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Senegal

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
18,931,966 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 16,876,720in 2021[4]
Land area
192,530 km²[5]
Total area
196,722 km²[6] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Land borders
The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Mali[13]
Coast
Yes[13]
Continent
Official name
  • République du Sénégal[14]

Parts of Senegal

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Through time

Population over time[3]
1960202518.9M

3,340,907 in 1960, 18,931,966 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19603,340,907
19613,436,375
19623,534,686
19633,635,876
19643,740,535
19653,849,788
19663,964,299
19674,083,870
19684,207,587
19694,334,974
19704,466,328
19714,601,864
19724,741,631
19734,885,181
19745,029,437
19755,170,810
19765,308,564
19775,439,549
19785,568,096
19795,702,895
19805,845,638
19815,997,160
19826,156,961
19836,324,504
19846,499,364
19856,683,287
19866,878,192
19877,081,530
19887,289,618
19897,502,207
19907,720,523
19917,943,085
19928,168,395
19938,396,288
19948,624,078
19958,848,101
19969,067,014
19979,283,495
19989,502,952
19999,730,887
20009,968,260
200110,212,942
200210,466,214
200310,721,176
200410,975,704
200511,235,472
200611,500,094
200711,770,344
200812,048,959
200912,337,389
201012,635,413
201112,958,897
201213,310,495
201313,710,849
201414,152,102
201514,593,331
201615,034,521
201715,475,002
201815,914,498
201916,352,922
202016,789,219
202117,220,867
202217,651,103
202318,077,573
202418,501,984
202518,931,966

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
SN[15]
ISO alpha-3
SEN[16]
ISO numeric
686[17]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), capital: Dakar (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved 23 September 2025
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), population (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), area (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), official language: French (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), official language: Wolof (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), official language: Badyara (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), official language: Balanta (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  11. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), currency: West African CFA franc (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), continent: Africa (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  13. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  14. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), official name (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Senegal (Q1041), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2558478403) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of Senegal.svg, Public domain, Original upload by Nightstallion, via Wikimedia Commons.