Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Senegal
Senegal: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 3.82 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.82
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
34th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.29
in 1980
All-time low
3.82
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Senegal stood at 3.82. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Senegal peaked at 7.29 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.82, in 2023.
That places Senegal 34th out of 229 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.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.79 | — |
| 1951 | 6.79 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.79 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.8 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.82 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 6.83 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 6.86 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.89 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 6.92 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 6.96 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 7 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 7.04 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 7.08 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 7.12 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 7.16 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 7.19 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 7.22 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.24 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 7.25 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.26 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 7.26 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.26 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 7.26 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.25 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 7.25 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.25 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.26 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 7.27 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 7.28 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 7.29 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 7.29 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7.28 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 7.25 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 7.19 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.11 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 7.01 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 6.9 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 6.79 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 6.58 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 6.48 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 6.4 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 6.27 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 6.15 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 6.05 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.92 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.82 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.72 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.64 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 5.58 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.57 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.5 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.25 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.19 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.13 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.06 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.02 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.02 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.03 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.05 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.13 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.05 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.88 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.75 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.65 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.49 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.29 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.94 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.86 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.82 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 | 6.79 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.15 | 7 | 7.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.26 | 7.25 | 7.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 | 6.48 | 7.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.91 | 5.57 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 | 5.02 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 | 4.1 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.82 | 4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 31 South Sudan 3.86 compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 compare
- 33 Samoa 3.83 compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 3.79 compare
- 36 Zimbabwe 3.72 compare
- 37 Eritrea 3.71 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,192 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.31 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Senegal?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Senegal was 3.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 in 1980.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Senegal ranks 34th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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