Senegal Demographics Profile 2009

Population

13,711,597 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 42.2% (male 2,911,324/female 2,877,804)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 3,728,664/female 3,786,000)
65 years and over: 3% (male 190,343/female 217,462) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 18.6 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.709% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

36.84 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

9.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 42% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 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: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 58.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 65.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 59 years
male: 57.12 years
female: 60.93 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

67,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,800 (2007 est.)

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)

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.)

Education expenditures

5% of GDP (2006)