This article is about the demographic features of the population of Senegal, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Senegal, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

About 70% of Senegal's population is rural. In rural areas, density varies from about 77 per square kilometer (200/mile²) in the west-central region to 2 per square kilometer (5/mile²) in the arid eastern section. About 50,000 Europeans (mostly French) and Lebanese and Vietnamese reside in Senegal, mainly in the cities. French is the official language but is used regularly only by the literate minority. Almost all Senegalese speak an indigenous language, of which Wolof has the largest usage. A lot of Senegalese live in Europe , particularly in France, Italy and Spain.

[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Population

9,987,494 (July 2000 est.)

11,987,121 (July 2006 est.)

[edit] Age structure

[edit] 0-14 years

45% (male 2,237,678; female 2,213,632)

40.8% (male 2,467,021/female 2,422,385)

[edit] 15-64 years

52% (male 2,501,649; female 2,729,412)

56.1% (male 3,346,756/female 3,378,518)

[edit] 65 years and over

3% (male 152,236; female 152,887) (2000 est.)

3.1% (male 174,399/female 198,042) (2006 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

2.34% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

4.2 births ?10000

32.78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Death rate

4 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) ???deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

[edit] Gender ratio

[edit] at birth

1.03 male(s)/female

[edit] under 15 years

1.01 male(s)/female

[edit] 15-64 year

0.92 male(s)/female

[edit] 65 years and over

1 male(s)/females

[edit] total population

0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

58.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

52.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

[edit] Total population

62.19 years (2000 est.)

59.25 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Male

60.6 years (2000 est.)

57.7 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Female

63.82 years (2000 est.)

60.85 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

5.21 children born/woman (2000 est.)

4.38 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] Nationality

noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Senegalese

[edit] Ethnic groups

Wolof 43.3%, Fula 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European, Lebanese and Vietnamese 1%, other 9.4%

[edit] Religions

Islam is the predominant religion, practiced by approximately 95 percent of the country's population; the Christian community, at 4 percent of the population, includes Roman Catholics and diverse Protestant denominations. There is also a 1% population who maintain animism in their beliefs, particularly in the southeastern region of the country.

[edit] Languages

French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Vietnamese, Jola, Mandinka

[edit] Literacy

Total population: 33.1%

Male: 43%

Female: 23.2% (1995 est.)

[edit] See also

• Senegal