Abstract
This study reviews the relationship between population policy and fertility decline in Senegal. In 1988, Senegal officially announced a national population policy, the first such population policy declaration among Francophone sub-Saharan African countries. Shortly thereafter, in the early 1990s, Senegal's total fertility rate did in fact start to decline. The establishment of the national population policy, however, did not directly influence the current fertility decline. Rather, effective population policies in the areas of education, reproductive health, and family planning services together are likely to determine the pace of overall fertility decline in Senegal. In this study, current fertility trends are analyzed, and then population policy implications are considered, with emphasis on the reduction of rural-urban differentials in fertility, proximate determinants of fertility, and socioeconomic development.
Recommended Citation
Ohashi, Keita
(2002)
"National Population Policy and Fertility Decline in Senegal,"
Journal of African Policy Studies: Vol. 8:
No.
2, Article 9.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/joaps/vol8/iss2/9