Key demographics
- Population
- 18.8M
- Density
- 85.8/km²
- HDI
- 0.530 (Low)
- Gini index (2011)
- 40.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.77
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.8%
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 50.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 53.4%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 12.8%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 70.6%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.8%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 29.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 34.7%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.77
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 28.9 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 46.4%
- Tourism (2017)
- 1.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 97.2% |
| Christianity | 2.7% |
| Other | 0.1% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Wolof | 39.7% |
| Fula | 27.5% |
| Serer | 16.0% |
| Mandinka | 4.9% |
| Jola | 4.2% |
| Soninke | 2.4% |
| Others | 5.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Senegalese
- Demonym (female)
- Senegalese
- National anthem
- Le Lion rouge
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 58.9 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.3% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 28.9/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 48/100
- Hospital beds (2019)
- 0.7/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.11/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 0.42/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $73
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 44.3%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 50.4%
- Education spending (2023)
- 6.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 412
- Internet users (2024)
- 60.1%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 123.9/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 4.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 60/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 4.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 196,722 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +221
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .sn
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Senegal is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, golden-yellow and red, with a five-pointed green star centered in the golden-yellow band.
- National anthem
- Le Lion rouge