Rural population growth in Senegal
Senegal: Rural population growth was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Senegal, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population growth in Senegal is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Senegal peaked at 2.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 50th of 207 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 | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.3% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 1.1% compare
- 48 Togo 1.1% compare
- 49 Namibia 1.1% compare
- 51 East Timor 1.1% compare
- 52 Djibouti 1.0% compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 1.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Rural population 8.37 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.94 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,192 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 4.25 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 8.5 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Senegal?
- Rural population growth in Senegal was 1.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for rural population growth?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.