Senegal Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Senegal rural population for 2023 was 8,956,364, a 1.59% increase from 2022.
  • Senegal rural population for 2022 was 8,816,497, a 1.64% increase from 2021.
  • Senegal rural population for 2021 was 8,674,634, a 1.73% increase from 2020.
  • Senegal rural population for 2020 was 8,526,730, a 1.8% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Senegal Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 8,956,364 50.42 1.57%
2022 8,816,497 50.91 1.62%
2021 8,674,634 51.40 1.72%
2020 8,526,730 51.88 1.78%
2019 8,375,929 52.35 1.82%
2018 8,224,798 52.81 1.86%
2017 8,073,041 53.26 1.89%
2016 7,922,068 53.70 1.91%
2015 7,772,149 54.14 1.94%
2014 7,622,759 54.56 1.96%
2013 7,474,978 54.98 1.96%
2012 7,330,039 55.40 1.98%
2011 7,186,286 55.81 1.98%
2010 7,045,311 56.23 1.98%
2009 6,907,386 56.64 1.95%
2008 6,773,862 57.05 1.92%
2007 6,645,177 57.47 1.92%
2006 6,518,798 57.88 1.90%
2005 6,396,339 58.29 1.84%
2004 6,279,490 58.69 1.81%
2003 6,167,001 59.10 1.97%
2002 6,046,772 59.39 2.17%
2001 5,916,704 59.54 2.14%
2000 5,791,518 59.68 2.11%
1999 5,670,361 59.82 2.08%
1998 5,553,767 59.97 2.06%
1997 5,440,790 60.11 2.09%
1996 5,328,251 60.25 2.17%
1995 5,213,621 60.39 2.30%
1994 5,095,313 60.54 2.42%
1993 4,973,585 60.68 2.51%
1992 4,850,099 60.82 2.57%
1991 4,727,170 60.96 2.62%
1990 4,604,798 61.10 2.65%
1989 4,484,256 61.25 2.65%
1988 4,366,848 61.39 2.35%
1987 4,265,373 61.73 2.34%
1986 4,166,856 62.09 2.30%
1985 4,072,245 62.45 2.21%
1984 3,983,222 62.81 2.15%
1983 3,898,649 63.17 2.12%
1982 3,816,771 63.52 2.08%
1981 3,738,159 63.88 2.01%
1980 3,663,652 64.23 1.93%
1979 3,593,704 64.58 1.85%
1978 3,527,956 64.93 1.79%
1977 3,465,362 65.28 1.89%
1976 3,400,315 65.63 1.58%
1975 3,347,126 66.31 1.61%
1974 3,293,746 67.06 1.77%
1973 3,235,967 67.81 1.86%
1972 3,176,185 68.55 1.89%
1971 3,116,641 69.28 1.92%
1970 3,057,421 70.00 1.88%
1969 3,000,535 70.75 1.91%
1968 2,943,838 71.49 1.94%
1967 2,887,421 72.22 1.95%
1966 2,831,643 72.94 1.94%
1965 2,777,211 73.65 1.92%
1964 2,724,373 74.34 1.91%
1963 2,672,814 75.03 1.93%
1962 2,621,784 75.70 1.96%
1961 2,570,935 76.36 1.99%
1960 2,520,346 77.00 %