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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Senegal

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population18.93M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$37.01B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.95K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth68.92024 · yearsInternet use60.1%2024 · % of populationForest area41.3%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.3%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Senegal2025 · 2.3%
00.791.582.383.171960199320251961: 2.8%1962: 2.8%1963: 2.8%1964: 2.8%1965: 2.9%1966: 2.9%1967: 3%1968: 3%1969: 3%1970: 3%1971: 3%1972: 3%1973: 3%1974: 2.9%1975: 2.8%1976: 2.6%1977: 2.4%1978: 2.3%1979: 2.4%1980: 2.5%1981: 2.6%1982: 2.6%1983: 2.7%1984: 2.7%1985: 2.8%1986: 2.9%1987: 2.9%1988: 2.9%1989: 2.9%1990: 2.9%1991: 2.8%1992: 2.8%1993: 2.8%1994: 2.7%1995: 2.6%1996: 2.4%1997: 2.4%1998: 2.3%1999: 2.4%2000: 2.4%2001: 2.4%2002: 2.4%2003: 2.4%2004: 2.3%2005: 2.3%2006: 2.3%2007: 2.3%2008: 2.3%2009: 2.4%2010: 2.4%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.7%2013: 3%2014: 3.2%2015: 3.1%2016: 3%2017: 2.9%2018: 2.8%2019: 2.7%2020: 2.6%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.4%2024: 2.3%2025: 2.3%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Senegal in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Dakar
Country code
SEN

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