Senegal Population Pyramid 2006
Year
2006Senegal in 2006
The population of Senegal in 2006 was 11,500,094. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 26.8%, up from 9,067,014 in 1996.
With a median age of 18.2 years, Senegal had a youth dependency ratio of 79.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.4 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 11,500,095 | 18.2 | |
| Guinea | 9,441,171 | 17.2 | |
| Mali | 13,990,140 | 16.6 | |
| Niger | 14,268,581 | 15.7 | |
| Benin | 8,693,242 | 17.6 |





