Population in Senegal
The population of Senegal was 18,931,966 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Senegal, 2025
18,931,966
Change from 2024
+2.3%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
68th of 217
Population in Senegal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,931,966 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 18,501,984 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 18,077,573 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 17,651,103 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 17,220,867 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 16,789,219 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 16,352,922 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 15,914,498 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 15,475,002 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 15,034,521 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 14,593,331 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 14,152,102 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 13,710,849 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 13,310,495 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 12,958,897 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 12,635,413 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 12,337,389 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 12,048,959 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 11,770,344 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 11,500,094 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 11,235,472 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 10,975,704 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 10,721,176 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 10,466,214 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 10,212,942 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3% from 18,501,984 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 14,593,331 people, the figure has changed by +29.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Senegal has the 68th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Senegal
All statistics for Senegal
Population growth
2.30%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
18,077,573 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
19.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.82 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.33%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.6%
2025 · World Bank