Population, total in Senegal
Senegal: Population, total was 18.93 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 18.93 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Senegal peaked at 18.93 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.34 million, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 68th 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 | 3.81 million | 3.34 million | 4.33 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.09 million | 4.47 million | 5.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.63 million | 5.85 million | 7.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.73 million | 7.72 million | 9.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.12 million | 9.97 million | 12.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.41 million | 12.64 million | 16.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.86 million | 16.79 million | 18.93 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Senegal
- Population growth 2.3% (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, total in Senegal?
- Population, total in Senegal was 18.93 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.93 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 million in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for population, total?
- Senegal ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.