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{{Infobox place demographics|place=[[Senegal]]|image=File:Senegal single age population pyramid 2020.png|image_size=350|caption=[[Population pyramid]] of Senegal in 2020|size_of_population=17,923,036 (2022 est.)|nation=Senegalese|official=French|growth=2.57% (2022 est.)|birth=31.51 births/1,000 population|death=5.08 deaths/1,000 population|net_migration=-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population|sr_at_birth=1.05 male(s)/female|total_mf_ratio=0.97 male(s)/female (2022 est.)|infant_mortality=32.44 deaths/1,000 live births|life=69.96 years|life_male=68.23 years|life_female=71.77 years|fertility=4.27 children}}

[[Demography|Demographic]] features of the [[population]] of [[Senegal]] include [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], education level, health of the populace, economic status, [[Religion in Senegal|religious affiliations]] and other aspects of the population.

About 42% of [[Senegal]]'s population is rural. In rural areas, population density varies from about 77 per square kilometer (200/mile²) in the west-central region to 2 per square kilometer (5/mile²) in the arid eastern section. The average population density for the country is {{convert|68|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|sp=us}}.<ref name="WPR 2018"/> French is the official language but is used regularly only by the literate minority. Almost all Senegalese speak an indigenous language, of which [[Wolof language|Wolof]] has the largest usage. Many Senegalese live in Europe, particularly in France, Italy and Spain.

== Population ==
[[Image:Senegal population.svg|thumb|right|Demographics of Senegal, From UN estimates; Number of inhabitants in millions.]]
According to the 2018 revision of the World Population Review<ref name="WPR 2018">{{citation |url=http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/senegal-population/ |title=World Population Review: Senegal Population 2018|date=14 June 2018 }}</ref> the total population was 16,302,789 in May 2018, compared to only 2,416,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2017 was 41.5%, between 15 and 54 years of age was 31.1%, while 55 years or older was 6.9%.<ref name="WPP 2010">[http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm |date=6 May 2011 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="80pt"|Total population
! width="80pt"|Population aged 0–14 (%)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 15–64 (%)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 65+ (%)
|-
| 1950
|2,416,000||41.6||55.0||3.4
|-
| 1955
|2,684,000||41.5||55.6||2.9
|-
| 1960
|3,048,000||41.9||55.5||2.6
|-
| 1965
|3,505,000||43.0||54.6||2.4
|-
| 1970
|4,096,000||44.3||53.5||2.3
|-
| 1975
|4,786,000||45.3||52.5||2.2
|-
| 1980
|5,414,000||47.2||50.5||2.2
|-
| 1985
|6,232,000||47.7||50.0||2.3
|-
| 1990
|7,242,000||47.2||50.4||2.4
|-
| 1995
|8,369,000||46.2||51.3||2.5
|-
| 2000
|9,506,000||45.4||52.1||2.5
|-
| 2005
|10,872,000||44.4||53.1||2.5
|-
| 2010
|12,434,000||43.7||53.9||2.4
|-
| 2017
|14,668,522||41.5||55.5||2.9
|}

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (Estimates 1.VII.2020) (Data refer to national projections.):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 8 456 486
| align="right" | 8 504 040
| align="right" | 16 960 525
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 373 744
| align="right" | 1 294 257
| align="right" | 2 668 002
| align="right" | 15.73
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 219 736
| align="right" | 1 146 769
| align="right" | 2 366 505
| align="right" | 13.95
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 066 780
| align="right" | 1 005 257
| align="right" | 2 072 037
| align="right" | 12.22
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 919 100
| align="right" | 893 599
| align="right" | 1 812 700
| align="right" | 10.69
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 762 949
| align="right" | 805 877
| align="right" | 1 568 826
| align="right" | 9.25
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 640 669
| align="right" | 694 125
| align="right" | 1 334 794
| align="right" | 7.87
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 527 920
| align="right" | 562 852
| align="right" | 1 090 772
| align="right" | 6.43
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 433 152
| align="right" | 466 088
| align="right" | 899 240
| align="right" | 5.30
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 335 430
| align="right" | 374 282
| align="right" | 709 711
| align="right" | 4.18
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 278 289
| align="right" | 309 644
| align="right" | 587 933
| align="right" | 3.47
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 244 474
| align="right" | 259 784
| align="right" | 504 259
| align="right" | 2.97
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 200 080
| align="right" | 208 825
| align="right" | 408 905
| align="right" | 3.41
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 149 832
| align="right" | 154 155
| align="right" | 303 986
| align="right" | 1.79
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 112 949
| align="right" | 116 334
| align="right" | 229 284
| align="right" | 1.35
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 80 355
| align="right" | 84 366
| align="right" | 164 721
| align="right" | 0.97
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 52 036
| align="right" | 58 255
| align="right" | 110 292
| align="right" | 0.65
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 58 988
| align="right" | 69 570
| align="right" | 128 558
| align="right" | 0.76
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 3 660 260
| align="right" | 3 446 283
| align="right" | 7 106 543
| align="right" | 41.90
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 4 491 898
| align="right" | 4 729 232
| align="right" | 9 221 130
| align="right" | 54.37
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 304 328
| align="right" | 328 525
| align="right" | 632 853
| align="right" | 3.73
|-
|}

== Vital statistics ==
Registration of vital events in Senegal is not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=5981:6052|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!
! style="width:80pt;"|Mid-year population 
! style="width:80pt;" |Live births
! style="width:80pt;" |Deaths
! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change
! style="width:80pt;"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Total fertility rate]] (TFR)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Infant mortality]] (per 1000 births)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Life expectancy]] (in years)
|-
|1950
|2,496,065
|128,935
|70,149
|58,786
|51.7
|28.1
|23.5
|6.79
|148.6
|36.43
|-
|1951
|2,561,152
|131,813
|71,373
|60,440
|51.5
|27.9
|23.6
|6.79
|146.4
|36.92
|-
|1952
|2,628,508
|134,812
|72,658
|62,154
|51.3
|27.7
|23.7
|6.79
|144.4
|37.36
|-
|1953
|2,698,414
|137,960
|73,519
|64,441
|51.2
|27.3
|23.9
|6.80
|142.3
|37.81
|-
|1954
|2,771,247
|141,384
|74,406
|66,978
|51.1
|26.9
|24.2
|6.82
|140.3
|38.20
|-
|1955
|2,847,262
|144,935
|75,134
|69,801
|51.0
|26.4
|24.5
|6.83
|138.4
|38.63
|-
|1956
|2,926,572
|148,593
|75,940
|72,653
|50.8
|26.0
|24.9
|6.86
|136.7
|39.04
|-
|1957
|3,008,862
|151,951
|76,951
|75,000
|50.6
|25.6
|25.0
|6.89
|135.3
|39.36
|-
|1958
|3,093,941
|155,903
|78,330
|77,573
|50.5
|25.3
|25.1
|6.92
|134.3
|39.55
|-
|1959
|3,182,056
|160,368
|79,820
|80,548
|50.5
|25.1
|25.3
|6.96
|133.7
|39.74
|-
|1960
|3,273,177
|164,735
|81,546
|83,189
|50.4
|24.9
|25.4
|7.00
|133.3
|39.88
|-
|1961
|3,367,082
|169,342
|83,613
|85,729
|50.4
|24.9
|25.5
|7.04
|133.3
|39.92
|-
|1962
|3,463,524
|173,826
|86,017
|87,809
|50.3
|24.9
|25.4
|7.08
|133.4
|39.86
|-
|1963
|3,562,469
|178,101
|88,190
|89,911
|50.1
|24.8
|25.3
|7.12
|133.7
|39.88
|-
|1964
|3,664,599
|182,552
|90,465
|92,087
|49.9
|24.7
|25.2
|7.16
|133.9
|39.89
|-
|1965
|3,770,874
|187,663
|92,996
|94,667
|49.8
|24.7
|25.1
|7.19
|134.0
|39.84
|-
|1966
|3,881,994
|192,917
|95,105
|97,812
|49.8
|24.5
|25.2
|7.22
|133.9
|39.96
|-
|1967
|3,997,869
|198,287
|97,316
|100,971
|49.7
|24.4
|25.3
|7.24
|133.5
|40.08
|-
|1968
|4,117,659
|203,618
|99,372
|104,246
|49.5
|24.2
|25.4
|7.25
|132.9
|40.27
|-
|1969
|4,240,859
|209,482
|101,478
|108,004
|49.5
|24.0
|25.5
|7.26
|132.0
|40.46
|-
|1970
|4,367,744
|215,753
|103,029
|112,724
|49.5
|23.6
|25.9
|7.26
|130.7
|40.83
|-
|1971
|4,498,616
|222,237
|104,511
|117,726
|49.5
|23.3
|26.2
|7.26
|128.9
|41.22
|-
|1972
|4,633,452
|228,423
|105,472
|122,951
|49.4
|22.8
|26.6
|7.26
|126.6
|41.75
|-
|1973
|4,772,039
|234,397
|105,414
|128,983
|49.2
|22.1
|27.1
|7.26
|124.0
|42.56
|-
|1974
|4,911,421
|240,854
|105,802
|135,052
|49.0
|21.5
|27.5
|7.25
|121.0
|43.21
|-
|1975
|5,047,922
|247,687
|105,209
|142,478
|49.0
|20.8
|28.2
|7.25
|117.5
|44.10
|-
|1976
|5,181,195
|254,743
|104,054
|150,689
|49.1
|20.0
|29.0
|7.26
|113.7
|45.10
|-
|1977
|5,308,297
|260,572
|102,502
|158,070
|48.9
|19.2
|29.7
|7.27
|109.7
|46.15
|-
|1978
|5,433,225
|264,864
|100,615
|164,249
|48.6
|18.5
|30.1
|7.28
|105.9
|47.20
|-
|1979
|5,564,474
|268,813
|98,791
|170,022
|48.2
|17.7
|30.5
|7.29
|102.3
|48.20
|-
|1980
|5,703,869
|273,843
|97,249
|176,594
|47.9
|17.0
|30.9
|style="color:blue"|7.29
|99.3
|49.14
|-
|1981
|5,852,029
|279,093
|96,624
|182,469
|47.6
|16.5
|31.1
|7.28
|96.7
|49.85
|-
|1982
|6,008,392
|284,059
|96,003
|188,056
|47.2
|15.9
|style="color:blue"|31.2
|7.25
|94.4
|50.56
|-
|1983
|6,171,874
|288,732
|95,783
|192,949
|46.7
|15.5
|31.2
|7.19
|92.1
|51.15
|-
|1984
|6,341,801
|292,559
|94,444
|198,115
|46.0
|14.9
|31.2
|7.11
|89.5
|52.02
|-
|1985
|6,520,705
|296,683
|93,381
|203,302
|45.4
|14.3
|31.1
|7.01
|86.7
|52.76
|-
|1986
|6,710,885
|299,038
|90,601
|208,437
|44.5
|13.5
|31.0
|6.90
|83.1
|53.93
|-
|1987
|6,909,837
|303,194
|88,930
|214,264
|43.8
|12.9
|31.0
|6.79
|79.8
|54.82
|-
|1988
|7,113,636
|304,428
|86,919
|217,509
|42.8
|12.2
|30.5
|6.58
|76.8
|55.77
|-
|1989
|7,321,832
|309,505
|86,161
|223,344
|42.2
|11.8
|30.5
|6.48
|74.5
|56.44
|-
|1990
|7,536,001
|316,620
|86,250
|230,370
|42.0
|11.4
|30.5
|6.40
|72.9
|56.95
|-
|1991
|7,754,289
|320,601
|87,599
|233,002
|41.3
|11.3
|30.0
|6.27
|72.1
|57.14
|-
|1992
|7,974,514
|325,946
|89,871
|236,075
|40.8
|11.3
|29.6
|6.15
|71.9
|57.11
|-
|1993
|8,196,551
|332,147
|92,654
|239,493
|40.5
|11.3
|29.2
|6.05
|72.1
|57.00
|-
|1994
|8,416,997
|335,891
|95,143
|240,748
|39.8
|11.3
|28.6
|5.92
|72.5
|56.96
|-
|1995
|8,632,681
|342,324
|97,963
|244,361
|39.6
|11.3
|28.3
|5.82
|73.0
|56.84
|-
|1996
|8,843,423
|348,436
|101,013
|247,423
|39.3
|11.4
|27.9
|5.72
|73.4
|56.67
|-
|1997
|9,051,539
|356,266
|103,620
|252,646
|39.3
|11.4
|27.8
|5.64
|73.2
|56.59
|-
|1998
|9,261,526
|363,901
|106,679
|257,222
|39.2
|11.5
|27.7
|5.58
|72.6
|56.42
|-
|1999
|9,478,564
|374,758
|108,241
|266,517
|39.4
|11.4
|28.0
|5.57
|71.4
|56.61
|-
|2000
|9,704,287
|381,017
|style="color:red"|108,766
|272,251
|39.2
|11.2
|28.0
|5.50
|69.2
|56.94
|-
|2001
|9,938,027
|387,416
|107,728
|279,688
|38.9
|10.8
|28.1
|5.41
|66.4
|57.56
|-
|2002
|10,180,950
|394,576
|106,349
|288,227
|38.7
|10.4
|28.2
|5.31
|63.1
|58.23
|-
|2003
|10,434,504
|403,780
|103,869
|299,911
|38.6
|9.9
|28.7
|5.25
|59.5
|59.12
|-
|2004
|10,698,691
|411,222
|101,255
|309,967
|38.4
|9.4
|28.9
|5.18
|55.9
|60.03
|-
|2005
|10,974,057
|422,547
|98,881
|323,666
|38.4
|9.0
|29.4
|5.19
|52.7
|60.92
|-
|2006
|11,263,387
|436,406
|96,823
|339,583
|38.7
|8.6
|30.1
|5.20
|49.5
|61.75
|-
|2007
|11,563,869
|442,235
|94,763
|347,472
|38.2
|8.2
|30.0
|5.11
|46.8
|62.54
|-
|2008
|11,872,929
|450,758
|93,168
|357,590
|37.9
|7.8
|30.1
|5.05
|44.3
|63.24
|-
|2009
|12,195,029
|465,658
|91,835
|373,823
|38.1
|7.5
|30.6
|5.08
|42.1
|63.92
|-
|2010
|12,530,121
|473,819
|90,265
|383,554
|37.7
|7.2
|30.6
|5.06
|40.0
|64.62
|-
|2011
|12,875,880
|483,824
|88,945
|394,879
|37.5
|6.9
|30.6
|5.04
|38.2
|65.26
|-
|2012
|13,231,833
|493,250
|89,885
|403,365
|37.2
|6.8
|30.4
|5.01
|36.4
|65.46
|-
|2013
|13,595,566
|501,507
|88,577
|412,930
|36.8
|6.5
|30.3
|4.96
|34.7
|66.07
|-
|2014
|13,970,308
|508,203
|88,400
|419,803
|36.3
|6.3
|30.0
|4.91
|33.1
|66.45
|-
|2015
|14,356,181
|508,147
|87,797
|420,350
|35.4
|6.1
|29.2
|4.78
|31.5
|66.88
|-
|2016
|14,751,356
|511,960
|86,228
|425,732
|34.7
|5.8
|28.8
|4.68
|29.9
|67.50
|-
|2017
|15,157,793
|519,212
|86,790
|432,422
|34.2
|5.7
|28.5
|4.62
|28.5
|67.75
|-
|2018
|15,574,909
|529,314
|86,967
|style="color:blue"|442,347
|34.0
|style="color:blue"|5.6
|28.4
|4.58
|27.2
|68.10
|-
|2019
|16,353,000
| 497,000
| 98,000
| 399,000
|30.4
|6.0
|24.4
|4.10
|27.1
|67.7
|-
|2020
|16,789,000
|503,000
| 102,000
| 401,000
|29.9
|6.1
|23.9
|4.00
|26.0
|67.5
|-
|2021
|17,221,000
|512,000
|109,000
|403,000
|29.7
|6.1
|23.4
|3.94
|25.1
|66.9
|-
|2022
|17,651,000
|520,000
|104,000
|416,000
|29.5
|5.9
|26.7
|3.86
|25.1
|67.8
|-
|2023
|style="color:blue"|18,078,000
|style="color:blue"|532,000
|101,000
|431,000
|29.4
|5.6
|23.8
|3.82
|24.1
|68.7
|-
|2024
|
|
|
|
|29.2
|5.5
|23.7
|3.77
|
|
|-
|2025
|
|
|
|
|style="color:red"|28.9
|5.4
|23.5
|style="color:red" |3.71
|
|
|-
|}

===Demographic and Health Surveys===
[[Total fertility rate|Total Fertility Rate]] (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and [[Birth rate|Crude Birth Rate]] (CBR):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=14&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=|title=MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys|website=microdata.worldbank.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=STATcompiler |url=https://www.statcompiler.com/en/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=www.statcompiler.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
! rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=2| Total
! colspan=2| Urban
! colspan=2| Rural
|-
! {{abbr|CBR|Crude Birth Rate}} !! {{abbr|TFR|Total Fertility Rate}}
! {{abbr|CBR|Crude Birth Rate}} !! {{abbr|TFR|Total Fertility Rate}}
! {{abbr|CBR|Crude Birth Rate}} !! {{abbr|TFR|Total Fertility Rate}}
|-
|align=left| 1980-82
| {{n/a}} || 7.4
| {{n/a}} || 6.3
| {{n/a}} || 7.9
|-
|align=left| 1983-85
| {{n/a}} || 6.6
| {{n/a}} || 5.4
| {{n/a}} || 7.1
|-
|align=left| 1992-93
| 40.8 || 6.03 (5.1)
| 37.4 || 5.06 (3.8)
| 42.9 || 6.74 (5.9)
|-
|align=left| 1997
| 37 || 5.67 (4.6)
| 31 || 4.29 (3.2)
| 42 || 6.74 (5.6)
|-
|align=left| 1999
| 36 || 5.2
| 30 || 3.9
| 40 || 6.1
|-
|align=left| 2005
| 39.3 || 5.3 (4.5)
| 33.4 || 4.1 (3.3)
| 44.0 || 6.4 (5.7)
|-
|align=left| 2008–2009
| 37.3 || 4.9
| 33.4 || 4.0
| 40.1 || 5.8
|-
|align=left| 2010–2011
| 37.4 || 5.0 (3.2)
| 32.3 || 3.9 (2.6)
| 41.6 || 6.0 (3.8)
|-
|align=left| 2012–2013
| 38.6 || 5.3
| 32.9 || 4.1
| 42.7 || 6.3
|-
|align=left| 2014
| 37.6 || 5.0 (3.7)
| 33.4 || 4.0 (3.1)
| 41.6 || 6.3 (4.4)
|-
|align=left| 2015
| 35.7 || 4.9 (4.3)
| 28.1 || 3.5 (3.1)
| 41.5 || 6.1 (5.4)
|-
|align=left| 2016
| 34.6 || 4.7 (4.2)
| 27.2 || 3.5 (3.1)
| 40.8 || 5.9 (5.2)
|-
|align=left| 2017
| 33.7 || 4.6 (4.0)
| 27.1 || 3.4 (3.0)
| 39.2 || 5.9 (5.1)
|-
|align=left| 2018
| 32.7 || 4.4 (4.0)
| 27.2 || 3.2 (3.0)
| 37.0 || 5.5 (5.0)
|-
|align=left| 2019
| 34.0 || 4.7
| 29.2 || 3.8
| 37.8 || 5.6
|-
|align=left| 2020–2021
| 28.7 || 3.9
| 24.7 || 3.1
| 31.8 || 4.7
|-
|align=left| 2023
| 29.6 || 4.0 (3.6)
| 26.0 || 3.3 (2.9)
| 32.7 || 4.7 (4.2)
|}
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| xAxisTitle=year
| yAxisTitle= million
| yAxisMin=
| yGrid= 0,1
| xGrid= 10
| legend=
| type = line
| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 2.5,2.56,2.63,2.7,2.77,2.85,2.93,3.01,3.09,3.18,3.27,3.37,3.46,3.56,3.66,3.77,3.88,4,4.12,4.24,4.37,4.5,4.63,4.77,4.91,5.05,5.18,5.31,5.43,5.56,5.7,5.85,6.01,
6.17,6.34,6.52,6.71,6.91,7.11,7.32,7.54,7.75,7.97,8.2,8.42,8.63,8.84,9.05,9.26,9.48,9.7,9.94,10.18,10.43,10.7,10.97,11.26,11.56,11.87,12.2,12.53,12.88,13.23,13.6,
13.97,14.36,14.75,15.16,15.57,16,16.44,16.88

| y1Title= population (million)

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| height = 150
| xAxisTitle=years
| yAxisTitle= ‰
| yAxisMin=
| yGrid= 0,1
| xGrid= 10
| hAnnotatonsLine=
| hAnnotatonsLabel=
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| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 23.5,23.6,23.7,23.9,24.2,24.5,24.9,25.0,25.1,25.3,25.4,25.5,25.4,25.3,25.2,25.1,25.2,25.3,25.4,25.5,25.9,26.2,26.6,27.1,27.5,28.2,29.0,29.7,30.1,30.5,
30.9,31.1,31.2,31.2,31.2,31.1,31.0,31.0,30.5,30.5,30.5,30.0,29.6,29.2,28.6,28.3,27.9,27.8,27.7,28.0,28.0,28.1,28.2,28.7,28.9,29.4,30.1,30.0,30.1,30.6,30.6,30.6,30.4,30.3,30.0,29.2,28.8,28.5,28.4,28.1,27.5,26.7

| y1Title=Natural change (per 1000)
}}
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| yAxisTitle= ‰
| yAxisMin=
| yGrid= 0,1
| xGrid= 10
| hAnnotatonsLine=
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| type = line
| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 148.6,146.4,144.4,142.3,140.3,138.4,136.7,135.3,134.3,133.7,133.3,133.3,133.4,133.7,133.9,134.0,133.9,133.5,132.9,132.0,130.7,128.9,126.6,124.0,121.0,117.5,
113.7,109.7,105.9,102.3,99.3,96.7,94.4,92.1,89.5,86.7,83.1,79.8,76.8,74.5,72.9,72.1,71.9,72.1,72.5,73.0,73.4,73.2,72.6,71.4,69.2,66.4,63.1,59.5,55.9,52.7,49.5,46.8,44.3,42.1,40.0,38.2,36.4,34.7,33.1,31.5,29.9,28.5,27.2,26.1,25.2,24.4

| y1Title=Infant Mortality (per 1000 live births)
}}
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| width = 450
| height = 150
| xAxisTitle=years
| yAxisTitle= TFR
| yAxisMin=
| yGrid= 0,1
| xGrid= 10
| hAnnotatonsLine=
| hAnnotatonsLabel=
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| type = line
| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 6.79,6.79,6.79,6.80,6.82,6.83,6.86,6.89,6.92,6.96,7.00,7.04,7.08,7.12,7.16,7.19,7.22,7.24,7.25,7.26,7.26,7.26,7.26,7.26,7.25,7.25,7.26,7.27,7.28,7.29,7.29,
7.28,7.25,7.19,7.11,7.01,6.90,6.79,6.58,6.48,6.40,6.27,6.15,6.05,5.92,5.82,5.72,5.64,5.58,5.57,5.50,5.41,5.31,5.25,5.18,5.19,5.20,5.11,5.05,5.08,5.06,5.04,5.01,4.96,4.91,4.78,4.68,4.62,4.58,4.52,4.45,4.39

| y1Title=Total Fertility Rate
}}
Fertility data by region (DHS Program):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statcompiler.com/en/#|title=STATcompiler|website=statcompiler.com|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:100pt;" |Region
!TFR<br />(2005)
!TFR<br />(2010/11)
!TFR<br />(2017)
!TFR<br />(2023)
|-
|[[Dakar Region|Dakar]]
|3.7
|3.7
|3.0
|3.1
|-
|[[Thiès Region|Thiès]]
|5.4
|4.8
|4.6
|3.9
|-
|[[Diourbel Region|Diourbel]]
|6.2
|5.2
|5.8
|4.1
|-
|[[Kaolack Region|Kaolack]]
|5.9
|6.0
|5.2
|4.3
|-
|[[Kaffrine Region|Kaffrine]]
|
|6.5
|6.2
|6.0
|-
|[[Louga Region|Louga]]
|5.6
|4.8
|5.1
|4.0
|-
|[[Fatick Region|Fatick]]
|6.8
|6.3
|5.2
|4.6
|-
|[[Ziguinchor Region|Ziguinchor]]
|5.0
|4.8
|4.6
|3.7
|-
|[[Sédhiou Region|Sédhiou]]
|
|6.9
|6.4
|5.5
|-
|[[Kolda Region|Kolda]]
|6.3
|6.8
|5.5
|4.9
|-
|[[Matam Region|Matam]]
|3.7
|5.4
|5.3
|4.5
|-
|[[Saint-Louis Region|Saint-Louis]]
|5.3
|5.0
|4.7
|3.6
|-
|[[Kédougou Region|Kédougou]]
|
|6.1
|6.4
|5.2
|-
|[[Tambacounda Region|Tambacounda]]
|6.2
|6.0
|5.8
|4.4
|}

=== Life expectancy ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Period
!Life expectancy in <br /> Years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>
|-
|1950–1955
|35.47
|-
|1955–1960
|{{increase}} 37.49
|-
|1960–1965
|{{increase}} 38.62
|-
|1965–1970
|{{decrease}} 38.41
|-
|1970–1975
|{{increase}} 40.91
|-
|1975–1980
|{{increase}} 46.50
|-
|1980–1985
|{{increase}} 51.27
|-
|1985–1990
|{{increase}} 56.05
|-
|1990–1995
|{{increase}} 57.59
|-
|1995–2000
|{{decrease}} 57.25
|-
|2000–2005
|{{increase}} 58.93
|-
|2005–2010
|{{increase}} 62.41
|-
|2010–2015
|{{increase}} 65.71
|}

== Ethnic groups ==
{{main|Ethnic groups in Senegal}}
:[[Wolof people|Wolof]] 33.1%, [[Pulaar people|Pular]] 30.2%, [[Serer people|Serer]] 17%, [[Mandinka people|Mandinka]] 5.6%, [[Jola people|Jola]] 4.5%, [[Soninke people|Soninke]] 1.4%, Other 8.3% (2017)<ref name="CIATONGA">{{cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/senegal/|title= Africa :: SENEGAL|publisher= CIA |work=The World Factbook|date= 19 April 2022}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|+
'''Population of Senegal according to ethnic group in 1976 and 1988'''
|-bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! rowspan="2" | Ethnic<br />group
! colspan="2" | census 1976 <ref>Rapport National de Présentation du Recensement Général de la Population 1976 (RGP I)[http://www.ansd.sn/publications_demographiques.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113145231/http://www.ansd.sn/publications_demographiques.html|date=13 November 2012}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | census 1988<ref name="UN Demographic Yearbooks">{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001|title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics|website=unstats.un.org}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Number !! %
! Number !! %
|-
|align="left"| [[Wolof people|Wolof]]
|2,001,416 || {{percentage bar|41.0}}
|2,890,402 || {{percentage bar|42.7}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Serer people|Serer]]
|716,919 || {{percentage bar|14.7}}
|1,009,921 || {{percentage bar|14.9}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Fula people|Peul]]
|605,584 || {{percentage bar|12.4}}
|978,366 || {{percentage bar|14.4}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Toucouleur people|Toucouleur]]
|528,490 || {{percentage bar|10.8}}
|631,892 || {{percentage bar|9.3}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Jola people|Diola]]
|265,353 || {{percentage bar|5.4}}
|357,672 || {{percentage bar|5.3}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Mandinka people|Mandingue]]
|rowspan="2"|179,050 || rowspan="2"|{{percentage bar|3.7}}
|245,651 || {{percentage bar|3.6}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Mandinka people|Soce]]
||42,751 || {{percentage bar|0.6}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Soninke people|Sarakhole]]
|84,102 || {{percentage bar|1.7}}
|113,184 || {{percentage bar|1.7}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Bambara people|Bambara]]
|65,096 || {{percentage bar|1.3}}
|91,071 || {{percentage bar|1.3}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Moors|Maure]]
|59,784 || {{percentage bar|1.2}}
|67,726 || {{percentage bar|1.0}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Mandjak language|Mandjaag]]
|41,628 || {{percentage bar|0.9}}
|66,605 || {{percentage bar|1.0}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Lebou people|Lebou]]
|94,837 || {{percentage bar|1.9}}
|56,758 || {{percentage bar|0.8}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Balanta people|Balant]]
|33,915 || {{percentage bar|0.7}}
|54,398 || {{percentage bar|0.8}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Malinke people|Malinke]]
|rowspan="8"|202,472 || rowspan="8"| {{percentage bar|4.1}}
|28,643 || {{percentage bar|0.4}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Mankanya people|Mancagne]]
|23,180 || {{percentage bar|0.3}}
|-
|align="left"| [[:fr:Laobés|Laobe]]
|18,250 || {{percentage bar|0.3}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Bassari people|Bassari]]
|6,195 || {{percentage bar|0.1}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Khassonke people|Khassonke]]
|1,752 || {{percentage bar|0.0}}
|-
|align="left"| [[:fr:Coniaguis|Coniagui]]
|1,119 || {{percentage bar|0.0}}
|-
|align="left"| [[Fula people|Fula]]
|108 || {{percentage bar|0.0}}
|-
|align="left"| Other
|87,773 || {{percentage bar|1.3}}
|-bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! align="left" | Total
! colspan="2" | 4,879,103
! colspan="2" | 6,773,417
|}

== Languages ==
{{main|Languages of Senegal}}
[[French language|French]] (official), [[Wolof language|Wolof]], [[Pulaar language|Pulaar]], [[Hassaniya Arabic]], [[Serer language|Serer]], [[Jola language|Jola]], [[Mandinka language|Mandinka]], [[Soninke language|Soninke]], [[Arabic]]{{Efn|name = ArabicStatus|Arabic is taught as a second language for religious reasons within the Senegalese educational system.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Falola |first=Toyin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3fhADwAAQBAJ&dq=Arabic+Status+in+Senegal&pg=PT190 |title=Africanizing Knowledge: African Studies Across the Disciplines |date=2017-11-30 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-32438-0 |pages=190 |language=en}}</ref>}}

== Religion ==
{{main|Religion in Senegal}}
The religious beliefs of the 2016 population of Senegal are: [[Muslim]] 96.1% (mostly Sunni), [[Christianity|Christian]] 3.6% (mostly Roman Catholic), [[animist]] 0.3%.<ref name="CIATONGA"/>

== Emigration ==
Senegal was historically a destination country for neighboring economic migrants, but in recent decades West African migrants more often use Senegal as a transit point to North Africa, or as a stop before continuing illegally onward to Europe.<ref name="CIATONGA"/> The country also has been host to several thousand black Mauritanian refugees since they were expelled from Mauritania during the 1989 border conflict with Senegal. The country's economic crisis in the 1970s stimulated emigration; departures accelerated from the 1990s. Destinations shifted from neighboring countries to [[Libya]] and [[Mauritania]], because of their booming oil industries, and to [[France]], [[Italy]] and [[Spain]].<ref name="CIATONGA"/>

== See also ==
*[[Senegal]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Demographics of Senegal}}

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