Population growth rate in Senegal
Senegal: Population growth rate was 0.346 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
0.346
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
38th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.22
in 2013
All-time low
0.104
in 1800
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Senegal, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Senegal stood at 0.346.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Senegal peaked at 3.22 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.104, in 1800.
Senegal ranks 38th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 163 years of available data.
Population growth rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2231 | — |
| 1800 | 0.104 | -53.4% |
| 1900 | 0.6621 | +536.5% |
| 1905 | 0.662 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.6219 | -6.1% |
| 1915 | 0.5626 | -9.5% |
| 1920 | 0.9596 | +70.6% |
| 1925 | 1.49 | +55.2% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 2.46 | +37.7% |
| 1951 | 2.51 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 2.57 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 2.62 | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 2.67 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 2.71 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 2.75 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 2.76 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 2.79 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 2.81 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 2.82 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 2.82 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 2.82 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.82 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.85 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.9 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.96 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 2.99 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 2.98 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.98 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.99 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.99 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.99 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.97 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.85 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 2.7 | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 2.56 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 2.31 | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 2.36 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.43 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.52 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.6 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 2.66 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.71 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.74 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.84 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 2.91 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.92 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.88 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.87 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.87 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.82 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.77 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.73 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.63 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.5 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 2.38 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.33 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.34 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.4 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.42 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.43 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.47 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.35 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.35 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.33 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.32 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.32 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.36 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.38 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.65 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.22 | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 3.12 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.02 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.93 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.84 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.76 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.68 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.59 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.49 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.45 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.33 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.31 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.28 | -1.3% |
| 2026 | 2.26 | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 2.24 | -0.6% |
| 2028 | 2.22 | -0.9% |
| 2029 | 2.19 | -1.4% |
| 2030 | 2.17 | -1.0% |
| 2031 | 2.14 | -1.6% |
| 2032 | 2.1 | -1.9% |
| 2033 | 2.05 | -2.0% |
| 2034 | 2.01 | -2.0% |
| 2035 | 1.99 | -1.4% |
| 2036 | 1.94 | -2.1% |
| 2037 | 1.91 | -1.9% |
| 2038 | 1.87 | -2.0% |
| 2039 | 1.82 | -2.3% |
| 2040 | 1.79 | -2.1% |
| 2041 | 1.75 | -2.1% |
| 2042 | 1.72 | -1.8% |
| 2043 | 1.69 | -1.7% |
| 2044 | 1.66 | -1.8% |
| 2045 | 1.62 | -2.1% |
| 2046 | 1.6 | -1.2% |
| 2047 | 1.56 | -2.4% |
| 2048 | 1.55 | -1.0% |
| 2049 | 1.51 | -2.4% |
| 2050 | 1.49 | -1.3% |
| 2051 | 1.46 | -2.1% |
| 2052 | 1.43 | -1.9% |
| 2053 | 1.42 | -1.2% |
| 2054 | 1.39 | -2.0% |
| 2055 | 1.38 | -1.0% |
| 2056 | 1.36 | -1.2% |
| 2057 | 1.32 | -2.4% |
| 2058 | 1.31 | -1.4% |
| 2059 | 1.26 | -3.5% |
| 2060 | 1.25 | -1.3% |
| 2061 | 1.22 | -1.8% |
| 2062 | 1.2 | -1.8% |
| 2063 | 1.17 | -2.7% |
| 2064 | 1.15 | -1.8% |
| 2065 | 1.11 | -2.7% |
| 2066 | 1.09 | -2.1% |
| 2067 | 1.05 | -3.8% |
| 2068 | 1.03 | -2.0% |
| 2069 | 1.01 | -2.2% |
| 2070 | 0.966 | -4.0% |
| 2071 | 0.943 | -2.4% |
| 2072 | 0.921 | -2.3% |
| 2073 | 0.894 | -2.9% |
| 2074 | 0.87 | -2.7% |
| 2075 | 0.848 | -2.5% |
| 2076 | 0.811 | -4.4% |
| 2077 | 0.783 | -3.5% |
| 2078 | 0.763 | -2.6% |
| 2079 | 0.736 | -3.5% |
| 2080 | 0.713 | -3.1% |
| 2081 | 0.697 | -2.2% |
| 2082 | 0.676 | -3.0% |
| 2083 | 0.669 | -1.0% |
| 2084 | 0.634 | -5.2% |
| 2085 | 0.62 | -2.2% |
| 2086 | 0.6 | -3.2% |
| 2087 | 0.572 | -4.7% |
| 2088 | 0.551 | -3.7% |
| 2089 | 0.54 | -2.0% |
| 2090 | 0.514 | -4.8% |
| 2091 | 0.497 | -3.3% |
| 2092 | 0.479 | -3.6% |
| 2093 | 0.464 | -3.1% |
| 2094 | 0.452 | -2.6% |
| 2095 | 0.43 | -4.9% |
| 2096 | 0.413 | -4.0% |
| 2097 | 0.401 | -2.9% |
| 2098 | 0.376 | -6.2% |
| 2099 | 0.364 | -3.2% |
| 2100 | 0.346 | -4.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.346 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038, 9.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.346 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +536.5% | 0.104 | 0.6621 |
| 1920 | +70.6% | 0.5626 | 0.9596 |
| 1925 | +55.2% | 0.9596 | 1.49 |
| 1800 | -53.4% | 0.2231 | 0.104 |
| 1950 | +37.7% | 1.78 | 2.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2231 | 0.2231 | 0.2231 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.104 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6621 | 0.662 | 0.6621 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5922 | 0.5626 | 0.6219 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.22 | 0.9596 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.66 | 2.46 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.89 | 2.82 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.72 | 2.31 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.76 | 2.52 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 | 2.33 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 | 2.32 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.4 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 | 2.19 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2 | 1.82 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.64 | 1.51 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.38 | 1.26 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.8535 | 0.736 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.6272 | 0.54 | 0.713 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.439 | 0.364 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.346 | 0.346 | 0.346 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 244.19 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.10 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.346 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Senegal?
- Population growth rate in Senegal was 0.346 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 in 2013.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.104 in 1800.
- How does Senegal rank for population growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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