Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5577 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.5577 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.5577 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2261 people per person, in 1960.
That places Senegal 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2261 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2285 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2334 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2408 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.25 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2605 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2718 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2832 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2943 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3043 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3129 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3194 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3251 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3302 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.335 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3394 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3437 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3478 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3518 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3558 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3596 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3634 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3669 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3704 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3737 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3768 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3797 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3825 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.385 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3874 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3895 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3914 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3932 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3949 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3965 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3981 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3997 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4013 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.403 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4047 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4067 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4088 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4111 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4136 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4162 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4191 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.422 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4252 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4287 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4324 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4364 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4407 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4454 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4504 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.456 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4627 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4706 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4793 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.489 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4994 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5106 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5223 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5344 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.547 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5524 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5577 people per person | +1.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.5577 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.5577 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2593 people per person | 0.2261 people per person | 0.3043 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3361 people per person | 0.3129 people per person | 0.3558 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3745 people per person | 0.3596 people per person | 0.3874 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3972 people per person | 0.3895 people per person | 0.4047 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4184 people per person | 0.4067 people per person | 0.4324 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.463 people per person | 0.4364 people per person | 0.4994 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5374 people per person | 0.5106 people per person | 0.5577 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More population data for Senegal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.7576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 32,563 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.44 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4124 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 244.19 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.10 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Senegal?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Senegal was 0.5577 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5577 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2261 people per person in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.