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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Senegal was 18,501,984 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Senegal's population is 19,491,599 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 5.76 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Senegal is ranked the 68th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.24% for Senegal vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Senegal has had an average growth rate of +2.76% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Senegal has increased from 11.5M people to 19.5M (69.5% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Senegal vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Senegal
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Senegal Uruguay
2100 47,481,703 2,256,741
2099 47,309,204 2,279,899
2098 47,131,505 2,303,351
2097 46,942,831 2,326,987
2096 46,749,318 2,350,799
2095 46,548,519 2,374,835
2094 46,338,777 2,398,960
2093 46,124,372 2,423,269
2092 45,903,819 2,447,646
2091 45,676,277 2,472,126
2090 45,442,218 2,496,514
2089 45,197,486 2,520,852
2088 44,949,158 2,545,052
2087 44,692,601 2,569,100
2086 44,425,160 2,592,974
2085 44,150,556 2,616,629
2084 43,871,406 2,640,001
2083 43,579,072 2,663,150
2082 43,285,560 2,686,021
2081 42,984,866 2,708,594
2080 42,679,614 2,730,883
2079 42,366,808 2,752,831
2078 42,044,826 2,774,432
2077 41,716,837 2,795,709
2076 41,379,705 2,816,677
2075 41,030,232 2,837,308
2074 40,674,683 2,857,709
2073 40,312,726 2,877,721
2072 39,943,067 2,897,543
2071 39,568,028 2,917,097
2070 39,187,711 2,936,478
2069 38,795,322 2,955,616
2068 38,398,147 2,974,445
2067 37,996,983 2,992,987
2066 37,584,328 3,011,309
2065 37,167,637 3,029,441
2064 36,744,279 3,047,343
2063 36,318,015 3,065,064
2062 35,884,713 3,082,642
2061 35,448,776 3,100,006
2060 35,010,231 3,117,149
2059 34,571,669 3,133,952
2058 34,122,702 3,150,250
2057 33,673,448 3,166,055
2056 33,219,406 3,181,373
2055 32,765,741 3,196,072
2054 32,313,613 3,210,110
2053 31,859,051 3,223,395
2052 31,405,418 3,235,973
2051 30,949,633 3,247,888
2050 30,490,614 3,259,108
2049 30,032,811 3,269,675
2048 29,570,773 3,279,610
2047 29,111,688 3,288,969
2046 28,648,672 3,297,696
2045 28,187,838 3,305,917
2044 27,724,585 3,313,556
2043 27,260,926 3,320,565
2042 26,796,927 3,326,955
2041 26,332,270 3,332,884
2040 25,866,240 3,338,277
2039 25,398,425 3,343,295
2038 24,928,471 3,347,790
2037 24,457,649 3,351,911
2036 23,986,892 3,355,671
2035 23,515,497 3,359,126
2034 23,046,885 3,362,276
2033 22,578,286 3,365,250
2032 22,110,230 3,368,057
2031 21,643,047 3,370,727
2030 21,178,414 3,373,273
2029 20,719,234 3,375,805
2028 20,263,713 3,378,198
2027 19,814,138 3,380,504
2026 19,372,006 3,382,789
2025 18,934,809 3,384,805
2024 18,501,984 3,386,588
2023 18,077,573 3,388,081
2022 17,651,103 3,390,913
2021 17,220,867 3,396,695
2020 16,789,219 3,398,968
2019 16,352,922 3,397,206
2018 15,914,498 3,394,534
2017 15,475,002 3,388,438
2016 15,034,521 3,379,283
2015 14,593,331 3,368,017
2014 14,152,102 3,356,334
2013 13,710,849 3,345,337
2012 13,310,495 3,335,401
2011 12,958,897 3,326,825
2010 12,635,413 3,318,580
2009 12,337,389 3,310,091
2008 12,048,959 3,302,177
2007 11,770,344 3,295,153
2006 11,500,094 3,289,506
2005 11,235,472 3,285,771
2004 10,975,704 3,283,148
2003 10,721,176 3,281,186
2002 10,466,214 3,278,867
2001 10,212,942 3,274,251
2000 9,968,260 3,266,206
1999 9,730,887 3,254,015
1998 9,502,952 3,239,280
1997 9,283,495 3,223,345
1996 9,067,014 3,206,324
1995 8,848,101 3,189,440
1994 8,624,078 3,172,834
1993 8,396,288 3,156,345
1992 8,168,395 3,139,702
1991 7,943,085 3,122,354
1990 7,720,523 3,104,403
1989 7,502,207 3,086,255
1988 7,289,618 3,067,961
1987 7,081,530 3,049,896
1986 6,878,192 3,032,845
1985 6,683,287 3,017,037
1984 6,499,364 3,002,488
1983 6,324,504 2,988,778
1982 6,156,961 2,975,492
1981 5,997,160 2,963,246
1980 5,845,638 2,951,953
1979 5,702,895 2,939,903
1978 5,568,096 2,925,715
1977 5,439,549 2,909,461
1976 5,308,564 2,891,392
1975 5,170,810 2,872,320
1974 5,029,437 2,853,944
1973 4,885,181 2,837,133
1972 4,741,631 2,821,644
1971 4,601,864 2,806,462
1970 4,466,328 2,790,807
1969 4,334,974 2,773,974
1968 4,207,587 2,754,606
1967 4,083,870 2,732,277
1966 3,964,299 2,707,646
1965 3,849,788 2,681,169
1964 3,740,535 2,653,180
1963 3,635,876 2,623,766
1962 3,534,686 2,593,298
1961 3,436,375 2,562,044
1960 3,340,907 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Senegal increased by 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Senegal gained 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Senegal was ranked 72nd most populous country in 2006 and is 68th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Senegal's population will grow by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people with a rank change from 68th to 63rd. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Senegal
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Senegal Uruguay
2100 0.36% -1.02%
2099 0.38% -1.02%
2098 0.4% -1.02%
2097 0.41% -1.01%
2096 0.43% -1.01%
2095 0.45% -1.01%
2094 0.46% -1%
2093 0.48% -1%
2092 0.5% -0.99%
2091 0.52% -0.98%
2090 0.54% -0.97%
2089 0.55% -0.95%
2088 0.57% -0.94%
2087 0.6% -0.92%
2086 0.62% -0.9%
2085 0.64% -0.89%
2084 0.67% -0.87%
2083 0.68% -0.85%
2082 0.7% -0.83%
2081 0.72% -0.82%
2080 0.74% -0.8%
2079 0.77% -0.78%
2078 0.79% -0.76%
2077 0.81% -0.74%
2076 0.85% -0.73%
2075 0.87% -0.71%
2074 0.9% -0.7%
2073 0.93% -0.68%
2072 0.95% -0.67%
2071 0.97% -0.66%
2070 1.01% -0.65%
2069 1.03% -0.63%
2068 1.06% -0.62%
2067 1.1% -0.61%
2066 1.12% -0.6%
2065 1.15% -0.59%
2064 1.17% -0.58%
2063 1.21% -0.57%
2062 1.23% -0.56%
2061 1.25% -0.55%
2060 1.27% -0.54%
2059 1.32% -0.52%
2058 1.33% -0.5%
2057 1.37% -0.48%
2056 1.38% -0.46%
2055 1.4% -0.44%
2054 1.43% -0.41%
2053 1.44% -0.39%
2052 1.47% -0.37%
2051 1.51% -0.34%
2050 1.52% -0.32%
2049 1.56% -0.3%
2048 1.58% -0.28%
2047 1.62% -0.26%
2046 1.63% -0.25%
2045 1.67% -0.23%
2044 1.7% -0.21%
2043 1.73% -0.19%
2042 1.76% -0.18%
2041 1.8% -0.16%
2040 1.84% -0.15%
2039 1.89% -0.13%
2038 1.93% -0.12%
2037 1.96% -0.11%
2036 2% -0.1%
2035 2.03% -0.09%
2034 2.08% -0.09%
2033 2.12% -0.08%
2032 2.16% -0.08%
2031 2.19% -0.08%
2030 2.22% -0.08%
2029 2.25% -0.07%
2028 2.27% -0.07%
2027 2.28% -0.07%
2026 2.31% -0.06%
2025 2.34% -0.05%
2024 2.35% -0.04%
2023 2.42% -0.08%
2022 2.5% -0.17%
2021 2.57% -0.07%
2020 2.67% 0.05%
2019 2.75% 0.08%
2018 2.84% 0.18%
2017 2.93% 0.27%
2016 3.02% 0.33%
2015 3.12% 0.35%
2014 3.22% 0.33%
2013 3.01% 0.3%
2012 2.71% 0.26%
2011 2.56% 0.25%
2010 2.42% 0.26%
2009 2.39% 0.24%
2008 2.37% 0.21%
2007 2.35% 0.17%
2006 2.36% 0.11%
2005 2.37% 0.08%
2004 2.37% 0.06%
2003 2.44% 0.07%
2002 2.48% 0.14%
2001 2.45% 0.25%
2000 2.44% 0.37%
1999 2.4% 0.45%
1998 2.36% 0.49%
1997 2.39% 0.53%
1996 2.47% 0.53%
1995 2.6% 0.52%
1994 2.71% 0.52%
1993 2.79% 0.53%
1992 2.84% 0.56%
1991 2.88% 0.58%
1990 2.91% 0.59%
1989 2.92% 0.6%
1988 2.94% 0.59%
1987 2.96% 0.56%
1986 2.92% 0.52%
1985 2.83% 0.48%
1984 2.76% 0.46%
1983 2.72% 0.45%
1982 2.66% 0.41%
1981 2.59% 0.38%
1980 2.5% 0.41%
1979 2.42% 0.48%
1978 2.36% 0.56%
1977 2.47% 0.62%
1976 2.66% 0.66%
1975 2.81% 0.64%
1974 2.95% 0.59%
1973 3.03% 0.55%
1972 3.04% 0.54%
1971 3.03% 0.56%
1970 3.03% 0.61%
1969 3.03% 0.7%
1968 3.03% 0.82%
1967 3.02% 0.91%
1966 2.97% 0.99%
1965 2.92% 1.05%
1964 2.88% 1.12%
1963 2.86% 1.17%
1962 2.86% 1.22%
1961 2.86% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Senegal grew by 2.35%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Senegal Uruguay
Current population
19491599
3382789
Population rank 68/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.04%
One net population change
1.24 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
59.3 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
5.21 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,163 -4
Annual growth/decline +424,411 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.35% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 35/197 167/197
One migration net change every
41.7 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -12,636 -1,338
Net migration rank 138/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 281,867 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 100/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 146/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Senegal
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Senegal Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,636 - -1,338
2024 - -10,307 - -1,348
2023 431,006 -9,999 298 -1,501
2022 415,507 16,425 -2,964 -1,501
2021 403,019 25,519 -5,621 -1,482
2020 400,910 33,848 4,048 -1,482
2019 399,436 38,386 3,873 -2,899
2018 405,454 33,567 7,322 -2,963
2017 410,366 29,605 10,907 -3,091
2016 411,480 29,498 14,008 -3,506
2015 407,008 34,387 16,194 -4,157
2014 405,019 36,030 16,238 -4,919
2013 406,582 34,878 16,318 -5,647
2012 402,243 -42,978 15,520 -6,317
2011 387,290 -43,350 14,934 -6,982
2010 372,934 -69,888 16,231 -7,696
2009 362,238 -69,239 16,947 -8,510
2008 351,661 -67,812 16,838 -9,458
2007 339,963 -66,580 17,422 -10,750
2006 331,364 -64,254 17,783 -13,161
2005 323,908 -61,781 18,926 -16,086
2004 317,286 -59,879 18,067 -15,668
2003 308,856 -57,213 18,628 -17,105
2002 298,842 -40,554 20,073 -16,957
2001 289,690 -41,422 20,729 -14,620
2000 283,946 -42,854 21,060 -11,076
1999 277,944 -44,284 21,844 -7,441
1998 267,404 -45,189 22,114 -7,048
1997 261,200 -44,506 23,737 -6,938
1996 255,418 -39,162 24,635 -7,397
1995 252,552 -31,001 24,872 -8,339
1994 249,115 -22,633 24,637 -7,955
1993 245,742 -16,649 24,212 -7,922
1992 241,482 -14,796 24,847 -7,850
1991 237,713 -13,783 25,422 -7,714
1990 234,155 -12,959 25,699 -7,499
1989 227,797 -12,362 25,322 -7,229
1988 221,772 -12,036 25,071 -6,582
1987 218,522 -12,086 24,469 -6,833
1986 212,887 -12,655 24,505 -8,046
1985 208,218 -18,644 23,988 -8,832
1984 203,125 -24,858 23,684 -9,730
1983 197,673 -26,222 24,146 -10,671
1982 191,309 -27,672 25,224 -12,131
1981 185,917 -29,959 24,968 -13,577
1980 179,707 -32,616 25,451 -14,252
1979 173,425 -35,022 27,456 -14,552
1978 167,744 -36,559 30,076 -14,611
1977 161,636 -35,731 31,321 -14,280
1976 154,776 -18,716 33,199 -14,096
1975 147,311 -7,870 33,393 -14,350
1974 139,974 3,347 32,221 -14,512
1973 133,834 11,382 30,213 -14,312
1972 128,024 13,852 28,896 -13,817
1971 122,511 15,131 28,584 -13,288
1970 117,264 16,168 28,737 -12,727
1969 112,393 16,887 28,805 -11,149
1968 108,240 17,264 29,103 -8,028
1967 104,824 17,107 29,514 -5,938
1966 101,359 15,849 30,293 -4,599
1965 97,912 13,913 30,807 -3,542
1964 94,797 11,892 31,340 -2,623
1963 92,264 10,371 31,824 -1,707
1962 89,937 9,809 31,441 -623
1961 87,322 9,549 30,975 703
1960 84,735 9,337 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 93.9% of the population change in Senegal is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people). In Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 281,867 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Senegal, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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