Senegal - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Senegal was 16,743,930 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,743,930 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,206,757 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 3,206,757
1961 3,295,280
1962 3,386,803
1963 3,481,654
1964 3,580,241
1965 3,682,879
1966 3,789,381
1967 3,899,648
1968 4,014,107
1969 4,133,324
1970 4,257,508
1971 4,387,532
1972 4,522,886
1973 4,660,726
1974 4,797,188
1975 4,929,846
1976 5,057,375
1977 5,181,505
1978 5,306,685
1979 5,439,069
1980 5,583,157
1981 5,740,441
1982 5,909,734
1983 6,089,567
1984 6,277,420
1985 6,471,329
1986 6,670,665
1987 6,875,746
1988 7,086,624
1989 7,303,511
1990 7,526,306
1991 7,755,503
1992 7,990,090
1993 8,226,749
1994 8,461,066
1995 8,690,155
1996 8,912,872
1997 9,130,876
1998 9,347,777
1999 9,568,717
2000 9,797,731
2001 10,036,100
2002 10,283,690
2003 10,541,470
2004 10,810,090
2005 11,090,120
2006 11,382,270
2007 11,687,080
2008 12,004,700
2009 12,335,090
2010 12,678,140
2011 13,033,810
2012 13,401,990
2013 13,782,430
2014 14,174,740
2015 14,578,450
2016 14,993,510
2017 15,419,350
2018 15,854,320
2019 16,296,360
2020 16,743,930

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Senegal was 8,573,145 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,573,145 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,613,513 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,613,513
1961 1,655,918
1962 1,699,858
1963 1,745,405
1964 1,792,622
1965 1,841,586
1966 1,892,227
1967 1,944,571
1968 1,998,869
1969 2,055,443
1970 2,114,473
1971 2,176,308
1972 2,240,807
1973 2,307,076
1974 2,373,886
1975 2,440,492
1976 2,506,462
1977 2,572,421
1978 2,639,893
1979 2,710,973
1980 2,787,195
1981 2,869,089
1982 2,956,235
1983 3,048,093
1984 3,143,752
1985 3,242,482
1986 3,344,060
1987 3,448,600
1988 3,556,108
1989 3,666,647
1990 3,780,190
1991 3,896,884
1992 4,016,370
1993 4,137,539
1994 4,258,920
1995 4,379,541
1996 4,499,084
1997 4,618,099
1998 4,737,656
1999 4,859,290
2000 4,984,265
2001 5,112,947
2002 5,245,441
2003 5,382,445
2004 5,524,666
2005 5,672,670
2006 5,826,759
2007 5,987,040
2008 6,153,634
2009 6,326,583
2010 6,505,829
2011 6,691,454
2012 6,883,286
2013 7,080,691
2014 7,282,813
2015 7,488,962
2016 7,698,901
2017 7,912,575
2018 8,129,674
2019 8,349,929
2020 8,573,145

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Senegal was 51.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.38 in 2014, while its lowest value was 49.48 in 1974.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.32
1961 50.25
1962 50.19
1963 50.13
1964 50.07
1965 50.00
1966 49.93
1967 49.87
1968 49.80
1969 49.73
1970 49.66
1971 49.60
1972 49.54
1973 49.50
1974 49.48
1975 49.50
1976 49.56
1977 49.65
1978 49.75
1979 49.84
1980 49.92
1981 49.98
1982 50.02
1983 50.05
1984 50.08
1985 50.11
1986 50.13
1987 50.16
1988 50.18
1989 50.20
1990 50.23
1991 50.25
1992 50.27
1993 50.29
1994 50.34
1995 50.40
1996 50.48
1997 50.58
1998 50.68
1999 50.78
2000 50.87
2001 50.95
2002 51.01
2003 51.06
2004 51.11
2005 51.15
2006 51.19
2007 51.23
2008 51.26
2009 51.29
2010 51.32
2011 51.34
2012 51.36
2013 51.37
2014 51.38
2015 51.37
2016 51.35
2017 51.32
2018 51.28
2019 51.24
2020 51.20

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Senegal was 8,170,785 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,170,785 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,593,244 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,593,244
1961 1,639,362
1962 1,686,945
1963 1,736,249
1964 1,787,619
1965 1,841,293
1966 1,897,154
1967 1,955,077
1968 2,015,238
1969 2,077,881
1970 2,143,035
1971 2,211,224
1972 2,282,079
1973 2,353,650
1974 2,423,302
1975 2,489,354
1976 2,550,913
1977 2,609,084
1978 2,666,792
1979 2,728,096
1980 2,795,962
1981 2,871,352
1982 2,953,499
1983 3,041,474
1984 3,133,668
1985 3,228,847
1986 3,326,605
1987 3,427,146
1988 3,530,516
1989 3,636,864
1990 3,746,116
1991 3,858,619
1992 3,973,720
1993 4,089,210
1994 4,202,146
1995 4,310,614
1996 4,413,788
1997 4,512,777
1998 4,610,121
1999 4,709,427
2000 4,813,466
2001 4,923,155
2002 5,038,253
2003 5,159,025
2004 5,285,420
2005 5,417,453
2006 5,555,513
2007 5,700,038
2008 5,851,066
2009 6,008,509
2010 6,172,314
2011 6,342,360
2012 6,518,704
2013 6,701,738
2014 6,891,927
2015 7,089,488
2016 7,294,613
2017 7,506,779
2018 7,724,650
2019 7,946,433
2020 8,170,785

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Senegal was 48.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.52 in 1974, while its lowest value was 48.62 in 2014.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.68
1961 49.75
1962 49.81
1963 49.87
1964 49.93
1965 50.00
1966 50.07
1967 50.13
1968 50.20
1969 50.27
1970 50.34
1971 50.40
1972 50.46
1973 50.50
1974 50.52
1975 50.50
1976 50.44
1977 50.35
1978 50.25
1979 50.16
1980 50.08
1981 50.02
1982 49.98
1983 49.95
1984 49.92
1985 49.89
1986 49.87
1987 49.84
1988 49.82
1989 49.80
1990 49.77
1991 49.75
1992 49.73
1993 49.71
1994 49.66
1995 49.60
1996 49.52
1997 49.42
1998 49.32
1999 49.22
2000 49.13
2001 49.05
2002 48.99
2003 48.94
2004 48.89
2005 48.85
2006 48.81
2007 48.77
2008 48.74
2009 48.71
2010 48.68
2011 48.66
2012 48.64
2013 48.63
2014 48.62
2015 48.63
2016 48.65
2017 48.68
2018 48.72
2019 48.76
2020 48.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population