Sex ratio by age in Senegal
Senegal: Sex ratio by age was 0 males per 100 females in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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.
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 compare
- 192 Curacao 0 males per 100 females compare
- 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 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 compare
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 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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The number of males per 100 females at age 100+.