Population ages 0-14 in Senegal
Senegal: Population ages 0-14 was 37.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Senegal stood at 37.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Senegal peaked at 47.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2025.
That places Senegal 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.3% | 44.2% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.7% | 44.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 46.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 44.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.7% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 40.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.7% | 40.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 75.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 36.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.13 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.16 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Senegal?
- Population ages 0-14 in Senegal was 37.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for population ages 0-14?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.