Short facts about people of Senegal

Population:

10,284,929 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  44.07% (male 2,279,996; female 2,252,255) 15-64 years:  52.88% (male 2,603,829; female 2,834,328) 65 years and over:  3.05% (male 155,877; female 158,644) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.93% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

37.46 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.35 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.98 male(s)/female total population:  0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

56.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  62.56 years male:  60.94 years female:  64.22 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.12 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

1.77% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

79,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

7,800 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Senegalese (singular and plural) adjective:  Senegalese

Ethnic groups:

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:

Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2% (mostly Roman Catholic)

Languages:

French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  33.1% male:  43% female:  23.2% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook