The latest officially reported population of Palestine was 5,289,152 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Palestine's population is 5,459,557 people compared to 19,281,054 in Senegal.
Population statistics:
- Senegal's population is 3.53 times bigger than Palestine's.
- Palestine is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
- The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.07% for Palestine vs 0.23% for Senegal.
- For the last 10 years, Palestine has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
- Since 2005, the population of Palestine has increased from 3.32M people to 5.46M (64.4% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.2M to 19.3M (71.6% growth).
- Palestine is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 47M people in 2100 for Senegal.
Palestine vs Senegal: live population counter
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| Current population |
5459557
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19281054
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| Population rank | 122/197 | 68/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
4.26 minutes
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1.24 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.76 minutes
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59.3 seconds
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| One death every |
14.1 minutes
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5.21 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.7 minutes
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51 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,145 | -10,307 |
| Daily growth/decline | +338 | +1,163 |
| Annual growth/decline | +123,377 | +424,411 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.39% | +2.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 36/197 | 37/197 |
Palestine and Senegal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | - | 3,340,907 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | 3,436,375 | - | 2.86% |
| 1962 | - | 3,534,686 | - | 2.86% |
| 1963 | - | 3,635,876 | - | 2.86% |
| 1964 | - | 3,740,535 | - | 2.88% |
| 1965 | - | 3,849,788 | - | 2.92% |
| 1966 | - | 3,964,299 | - | 2.97% |
| 1967 | - | 4,083,870 | - | 3.02% |
| 1968 | - | 4,207,587 | - | 3.03% |
| 1969 | - | 4,334,974 | - | 3.03% |
| 1970 | - | 4,466,328 | - | 3.03% |
| 1971 | - | 4,601,864 | - | 3.03% |
| 1972 | - | 4,741,631 | - | 3.04% |
| 1973 | - | 4,885,181 | - | 3.03% |
| 1974 | - | 5,029,437 | - | 2.95% |
| 1975 | - | 5,170,810 | - | 2.81% |
| 1976 | - | 5,308,564 | - | 2.66% |
| 1977 | - | 5,439,549 | - | 2.47% |
| 1978 | - | 5,568,096 | - | 2.36% |
| 1979 | - | 5,702,895 | - | 2.42% |
| 1980 | - | 5,845,638 | - | 2.5% |
| 1981 | - | 5,997,160 | - | 2.59% |
| 1982 | - | 6,156,961 | - | 2.66% |
| 1983 | - | 6,324,504 | - | 2.72% |
| 1984 | - | 6,499,364 | - | 2.76% |
| 1985 | - | 6,683,287 | - | 2.83% |
| 1986 | - | 6,878,192 | - | 2.92% |
| 1987 | - | 7,081,530 | - | 2.96% |
| 1988 | - | 7,289,618 | - | 2.94% |
| 1989 | - | 7,502,207 | - | 2.92% |
| 1990 | 1,978,248 | 7,720,523 | - | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 2,068,845 | 7,943,085 | 4.58% | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 2,163,591 | 8,168,395 | 4.58% | 2.84% |
| 1993 | 2,262,676 | 8,396,288 | 4.58% | 2.79% |
| 1994 | 2,366,298 | 8,624,078 | 4.58% | 2.71% |
| 1995 | 2,474,666 | 8,848,101 | 4.58% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 2,587,997 | 9,067,014 | 4.58% | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 2,706,518 | 9,283,495 | 4.58% | 2.39% |
| 1998 | 2,776,568 | 9,502,952 | 2.59% | 2.36% |
| 1999 | 2,848,431 | 9,730,887 | 2.59% | 2.4% |
| 2000 | 2,922,153 | 9,968,260 | 2.59% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 2,997,784 | 10,212,942 | 2.59% | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 3,075,373 | 10,466,214 | 2.59% | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 3,154,969 | 10,721,176 | 2.59% | 2.44% |
| 2004 | 3,236,626 | 10,975,704 | 2.59% | 2.37% |
| 2005 | 3,320,396 | 11,235,472 | 2.59% | 2.37% |
| 2006 | 3,406,334 | 11,500,094 | 2.59% | 2.36% |
| 2007 | 3,494,496 | 11,770,344 | 2.59% | 2.35% |
| 2008 | 3,591,977 | 12,048,959 | 2.79% | 2.37% |
| 2009 | 3,689,099 | 12,337,389 | 2.7% | 2.39% |
| 2010 | 3,786,161 | 12,635,413 | 2.63% | 2.42% |
| 2011 | 3,882,986 | 12,958,897 | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 3,979,998 | 13,310,495 | 2.5% | 2.71% |
| 2013 | 4,076,708 | 13,710,849 | 2.43% | 3.01% |
| 2014 | 4,173,398 | 14,152,102 | 2.37% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 4,270,092 | 14,593,331 | 2.32% | 3.12% |
| 2016 | 4,367,088 | 15,034,521 | 2.27% | 3.02% |
| 2017 | 4,454,805 | 15,475,002 | 2.01% | 2.93% |
| 2018 | 4,569,087 | 15,914,498 | 2.57% | 2.84% |
| 2019 | 4,685,306 | 16,352,922 | 2.54% | 2.75% |
| 2020 | 4,803,269 | 16,789,219 | 2.52% | 2.67% |
| 2021 | 4,922,749 | 17,220,867 | 2.49% | 2.57% |
| 2022 | 5,043,612 | 17,651,103 | 2.46% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 5,165,775 | 18,077,573 | 2.42% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 5,289,152 | 18,501,984 | 2.39% | 2.35% |
| 2025 | 5,379,801 | 18,931,964 | 1.71% | 2.32% |
| 2026 | 5,479,090 | 19,366,546 | 1.85% | 2.3% |
| 2027 | 5,582,345 | 19,807,242 | 1.88% | 2.28% |
| 2028 | 5,684,855 | 20,254,562 | 1.84% | 2.26% |
| 2029 | 5,787,948 | 20,706,628 | 1.81% | 2.23% |
| 2030 | 5,892,492 | 21,163,189 | 1.81% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 5,998,645 | 21,623,709 | 1.8% | 2.18% |
| 2032 | 6,106,047 | 22,085,928 | 1.79% | 2.14% |
| 2033 | 6,215,922 | 22,548,831 | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| 2034 | 6,327,947 | 23,012,018 | 1.8% | 2.05% |
| 2035 | 6,441,493 | 23,476,591 | 1.79% | 2.02% |
| 2036 | 6,555,481 | 23,942,221 | 1.77% | 1.98% |
| 2037 | 6,669,212 | 24,407,574 | 1.73% | 1.94% |
| 2038 | 6,783,431 | 24,872,512 | 1.71% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 6,899,866 | 25,335,991 | 1.72% | 1.86% |
| 2040 | 7,018,099 | 25,797,506 | 1.71% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 7,135,825 | 26,257,464 | 1.68% | 1.78% |
| 2042 | 7,253,328 | 26,716,424 | 1.65% | 1.75% |
| 2043 | 7,369,647 | 27,174,896 | 1.6% | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 7,484,632 | 27,632,997 | 1.56% | 1.69% |
| 2045 | 7,598,729 | 28,089,695 | 1.52% | 1.65% |
| 2046 | 7,710,259 | 28,546,280 | 1.47% | 1.63% |
| 2047 | 7,818,786 | 29,002,001 | 1.41% | 1.6% |
| 2048 | 7,925,101 | 29,457,233 | 1.36% | 1.57% |
| 2049 | 8,029,929 | 29,911,840 | 1.32% | 1.54% |
| 2050 | 8,134,618 | 30,364,944 | 1.3% | 1.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palestine increased by 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth), while Senegal gained 3,357,859 people (a 29.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palestine gained 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,687,723 (a 32.1% growth).
Palestine was ranked 127th most populous country in 2005 and is 122nd in 2025. Senegal was ranked 73rd in 2005 and ranked 68th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Palestine's population will grow by 49% to 8,134,618 people with a rank change from 122nd to 112th. The population of Senegal will increase by 57.5% to 30,364,944 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.
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Population differences between Palestine and Senegal
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| Life expectancy | 73.1 years | 69.2 years |
| Average age | 25 years | 24.5 years |
| Median age | 20.9 years | 20.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 3.31 births per woman | 3.82 births per woman |
| Population density | 2,274 ppl/mi² | 248.9 ppl/mi² |
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