Senegal Population (LIVE)

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Senegal Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Senegal is 18,808,271 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Senegal 2025 population is estimated at 18,931,966 people at mid-year.
  • Senegal population is equivalent to 0.23% of the total world population.
  • Senegal ranks number 68 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Senegal is 98 per Km² (255 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 192,530 Km² (74,336 sq. miles).
  • 52.31% of the population is urban (9,903,731 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Senegal is 19.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Senegal (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Senegal
Global
Rank
2025 18,931,966 2.32% 429,982 −12,636 19.6 3.71 98 52.3% 9,903,731 0.23% 8,231,613,070 68
2024 18,501,984 2.35% 424,411 −10,307 19.4 3.77 96 51.7% 9,559,605 0.23% 8,161,972,572 69
2023 18,077,573 2.42% 426,470 −9,999 19.1 3.82 94 51% 9,225,165 0.22% 8,091,734,930 71
2022 17,651,103 2.53% 430,942 16,425 18.9 3.86 92 50.4% 8,900,124 0.22% 8,021,407,192 72
2020 16,789,219 2.84% 439,178 33,848 18.4 4 87 49.3% 8,277,123 0.21% 7,887,001,292 71
2015 14,593,331 2.92% 391,584 34,387 17.5 4.75 76 47.1% 6,868,710 0.20% 7,470,491,872 72
2010 12,635,413 2.38% 279,988 −69,888 17.4 5.05 66 44.7% 5,653,812 0.18% 7,021,732,148 72
2005 11,235,472 2.42% 253,442 −61,781 17.1 5.13 58 41.8% 4,693,370 0.17% 6,586,970,132 73
2000 9,968,260 2.41% 224,032 −42,854 16.5 5.5 52 40% 3,985,284 0.16% 6,171,702,993 79
1995 8,848,101 2.76% 225,516 −31,001 16 5.82 46 39.2% 3,464,168 0.15% 5,758,878,982 79
1990 7,720,523 2.93% 207,447 −12,959 15.4 6.4 40 38.1% 2,938,830 0.14% 5,327,803,110 82
1985 6,683,287 2.71% 167,530 −18,644 15.2 7.01 35 36.4% 2,434,961 0.14% 4,868,943,465 85
1980 5,845,638 2.48% 134,966 −32,616 15.7 7.29 30 34.2% 2,000,428 0.13% 4,447,606,236 85
1975 5,170,810 2.97% 140,896 −7,870 16.6 7.25 27 32.2% 1,663,175 0.13% 4,070,735,277 84
1970 4,466,328 3.02% 123,308 16,168 16.8 7.26 23 28.6% 1,277,252 0.12% 3,694,683,794 90
1965 3,849,788 2.88% 101,776 13,913 16.7 7.19 20 25.2% 970,457 0.12% 3,334,533,703 93
1960 3,340,907 2.81% 86,480 9,337 17 7 17 22.1% 737,552 0.11% 3,015,470,894 93
1955 2,908,505 2.62% 70,627 7,864 17.4 6.83 15 19.3% 560,479 0.11% 2,740,213,792 94

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Senegal Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Senegal
Global
Rank
2030 21,163,192 2.25% 446,245 −13,633 20.8 3.49 110 55.7% 11,777,637 0.25% 8,569,124,911 67
2035 23,476,596 2.1% 462,681 −16,947 22 3.28 122 59.3% 13,928,613 0.26% 8,885,210,181 65
2040 25,797,510 1.9% 464,183 −21,517 23.2 3.12 134 63.4% 16,362,244 0.28% 9,177,190,203 64
2045 28,089,699 1.72% 458,438 −23,064 24.4 2.96 146 67.8% 19,047,071 0.30% 9,439,639,668 63
2050 30,364,954 1.57% 455,051 −23,605 25.6 2.82 158 72.3% 21,942,641 0.31% 9,664,378,587 63

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Senegal Demographics

Life Expectancy
69.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
22.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
32.9

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Senegal Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Senegal delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Senegal (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.