Population ages 65 and above, female in Senegal
Senegal: Population ages 65 and above, female was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female in Senegal is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Senegal peaked at 3.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1972.
That places Senegal 178th 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 | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 175 Togo 4.0% compare
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 3.9% compare
- 177 Nauru 3.9% compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 3.8% compare
- 180 Kuwait 3.8% compare
- 181 Madagascar 3.7% compare
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- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 210,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 231,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 213,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 234,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 216,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 217,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 227,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 236,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female in Senegal?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Senegal was 3.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Senegal ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.