What is median age in Senegal?

Median age in Senegal was 19.13 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 19.13 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 15.2 years in 1986.

How does Senegal rank for median age?

Senegal ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Senegal

Name: Median age in Senegal
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Median age was 19.13 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

19.13 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

201st

of 236 countries

All-time high

19.13 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.2 years

in 1986

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Senegal, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Senegal stood at 19.13 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Senegal peaked at 19.13 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.2 years, in 1986.

Senegal ranks 201st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.38 years	17.07 years	17.64 years	10
1960s	16.8 years	16.74 years	16.98 years	10
1970s	16.53 years	15.9 years	16.8 years	10
1980s	15.35 years	15.2 years	15.72 years	10
1990s	15.94 years	15.44 years	16.42 years	10
2000s	17 years	16.52 years	17.36 years	10
2010s	17.62 years	17.4 years	18.16 years	10
2020s	18.76 years	18.39 years	19.13 years	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

198 Kenya 19.53 years compare
199 Rwanda 19.44 years compare
200 Sierra Leone 19.27 years compare
202 Sao Tome and Principe 19.05 years compare
203 Guinea-Bissau 18.94 years compare
204 Madagascar 18.88 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Senegal

Number of child deaths per woman 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.53 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 53.44 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 57.13 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.0161 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 61.99 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Senegal?: Median age in Senegal was 19.13 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 19.13 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 15.2 years in 1986.
How does Senegal rank for median age?: Senegal ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.