Female population by age group in Senegal
Senegal: Female population by age group was 1.19 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female population by age group in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female population by age group in Senegal is 1.19 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Senegal peaked at 1.19 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 234,433 people, in 1950.
Senegal ranks 53rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 266,130 people | 234,433 people | 300,866 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 351,695 people | 309,444 people | 398,182 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 476,180 people | 410,518 people | 546,031 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 620,721 people | 560,956 people | 674,273 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 739,244 people | 685,080 people | 800,882 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 910,050 people | 820,705 people | 1.00 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.16 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million people | 1.16 million people | 1.19 million people | 4 |
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More gender data for Senegal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 258,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 240,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 253,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 233,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 249,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Senegal?
- Female population by age group in Senegal was 1.19 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,433 people in 1950.
- How does Senegal rank for female population by age group?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.