What is the population of Senegal?
Population | 15,736,368 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.51% |
Urban Population | 42.5% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | DAKAR (capital) 3.035 million |
Nationality Noun | Senegalese (singular and plural) |
Nationality Adjective | Senegalese |
Ethnic Groups | Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% |
Languages Spoken | French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
What are the health conditions in Senegal?
Animal Contact Disease (s) | rabies |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 13.1% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 8.85 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 60.3% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 25.9% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 92.5% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 6% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.9% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 1,900 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .3 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 47.44 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 60.22 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 53.93 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | very high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 370 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 21.4 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 6.8% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 59,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .06 |
Respiratory disease (s) | meningococcal meningitis |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 48.1% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 67.1% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 40.5% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 4.61 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 14.4% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever |
Water contact disease (s) | schistosomiasis |
How long do people live in Senegal?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 60 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 62 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 58 Years |
Median Age | 18 Years |
Median Age - female | 19 Years |
Median Age - male | 17 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 36 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 8.85 |
Median Age | 18 Years |
Median Age - female | 19 Years |
Median Age - male | 17 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -1.74 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.51% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.01 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | .99 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | .84 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | .94 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | .94 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .85 |
What are the health conditions in Senegal?
What is school like in Senegal?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 5.6% |
Literacy - female | 30.7% |
Literacy - male | 50% |
Literacy - total population | 39.3% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 8 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 8 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 8 Years |
Can people in Senegal read?
Literacy - female | 30.7% |
Literacy - male | 50% |
Literacy - total population | 39.3% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
Is Senegal a safe place to visit?