Senegal
Urban population in Senegal
Urban population in Senegal: 21.7% in 1950 and 55.8% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 55.8%
- Since 1950
- +34.1 percentage points
- Projected, 2050
- 63.9%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 63.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Senegal |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.8 |
| 2024 | 55.2 |
| 2023 | 54.7 |
| 2022 | 53.4 |
| 2021 | 52.2 |
| 2020 | 51.1 |
| 2019 | 49.9 |
| 2018 | 48.9 |
| 2017 | 47.9 |
| 2016 | 47.1 |
| 2015 | 46.3 |
| 2014 | 45.6 |
| 2013 | 45 |
| 2012 | 44.5 |
| 2011 | 44.1 |
| 2010 | 43.6 |
| 2009 | 43.2 |
| 2008 | 42.9 |
| 2007 | 42.5 |
| 2006 | 42.2 |
| 2005 | 41.9 |
| 2004 | 41.6 |
| 2003 | 41.4 |
| 2002 | 41.1 |
| 2001 | 40.9 |
| 2000 | 40.7 |
| 1999 | 40.5 |
| 1998 | 40.3 |
| 1997 | 40.1 |
| 1996 | 40 |
| 1995 | 39.8 |
| 1994 | 39.7 |
| 1993 | 39.5 |
| 1992 | 39.3 |
| 1991 | 39.1 |
| 1990 | 39 |
| 1989 | 38.7 |
| 1988 | 38.5 |
| 1987 | 38.3 |
| 1986 | 38 |
| 1985 | 37.7 |
| 1984 | 37.4 |
| 1983 | 37 |
| 1982 | 36.7 |
| 1981 | 36.3 |
| 1980 | 36 |
| 1979 | 35.6 |
| 1978 | 35.2 |
| 1977 | 34.8 |
| 1976 | 34.4 |
| 1975 | 33.9 |
| 1974 | 33.5 |
| 1973 | 33 |
| 1972 | 32.5 |
| 1971 | 31.9 |
| 1970 | 31.3 |
| 1969 | 30.4 |
| 1968 | 29.4 |
| 1967 | 28.3 |
| 1966 | 27.2 |
| 1965 | 26.1 |
| 1964 | 25 |
| 1963 | 24.1 |
| 1962 | 23.3 |
| 1961 | 22.9 |
| 1960 | 22.6 |
| 1959 | 22.5 |
| 1958 | 22.3 |
| 1957 | 22.2 |
| 1956 | 22.1 |
| 1955 | 22.1 |
| 1954 | 22 |
| 1953 | 21.9 |
| 1952 | 21.8 |
| 1951 | 21.7 |
| 1950 | 21.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Senegal |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 56.3 |
| 2027 | 56.8 |
| 2028 | 57.3 |
| 2029 | 57.8 |
| 2030 | 58.3 |
| 2031 | 58.8 |
| 2032 | 59.2 |
| 2033 | 59.6 |
| 2034 | 60.1 |
| 2035 | 60.5 |
| 2036 | 60.9 |
| 2037 | 61.2 |
| 2038 | 61.6 |
| 2039 | 61.9 |
| 2040 | 62.2 |
| 2041 | 62.5 |
| 2042 | 62.8 |
| 2043 | 63 |
| 2044 | 63.2 |
| 2045 | 63.4 |
| 2046 | 63.5 |
| 2047 | 63.7 |
| 2048 | 63.8 |
| 2049 | 63.8 |
| 2050 | 63.9 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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Military
- Military spending1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$533M in 2025
- Military spending per person$30 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel19,000 people in 2020
- National power0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports79 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exports3 million TIV in 1976