Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Fertility rate: births per woman
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Senegal
3.82 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Senegal rank
35th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.84 live births per woman against 3.82 live births per woman in Senegal, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 0.9429 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.3209 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.3232 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 0.296 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 0.0676 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 0.0497 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.84 live births per woman against 3.82 live births per woman in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 35th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.