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Senegal
SENTotal population
18.9M
Reference period 2025 · people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
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Total population · Historical trend
- Value
- 18.9M 2025
- Previous value
- 18,501,984 people 2024
- Change
- 429,982 people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
Exact values by period are available in the table below.
| Reference period | Value | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,034,521 people | |
| 2017 | 15,475,002 people | |
| 2018 | 15,914,498 people | |
| 2019 | 16,352,922 people | |
| 2020 | 16,789,219 people | |
| 2021 | 17,220,867 people | |
| 2022 | 17,651,103 people | |
| 2023 | 18,077,573 people | |
| 2024 | 18,501,984 people | |
| 2025 | 18,931,966 people |
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- GDP per capita, current US$2025 · World Bank 145 / 175 countries/ 175 countries
- Rate of population change2023 · UN DESA Population Division 33 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
- Median age2023 · UN DESA Population Division 161 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
- Total population2025 · World Bank 68 / 194 countries/ 194 countries
- Life expectancy at birth, total2024 · World Bank 138 / 194 countries/ 194 countries
- Total fertility rate2023 · UN DESA Population Division 34 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
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