Samoa vs Senegal: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Samoa
3.8 births per woman
in 2024
Senegal
3.77 births per woman
in 2024
Samoa rank
31st
Senegal rank
33rd
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Samoa
- Senegal
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.8 births per woman against 3.77 births per woman in Senegal, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 31st and Senegal ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.65 births per woman | 7.15 births per woman | 0.4928 births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.68 births per woman | 7.26 births per woman | 0.5819 births per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 5.5 births per woman | 6.99 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 4.78 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 1.13 births per woman | Senegal |
| 2000s | 4.41 births per woman | 5.19 births per woman | 0.7834 births per woman | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.35 births per woman | 4.75 births per woman | 0.396 births per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.89 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 0.0138 births per woman | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Samoa or Senegal?
- Samoa, at 3.8 births per woman against 3.77 births per woman in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Samoa and Senegal?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Senegal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Senegal rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Samoa ranks 31st and Senegal ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.