Population ages 15-64 in Senegal
Senegal: Population ages 15-64 was 58.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Senegal is 58.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Senegal peaked at 58.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 1986.
That places Senegal 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.0% | 52.9% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 51.3% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 49.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 50.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 52.8% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 53.7% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 56.1% | 58.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (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 15-64 in Senegal?
- Population ages 15-64 in Senegal was 58.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for population ages 15-64?
- Senegal ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.