Sex ratio by age in Senegal
Senegal: Sex ratio by age was 0 males per 100 females in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 males per 100 females
World rank
192nd
of 212 countries
All-time high
500 males per 100 females
in 1975
All-time low
0 males per 100 females
in 2022
Years of data
46
1952–2023
Sex ratio by age in Senegal, 1952–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in males per 100 females.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio by age in Senegal stood at 0 males per 100 females. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio by age in Senegal peaked at 500 males per 100 females in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 males per 100 females, in 2022.
That places Senegal 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sex ratio by age in Senegal, year by year
| Year | males per 100 females | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 200 males per 100 females | — |
| 1953 | 200 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 133.33 males per 100 females | -33.3% |
| 1955 | 133.33 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 166.67 males per 100 females | +25.0% |
| 1957 | 233.33 males per 100 females | +40.0% |
| 1958 | 233.33 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 233.33 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 233.33 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 233.33 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 233.33 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 233.33 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 266.67 males per 100 females | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 266.67 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 266.67 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 300 males per 100 females | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 366.67 males per 100 females | +22.2% |
| 1969 | 366.67 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 400 males per 100 females | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 400 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 366.67 males per 100 females | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 366.67 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 300 males per 100 females | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 500 males per 100 females | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 100 males per 100 females | -80.0% |
| 2003 | 50 males per 100 females | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 50 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60 males per 100 females | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 66.67 males per 100 females | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 50 males per 100 females | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 55.56 males per 100 females | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 50 males per 100 females | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 60 males per 100 females | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 63.64 males per 100 females | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 58.33 males per 100 females | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 50 males per 100 females | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 45.45 males per 100 females | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 40 males per 100 females | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 44.44 males per 100 females | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 37.5 males per 100 females | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 42.86 males per 100 females | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 33.33 males per 100 females | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 33.33 males per 100 females | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 males per 100 females | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0 males per 100 females | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 males per 100 females | — |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0 males per 100 females is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.49 males per 100 females. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0 males per 100 females is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.72 males per 100 females. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sex ratio by age in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -100.0% | 25 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 191.67 males per 100 females | 133.33 males per 100 females | 233.33 males per 100 females | 8 |
| 1960s | 276.67 males per 100 females | 233.33 males per 100 females | 366.67 males per 100 females | 10 |
| 1970s | 388.89 males per 100 females | 300 males per 100 females | 500 males per 100 females | 6 |
| 2000s | 60.28 males per 100 females | 50 males per 100 females | 100 males per 100 females | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.56 males per 100 females | 33.33 males per 100 females | 63.64 males per 100 females | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.58 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females | 33.33 males per 100 females | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 189 Georgia 3.07 males per 100 females compare
- 190 Venezuela 2.78 males per 100 females compare
- 191 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6676 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Burkina Faso 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Central African Republic 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Comoros 0 males per 100 females
- 192 Curacao 0 males per 100 females
- 192 Djibouti 0 males per 100 females
- 192 Eritrea 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Fiji 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Gambia 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Haiti 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Kyrgyzstan 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Mayotte 0 males per 100 females
- 192 Niger 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Saint Lucia 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Samoa 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Tonga 0 males per 100 females compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 males per 100 females
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio by age in Senegal?
- Sex ratio by age in Senegal was 0 males per 100 females in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio by age recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 500 males per 100 females in 1975.
- What is the lowest sex ratio by age recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 males per 100 females in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for sex ratio by age?
- Senegal ranks 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio by age rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Sex ratio by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males per 100 females at age 100+.