.4%	6.07%
1981	19.7%	5.79%
1982	19.1%	5.53%
1983	18.5%	5.28%
1984	17.9%	5.03%
1985	17.1%	4.8%
1986	16.3%	4.57%
1987	15.4%	4.34%
1988	14.7%	4.12%
1989	14.1%	3.91%
1990	13.7%	3.69%
1991	13.6%	3.49%
1992	13.5%	3.3%
1993	13.6%	3.12%
1994	13.7%	2.96%
1995	13.8%	2.81%
1996	13.8%	2.67%
1997	13.9%	2.53%
1998	13.7%	2.41%
1999	13.4%	2.29%
2000	12.9%	2.18%
2001	12.2%	2.08%
2002	11.4%	1.98%
2003	10.5%	1.89%
2004	9.59%	1.81%
2005	8.8%	1.73%
2006	8.11%	1.66%
2007	7.52%	1.59%
2008	7.03%	1.53%
2009	6.63%	1.47%
2010	6.3%	1.42%
2011	6.01%	1.37%
2012	5.77%	1.32%
2013	5.57%	1.27%
2014	5.39%	1.23%
2015	5.24%	1.19%
2016	5.11%	1.15%
2017	4.97%	1.11%
2018	4.82%	1.08%
2019	4.65%	1.04%
2020	4.46%	1.01%
2021	4.25%	0.98%
2022	4.04%	0.95%
2023	3.85%	0.92%