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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Senegal

Share of population under 15 in Senegal in 2025 — 37.7%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6.4 pp.

2025 37.7% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 35of 217
Period maximum 47.3%1985
Period minimum 37.7%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Senegal, 1960–202537.54042.54547.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.2%1962: 44.3%1964: 44.3%1966: 44.3%1968: 44.2%1970: 44.2%1972: 44.2%1974: 44.4%1976: 44.8%1978: 45.6%1980: 46.4%1982: 46.9%1984: 47.2%1986: 47.3%1988: 47%1990: 46.6%1992: 46.1%1994: 45.4%1996: 44.9%1998: 44.4%2000: 43.9%2002: 43.5%2004: 43.1%2006: 42.8%2008: 42.7%2010: 42.7%2012: 42.7%2014: 42.6%2016: 42.1%2018: 41.3%2020: 40.3%2022: 39.2%2024: 38.2%2025: 37.7%
Change over the period: −6.4 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Senegal 37.7%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37.7 −0.4 pp
2024 38.2 −0.4 pp
2023 38.6 −0.5 pp
2022 39.2 −0.6 pp
2021 39.8 −0.6 pp
2020 40.3 −0.5 pp
2019 40.9 −0.5 pp
2018 41.3 −0.4 pp
2017 41.8 −0.3 pp
2016 42.1 −0.3 pp
2015 42.4 −0.2 pp
2014 42.6 −0.1 pp
2013 42.7 −0 pp
2012 42.7 +0 pp
2011 42.7 +0 pp
2010 42.7 +0 pp
2009 42.7 −0 pp
2008 42.7 −0.1 pp
2007 42.7 −0.1 pp
2006 42.8 −0.1 pp
2005 42.9 −0.1 pp
2004 43.1 −0.1 pp
2003 43.2 −0.3 pp
2002 43.5 −0.3 pp
2001 43.7 −0.2 pp
2000 43.9 −0.2 pp
1999 44.2 −0.2 pp
1998 44.4 −0.2 pp
1997 44.6 −0.3 pp
1996 44.9 −0.3 pp
1995 45.1 −0.3 pp
1994 45.4 −0.3 pp
1993 45.8 −0.3 pp
1992 46.1 −0.3 pp
1991 46.4 −0.3 pp
1990 46.6 −0.2 pp
1989 46.9 −0.2 pp
1988 47 −0.2 pp
1987 47.2 −0.1 pp
1986 47.3 −0 pp
1985 47.3 +0.1 pp
1984 47.2 +0.1 pp
1983 47.1 +0.2 pp
1982 46.9 +0.2 pp
1981 46.7 +0.3 pp
1980 46.4 +0.3 pp
1979 46 +0.4 pp
1978 45.6 +0.4 pp
1977 45.2 +0.4 pp
1976 44.8 +0.3 pp
1975 44.6 +0.2 pp
1974 44.4 +0.1 pp
1973 44.3 +0.1 pp
1972 44.2 +0 pp
1971 44.2 −0 pp
1970 44.2 −0 pp
1969 44.2 −0 pp
1968 44.2 −0 pp
1967 44.3 −0 pp
1966 44.3 −0 pp
1965 44.3 +0 pp
1964 44.3 +0 pp
1963 44.3 +0 pp
1962 44.3 +0 pp
1961 44.3 +0.1 pp
1960 44.2 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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Demography Children under 15

How many children and adolescents younger than 15 there are in a country.

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