Senegal Population Pyramid 1951
Year
1951Senegal in 1951
As of 1951, Senegal counted 2,619,643 inhabitants. The median age was 18.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 79.4 children under 15 and 6.1 people aged 65 or over.
The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Senegal was 3.82 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 68.7 years in 2023: 70.8 for women and 66.8 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
236,392 immigrants live in Senegal, 1.3% of the population.
| Guinea | 54,779 |
| Mauritania | 47,547 |
| Mali | 36,252 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 31,321 |
| Sierra Leone | 15,843 |
741,355 people born in Senegal live in other countries.
| France | 176,632 |
| Gambia | 145,276 |
| Italy | 127,427 |
| Spain | 101,026 |
| Gabon | 33,087 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2,619,643 | 18.7 | |
| Niger | 2,684,754 | 15.0 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2,809,368 | 18.0 | |
| Benin | 2,267,308 | 23.6 | |
| Guinea | 3,061,973 | 21.4 |





