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Population in Senegal

Senegal: Population was 18.08 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
18.08 million people
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
71st
of 238 countries
All-time high
18.08 million people
in 2023
All-time low
121,508 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Senegal, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Senegal is 18.08 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Senegal peaked at 18.08 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 121,508 people, in 1000.

That places Senegal 71st out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 121,508 people 121,508 people 121,508 people 1
1100s 151,885 people 151,885 people 151,885 people 1
1200s 189,856 people 189,856 people 189,856 people 1
1300s 237,320 people 237,320 people 237,320 people 1
1400s 296,650 people 296,650 people 296,650 people 1
1500s 370,813 people 370,813 people 370,813 people 1
1600s 463,516 people 463,516 people 463,516 people 1
1700s 579,396 people 579,396 people 579,396 people 1
1710s 587,622 people 587,622 people 587,622 people 1
1720s 596,319 people 596,319 people 596,319 people 1
1730s 605,533 people 605,533 people 605,533 people 1
1740s 615,323 people 615,323 people 615,323 people 1
1750s 625,752 people 625,752 people 625,752 people 1
1760s 636,897 people 636,897 people 636,897 people 1
1770s 648,850 people 648,850 people 648,850 people 1
1780s 661,717 people 661,717 people 661,717 people 1
1790s 675,627 people 675,627 people 675,627 people 1
1800s 1.01 million people 1.01 million people 1.01 million people 10
1810s 1.01 million people 1.01 million people 1.01 million people 10
1820s 997,563 people 985,755 people 1.01 million people 10
1830s 971,318 people 959,611 people 983,109 people 10
1840s 945,719 people 935,779 people 957,035 people 10
1850s 956,409 people 936,513 people 980,527 people 10
1860s 1.02 million people 986,857 people 1.06 million people 10
1870s 1.12 million people 1.07 million people 1.17 million people 10
1880s 1.23 million people 1.18 million people 1.28 million people 10
1890s 1.33 million people 1.29 million people 1.37 million people 10
1900s 1.42 million people 1.38 million people 1.46 million people 10
1910s 1.51 million people 1.47 million people 1.55 million people 10
1920s 1.67 million people 1.57 million people 1.78 million people 10
1930s 1.93 million people 1.81 million people 2.05 million people 10
1940s 2.26 million people 2.08 million people 2.44 million people 10
1950s 2.88 million people 2.56 million people 3.25 million people 10
1960s 3.81 million people 3.34 million people 4.33 million people 10
1970s 5.09 million people 4.47 million people 5.70 million people 10
1980s 6.63 million people 5.85 million people 7.50 million people 10
1990s 8.73 million people 7.72 million people 9.73 million people 10
2000s 11.12 million people 9.97 million people 12.34 million people 10
2010s 14.41 million people 12.64 million people 16.35 million people 10
2020s 17.43 million people 16.79 million people 18.08 million people 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 68 Somalia 18.36 million people compare
  2. 69 Guatemala 18.12 million people compare
  3. 70 Netherlands 18.09 million people compare
  4. 72 Ecuador 17.98 million people compare
  5. 73 Cambodia 17.42 million people compare
  6. 74 Zimbabwe 16.34 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Senegal?
Population in Senegal was 18.08 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 18.08 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 121,508 people in 1000.
How does Senegal rank for population?
Senegal ranks 71st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.