What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal was 29.92 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 30.37 years in 1996.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 28.17 years in 1950.

How does Senegal rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Senegal ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.92 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

29.92 years

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

85th

of 236 countries

All-time high

30.37 years

in 1996

All-time low

28.17 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal is 29.92 years, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal peaked at 30.37 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 28.17 years, in 1950.

That places Senegal 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	28.31 years	28.17 years	28.52 years	10
1960s	29.08 years	28.59 years	29.46 years	10
1970s	29.55 years	29.48 years	29.71 years	10
1980s	30 years	29.76 years	30.22 years	10
1990s	30.31 years	30.22 years	30.37 years	10
2000s	30.15 years	30.08 years	30.28 years	10
2010s	30.27 years	30.07 years	30.34 years	10
2020s	29.97 years	29.92 years	30.03 years	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

82 Montserrat 29.95 years compare
83 Tonga 29.95 years compare
84 Morocco 29.93 years compare
86 United States 29.9 years compare
87 Bhutan 29.89 years compare
88 Poland 29.89 years compare

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More reference data data for Senegal

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Senegal was 29.92 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 30.37 years in 1996.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 28.17 years in 1950.
How does Senegal rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Senegal ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.