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Senegal: area, population and density
Senegal has 192,530 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 18,931,966; calculated population density is 98 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Senegal ranks 85th of 196 by land area, 69th by population and 96th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 192,530 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 18,931,966World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 98 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Senegal in the country comparison set
Senegal has 192,530 sq km of land area and a population value of 18,931,966 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 85th by land area, 69th by population, and 96th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Senegal first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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