Senegal Population Pyramid 1999
Year
1999Senegal in 1999
The population of Senegal in 1999 was 9,730,887. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 29.7%, up from 7,502,206 in 1989.
With a median age of 17.5 years, Senegal had a youth dependency ratio of 83.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.1 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 9,730,887 | 17.5 | |
| Niger | 11,117,411 | 16.4 | |
| Guinea | 8,265,123 | 17.6 | |
| Mali | 11,227,415 | 16.4 | |
| Burkina Faso | 11,574,929 | 16.4 |





