Senegal Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Senegal rural population for 2021 was 8,674,634, a 1.73% increase from 2020.
  • Senegal rural population for 2020 was 8,526,730, a 1.8% increase from 2019.
  • Senegal rural population for 2019 was 8,375,929, a 1.84% increase from 2018.
  • Senegal rural population for 2018 was 8,224,798, a 1.88% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Senegal Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 8,674,634 51.40 1.72%
2020 8,526,730 51.88 1.78%
2019 8,375,929 52.35 1.82%
2018 8,224,798 52.81 1.86%
2017 8,073,041 53.26 1.89%
2016 7,922,068 53.70 1.91%
2015 7,772,149 54.14 1.94%
2014 7,622,759 54.56 1.96%
2013 7,474,978 54.98 1.96%
2012 7,330,039 55.40 1.98%
2011 7,186,286 55.81 1.98%
2010 7,045,311 56.23 1.98%
2009 6,907,386 56.64 1.95%
2008 6,773,862 57.05 1.92%
2007 6,645,177 57.47 1.92%
2006 6,518,798 57.88 1.90%
2005 6,396,339 58.29 1.84%
2004 6,279,490 58.69 1.81%
2003 6,167,001 59.10 1.97%
2002 6,046,772 59.39 2.17%
2001 5,916,704 59.54 2.14%
2000 5,791,518 59.68 2.11%
1999 5,670,361 59.82 2.08%
1998 5,553,767 59.97 2.06%
1997 5,440,790 60.11 2.09%
1996 5,328,251 60.25 2.17%
1995 5,213,621 60.39 2.30%
1994 5,095,313 60.54 2.42%
1993 4,973,585 60.68 2.51%
1992 4,850,099 60.82 2.57%
1991 4,727,170 60.96 2.62%
1990 4,604,798 61.10 2.65%
1989 4,484,256 61.25 2.65%
1988 4,366,848 61.39 2.35%
1987 4,265,373 61.73 2.34%
1986 4,166,856 62.09 2.30%
1985 4,072,245 62.45 2.21%
1984 3,983,222 62.81 2.15%
1983 3,898,649 63.17 2.12%
1982 3,816,771 63.52 2.08%
1981 3,738,159 63.88 2.01%
1980 3,663,652 64.23 1.93%
1979 3,593,704 64.58 1.85%
1978 3,527,956 64.93 1.79%
1977 3,465,362 65.28 1.89%
1976 3,400,315 65.63 1.58%
1975 3,347,126 66.31 1.61%
1974 3,293,746 67.06 1.77%
1973 3,235,967 67.81 1.86%
1972 3,176,185 68.55 1.89%
1971 3,116,641 69.28 1.92%
1970 3,057,421 70.00 1.88%
1969 3,000,535 70.75 1.91%
1968 2,943,838 71.49 1.94%
1967 2,887,421 72.22 1.95%
1966 2,831,643 72.94 1.94%
1965 2,777,211 73.65 1.92%
1964 2,724,373 74.34 1.91%
1963 2,672,814 75.03 1.93%
1962 2,621,784 75.70 1.96%
1961 2,570,935 76.36 1.99%
1960 2,520,346 77.00 %