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Population in Senegal
17 098 908
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Senegal is 17 098 908 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 701 341 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 026 221 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 043 320 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 361 080 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 727 562 people, and the centenarians in Senegal over 80 years old - 239 385 people.
Population size in Senegal by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 701 341 / 9.95% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 026 221 / 11.85% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 043 320 / 11.95% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 361 080 / 43.05% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 727 562 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 239 385 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Senegal
Total in Senegal permanent residents 7 138 794 men (41.75%) and 9 960 114 women (58.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 466 799 / 5.7% | 373 441 / 6% | 46.5% |
| 5 – 9 | 466 799 / 5.7% | 366 259 / 5.9% | 46.3% |
| 10 - 14 | 416 529 / 5% | 330 352 / 5.4% | 46.3% |
| 15 - 19 | 351 895 / 4.1% | 287 262 / 4.8% | 46.8% |
| 20 - 24 | 416 529 / 5% | 344 715 / 5.6% | 47.8% |
| 25 - 29 | 617 612 / 7.8% | 517 072 / 8% | 47.7% |
| 30 - 34 | 603 249 / 7.6% | 517 072 / 8% | 48.2% |
| 35 - 39 | 552 978 / 6.9% | 502 709 / 7.8% | 49.9% |
| 40 - 44 | 509 889 / 6.3% | 473 983 / 7.4% | 50.3% |
| 45 - 49 | 466 799 / 5.7% | 438 075 / 6.9% | 50.6% |
| 50 - 54 | 531 433 / 6.6% | 531 435 / 8.2% | 52.4% |
| 55 - 59 | 560 159 / 7% | 610 432 / 9.3% | 54.3% |
| 60 - 64 | 466 799 / 5.7% | 545 798 / 8.4% | 56.1% |
| 65 - 69 | 323 169 / 3.7% | 430 893 / 6.8% | 59.2% |
| 70 - 74 | 136 448 / 1.1% | 229 810 / 4% | 64.6% |
| 75 - 79 | 172 356 / 1.6% | 359 078 / 5.8% | 68.8% |
| 80+ | 122 085 / 0.9% | 323 170 / 5.3% | 74% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Senegal: have higher education 22.3% (3 813 056 people), incomplete higher education — 3.3% (564 264 people), secondary vocational — 35.3% (6 035 915 people), 11 classes — 15.3% (2 616 133 people), 9 classes — 8.3% (1 419 209 people), 5 classes — 8.6% (1 470 506 people), have no education — 0% (0 people), illiterate — 1% (170 989 people).
| Higher education | 3 813 056 / 22.3% |
| Incomplete higher | 564 264 / 3.3% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 035 915 / 35.3% |
| Elementary school | 2 616 133 / 15.3% |
| Middle school | 1 419 209 / 8.3% |
| High school | 1 470 506 / 8.6% |
| Without education | 0 / 0% |
| Illiterate | 170 989 / 1% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Senegal
Total in Senegal the number of officially employed population is 9 147 916 people (53.5%), pensioners 4 616 705 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 821 320 people (16.5%).
| Employed population | 9 147 916 / 53.5% |
| Unemployed | 2 821 320 / 16.5% |
| Pensioners | 4 616 705 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Senegal have a disability 1 903 108 people, what constitutes 11.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 319 750 (1.87.%), disabled of the group II are 704 475 (4.12.%), disabled of the group III are 678 827 (3.97.%), disabled children 200 057 (1.17.%).
| Total disabled | 1 903 108 / 11.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 319 750 / 1.87% |
| Disabled of the group II | 704 475 / 4.12% |
| Disabled of the group III | 678 827 / 3.97% |
| Disabled children | 200 057 / 1.17% |