Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Senegal

Share of women in the population in Senegal in 2025 — 49.21%. Ranked 183 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.01 pp.

2025 49.21% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 183of 217
Period maximum 50.64%2002
Period minimum 49.12%2023

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Senegal, 1960–20254949.55050.55119601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50.22%1962: 50.08%1964: 49.95%1966: 49.81%1968: 49.66%1970: 49.53%1972: 49.44%1974: 49.39%1976: 49.45%1978: 49.64%1980: 49.83%1982: 49.97%1984: 50.09%1986: 50.17%1988: 50.22%1990: 50.26%1992: 50.3%1994: 50.34%1996: 50.42%1998: 50.52%2000: 50.61%2002: 50.64%2004: 50.59%2006: 50.54%2008: 50.48%2010: 50.44%2012: 50.41%2014: 50.2%2016: 49.93%2018: 49.65%2020: 49.38%2022: 49.15%2024: 49.17%2025: 49.21%
Change over the period: −1.01 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal

Senegal 49.21%
World 49.73%
Western Africa computed 49.6%
Share of women in the population — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.21 +0.05 pp
2024 49.17 +0.05 pp
2023 49.12 −0.03 pp
2022 49.15 −0.11 pp
2021 49.26 −0.12 pp
2020 49.38 −0.13 pp
2019 49.51 −0.14 pp
2018 49.65 −0.14 pp
2017 49.79 −0.14 pp
2016 49.93 −0.14 pp
2015 50.07 −0.13 pp
2014 50.2 −0.13 pp
2013 50.33 −0.07 pp
2012 50.41 −0.02 pp
2011 50.43 −0.02 pp
2010 50.44 −0.02 pp
2009 50.46 −0.02 pp
2008 50.48 −0.02 pp
2007 50.51 −0.03 pp
2006 50.54 −0.03 pp
2005 50.56 −0.03 pp
2004 50.59 −0.03 pp
2003 50.62 −0.03 pp
2002 50.64 +0 pp
2001 50.64 +0.04 pp
2000 50.61 +0.04 pp
1999 50.57 +0.05 pp
1998 50.52 +0.05 pp
1997 50.47 +0.05 pp
1996 50.42 +0.04 pp
1995 50.38 +0.03 pp
1994 50.34 +0.02 pp
1993 50.32 +0.02 pp
1992 50.3 +0.02 pp
1991 50.28 +0.02 pp
1990 50.26 +0.02 pp
1989 50.24 +0.02 pp
1988 50.22 +0.02 pp
1987 50.2 +0.02 pp
1986 50.17 +0.03 pp
1985 50.14 +0.05 pp
1984 50.09 +0.06 pp
1983 50.04 +0.06 pp
1982 49.97 +0.07 pp
1981 49.91 +0.08 pp
1980 49.83 +0.09 pp
1979 49.74 +0.1 pp
1978 49.64 +0.1 pp
1977 49.53 +0.08 pp
1976 49.45 +0.05 pp
1975 49.4 +0.01 pp
1974 49.39 −0.01 pp
1973 49.4 −0.03 pp
1972 49.44 −0.04 pp
1971 49.48 −0.05 pp
1970 49.53 −0.06 pp
1969 49.59 −0.07 pp
1968 49.66 −0.07 pp
1967 49.73 −0.08 pp
1966 49.81 −0.07 pp
1965 49.88 −0.07 pp
1964 49.95 −0.07 pp
1963 50.02 −0.07 pp
1962 50.08 −0.07 pp
1961 50.15 −0.07 pp
1960 50.22

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.