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Senegal

Republic of Senegal · République du Sénégal

Capital
Dakar
Population
18.9 million 2025
Area
196,722 km²
Neighbours
5
Locator map of SenegalSENEGALDakarMAURITANIAMALIGUINEAGUINEA-BISSAUGAMBIANorthAtlantic Ocean0100 km
Senegal hatched, Dakar marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 14.5°N 14.5°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Senegal lies in Western Africa and shares land borders with the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania. With 196,722 km², it is about the size of Kyrgyzstan and Belarus and ranks 86th of 195 by area.

About 18.9 million people lived in Senegal in 2025, according to the World Bank, 68th of 194 countries. On average, 96 people live on each km². 55.8% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$1,955 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 157th of 191 and 26th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 68.9 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North to south it runs about 484 km, between 12.3°N and 16.7°N. Dakar's antipode is in the Coral Sea, about 390 km from the Solomon Islands, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population18,931,9662025, World Bank68th of 19425th of 54
Area196,722 km²world-countries86th of 19534th of 54
GDPUS$37.0 billion2025, World Bank, current US$106th of 19119th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$1,9552025, World Bank, current US$157th of 19126th of 52
Population density96 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries94th of 19420th of 54
Life expectancy68.9 years2024, World Bank138th of 19411th of 54
Urban population55.8%2025, World Bank122nd of 19419th of 54
Forest area45.0% of land2024, World Bank58th of 19413th of 54
Population growth+2.30% a year2025, World Bank35th of 19424th of 54
Internet users60.1%2024, World Bank136th of 18816th of 53
Fertility rate3.77 births per woman2024, World Bank33rd of 19430th of 54
Land neighbours5world-countries; among the 19535th of 19518th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaKyrgyzstan, Belarus and Syria

Closest in populationRomania, Guatemala and Ecuador

Neighbours 5 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Gambia170 km
    Dakar to Banjul, capital to capital
  • Guinea-Bissau377 km
    Dakar to Bissau, capital to capital
  • Mauritania407 km
    Dakar to Nouakchott, capital to capital
  • Guinea709 km
    Dakar to Conakry, capital to capital
  • Mali1,049 km
    Dakar to Bamako, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Dakar
14.72°N 17.48°W
Northernmost latitude
16.68°N
Southernmost latitude
12.33°N
Westernmost longitude
17.53°W
Easternmost longitude
11.38°W
North to south
about 484 km
Antipode of Dakar
14.72°S 162.53°E
in the Coral Sea, about 390 km from the nearest land (Solomon Islands)