Senegal Population

Population now

19,332,846

World: 67th
Africa: 23rd

Male:	9,464,863	(48.97 %)
Female:	9,867,863	(51.03 %)

Births in 2026:	337,873
Deaths in 2026:	54,143

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	67.44 years
Female:	71.79 years
Total:	69.72 years
Median Age:	18.33 years

Birth Rate:	30.89
Death Rate:	4.95
Growth Rate:	5.24 %
Fertility Rate:	4.15

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Population structure (mid 2026)
Urbanization

Senegal Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	3M	2M	2M	0.99	0.93%	50.33	26.02	7.00	38.22	37.47	38.98	17.18	23.00%	16.35
1961	3M	2M	2M	0.99	0.95%	50.29	25.82	7.04	38.38	37.61	39.15	17.05	23.65%	16.80
1962	3M	2M	2M	0.99	0.96%	50.27	25.68	7.08	38.46	37.69	39.24	16.92	24.30%	17.26
1963	3M	2M	2M	0.99	0.96%	50.25	25.62	7.12	38.48	37.69	39.27	16.81	24.97%	17.75
1964	4M	2M	2M	1	0.96%	50.24	25.60	7.16	38.45	37.66	39.26	16.74	25.66%	18.25
1965	4M	2M	2M	1	0.96%	50.21	25.61	7.19	38.41	37.60	39.23	16.72	26.35%	18.77
1966	4M	2M	2M	1	0.96%	50.19	25.59	7.22	38.39	37.57	39.22	16.60	27.06%	19.31
1967	4M	2M	2M	1.01	0.97%	50.14	25.51	7.24	38.42	37.60	39.28	16.55	27.78%	19.88
1968	4M	2M	2M	1.01	0.98%	50.09	25.35	7.25	38.56	37.71	39.43	16.56	28.51%	20.46
1969	4M	2M	2M	1.01	0.99%	50.01	25.09	7.26	38.82	37.95	39.71	16.60	29.25%	21.07
1970	4M	2M	2M	1.01	1.02%	49.91	24.69	7.26	39.23	38.34	40.14	16.68	30.00%	21.70
1971	4M	2M	2M	1.02	1.06%	49.79	24.14	7.26	39.81	38.90	40.76	16.59	30.72%	22.36
1972	5M	2M	2M	1.02	1.11%	49.66	23.48	7.26	40.56	39.63	41.53	16.56	31.45%	23.05
1973	5M	2M	2M	1.02	1.18%	49.50	22.71	7.26	41.45	40.48	42.45	16.57	32.19%	23.76
1974	5M	2M	2M	1.02	1.25%	49.33	21.88	7.25	42.44	41.45	43.48	16.61	32.94%	24.45
1975	5M	2M	2M	1.02	1.34%	49.16	21.00	7.25	43.52	42.49	44.60	16.65	33.69%	25.13
1976	5M	3M	3M	1.02	1.44%	49.00	20.10	7.26	44.64	43.57	45.76	16.44	34.37%	25.78
1977	5M	3M	3M	1.01	1.54%	48.85	19.23	7.27	45.77	44.66	46.93	16.26	34.72%	26.41
1978	5M	3M	3M	1.01	1.65%	48.70	18.40	7.28	46.87	45.72	48.07	16.10	35.07%	27.05
1979	5M	3M	3M	1.01	1.75%	48.55	17.63	7.29	47.93	46.74	49.17	15.96	35.42%	27.72
1980	6M	3M	3M	1	1.86%	48.35	16.90	7.29	48.94	47.71	50.23	15.83	35.77%	28.46
1981	6M	3M	3M	1	1.96%	48.06	16.21	7.28	49.94	48.67	51.27	15.68	36.12%	29.26
1982	6M	3M	3M	1	2.07%	47.68	15.53	7.25	50.94	49.62	52.31	15.55	36.48%	30.12
1983	6M	3M	3M	1	2.18%	47.18	14.85	7.19	51.95	50.58	53.36	15.45	36.83%	31.04
1984	6M	3M	3M	1	2.28%	46.57	14.18	7.11	52.95	51.54	54.40	15.39	37.19%	32.00
1985	6M	3M	3M	1	2.39%	45.90	13.53	7.01	53.91	52.47	55.41	15.36	37.55%	32.99
1986	7M	3M	3M	0.99	2.49%	45.18	12.93	6.90	54.81	53.33	56.34	15.30	37.91%	34.00
1987	7M	3M	3M	0.99	2.59%	44.47	12.40	6.79	55.61	54.10	57.17	15.30	38.27%	35.05
1988	7M	4M	4M	0.99	2.67%	43.80	11.95	6.67	56.28	54.74	57.87	15.34	38.61%	36.12
1989	7M	4M	4M	0.99	2.73%	43.20	11.59	6.56	56.82	55.26	58.42	15.40	38.76%	37.23
1990	8M	4M	4M	0.99	2.76%	42.68	11.34	6.45	57.20	55.63	58.82	15.48	38.90%	38.36
1991	8M	4M	4M	0.99	2.78%	42.23	11.18	6.35	57.43	55.85	59.05	15.53	39.04%	39.53
1992	8M	4M	4M	0.99	2.77%	41.83	11.10	6.25	57.53	55.95	59.14	15.59	39.18%	40.73
1993	8M	4M	4M	0.99	2.74%	41.46	11.08	6.15	57.54	55.97	59.13	15.66	39.32%	41.93
1994	8M	4M	4M	0.99	2.71%	41.11	11.09	6.05	57.48	55.93	59.06	15.76	39.46%	43.13
1995	9M	4M	4M	0.98	2.67%	40.78	11.11	5.95	57.40	55.86	58.97	15.88	39.61%	44.29
1996	9M	4M	4M	0.98	2.64%	40.45	11.12	5.84	57.34	55.81	58.90	15.92	39.75%	45.43
1997	9M	5M	5M	0.98	2.62%	40.13	11.10	5.74	57.32	55.79	58.87	15.99	39.89%	46.54
1998	9M	5M	5M	0.97	2.61%	39.82	11.04	5.64	57.38	55.83	58.93	16.08	40.03%	47.65
1999	10M	5M	5M	0.97	2.62%	39.52	10.93	5.54	57.52	55.96	59.09	16.18	40.18%	48.77
2000	10M	5M	5M	0.97	2.65%	39.25	10.75	5.45	57.79	56.20	59.37	16.28	40.32%	49.94
2001	10M	5M	5M	0.96	2.71%	39.01	10.51	5.37	58.18	56.57	59.76	16.37	40.46%	51.16
2002	10M	5M	5M	0.96	2.80%	38.83	10.21	5.29	58.68	57.07	60.25	16.47	40.61%	52.42
2003	11M	5M	5M	0.96	2.92%	38.71	9.88	5.23	59.26	57.66	60.81	16.57	40.90%	53.73
2004	11M	5M	6M	0.96	3.06%	38.63	9.52	5.19	59.91	58.34	61.43	16.67	41.31%	55.10
2005	11M	5M	6M	0.96	3.22%	38.58	9.14	5.15	60.62	59.08	62.09	16.76	41.71%	56.53
2006	11M	6M	6M	0.95	3.41%	38.57	8.75	5.12	61.37	59.85	62.81	16.82	42.12%	58.02
2007	12M	6M	6M	0.95	3.61%	38.55	8.36	5.11	62.13	60.61	63.55	16.87	42.54%	59.57
2008	12M	6M	6M	0.95	3.82%	38.52	7.99	5.09	62.88	61.34	64.32	16.90	42.95%	61.19
2009	12M	6M	6M	0.95	4.04%	38.45	7.63	5.08	63.61	62.02	65.09	16.93	43.36%	62.87
2010	13M	6M	7M	0.95	4.24%	38.31	7.31	5.06	64.28	62.62	65.83	16.96	43.77%	64.62
2011	13M	6M	7M	0.95	4.43%	38.08	7.01	5.04	64.90	63.14	66.52	16.97	44.19%	66.43
2012	13M	7M	7M	0.95	4.59%	37.76	6.75	5.01	65.45	63.60	67.15	16.99	44.60%	68.31
2013	14M	7M	7M	0.95	4.73%	37.35	6.52	4.96	65.94	64.01	67.72	17.02	45.02%	70.25
2014	14M	7M	7M	0.95	4.83%	36.87	6.32	4.91	66.37	64.37	68.21	17.04	45.44%	72.25
2015	15M	7M	7M	0.95	4.92%	36.32	6.14	4.84	66.75	64.68	68.63	17.07	45.86%	74.31
2016	15M	7M	8M	0.95	4.96%	35.73	5.99	4.77	67.08	64.97	69.00	17.13	46.30%	76.42
2017	15M	8M	8M	0.95	5.00%	35.12	5.85	4.70	67.38	65.24	69.32	17.21	46.74%	78.59
2018	16M	8M	8M	0.95	5.03%	34.52	5.72	4.63	67.67	65.50	69.63	17.31	47.19%	80.81
2019	16M	8M	8M	0.95	5.06%	33.95	5.60	4.56	67.94	65.76	69.92	17.41	47.65%	83.06
2020	17M	8M	9M	0.95	5.10%	33.42	5.48	4.49	68.21	66.01	70.20	17.51	48.12%	85.35
2021	17M	8M	9M	0.95	5.10%	33.42	5.48	4.49	68.21	66.01	70.20	17.64	48.60%	87.65
2022	18M	9M	9M	0.96	5.10%	33.42	5.48	4.49	68.21	66.01	70.20	17.76	49.09%	89.98
2023	18M	9M	9M	0.96	5.17%	32.10	5.20	4.32	68.98	66.74	71.01	17.88	49.58%	92.34
2024	19M	9M	9M	0.96	5.21%	31.66	5.10	4.26	69.24	66.99	71.28	18.02	50.08%	94.73
2025	19M	9M	10M	0.96	5.23%	31.22	5.01	4.20	69.50	67.23	71.55	18.17	50.59%	97.16
2026	20M	10M	10M	0.96	5.24%	30.89	4.95	4.15	69.72	67.44	71.79	18.33	51.11%	99.63

Senegal Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	20M	10M	10M	0.96	5.25%	30.56	4.89	4.10	69.95	67.64	72.03	18.50	51.63%	102.13
2028	21M	10M	10M	0.96	5.25%	30.24	4.84	4.04	70.17	67.85	72.27	18.68	52.16%	104.66
2029	21M	10M	11M	0.96	5.26%	29.91	4.78	3.99	70.40	68.05	72.51	18.87	52.69%	107.24
2030	22M	11M	11M	0.96	5.27%	29.58	4.72	3.94	70.62	68.26	72.75	19.08	53.24%	109.85
2031	22M	11M	11M	0.96	5.25%	29.32	4.69	3.90	70.82	68.44	72.96	19.30	53.79%	112.50
2032	23M	11M	12M	0.97	5.23%	29.05	4.66	3.85	71.01	68.62	73.17	19.53	54.34%	115.19
2033	23M	11M	12M	0.97	5.20%	28.79	4.64	3.81	71.21	68.80	73.39	19.76	54.90%	117.92
2034	24M	12M	12M	0.97	5.19%	28.52	4.61	3.76	71.40	68.98	73.60	19.98	55.46%	120.68
2035	24M	12M	12M	0.97	5.17%	28.26	4.58	3.72	71.60	69.16	73.81	20.20	56.03%	123.49
2036	25M	12M	13M	0.97	5.13%	28.00	4.57	3.68	71.78	69.33	74.00	20.41	56.60%	126.34
2037	25M	12M	13M	0.97	5.08%	27.73	4.56	3.64	71.96	69.49	74.19	20.61	57.17%	129.22
2038	26M	13M	13M	0.97	5.04%	27.47	4.55	3.60	72.13	69.66	74.39	20.81	57.74%	132.14
2039	27M	13M	13M	0.97	4.99%	27.20	4.54	3.56	72.31	69.82	74.58	21.01	58.32%	135.09
2040	27M	13M	14M	0.97	4.95%	26.94	4.53	3.52	72.49	69.99	74.77	21.22	58.89%	138.07
2041	28M	14M	14M	0.97	4.87%	26.66	4.54	3.48	72.65	70.15	74.95	21.41	59.46%	141.08
2042	28M	14M	14M	0.97	4.81%	26.38	4.54	3.45	72.82	70.31	75.12	21.60	60.03%	144.11
2043	29M	14M	15M	0.97	4.73%	26.09	4.55	3.41	72.98	70.46	75.30	21.79	60.60%	147.17
2044	29M	15M	15M	0.97	4.67%	25.81	4.55	3.38	73.15	70.62	75.47	21.98	61.16%	150.25
2045	30M	15M	15M	0.97	4.60%	25.53	4.56	3.34	73.31	70.78	75.65	22.17	61.72%	153.36
2046	31M	15M	16M	0.97	4.51%	25.25	4.58	3.31	73.47	70.94	75.81	22.35	62.28%	156.49
2047	31M	15M	16M	0.98	4.43%	24.97	4.60	3.28	73.62	71.09	75.97	22.54	62.84%	159.63
2048	32M	16M	16M	0.98	4.35%	24.70	4.62	3.24	73.78	71.25	76.14	22.72	63.39%	162.79
2049	33M	16M	16M	0.98	4.26%	24.42	4.64	3.21	73.93	71.40	76.30	22.90	63.94%	165.97
2050	33M	16M	17M	0.98	4.18%	24.14	4.66	3.18	74.09	71.56	76.46	23.09	64.48%	169.16

Highest City Populations in Senegal

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Dakar	3,283,722	2,476,400
2	Thies	394,715	320,000

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Democratic Republic of the Congo107M

South Africa63M

Burkina Faso25M

Senegal20M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe247k