Senegal is a country in West Africa, borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, Guinea-Bissau to the southwest and shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal population in 2024 is estimated to be 18.82 million, covers country area of 196,712 sq km (75,951 sq mi), ranks eighty-sixth country by area and the sixty-eighth most populous country in the world. Senegal capital is Dakar and other popular cities are Touba, Pikine, Kaolack, M'bour, Rufisque, Ziguinchor, Diourbel, Tambacounda and Louga. Country code is SEN, Life expectancy of Senegal is 66.82 years for male and 70.14 years for female.
Below table is the population of Senegal from 1960 to 2020:| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,206,757 |
| 1965 | 3,682,879 |
| 1970 | 4,257,508 |
| 1975 | 4,929,846 |
| 1980 | 5,583,157 |
| 1985 | 6,471,329 |
| 1990 | 7,526,306 |
| 1995 | 8,690,155 |
| 2000 | 9,797,731 |
| 2005 | 11,090,123 |
| 2010 | 12,678,143 |
| 2015 | 14,578,450 |
| 2020 | 16,743,930 |
Senegal population in 1960 is 3,206,757, by 1970 the population is increased by 1,050,751 totaling to 4,257,508, by 1980 the population is increased to 5,583,157, and by 1990 the total increase of 7,526,306 in 30 years from 1960 to 1990 resulting to 7,526,306. From 1990 to 2000, population increased by 2,271,425 to 9,797,731, and from 2000 to 2010 the population of Senegal increase by 2,880,412 with a change of 29.40 percent and increase of population from 2010 to 2020 by 4,065,787 with a change of 32.07 percent and make up to 16,743,930. Senegal population in 2023 is estimated to be 18.23 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 17.63 million, Population of Senegal in 2021 is estimated as 17.18 million.
Senegal is divided into 14 regions, further subdivided into 45 departments, 103 arrondissements.
| Region | Capital | Area (sq km) | Population (2013) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | Dakar | 547 | 3,137,196 |
| Ziguinchor | Ziguinchor | 7,352 | 549,151 |
| Diourbel | Diourbel | 4,824 | 1,497,455 |
| Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis | 19,241 | 908,942 |
| Tambacounda | Tambacounda | 42,364 | 681,310 |
| Kaolack | Kaolack | 5,357 | 960,875 |
| Thiès | Thiès | 6,670 | 1,788,864 |
| Louga | Louga | 24,889 | 874,193 |
| Fatick | Fatick | 6,849 | 835,352 |
| Kolda | Kolda | 13,771 | 714,392 |
| Matam | Matam | 29,445 | 562,539 |
| Kaffrine | Kaffrine | 11,262 | 566,992 |
| Kédougou | Kédougou | 16,800 | 152,357 |
| Sédhiou | Sédhiou | 7,341 | 452,944 |
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