| People | Senegal |
 = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
Population:
|
12,643,799 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
|
66 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
|
urban population: 42% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
|
DAKAR (capital) 2.777 million (2009) |
Age structure:
|
0-14 years: 43.3% (male 2,748,457/female 2,722,633)
15-64 years: 53.9% (male 3,200,056/female 3,611,173)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 166,577/female 194,903) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
|
total: 18 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 18.9 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
|
2.557% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
|
36.73 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
|
9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
|
-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
|
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
|
410 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
|
total: 56.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 62.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 49.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total population: 59.78 years
male: 57.85 years
female: 61.77 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
|
4.78 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
|
5.7% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
|
0.059 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
|
0.34 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
|
improved:
urban: 92% of population
rural: 52% of population
total: 69% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8% of population
rural: 48% of population
total: 31% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
|
improved:
urban: 69% of population
rural: 38% of population
total: 51% of population
unimproved:
urban: 31% of population
rural: 62% of population
total: 49% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
|
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, malaria, Rift Valley fever, and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|
0.9% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|
59,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|
2,600 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|
14.5% (2005) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|
void |
Nationality:
|
noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Senegalese |
Ethnic groups:
|
Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% |
Religions:
|
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
Languages:
|
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
Literacy:
|
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.3%
male: 51.1%
female: 29.2% (2002 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
|
total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 7 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
|
5.8% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
|
void |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|
Home 
Geographic Names
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
