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Senegal

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Capital
Dakar
Currency
West African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
196,722 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1041 · Official languages: Badyara, Balanta, French, Wolof
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
18.93M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
37.01B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,954.71 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
1.46 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
2.74 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.77 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
68.92 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Senegal: 18.93M
Senegal · Population10.76M12.99M15.22M17.45M19.68M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Senegal · Population · people
YearSenegal
202518,931,966
202418,501,984
202318,077,573
202217,651,103
202117,220,867
202016,789,219
201916,352,922
201815,914,498
201715,475,002
201615,034,521
201514,593,331
201414,152,102
201313,710,849
201213,310,495
201112,958,897
201012,635,413
200912,337,389
200812,048,959
200711,770,344
200611,500,094
current US$ · 20062025
2025Senegal: 37.01B
Senegal · GDP9.17B16.76B24.35B31.94B39.54B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Senegal · GDP · current US$
YearSenegal
202537,006,536,238.37
202432,169,996,051.85
202330,696,331,295.78
202227,783,332,222.68
202127,520,784,129.75
202024,530,513,037.75
201923,403,995,992.14
201823,116,701,556.14
201720,965,069,572.72
201619,040,312,333.19
201517,774,766,696.18
201419,797,253,440.27
201318,918,667,724.88
201217,660,870,411.52
201117,814,283,639.31
201016,121,315,909.08
200916,145,867,494.94
200816,853,989,627.55
200713,994,218,412.96
200611,697,918,243

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Senegal: 1,954.71
Senegal · GDP per capita923.451,204.71,485.961,767.212,048.462006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Senegal · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSenegal
20251,954.71
20241,738.73
20231,698.03
20221,574.03
20211,598.11
20201,461.09
20191,431.18
20181,452.56
20171,354.77
20161,266.44
20151,218.01
20141,398.89
20131,379.83
20121,326.84
20111,374.68
20101,275.88
20091,308.69
20081,398.79
20071,188.94
20061,017.2
% · 20062025
2025Senegal: 1.46
Senegal · Inflation-3.440.143.727.3110.892006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Senegal · Inflation · %
YearSenegal
20251.46
20240.8
20235.94
20229.7
20212.18
20202.54
20191.76
20180.46
20171.32
20160.84
20150.14
2014-1.09
20130.71
20121.42
20113.4
20101.23
2009-2.25
20087.35
20075.85
20062.11

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Senegal: 2.74
Senegal · Unemployment2.333.544.755.957.162006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Senegal · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSenegal
20252.74
20242.79
20232.78
20222.84
20213.44
20203.43
20192.86
20183.45
20174.08
20164.46
20156.76
20145.85
20135.01
20123.9
20112.85
20102.8
20092.81
20082.82
20072.8
20062.76

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Senegal:
Senegal · Fertility rate3.634.044.454.865.272006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Senegal · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSenegal
2025No data available
20243.77
20233.82
20223.86
20213.94
20204
20194.1
20184.29
20174.49
20164.65
20154.75
20144.88
20135.05
20125.13
20115.1
20105.06
20095.03
20085.02
20075.02
20065.06

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Senegal:
Senegal · Life expectancy61.0963.2365.3667.569.642006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Senegal · Life expectancy · years
YearSenegal
2025No data available
202468.92
202368.68
202267.79
202166.87
202067.5
201967.67
201867.38
201767.06
201666.72
201566.45
201466
201365.64
201265.23
201164.8
201064.22
200963.75
200863.2
200762.65
200661.8
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology