Senegal Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Senegal population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Senegal in 2020 is 85.12 people per square kilometer, a 2.75% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Senegal in 2019 was 82.84 people per square kilometer, a 2.79% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Senegal in 2018 was 80.60 people per square kilometer, a 2.82% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Senegal in 2017 was 78.39 people per square kilometer, a 2.84% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Senegal - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 85.12 | 2.75% |
| 2019 | 82.84 | 2.79% |
| 2018 | 80.60 | 2.82% |
| 2017 | 78.39 | 2.84% |
| 2016 | 76.22 | 2.85% |
| 2015 | 74.11 | 2.85% |
| 2014 | 72.06 | 2.85% |
| 2013 | 70.06 | 2.84% |
| 2012 | 68.13 | 2.82% |
| 2011 | 66.26 | 2.81% |
| 2010 | 64.45 | 2.78% |
| 2009 | 62.71 | 2.75% |
| 2008 | 61.03 | 2.72% |
| 2007 | 59.41 | 2.68% |
| 2006 | 57.86 | 2.63% |
| 2005 | 56.38 | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 54.95 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | 53.59 | 2.51% |
| 2002 | 52.28 | 2.47% |
| 2001 | 51.02 | 2.43% |
| 2000 | 49.81 | 2.39% |
| 1999 | 48.64 | 2.36% |
| 1998 | 47.52 | 2.38% |
| 1997 | 46.42 | 2.45% |
| 1996 | 45.31 | 2.56% |
| 1995 | 44.18 | 2.71% |
| 1994 | 43.01 | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 41.82 | 2.96% |
| 1992 | 40.62 | 3.02% |
| 1991 | 39.43 | 3.05% |
| 1990 | 38.26 | 3.05% |
| 1989 | 37.13 | 3.06% |
| 1988 | 36.03 | 3.07% |
| 1987 | 34.95 | 3.07% |
| 1986 | 33.91 | 3.08% |
| 1985 | 32.90 | 3.09% |
| 1984 | 31.91 | 3.08% |
| 1983 | 30.96 | 3.04% |
| 1982 | 30.04 | 2.95% |
| 1981 | 29.18 | 2.82% |
| 1980 | 28.38 | 2.65% |
| 1979 | 27.65 | 2.49% |
| 1978 | 26.98 | 2.42% |
| 1977 | 26.34 | 2.45% |
| 1976 | 25.71 | 2.59% |
| 1975 | 25.06 | 2.77% |
| 1974 | 24.39 | 2.93% |
| 1973 | 23.69 | 3.05% |
| 1972 | 22.99 | 3.08% |
| 1971 | 22.30 | 3.05% |
| 1970 | 21.64 | 3.00% |
| 1969 | 21.01 | 2.97% |
| 1968 | 20.41 | 2.94% |
| 1967 | 19.82 | 2.91% |
| 1966 | 19.26 | 2.89% |
| 1965 | 18.72 | 2.87% |
| 1964 | 18.20 | 2.83% |
| 1963 | 17.70 | 2.80% |
| 1962 | 17.22 | 2.78% |
| 1961 | 16.75 | 2.76% |
| 1960 | 16.30 | 2.74% |
| 1959 | 15.87 | 2.72% |
| 1958 | 15.45 | 2.70% |
| 1957 | 15.04 | 2.66% |
| 1956 | 14.65 | 2.62% |
| 1955 | 14.28 | 2.57% |
| 1954 | 13.92 | 2.51% |
| 1953 | 13.58 | 2.46% |
| 1952 | 13.25 | 2.41% |
| 1951 | 12.94 | 2.36% |
| 1950 | 12.64 | 0.00% |
