Population growth in Senegal
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Senegal increased from 3.21 million to 17.20 million people. This is a growth by 436.3 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Senegal was recorded in 1985 with 3.09%. The smallest increase in 1999 with 2.36%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 158.5 percent.
The average age in Senegal rose by 1.39 years from 2012 to 2020 from 18.01 to 19.40 years (median value).
Around 49% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.7% annually.
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Population development in Senegal since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Senegal | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.30 M | 2.76 % | 50.3 ‰ | 25.8 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 3.39 M | 2.78 % | 50.3 ‰ | 25.7 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 3.48 M | 2.80 % | 50.3 ‰ | 25.6 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 3.58 M | 2.83 % | 50.2 ‰ | 25.6 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 3.68 M | 2.87 % | 50.2 ‰ | 25.6 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 3.79 M | 2.89 % | 50.2 ‰ | 25.6 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 3.90 M | 2.91 % | 50.1 ‰ | 25.5 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 4.01 M | 2.94 % | 50.1 ‰ | 25.4 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 4.13 M | 2.97 % | 50.0 ‰ | 25.1 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 4.26 M | 3.00 % | 49.9 ‰ | 24.7 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 4.39 M | 3.05 % | 49.8 ‰ | 24.1 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 4.52 M | 3.08 % | 49.7 ‰ | 23.5 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 4.66 M | 3.05 % | 49.5 ‰ | 22.7 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 4.80 M | 2.93 % | 49.3 ‰ | 21.9 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 4.93 M | 2.77 % | 49.2 ‰ | 21.0 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 5.06 M | 2.59 % | 49.0 ‰ | 20.1 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 5.18 M | 2.45 % | 48.8 ‰ | 19.2 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 5.31 M | 2.42 % | 48.7 ‰ | 18.4 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 5.44 M | 2.49 % | 48.5 ‰ | 17.6 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 5.58 M | 2.65 % | 48.3 ‰ | 16.9 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 5.74 M | 2.82 % | 48.1 ‰ | 16.2 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 5.91 M | 2.95 % | 47.7 ‰ | 15.5 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 6.09 M | 3.04 % | 47.2 ‰ | 14.9 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 6.28 M | 3.08 % | 46.6 ‰ | 14.2 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 6.47 M | 3.09 % | 45.9 ‰ | 13.5 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 6.67 M | 3.08 % | 45.2 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 6.88 M | 3.07 % | 44.5 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 7.09 M | 3.07 % | 43.8 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 7.30 M | 3.06 % | 43.2 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 7.53 M | 3.05 % | 42.7 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 7.76 M | 3.05 % | 42.2 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 7.99 M | 3.02 % | 41.8 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 8.23 M | 2.96 % | 41.5 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 8.46 M | 2.85 % | 41.1 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 8.69 M | 2.71 % | 40.8 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 8.91 M | 2.56 % | 40.4 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 9.13 M | 2.45 % | 40.1 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 9.35 M | 2.38 % | 39.8 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 9.57 M | 2.36 % | 39.5 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 9.80 M | 2.39 % | 39.2 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 10.04 M | 2.43 % | 39.0 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 10.28 M | 2.47 % | 38.8 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 10.54 M | 2.51 % | 38.7 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 10.81 M | 2.55 % | 38.6 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 11.09 M | 2.59 % | 38.6 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 11.38 M | 2.63 % | 38.6 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 11.69 M | 2.68 % | 38.6 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 12.00 M | 2.72 % | 38.5 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 12.34 M | 2.75 % | 38.4 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 12.68 M | 2.78 % | 38.3 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 13.03 M | 2.81 % | 38.1 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 13.40 M | 2.82 % | 37.8 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 13.78 M | 2.84 % | 37.4 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 14.17 M | 2.85 % | 36.9 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 14.58 M | 2.85 % | 36.3 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 7,348 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2016 | 14.99 M | 2.85 % | 35.7 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 7,434 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2017 | 15.42 M | 2.84 % | 35.1 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 7,519 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 15.85 M | 2.82 % | 34.5 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 7,603 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 16.30 M | 2.79 % | 34.0 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 7,684 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 16.74 M | 2.75 % | 33.4 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 7,764 M | 1.04 % | |
| 2021 | 17.20 M | 2.70 % | 7,837 M | 0.94 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Senegal
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Senegal increased by about 448,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 5.5 per 1000 people (~ 89,300 deaths) and the birth rate was 33.4 per 1000 people (~ 545,000 births). As a result, around 7,700 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 90,435 in Senegal. The number of births was 530,653 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate
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