Senegal
Population 2026
19,366,551
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.30%
- Density
- 101 per km²
- Land area
- 192,530 km²
- Capital
- Dakar
- Currency
- Franc (XOF)
- Official languages
- FR-SN, WO, FUC, MNK
- Urban population
- 55.8%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 554,5082026
- Deaths
- 104,0572026
- Birth rate
- 29.2per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.77
- Life expectancy
- 68.9At birth, years
- Median age
- 19.8
- Net migration
- -12,636
Age distribution
- 0–1437.7%
- 15–6458.6%
- 65+3.6%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $37.0B
- GDP per capita
- $2.0K
- GDP growth
- +6.7%
- Inflation
- 1.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Exports
- $12.0B
- Imports
- $14.3B
- Tourism receipts
- 10.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture17.1%
- Industry26.1%
- Manufacturing13.2%
- Services46.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture29.6%
- Industry22.5%
- Services47.9%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DakarDakar | 2,646,5032024 |
| 2 | PikineDakar | 1,170,7912026 |
| 3 | ToubaDiourbel Region | 1,120,8242025 |
| 4 | GuédiawayeDakar | 329,6592026 |
| 5 | ThièsThies | 317,7632026 |
| 6 | KaolackKaolack | 298,9042026 |
| 7 | RufisqueDakar | 295,4592025 |
| 8 | MbourThies | 284,1892026 |
| 9 | Saint-LouisSaint-Louis | 254,1712026 |
| 10 | Thiès NonesThies | 252,3202026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19,366,551 | 555K | 104K |
| 2020 | 16,789,217 | 503K | 102K |
| 2010 | 12,635,418 | 471K | 97.8K |
| 2000 | 9,968,262 | 392K | 108K |
| 1990 | 7,720,524 | 323K | 88.8K |
| 1980 | 5,845,640 | 282K | 102K |
| 1970 | 4,466,330 | 223K | 106K |
| 1960 | 3,340,900 | 168K | 83.5K |
| 1950 | 2,555,376 | 131K | 73.6K |