Population aged 14 years or younger in Senegal
Senegal: Population aged 14 years or younger was 7,105 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 14 years or younger in Senegal, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 7,105 thousands for population aged 14 years or younger in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 14 years or younger in Senegal peaked at 7,105 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,945 thousands, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 55th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,244 thousands | 1,945 thousands | 2,581 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,070 thousands | 2,666 thousands | 3,472 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,913 thousands | 3,557 thousands | 4,255 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,746 thousands | 4,338 thousands | 5,202 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,002 thousands | 5,326 thousands | 6,634 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,916 thousands | 6,730 thousands | 7,105 thousands | 6 |
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More population data for Senegal
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.346 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.10 million (2100)
- Population density 244.19 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.346 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 11,836 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.38 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.82 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 14 years or younger in Senegal?
- Population aged 14 years or younger in Senegal was 7,105 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7,105 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,945 thousands in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for population aged 14 years or younger?
- Senegal ranks 55th out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 14 years or younger rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release