Senegal Population Pyramid 1990
Year
1990Senegal in 1990
As of 1990, Senegal counted 7,720,523 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1980, the population was 5,845,638; it has grown by 32.1% since.
Half of the population was younger than 16.6 years; 46.6% were children under 15 and 3.0% 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 | 7,720,523 | 16.6 | |
| Niger | 8,286,060 | 16.5 | |
| Guinea | 6,434,374 | 18.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 9,159,357 | 16.5 | |
| Mali | 9,178,830 | 16.5 |





