Natural population growth rate in Senegal
Senegal: Natural population growth rate was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural population growth rate in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth rate in Senegal stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Senegal peaked at 3.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1950.
That places Senegal 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
- 26 Gambia 2.4% compare
- 27 Togo 2.4% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 2.4% compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 2.3% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 2.3% compare
More population data for Senegal
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 244.19 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.77 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 11,836 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.77 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.77 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Senegal?
- Natural population growth rate in Senegal was 2.4% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1950.
- How does Senegal rank for natural population growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.