Fertility & birth rates in Senegal and United States

Fertility rate in Senegal vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Senegal vs the United States 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	United States
1960	7	3.65
1961	7.04	3.62
1962	7.08	3.46
1963	7.12	3.32
1964	7.16	3.19
1965	7.19	2.91
1966	7.22	2.72
1967	7.24	2.56
1968	7.25	2.46
1969	7.26	2.46
1970	7.26	2.48
1971	7.26	2.27
1972	7.26	2.01
1973	7.26	1.88
1974	7.25	1.84
1975	7.25	1.77
1976	7.26	1.74
1977	7.27	1.79
1978	7.28	1.76
1979	7.29	1.81
1980	7.29	1.84
1981	7.28	1.81
1982	7.25	1.83
1983	7.19	1.8
1984	7.11	1.81
1985	7.01	1.84
1986	6.9	1.84
1987	6.79	1.87
1988	6.58	1.93
1989	6.48	2.01
1990	6.4	2.08
1991	6.27	2.06
1992	6.15	2.05
1993	6.05	2.02
1994	5.92	2
1995	5.82	1.98
1996	5.72	1.98
1997	5.64	1.97
1998	5.58	2
1999	5.57	2.01
2000	5.5	2.06
2001	5.4	2.03
2002	5.3	2.02
2003	5.25	2.05
2004	5.19	2.05
2005	5.13	2.06
2006	5.06	2.11
2007	5.02	2.12
2008	5.02	2.07
2009	5.03	2
2010	5.06	1.93
2011	5.1	1.89
2012	5.13	1.88
2013	5.05	1.86
2014	4.88	1.86
2015	4.75	1.84
2016	4.65	1.82
2017	4.49	1.77
2018	4.29	1.73
2019	4.1	1.71
2020	4	1.64
2021	3.94	1.66
2022	3.86	1.66
2023	3.82	1.62
2024	3.76	1.62
2025	3.71	1.62
2026	3.66	1.62
2027	3.61	1.62
2028	3.57	1.62
2029	3.53	1.62
2030	3.49	1.62
2031	3.44	1.62
2032	3.4	1.62
2033	3.35	1.63
2034	3.32	1.62
2035	3.28	1.63
2036	3.24	1.63
2037	3.22	1.63
2038	3.17	1.63
2039	3.15	1.63
2040	3.11	1.63
2041	3.08	1.63
2042	3.05	1.63
2043	3.02	1.63
2044	2.99	1.63
2045	2.96	1.64
2046	2.93	1.64
2047	2.9	1.63
2048	2.87	1.64
2049	2.85	1.63
2050	2.82	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Senegal	United States
1960	44.2%	31.3%
1961	44.3%	31.4%
1962	44.3%	31.3%
1963	44.3%	31.1%
1964	44.3%	30.9%
1965	44.3%	30.7%
1966	44.3%	30.4%
1967	44.3%	30%
1968	44.2%	29.5%
1969	44.2%	29%
1970	44.2%	28.6%
1971	44.2%	28%
1972	44.2%	27.4%
1973	44.3%	26.6%
1974	44.4%	25.9%
1975	44.6%	25.2%
1976	44.8%	24.4%
1977	45.2%	23.8%
1978	45.6%	23.2%
1979	46%	22.8%
1980	46.4%	22.4%
1981	46.7%	22.1%
1982	46.9%	22%
1983	47.1%	21.8%
1984	47.2%	21.7%
1985	47.3%	21.5%
1986	47.3%	21.3%
1987	47.2%	21.3%
1988	47%	21.3%
1989	46.9%	21.5%
1990	46.6%	21.6%
1991	46.4%	21.7%
1992	46.1%	21.8%
1993	45.8%	21.9%
1994	45.4%	21.9%
1995	45.1%	21.8%
1996	44.9%	21.7%
1997	44.6%	21.5%
1998	44.4%	21.4%
1999	44.2%	21.3%
2000	43.9%	21.2%
2001	43.7%	21%
2002	43.5%	20.9%
2003	43.2%	20.7%
2004	43.1%	20.5%
2005	42.9%	20.3%
2006	42.8%	20.2%
2007	42.7%	20%
2008	42.7%	19.9%
2009	42.7%	19.8%
2010	42.7%	19.7%
2011	42.7%	19.6%
2012	42.7%	19.5%
2013	42.7%	19.4%
2014	42.6%	19.3%
2015	42.4%	19.2%
2016	42.1%	19.1%
2017	41.8%	18.9%
2018	41.3%	18.8%
2019	40.9%	18.6%
2020	40.3%	18.4%
2021	39.8%	18.1%
2022	39.2%	17.9%
2023	38.6%	17.6%
2024	38.2%	17.3%
2025	37.7%	17.1%
2026	37.3%	16.9%
2027	36.9%	16.7%
2028	36.6%	16.6%
2029	36.2%	16.4%
2030	35.9%	16.3%
2031	35.6%	16.1%
2032	35.4%	16%
2033	35.1%	16%
2034	34.9%	15.9%
2035	34.6%	15.9%
2036	34.4%	15.9%
2037	34.1%	15.9%
2038	33.9%	15.9%
2039	33.5%	15.9%
2040	33.2%	15.9%
2041	32.9%	16%
2042	32.6%	16%
2043	32.2%	16%
2044	31.9%	16%
2045	31.5%	16%
2046	31.2%	16%
2047	30.8%	16%
2048	30.5%	16%
2049	30.2%	15.9%
2050	29.8%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.2% of the population in Senegal and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 46.6% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Senegal and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Senegal vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.55% in Senegal and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	84,735	2,565,530
1961	87,322	2,571,681
1962	89,937	2,406,337
1963	92,264	2,289,826
1964	94,797	2,245,099
1965	97,912	1,943,030
1966	101,359	1,749,387
1967	104,824	1,669,181
1968	108,240	1,565,507
1969	112,393	1,702,487
1970	117,264	1,824,965
1971	122,511	1,640,519
1972	128,024	1,301,355
1973	133,834	1,165,499
1974	139,974	1,218,968
1975	147,311	1,252,644
1976	154,776	1,264,604
1977	161,636	1,431,556
1978	167,744	1,402,283
1979	173,425	1,597,894
1980	179,707	1,608,450
1981	185,917	1,652,153
1982	191,309	1,714,317
1983	197,673	1,636,544
1984	203,125	1,627,192
1985	208,218	1,689,258
1986	212,887	1,656,917
1987	218,522	1,720,252
1988	221,772	1,735,943
1989	227,797	1,875,826
1990	234,155	2,026,068
1991	237,713	1,926,543
1992	241,482	1,875,328
1993	245,742	1,717,685
1994	249,115	1,633,302
1995	252,552	1,546,031
1996	255,418	1,510,137
1997	261,200	1,501,014
1998	267,404	1,573,857
1999	277,944	1,564,050
2000	283,946	1,664,758
2001	289,690	1,595,826
2002	298,842	1,581,938
2003	308,856	1,653,615
2004	317,286	1,698,271
2005	323,908	1,684,445
2006	331,364	1,849,955
2007	339,963	1,897,757
2008	351,661	1,794,154
2009	362,238	1,717,920
2010	372,934	1,548,182
2011	387,290	1,441,697
2012	402,243	1,411,822
2013	406,582	1,322,711
2014	405,019	1,357,281
2015	407,008	1,270,126
2016	411,480	1,197,627
2017	410,366	1,028,037
2018	405,454	955,022
2019	399,436	887,476
2020	400,910	208,862
2021	403,019	199,137
2022	415,507	399,926
2023	431,006	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Senegal vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Senegal	United States
1985	899	11
1986	820	11
1987	760	11
1988	709	12
1989	662	12
1990	640	12
1991	616	12
1992	598	11
1993	589	12
1994	579	11
1995	586	12
1996	601	11
1997	599	11
1998	605	11
1999	602	12
2000	581	12
2001	560	13
2002	531	13
2003	520	13
2004	501	13
2005	488	13
2006	462	13
2007	457	13
2008	463	14
2009	441	15
2010	436	15
2011	415	15
2012	405	16
2013	385	16
2014	373	17
2015	357	17
2016	345	18
2017	325	18
2018	305	18
2019	286	18
2020	252	22
2021	263	31
2022	228	20
2023	237	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.85% in Senegal and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	29.3%	3.01%
1961	29.4%	2.95%
1962	29.5%	2.89%
1963	29.6%	2.83%
1964	29.7%	2.77%
1965	29.7%	2.71%
1966	29.7%	2.64%
1967	29.6%	2.57%
1968	29.4%	2.49%
1969	29.2%	2.41%
1970	28.8%	2.32%
1971	28.4%	2.24%
1972	27.8%	2.15%
1973	27%	2.06%
1974	26.2%	1.97%
1975	25.3%	1.88%
1976	24.2%	1.79%
1977	23.1%	1.71%
1978	22.1%	1.63%
1979	21.2%	1.56%
1980	20.4%	1.5%
1981	19.7%	1.44%
1982	19.1%	1.39%
1983	18.5%	1.34%
1984	17.9%	1.3%
1985	17.1%	1.27%
1986	16.3%	1.24%
1987	15.4%	1.21%
1988	14.7%	1.19%
1989	14.1%	1.16%
1990	13.7%	1.12%
1991	13.6%	1.09%
1992	13.5%	1.05%
1993	13.6%	1.01%
1994	13.7%	0.98%
1995	13.8%	0.95%
1996	13.8%	0.92%
1997	13.9%	0.89%
1998	13.7%	0.87%
1999	13.4%	0.86%
2000	12.9%	0.84%
2001	12.2%	0.83%
2002	11.4%	0.82%
2003	10.5%	0.81%
2004	9.59%	0.81%
2005	8.8%	0.8%
2006	8.11%	0.79%
2007	7.52%	0.77%
2008	7.03%	0.76%
2009	6.63%	0.75%
2010	6.3%	0.73%
2011	6.01%	0.72%
2012	5.77%	0.7%
2013	5.57%	0.69%
2014	5.39%	0.68%
2015	5.24%	0.68%
2016	5.11%	0.67%
2017	4.97%	0.66%
2018	4.82%	0.65%
2019	4.65%	0.65%
2020	4.46%	0.65%
2021	4.25%	0.65%
2022	4.04%	0.65%
2023	3.85%	0.65%