The latest officially reported population of Senegal was 18,501,984 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Senegal's population is 19,281,054 people compared to 12,402,051 in Tunisia.
Population statistics:
- Senegal's population is 1.55 times bigger than Tunisia's.
- Senegal is ranked the 68th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.23% for Senegal vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
- For the last 10 years, Senegal has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
- Since 2005, the population of Senegal has increased from 11.2M people to 19.3M (71.6% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.9% growth).
- Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47M people compared to the peak of 13.1M people in 2051 for Tunisia.
Senegal vs Tunisia: live population counter
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| Current population |
19281054
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12402051
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| Population rank | 68/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
1.24 minutes
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6.85 minutes
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| One birth every |
59.3 seconds
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3.13 minutes
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| One death every |
5.21 minutes
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7.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
51 minutes
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34.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -10,307 | -15,221 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,163 | +210 |
| Annual growth/decline | +424,411 | +76,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.35% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 37/197 | 125/197 |
Senegal and Tunisia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,340,907 | 4,267,288 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,436,375 | 4,316,278 | 2.86% | 1.15% |
| 1962 | 3,534,686 | 4,369,136 | 2.86% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 3,635,876 | 4,427,131 | 2.86% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 3,740,535 | 4,489,869 | 2.88% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 3,849,788 | 4,561,385 | 2.92% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 3,964,299 | 4,652,287 | 2.97% | 1.99% |
| 1967 | 4,083,870 | 4,760,970 | 3.02% | 2.34% |
| 1968 | 4,207,587 | 4,879,899 | 3.03% | 2.5% |
| 1969 | 4,334,974 | 5,004,697 | 3.03% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 4,466,328 | 5,131,396 | 3.03% | 2.53% |
| 1971 | 4,601,864 | 5,261,658 | 3.03% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 4,741,631 | 5,396,557 | 3.04% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 4,885,181 | 5,537,242 | 3.03% | 2.61% |
| 1974 | 5,029,437 | 5,684,674 | 2.95% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 5,170,810 | 5,839,262 | 2.81% | 2.72% |
| 1976 | 5,308,564 | 5,996,994 | 2.66% | 2.7% |
| 1977 | 5,439,549 | 6,155,931 | 2.47% | 2.65% |
| 1978 | 5,568,096 | 6,309,390 | 2.36% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 5,702,895 | 6,456,419 | 2.42% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 5,845,638 | 6,606,195 | 2.5% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 5,997,160 | 6,758,284 | 2.59% | 2.3% |
| 1982 | 6,156,961 | 6,908,642 | 2.66% | 2.22% |
| 1983 | 6,324,504 | 7,053,800 | 2.72% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 6,499,364 | 7,220,044 | 2.76% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 6,683,287 | 7,409,903 | 2.83% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 6,878,192 | 7,600,301 | 2.92% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 7,081,530 | 7,789,987 | 2.96% | 2.5% |
| 1988 | 7,289,618 | 7,974,440 | 2.94% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 7,502,207 | 8,151,660 | 2.92% | 2.22% |
| 1990 | 7,720,523 | 8,324,509 | 2.91% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 7,943,085 | 8,501,827 | 2.88% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 8,168,395 | 8,682,512 | 2.84% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 8,396,288 | 8,857,910 | 2.79% | 2.02% |
| 1994 | 8,624,078 | 9,018,448 | 2.71% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 8,848,101 | 9,161,258 | 2.6% | 1.58% |
| 1996 | 9,067,014 | 9,294,432 | 2.47% | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 9,283,495 | 9,421,270 | 2.39% | 1.36% |
| 1998 | 9,502,952 | 9,541,667 | 2.36% | 1.28% |
| 1999 | 9,730,887 | 9,655,963 | 2.4% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 9,968,260 | 9,764,935 | 2.44% | 1.13% |
| 2001 | 10,212,942 | 9,869,677 | 2.45% | 1.07% |
| 2002 | 10,466,214 | 9,971,515 | 2.48% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 10,721,176 | 10,071,632 | 2.44% | 1% |
| 2004 | 10,975,704 | 10,166,163 | 2.37% | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 11,235,472 | 10,255,472 | 2.37% | 0.88% |
| 2006 | 11,500,094 | 10,346,410 | 2.36% | 0.89% |
| 2007 | 11,770,344 | 10,441,702 | 2.35% | 0.92% |
| 2008 | 12,048,959 | 10,542,635 | 2.37% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 12,337,389 | 10,650,681 | 2.39% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 12,635,413 | 10,765,980 | 2.42% | 1.08% |
| 2011 | 12,958,897 | 10,886,035 | 2.56% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 13,310,495 | 11,009,647 | 2.71% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 13,710,849 | 11,141,361 | 3.01% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 14,152,102 | 11,274,288 | 3.22% | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 14,593,331 | 11,402,264 | 3.12% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 15,034,521 | 11,528,674 | 3.02% | 1.11% |
| 2017 | 15,475,002 | 11,650,498 | 2.93% | 1.06% |
| 2018 | 15,914,498 | 11,765,514 | 2.84% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 16,352,922 | 11,875,081 | 2.75% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | 16,789,219 | 11,974,057 | 2.67% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | 17,220,867 | 12,048,622 | 2.57% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | 17,651,103 | 12,119,334 | 2.5% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | 18,077,573 | 12,200,431 | 2.42% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 18,501,984 | 12,277,109 | 2.35% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 18,931,964 | 12,348,580 | 2.32% | 0.58% |
| 2026 | 19,366,546 | 12,415,147 | 2.3% | 0.54% |
| 2027 | 19,807,242 | 12,476,105 | 2.28% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 20,254,562 | 12,531,994 | 2.26% | 0.45% |
| 2029 | 20,706,628 | 12,582,709 | 2.23% | 0.4% |
| 2030 | 21,163,189 | 12,628,154 | 2.2% | 0.36% |
| 2031 | 21,623,709 | 12,669,925 | 2.18% | 0.33% |
| 2032 | 22,085,928 | 12,709,155 | 2.14% | 0.31% |
| 2033 | 22,548,831 | 12,746,538 | 2.1% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 23,012,018 | 12,781,017 | 2.05% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 23,476,591 | 12,812,275 | 2.02% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 23,942,221 | 12,842,495 | 1.98% | 0.24% |
| 2037 | 24,407,574 | 12,872,063 | 1.94% | 0.23% |
| 2038 | 24,872,512 | 12,900,190 | 1.9% | 0.22% |
| 2039 | 25,335,991 | 12,927,314 | 1.86% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 25,797,506 | 12,953,871 | 1.82% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 26,257,464 | 12,979,696 | 1.78% | 0.2% |
| 2042 | 26,716,424 | 13,005,242 | 1.75% | 0.2% |
| 2043 | 27,174,896 | 13,030,307 | 1.72% | 0.19% |
| 2044 | 27,632,997 | 13,054,103 | 1.69% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 28,089,695 | 13,076,097 | 1.65% | 0.17% |
| 2046 | 28,546,280 | 13,095,748 | 1.63% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 29,002,001 | 13,113,228 | 1.6% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 29,457,233 | 13,127,662 | 1.57% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 29,911,840 | 13,138,151 | 1.54% | 0.08% |
| 2050 | 30,364,944 | 13,145,144 | 1.51% | 0.05% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Senegal increased by 3,357,859 people (a 29.9% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,146,792 people (a 11.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Senegal gained 4,687,723 (a 32.1% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 999,787 (a 8.77% growth).
Senegal was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2005 and is 68th in 2025. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2005 and ranked 80th 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.99% to 13,145,144 people and rank change from 80th to 89th.
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Population differences between Senegal and Tunisia
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| Life expectancy | 69.2 years | 76.9 years |
| Average age | 24.5 years | 34.5 years |
| Median age | 20.4 years | 33.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.82 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 248.9 ppl/mi² | 204.7 ppl/mi² |
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