Senegal Population Pyramid 1965
Year
1965Senegal in 1965
The population of Senegal in 1965 was 3,849,788. That is 32.4% more than in 1955, when the population stood at 2,908,505.
Half of the population was younger than 17.9 years; 44.3% were children under 15 and 2.7% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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 | 3,849,788 | 17.9 | |
| Guinea | 3,890,717 | 20.2 | |
| Niger | 4,049,696 | 15.6 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 4,442,377 | 18.3 | |
| Benin | 2,757,936 | 19.7 |





