Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Senegal
Senegal: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index was 3.82 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.82 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. human development index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. human development index in Senegal peaked at 7.29 live births per woman in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.82 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Senegal 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 live births per woman | 6.79 live births per woman | 6.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.26 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 7.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.91 live births per woman | 5.57 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 5.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 live births per woman | 4.1 live births per woman | 5.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 3.82 live births per woman | 4 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 32 South Sudan 3.86 live births per woman compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 live births per woman compare
- 34 Samoa 3.83 live births per woman compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 3.79 live births per woman compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 3.72 live births per woman compare
- 38 Eritrea 3.71 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.53 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 53.44 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 57.13 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.0161 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 61.99 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.2286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. human development index in Senegal?
- Fertility rate vs. human development index in Senegal was 3.82 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 live births per woman in 1980.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. human development index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.