Guinea vs Senegal: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Guinea
3.59 children per women
in 2023
Senegal
3.62 children per women
in 2023
Guinea rank
30th
Senegal rank
29th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Guinea
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.62 children per women against 3.59 children per women in Guinea, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Guinea ranks 30th and Senegal ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 children per women | 4 children per women | 0.7267 children per women | Senegal |
| 1960s | 3.52 children per women | 4.44 children per women | 0.9217 children per women | Senegal |
| 1970s | 3.88 children per women | 5.03 children per women | 1.16 children per women | Senegal |
| 1980s | 4.3 children per women | 5.48 children per women | 1.17 children per women | Senegal |
| 1990s | 4.55 children per women | 4.88 children per women | 0.3299 children per women | Senegal |
| 2000s | 4.53 children per women | 4.57 children per women | 0.0451 children per women | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.15 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 0.2503 children per women | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.69 children per women | 3.69 children per women | 0.0008 children per women | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Guinea or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.62 children per women against 3.59 children per women in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Guinea and Senegal?
- 0.03 children per women, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Guinea ranks 30th and Senegal ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).