Senegal
Dakar
Senegal boasts the iconic Gorée Island, a poignant symbol of the transatlantic slave trade, where visitors can explore the haunting Maison des Esclaves and its chilling Door of No Return. This vibrant West African nation is also home to the legendary musician Youssou N'Dour, whose electrifying fusion of traditional Senegalese music and contemporary styles has captivated audiences worldwide.
| Year | Population | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,501,984 | +424,411 | |
| 2023 | 18,077,573 | +426,470 | |
| 2022 | 17,651,103 | +430,236 | |
| 2021 | 17,220,867 | +431,648 | |
| 2020 | 16,789,219 | +436,297 | |
| 2019 | 16,352,922 | +438,424 | |
| 2018 | 15,914,498 | +439,496 | |
| 2017 | 15,475,002 | +440,481 | |
| 2016 | 15,034,521 | +441,190 | |
| 2015 | 14,593,331 | +441,229 | |
| 2014 | 14,152,102 | +441,253 | |
| 2013 | 13,710,849 | +400,354 | |
| 2012 | 13,310,495 | +351,598 | |
| 2011 | 12,958,897 | +323,484 | |
| 2010 | 12,635,413 | +298,024 | |
| 2009 | 12,337,389 | +288,430 | |
| 2008 | 12,048,959 | +278,615 | |
| 2007 | 11,770,344 | +270,250 | |
| 2006 | 11,500,094 | +264,622 | |
| 2005 | 11,235,472 | +259,768 | |
| 2004 | 10,975,704 | +254,528 | |
| 2003 | 10,721,176 | +254,962 | |
| 2002 | 10,466,214 | +253,272 | |
| 2001 | 10,212,942 | +244,682 | |
| 2000 | 9,968,260 | +237,373 | |
| 1999 | 9,730,887 | +227,935 | |
| 1998 | 9,502,952 | +219,457 | |
| 1997 | 9,283,495 | +216,481 | |
| 1996 | 9,067,014 | +218,913 | |
| 1995 | 8,848,101 | +224,023 | |
| 1994 | 8,624,078 | +227,790 | |
| 1993 | 8,396,288 | +227,893 | |
| 1992 | 8,168,395 | +225,310 | |
| 1991 | 7,943,085 | +222,562 | |
| 1990 | 7,720,523 | +218,316 | |
| 1989 | 7,502,207 | +212,589 | |
| 1988 | 7,289,618 | +208,088 | |
| 1987 | 7,081,530 | +203,338 | |
| 1986 | 6,878,192 | +194,905 | |
| 1985 | 6,683,287 | +183,923 | |
| 1984 | 6,499,364 | +174,860 | |
| 1983 | 6,324,504 | +167,543 | |
| 1982 | 6,156,961 | +159,801 | |
| 1981 | 5,997,160 | +151,522 | |
| 1980 | 5,845,638 | +142,743 | |
| 1979 | 5,702,895 | +134,799 | |
| 1978 | 5,568,096 | +128,547 | |
| 1977 | 5,439,549 | +130,985 | |
| 1976 | 5,308,564 | +137,754 | |
| 1975 | 5,170,810 | +141,373 | |
| 1974 | 5,029,437 | +144,256 | |
| 1973 | 4,885,181 | +143,550 | |
| 1972 | 4,741,631 | +139,767 | |
| 1971 | 4,601,864 | +135,536 | |
| 1970 | 4,466,328 | +131,354 | |
| 1969 | 4,334,974 | +127,387 | |
| 1968 | 4,207,587 | +123,717 | |
| 1967 | 4,083,870 | +119,571 | |
| 1966 | 3,964,299 | +114,511 | |
| 1965 | 3,849,788 | +109,253 | |
| 1964 | 3,740,535 | +104,659 | |
| 1963 | 3,635,876 | +101,190 | |
| 1962 | 3,534,686 | +98,311 | |
| 1961 | 3,436,375 | +95,468 | |
| 1960 | 3,340,907 | — |