Senegal vs Zimbabwe: Population by age group

Senegal
2.45 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2.31 million people
in 2023
Senegal rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
54th

Population by age group over time

  • Senegal
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.45 million people against 2.31 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 144,650 people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Senegal ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 535,841 people 623,606 people 87,764 people Zimbabwe
1960s 708,777 people 854,466 people 145,689 people Zimbabwe
1970s 960,475 people 1.16 million people 202,047 people Zimbabwe
1980s 1.25 million people 1.58 million people 333,397 people Zimbabwe
1990s 1.49 million people 1.66 million people 167,707 people Zimbabwe
2000s 1.84 million people 1.98 million people 142,643 people Zimbabwe
2010s 2.28 million people 2.30 million people 15,921 people Zimbabwe
2020s 2.42 million people 2.27 million people 151,235 people Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Senegal or Zimbabwe?
Senegal, at 2.45 million people against 2.31 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Senegal and Zimbabwe?
144,650 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Zimbabwe rank globally for population by age group?
Senegal ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.