Eritrea vs Senegal: Birth rate, crude

Eritrea
28.72 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Senegal
29.18 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
36th
Senegal rank
35th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Eritrea
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 29.18 per 1,000 people against 28.72 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.46 per 1,000 people.

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

Eritrea ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 35th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 47.68 per 1,000 people 50.15 per 1,000 people 2.46 per 1,000 people Senegal
1970s 45.87 per 1,000 people 49.43 per 1,000 people 3.56 per 1,000 people Senegal
1980s 44.64 per 1,000 people 45.5 per 1,000 people 0.8598 per 1,000 people Senegal
1990s 41.7 per 1,000 people 40.08 per 1,000 people 1.62 per 1,000 people Eritrea
2000s 36.02 per 1,000 people 38.13 per 1,000 people 2.12 per 1,000 people Senegal
2010s 31.06 per 1,000 people 34.75 per 1,000 people 3.7 per 1,000 people Senegal
2020s 28.73 per 1,000 people 29.54 per 1,000 people 0.816 per 1,000 people Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Eritrea or Senegal?
Senegal, at 29.18 per 1,000 people against 28.72 per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Eritrea and Senegal?
0.46 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Senegal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Senegal rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Eritrea ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 35th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.