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Senegal

Population

19,501,696

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
68th
Share of world
0.23%
Annual change
+434,5822.38%

Population of Senegal

020M40M60M80M100M120M202619.5M2050 projection30.4M↑ 56% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 19,501,696. 2050 projection: 30,364,954.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Senegal. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202619,366,5482.38%68
202518,931,9662.43%68
202016,789,2192.67%71
201916,352,9222.76%72
201815,914,4982.84%72
201715,475,0022.93%72
201514,593,3312.92%72
201012,635,4132.38%72
200511,235,4722.42%73
20009,968,2602.41%79

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Population by City

Touba Mosquee is home to 1,262,721 people, 6.52% of Senegal's population.

City population1M500K200K
Touba Mosquee 1.3MDakar 1.1MThies 388.0KKeur Massar 386.3KKaolack 322.8KMbour 305.7KYeumbeul Nord 296.4KSaint Louis 272.3KZiguinchor 225.0KGrand Yoff 187.2K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Touba Mosquee1.3M6.52%
2Dakar1.1M5.49%
3Thies388.0K2.00%
4Keur Massar386.3K1.99%
5Kaolack322.8K1.67%
6Mbour305.7K1.58%
7Yeumbeul Nord296.4K1.53%
8Saint Louis272.3K1.41%
9Ziguinchor225.0K1.16%
10Grand Yoff187.2K0.97%

Senegal by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Senegal is home to an estimated 19,501,696 people, the 68th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Senegal has a net population change of approximately 1,196 people per day, driven by 1,518 births, 285 deaths, and net emigration of 37 people.
Share of world
Senegal makes up 0.23% of the world's population and 1.22% of Africa's.
Density
100.6 people per km² of land (260.5 per mi²), ranking 118th among countries and territories.
Urban living
55.77% of people live in urban areas.

Senegal Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1100+ years, female: 495–99 years, male: 6895–99 years, female: 16590–94 years, male: 1,21290–94 years, female: 2,17285–89 years, male: 10,83385–89 years, female: 11,05980–84 years, male: 30,58780–84 years, female: 27,76775–79 years, male: 56,69875–79 years, female: 63,41570–74 years, male: 100,55470–74 years, female: 112,44265–69 years, male: 141,82665–69 years, female: 153,45660–64 years, male: 196,06760–64 years, female: 195,93855–59 years, male: 246,18055–59 years, female: 251,41450–54 years, male: 309,53650–54 years, female: 313,91945–49 years, male: 392,53645–49 years, female: 387,43440–44 years, male: 477,43340–44 years, female: 486,14035–39 years, male: 564,29035–39 years, female: 583,58730–34 years, male: 696,03330–34 years, female: 701,29825–29 years, male: 825,71025–29 years, female: 822,49520–24 years, male: 942,93320–24 years, female: 907,16915–19 years, male: 1,102,07815–19 years, female: 1,024,48110–14 years, male: 1,187,78010–14 years, female: 1,086,6095–9 years, male: 1,230,0875–9 years, female: 1,133,8970–4 years, male: 1,313,9930–4 years, female: 1,275,258100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M

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Median age

20.8 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

69.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.74%

Female

49.26%

Life expectancy 67.4Life expectancy 71.5

Ethnicity

39.7%

Wolof

  • Wolof39.7%
  • Pular27.5%
  • Serer16%
  • Other5.4%
  • Mandinka4.9%
  • Jola4.2%
  • Soninke2.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2019 est.

Other: includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent

Religion

97.2%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim97.2%
  • Christian2.7%
  • animist0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2019 est.

Muslim: most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brOtherhoods

Christian: mostly Roman Catholic

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Senegal United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Directorate of Forecasting and Statistics