Niger vs Senegal: Share of the population that is female
Niger
49.2%
in 2025
Senegal
49.2%
in 2025
Niger rank
180th
Senegal rank
181st
Share of the population that is female over time
- Niger
- Senegal
How they compare
Niger currently reports 49.2% against 49.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 180th and Senegal ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.9% | 49.9% | 2.0% | Niger |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 49.5% | 1.5% | Niger |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 50.4% | 0.6% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 50.6% | 1.1% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 50.1% | 0.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Niger or Senegal?
- Niger, at 49.2% against 49.2% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Niger and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Niger ranks 180th and Senegal ranks 181st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.