West Africa · Africa
Senegal
Senegal is a country in West Africa. Its capital is Dakar. It shares land borders with 5 countries.
At a glance
Senegal in numbers
- Population 19.4 million119,366,548 No. 67 of 195
- Area 196,712 km²2 No. 86 of 195
- Population density 98 per km²12 No. 94 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$37 billion3 No. 105 of 189
- GDP per person $1,9554 No. 156 of 189
- Life expectancy 69.4 years1 No. 140 of 195
- Median age 19.8 years1 No. 160 of 195
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Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Liberia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
TogoSources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.