Population:
13,711,597 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.2% (male 2,911,324/female 2,877,804)
15-64 years:
54.8% (male 3,728,664/female 3,786,000)
65 years and over:
3% (male 190,343/female 217,462) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.6 years
male:
18.4 years
female:
18.8 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.709% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
36.84 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
9.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 42% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 58.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
65.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
51.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 59 years
male:
57.12 years
female:
60.93 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
67,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,800 (2007 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases:
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, malaria, Rift Valley fever, and yellow fever
water contact disease:
schistosomiasis
respiratory disease:
meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease:
rabies (2009)
Nationality:
noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Senegalese
Ethnic groups:
Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
Religions:
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
Languages:
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
39.3%
male:
51.1%
female:
29.2% (2002 est.)
Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2006)
