Population, female in Senegal
Senegal: Population, female was 9.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 9.32 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Senegal peaked at 9.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 69th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.90 million | 1.68 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.52 million | 2.21 million | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.32 million | 2.91 million | 3.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.40 million | 3.88 million | 4.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.62 million | 5.04 million | 6.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.21 million | 6.37 million | 8.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.79 million | 8.29 million | 9.32 million | 6 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 215,721 (2025)
- 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, female in Senegal?
- Population, female in Senegal was 9.32 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for population, female?
- Senegal ranks 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.