Urban population, female in Senegal
Senegal: Urban population, female was 22.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Senegal, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Senegal is 22.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Senegal peaked at 22.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1980.
That places Senegal 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.7% | — |
| 1985 | 18.7% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.4% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.5% | 22.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Senegal?
- Urban population, female in Senegal was 22.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for urban population, female?
- Senegal ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.