Population growth in Senegal
Senegal: Population growth was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Senegal, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2.3% for population growth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Senegal peaked at 3.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Population, total 18.93 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 10.56 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.8% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.3% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3.06 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 11.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 27.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 16.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 3.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Senegal?
- Population growth in Senegal was 2.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for population growth?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.