Share of the population that is female in Senegal
Senegal: Share of the population that is female was 49.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
181st
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2002
All-time low
49.1%
in 2023
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Senegal stood at 49.2%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Senegal peaked at 50.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2023.
That places Senegal 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.9% | 49.6% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 49.4% | 6 |
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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 share of the population that is female in Senegal?
- Share of the population that is female in Senegal was 49.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for share of the population that is female?
- Senegal ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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