Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Fertility rate, total
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 births per woman
in 2023
Senegal
3.82 births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd
Senegal rank
34th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.84 births per woman against 3.82 births per woman in Senegal, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.17 births per woman | 7.26 births per woman | 1.09 births per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 6.67 births per woman | 6.99 births per woman | 0.3209 births per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 6.23 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 0.3232 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.49 births per woman | 5.19 births per woman | 0.296 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.68 births per woman | 4.75 births per woman | 0.0676 births per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.96 births per woman | 3.91 births per woman | 0.0497 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.84 births per woman against 3.82 births per woman in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 34th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release