Population
18.8M
Unitary Presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,582
in 2031
Passport power
#146
33 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
14
Top: Dakar
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Senegal
- Capital
- Dakar
- Continent
- Africa / Western Africa
- Area
- 196,722 km²
- Population
- 18.8M
- Density
- 85.8/km²
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .sn
- Calling code
- +221
- Timezone
- UTC
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #146 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 33
- Total accessible
- 56
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français)
- Religions
- Islam 97.2%, Christianity 2.7%, Other 0.1%
- Currencies
- Fr XOF — West African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.530
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $6,582
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.9 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 60.1%
- Gini index (2011)
- 40.3
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 2.7%
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.8%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.8/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 36.5 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 41th pct
- Homicide rate (2015)
- 0.3/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.42