Population of Senegal (2024)

Senegal population

14,320,055

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Senegal Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods) 94% 13,460,852 people
Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 5% 716,003 people
indigenous beliefs 1% 143,201 people

Senegal Population by Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Wolof 43.3% 6,200,584 people
Pular 23.8% 3,408,173 people
Serer 14.7% 2,105,048 people
Jola 3.7% 529,842 people
Mandinka 3% 429,602 people
Soninke 1.1% 157,521 people
European and Lebanese 1% 143,201 people
other 9.4% 1,346,085 people

Senegal population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 17,487,409 8,608,621 8,878,788 100 100 100 97
00-04 2,805,595 1,424,760 1,380,835 16 16.6 15.6 103.2
05-09 2,578,099 1,306,208 1,271,891 14.7 15.2 14.3 102.7
10-14 2,158,071 1,092,041 1,066,030 12.3 12.7 12 102.4
15-19 1,832,406 923,672 908,734 10.5 10.7 10.2 101.6
20-24 1,552,927 778,030 774,897 8.9 9 8.7 100.4
25-29 1,355,455 673,637 681,818 7.8 7.8 7.7 98.8
30-34 1,174,197 576,523 597,674 6.7 6.7 6.7 96.5
35-39 975,223 468,783 506,440 5.6 5.4 5.7 92.6
40-44 796,941 373,314 423,627 4.6 4.3 4.8 88.1
45-49 622,536 284,240 338,296 3.6 3.3 3.8 84
50-54 472,205 210,791 261,414 2.7 2.4 2.9 80.6
55-59 368,088 161,172 206,916 2.1 1.9 2.3 77.9
60-64 284,840 122,243 162,597 1.6 1.4 1.8 75.2
65-69 212,469 90,302 122,167 1.2 1 1.4 73.9
70-74 142,672 59,353 83,319 0.8 0.7 0.9 71.2
75-79 94,013 39,041 54,972 0.5 0.5 0.6 71
80-84 45,326 18,347 26,979 0.3 0.2 0.3 68
85-89 13,847 5,304 8,543 0.1 0.1 0.1 62.1
90-94 2,296 798 1,498 0 0 0 53.3
95-99 193 59 134 0 0 0 44
100+ 10 3 7 0 0 0 42.9

Senegal Age structure and Population pyramid

Senegal Age structure and Population pyramid

Senegal Sex ratio

Senegal Sex ratio

Senegal Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Senegal

Senegal Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 18,992,803 2.76 509,627 97.23 98.65
2022 18,483,176 2.79 501,729 97.14 96.00
2021 17,981,447 2.83 494,038 97.05 93.40
2020 17,487,409 2.86 485,703 96.96 90.83
2019 17,001,706 2.89 477,277 96.86 88.31
2018 16,524,429 2.93 470,154 96.77 85.83
2017 16,054,275 2.98 464,790 96.68 83.39
2016 15,589,485 3.04 460,212 96.58 80.97
2015 15,129,273 3.11 456,716 96.47 78.58
2014 14,672,557 3.17 451,516 96.35 76.21
2013 14,221,041 3.20 440,933 96.22 73.86
2012 13,780,108 3.17 423,105 96.10 71.57
2011 13,357,003 3.09 400,212 96.00 69.38
2010 12,956,791 2.98 375,167 95.94 67.30
2005 11,268,994 14.28 1,408,416 96.26 58.53
2000 9,860,578 13.20 1,149,832 96.91 51.22
1995 8,710,746 15.92 1,196,545 98.60 45.24
1990 7,514,201 16.72 1,076,177 99.10 39.03
1985 6,438,024 15.61 869,373 99.57 33.44
1980 5,568,651 13.63 668,160 100.31 28.92
1975 4,900,491 16.19 682,737 102.01 25.45
1970 4,217,754 15.58 568,446 101.35 21.91
1965 3,649,308 14.85 471,748 99.97 18.95
1960 3,177,560 14.22 395,605 98.72 16.50
1955 2,781,955 12.33 305,317 97.17 14.45
1950 2,476,638 95.34 12.86
Chart population Senegal Population (1950 - 2024)