Language
- Official Language:
- 1. Fula : 3,677,000
- 2. Bambara : 1,830,000
Mother Tongue : Fula
Literacy Rate (%) : 51.9
Country Capital | : | Dakar |
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GDP Per Capita | : | 1,811 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 153rd/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 68 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 2 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 10,969,187 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 57th/195 |
Area | : | 192,529 |
Area Rank | : | 85th/195 |
Total Population | : | 18,932 |
Total Population Rank | : | 67th/195 |
Senegal Highlights
Senegal is the 67th ranked country in population and 85th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Senegal is the 14th worst ranked in #Dentists out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
- 2. The average Literacy Rate (%) of the countries in the world is 86. Senegal is the 15th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Senegal is the 20th worst ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Senegal Metrics
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1126 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 106 | 1230 | ||
2 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 110 | 1232 | ||
3 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 100 | 1235 | ||
4 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 96 | 1234 | ||
5 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 97 | 1230 | ||
6 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 77 | 1234 | ||
7 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 76 | 1230 | ||
8 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 74 | 1232 | ||
9 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 70 | 1230 | ||
10 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 65 | 1234 | ||
11 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 69 | 1231 | ||
12 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 66 | 1234 | ||
13 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 62 | 1235 | ||
14 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 58 | 1233 | |||
15 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 59 | 1234 | ||
16 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 58 | 1233 | ||
17 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 57 | 1232 | ||
18 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 53 | 1231 | |||
19 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 58 | 1230 | ||
20 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 57 | 1232 | ||
21 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 56 | 1231 | ||
22 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 52 | 1232 | ||
23 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 51 | 1234 | ||
24 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 47 | 1233 | ||
25 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 45 | 1230 | ||
26 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 41 | 1231 | ||
27 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 41 | 1232 | ||
28 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 40 | 1234 | ||
29 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 39 | 1234 | ||
30 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 36 | 1235 | ||
31 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 36 | 1235 | ||
32 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 31 | 1234 | ||
33 | Rice prod. | Tons | 5,090,580 | 31 | 1235 |
Languages Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Soninke | # People | 5,328 | 2 | 1128 | ||
2 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1129 | ||
3 | Soninke as a % of total Soninke speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1126 | ||
4 | Bambara | # People | 55,343 | 3 | 1128 | ||
5 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 3 | 1129 | ||
6 | Bambara as a % of total Bambara speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1125 | ||
7 | Maninka | # People | 43,974 | 5 | 1125 | ||
8 | Maninka as a % of total Maninka speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1125 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | French | # People | 596,219 | 22 | 1235 | ||
2 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 20 | 1231 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 2 | 1126 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 22 | 1130 | ||
3 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 23 | 1130 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 123 | 1235 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 131 | 1234 | ||
3 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 111 | 1232 | ||
4 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 112 | 1232 | ||
5 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 50 | 1235 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1130 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 6,447 | 153 | 1234 | ||
2 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 125 | 1231 | |||
3 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 111 | 1234 | |||
4 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 112 | 1230 | ||
5 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1230 | ||
6 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 597 | 105 | 1234 | ||
7 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 97 | 1231 | |||
8 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 98 | 1234 | ||
9 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 92 | 1230 | ||
10 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 79 | 1233 | |||
11 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 56 | 1233 | ||
12 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 56 | 1233 | |||
13 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,228 | 56 | 1235 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | 1M+ Cities per 100000 ( 1M+ Cities/ Tot Pop.)* 100000 | 0 | 20 | 1127 | |||
2 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 64 | 1129 | ||
3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 37 | 1125 | ||
4 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 41 | 1128 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 155 | 1230 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 132 | 1230 | ||
3 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1235 | ||
4 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1234 | ||
5 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1234 | ||
6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 68 | 1230 | ||
7 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 73 | 1234 | ||
8 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 63 | 1230 | ||
9 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 69 | 1231 | |||
10 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 53 | 1233 | ||
11 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 70 | 1231 | ||
12 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 64 | 1230 | ||
13 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 63 | 1234 |
Demographics Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 30 | 1130 | ||
2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 32 | 1127 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 160 | 1235 | ||
2 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 164 | 1232 | ||
3 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 265 | 95 | 1230 | ||
4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 69 | 1232 | ||
5 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 67 | 1233 | ||
6 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 67 | 1234 | ||
7 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 52 | 1232 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 97 | 1127 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 159 | 1232 | ||
2 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 140 | 1235 | ||
3 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 128 | 1230 | ||
4 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 114 | 1234 | ||
5 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 101 | 1233 | ||
6 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 95 | 1232 | ||
7 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 95 | 1231 | ||
8 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 90 | 1234 | ||
9 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 81 | 1234 | ||
10 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 81 | 1234 | ||
11 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 78 | 1234 | ||
12 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 75 | 1235 | ||
13 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 75 | 1235 | ||
14 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 75 | 1231 | ||
15 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 72 | 1232 | ||
16 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 66 | 1234 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 106 | 1128 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 61 | 1230 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 181 | 1231 | ||
2 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 7 | 176 | 1234 | ||
3 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 168 | 1231 | ||
4 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 139 | 1234 | ||
5 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 128 | 1234 | ||
6 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 130 | 1234 | ||
7 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 128 | 1233 | ||
8 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 72 | 1235 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 181 | 1233 | ||
2 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 122 | 1235 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 117 | 1232 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 117 | 1230 | ||
5 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 113 | 1230 | ||
6 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 102 | 1234 | ||
7 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 96 | 1232 | ||
8 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 86 | 1234 | ||
9 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 86 | 1235 | ||
10 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 85 | 1232 | ||
11 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,858,694 | 81 | 1232 | ||
12 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 66 | 1230 | ||
13 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 66 | 1235 | ||
14 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 63 | 1234 | ||
15 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 48 | 1235 | ||
16 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 39 | 1230 | ||
17 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 23 | 1235 | ||
18 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 18 | 1232 | ||
19 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 15 | 1232 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 162 | 1234 | ||
2 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 31 | 162 | 1233 | ||
3 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 151 | 1234 | ||
4 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 136 | 1232 | ||
5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 135 | 1234 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 135 | 1232 | ||
7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 32 | 133 | 1234 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 133 | 1230 | ||
9 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 129 | 1230 | ||
10 | Facebook users | # People | 6,811,338 | 105 | 1234 | ||
11 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 90 | 1231 | ||
12 | Twitter users | # People | 2,940,933 | 95 | 1235 | ||
13 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,723,222 | 77 | 1233 | ||
14 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 77 | 1235 | ||
15 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 57 | 1232 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 147 | 1234 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 111 | 1234 | ||
3 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1232 | ||
4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 119 | 1235 | ||
5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 102 | 1232 |
Senegal Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Fula | 19.42 % |
2 | Bambara | 9.67 % |
3 | Maninka | 3.57 % |
4 | French | 1.32 % |
5 | Soninke | 1.22 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Senegal
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Dakar | 3,447,937 |
2 | Diourbel | 174,188 |
3 | Kaolack | 304,471 |
4 | Louga | 135,885 |
5 | Mbour | 303,299 |
6 | Rufisque | 288,055 |
7 | Saint-Louis | 273,334 |
8 | Tambacounda | 139,794 |
9 | Thiès | 414,039 |
10 | Touba | 981,421 |
11 | Ziguinchor | 267,471 |
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