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Senegal:
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Other pages in this profile of Senegal:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 12,853,259 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 66.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 41.9% (male 2,717,257/female 2,668,602) 15-64 years: 55.1% (male 3,524,683/female 3,552,643) 65 years and over: 3% (male 183,188/female 206,886) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18.8 years male: 18.6 years female: 19 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.58% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 36.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 10.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 58.93 deaths/1,000 live births male: 62.79 deaths/1,000 live births female: 54.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 57.08 years male: 55.7 years female: 58.5 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.86 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.8% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 44,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 3,500 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, malaria, Rift Valley fever, and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Senegalese (singular and plural) adjective: Senegalese |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
Languages |
Definition French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 39.3% male: 51.1% female: 29.2% (2002 est.) |
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