Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Guinea-Bissau
3.76 births per woman
in 2024
Senegal
3.77 births per woman
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
34th
Senegal rank
33rd

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 3.77 births per woman against 3.76 births per woman in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 33rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 5.97 births per woman 7.15 births per woman 1.19 births per woman Senegal
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 3.92 births per woman 3.88 births per woman 0.0382 births per woman Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
Senegal, at 3.77 births per woman against 3.76 births per woman in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
0.01 births per woman, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th 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. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.