Demographics of Senegal

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsMuslim 94% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%

Ethnic groupsWolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%

Demographics

Total fertility rate4.69 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence3.80 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index40.3 39.2 41.3

Intentional homicides2.80 per 100,000 people (2012)

Total Population13.6 Million (2014)13.3 Million (2013)13.0 Million (2012)

Population Growth2.48 % (2014)2.51 % (2013)2.53 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.01 Square kilometer per capita

Population density69.3 capita per square kilometer (2014)67.6 capita per square kilometer (2013)65.9 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people22.6 per 1,000 people (2008)21.0 per 1,000 people (2007)21.0 per 1,000 people (2006)

Vehicles per km of road17.9 per km of road (2008)16.9 per km of road (2007)15.9 per km of road (2006)

Mobile cellular subscriptions92.9 per 100 people (2013)83.6 per 100 people (2012)70.2 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers0.76 per 100 people (2013)0.70 per 100 people (2012)0.70 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users20.9 per 100 people (2013)19.2 per 100 people (2012)17.5 per 100 people (2011)