Senegal - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Senegal was 5,334,070 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,334,070 in 2010 and a minimum value of 700,995 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 700,995
1961 741,360
1962 783,672
1963 828,196
1964 875,293
1965 925,262
1966 979,641
1967 1,037,082
1968 1,097,709
1969 1,161,630
1970 1,228,874
1971 1,300,619
1972 1,375,988
1973 1,454,016
1974 1,533,274
1975 1,612,726
1976 1,676,043
1977 1,738,621
1978 1,801,857
1979 1,867,846
1980 1,938,237
1981 2,009,167
1982 2,084,653
1983 2,164,664
1984 2,248,909
1985 2,337,148
1986 2,426,882
1987 2,520,657
1988 2,618,302
1989 2,719,573
1990 2,824,214
1991 2,921,950
1992 3,022,476
1993 3,124,874
1994 3,227,941
1995 3,330,912
1996 3,433,308
1997 3,535,653
1998 3,639,446
1999 3,746,821
2000 3,859,380
2001 3,981,607
2002 4,109,510
2003 4,242,758
2004 4,380,665
2005 4,522,714
2006 4,675,573
2007 4,833,127
2008 4,995,383
2009 5,162,367
2010 5,334,070

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in Senegal was 42.90 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 42.90 in 2010, while its lowest value was 23.00 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 23.00
1961 23.68
1962 24.36
1963 25.04
1964 25.72
1965 26.40
1966 27.12
1967 27.84
1968 28.56
1969 29.28
1970 30.00
1971 30.74
1972 31.48
1973 32.22
1974 32.96
1975 33.70
1976 34.12
1977 34.54
1978 34.96
1979 35.38
1980 35.80
1981 36.14
1982 36.48
1983 36.82
1984 37.16
1985 37.50
1986 37.80
1987 38.10
1988 38.40
1989 38.70
1990 39.00
1991 39.16
1992 39.32
1993 39.48
1994 39.64
1995 39.80
1996 39.96
1997 40.12
1998 40.28
1999 40.44
2000 40.60
2001 40.80
2002 41.00
2003 41.20
2004 41.40
2005 41.60
2006 41.86
2007 42.12
2008 42.38
2009 42.64
2010 42.90

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization