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Population in Senegal compared to Sweden: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Senegal was 18,501,984 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Senegal's population is 19,281,054 people compared to 10,654,722 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 1.81 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Senegal is ranked the 68th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.23% for Senegal vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Senegal has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2005, the population of Senegal has increased from 11.2M people to 19.3M (71.6% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.03M to 10.7M (18% growth).
  • Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.

Senegal vs Sweden: live population counter

Senegal Sweden
Current population
19281054
10654722
Population rank 68/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.13%
One net population change
1.24 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
59.3 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
5.21 minutes
5.54 minutes
One migration net change every
51 minutes
10.5 minutes
Annual migration change -10,307 +50,115
Daily growth/decline +1,163 +91
Annual growth/decline +424,411 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +2.35% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 37/197 148/197

Senegal and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart

Senegal
Population

Growth rate
Sweden
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Senegal Sweden Senegal Sweden
1960 3,340,907 7,484,656 - -
1961 3,436,375 7,519,998 2.86% 0.47%
1962 3,534,686 7,561,588 2.86% 0.55%
1963 3,635,876 7,604,328 2.86% 0.57%
1964 3,740,535 7,661,354 2.88% 0.75%
1965 3,849,788 7,733,853 2.92% 0.95%
1966 3,964,299 7,807,797 2.97% 0.96%
1967 4,083,870 7,867,931 3.02% 0.77%
1968 4,207,587 7,912,273 3.03% 0.56%
1969 4,334,974 7,968,072 3.03% 0.71%
1970 4,466,328 8,042,801 3.03% 0.94%
1971 4,601,864 8,098,334 3.03% 0.69%
1972 4,741,631 8,122,300 3.04% 0.3%
1973 4,885,181 8,136,312 3.03% 0.17%
1974 5,029,437 8,159,955 2.95% 0.29%
1975 5,170,810 8,192,437 2.81% 0.4%
1976 5,308,564 8,222,286 2.66% 0.36%
1977 5,439,549 8,251,540 2.47% 0.36%
1978 5,568,096 8,275,599 2.36% 0.29%
1979 5,702,895 8,293,678 2.42% 0.22%
1980 5,845,638 8,310,531 2.5% 0.2%
1981 5,997,160 8,320,503 2.59% 0.12%
1982 6,156,961 8,325,263 2.66% 0.06%
1983 6,324,504 8,329,033 2.72% 0.05%
1984 6,499,364 8,336,605 2.76% 0.09%
1985 6,683,287 8,350,386 2.83% 0.17%
1986 6,878,192 8,369,829 2.92% 0.23%
1987 7,081,530 8,397,804 2.96% 0.33%
1988 7,289,618 8,436,489 2.94% 0.46%
1989 7,502,207 8,492,964 2.92% 0.67%
1990 7,720,523 8,558,835 2.91% 0.78%
1991 7,943,085 8,617,375 2.88% 0.68%
1992 8,168,395 8,668,067 2.84% 0.59%
1993 8,396,288 8,718,561 2.79% 0.58%
1994 8,624,078 8,780,745 2.71% 0.71%
1995 8,848,101 8,826,939 2.6% 0.53%
1996 9,067,014 8,840,998 2.47% 0.16%
1997 9,283,495 8,846,062 2.39% 0.06%
1998 9,502,952 8,850,974 2.36% 0.06%
1999 9,730,887 8,857,874 2.4% 0.08%
2000 9,968,260 8,872,109 2.44% 0.16%
2001 10,212,942 8,895,960 2.45% 0.27%
2002 10,466,214 8,924,958 2.48% 0.33%
2003 10,721,176 8,958,229 2.44% 0.37%
2004 10,975,704 8,993,531 2.37% 0.39%
2005 11,235,472 9,029,572 2.37% 0.4%
2006 11,500,094 9,080,505 2.36% 0.56%
2007 11,770,344 9,148,092 2.35% 0.74%
2008 12,048,959 9,219,637 2.37% 0.78%
2009 12,337,389 9,298,515 2.39% 0.86%
2010 12,635,413 9,378,126 2.42% 0.86%
2011 12,958,897 9,449,213 2.56% 0.76%
2012 13,310,495 9,519,374 2.71% 0.74%
2013 13,710,849 9,600,379 3.01% 0.85%
2014 14,152,102 9,696,110 3.22% 1%
2015 14,593,331 9,799,186 3.12% 1.06%
2016 15,034,521 9,923,085 3.02% 1.26%
2017 15,475,002 10,057,698 2.93% 1.36%
2018 15,914,498 10,175,214 2.84% 1.17%
2019 16,352,922 10,278,887 2.75% 1.02%
2020 16,789,219 10,353,442 2.67% 0.73%
2021 17,220,867 10,415,811 2.57% 0.6%
2022 17,651,103 10,486,941 2.5% 0.68%
2023 18,077,573 10,536,632 2.42% 0.47%
2024 18,501,984 10,569,709 2.35% 0.31%
2025 18,931,964 10,619,177 2.32% 0.47%
2026 19,366,546 10,663,427 2.3% 0.42%
2027 19,807,242 10,703,497 2.28% 0.38%
2028 20,254,562 10,740,420 2.26% 0.34%
2029 20,706,628 10,773,692 2.23% 0.31%
2030 21,163,189 10,803,699 2.2% 0.28%
2031 21,623,709 10,830,583 2.18% 0.25%
2032 22,085,928 10,855,855 2.14% 0.23%
2033 22,548,831 10,880,544 2.1% 0.23%
2034 23,012,018 10,903,924 2.05% 0.21%
2035 23,476,591 10,926,433 2.02% 0.21%
2036 23,942,221 10,949,062 1.98% 0.21%
2037 24,407,574 10,971,259 1.94% 0.2%
2038 24,872,512 10,993,203 1.9% 0.2%
2039 25,335,991 11,015,926 1.86% 0.21%
2040 25,797,506 11,039,663 1.82% 0.22%
2041 26,257,464 11,063,604 1.78% 0.22%
2042 26,716,424 11,088,299 1.75% 0.22%
2043 27,174,896 11,113,927 1.72% 0.23%
2044 27,632,997 11,139,125 1.69% 0.23%
2045 28,089,695 11,163,492 1.65% 0.22%
2046 28,546,280 11,186,803 1.63% 0.21%
2047 29,002,001 11,209,183 1.6% 0.2%
2048 29,457,233 11,230,526 1.57% 0.19%
2049 29,911,840 11,250,663 1.54% 0.18%
2050 30,364,944 11,269,877 1.51% 0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Senegal increased by 3,357,859 people (a 29.9% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Senegal gained 4,687,723 (a 32.1% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Senegal was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2005 and is 68th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Senegal's population will grow by 57.5% to 30,364,944 people with a rank change from 68th to 63rd. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

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