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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates 2 TV stations; a few private TV subscription channels rebroadcast foreign channels without providing any local news or programs; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional FM stations; many community and private-broadcast radio stations are available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Dakar (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.sn

Internet users [time series]

total: 3 million | percent of population: 22.0% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 84

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: good system with microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system | domestic: above-average urban system with a fiber-optic network; nearly two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar where a call-center industry is emerging; expansion of fixed-line services in rural areas needed; mobile-cellular service is expanding rapidly | international: country code - 221; the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic cable provides connectivity to Europe and Asia while Atlantis-2 provides connectivity to South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 310,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 115

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 14.4 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 105 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 67

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

7 (2008)

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish

Budget [time series]

revenues: $3.844 billion | expenditures: $4.662 billion (2014 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-5.2% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 174

Central bank discount rate [time series]

0.25% (31 December 2010) | 4.25% (31 December 2009) | country comparison to the world: 147

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

13.3% (31 December 2014 est.) | 14% (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55

Current account balance [time series]

-$1.602 billion (2014 est.) | -$1.598 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 134

Debt - external [time series]

$5.747 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $4.91 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 121

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

40.3 (2011) | 40.3 (2011) | country comparison to the world: 52

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Senegal’s economy is driven by mining, construction, tourism, fisheries and agriculture which is the primary source of employment in rural areas. The country's key export industries include phosphate mining, fertilizer production, agricultural products and commercial fishing and it is also working on oil exploration projects. Senegal relies heavily on donor assistance, remittances and foreign direct investment. President Macky SALL, who was elected in March 2012 under a reformist policy agenda, inherited an economy with high energy costs, a challenging business environment, and a culture of overspending. Senegal received technical support from the IMF in 2010-2014 under a Policy Support Instrument to assist economic reform through sound macroeconomic and fiscal policies to reduce the fiscal deficit, increase transparency and facilitate private investment. President SALL unveiled an ambitious economic plan, the Emerging Senegal Plan, which aims to implement priority economic reforms and investment projects to increase economic growth. Bureaucratic bottlenecks and a challenging business climate are among the perennial challenges that may slow the implementation of this plan. Investors have signaled confidence in the country through Senegal’s successful Eurobond issuances in recent years, including in 2014.

Exchange rates [time series]

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - | 494.4 (2014 est.) | 494 (2013 est.) | 510.53 (2012 est.) | 471.87 (2011 est.) | 495.28 (2010)

Exports [time series]

$2.462 billion (2014 est.) | $2.563 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139

Exports - commodities [time series]

fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton

Exports - partners [time series]

Mali 16%, Switzerland 10.5%, UAE 5.2%, France 4.6% (2014)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$15.58 billion (2014 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$33.61 billion (2014 est.) | $32.15 billion (2013 est.) | $31.06 billion (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 119

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 15.6% | industry: 23.8% | services: 60.6% (2014 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$2,300 (2014 est.) | $2,200 (2013 est.) | $2,100 (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 199

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

4.5% (2014 est.) | 3.5% (2013 est.) | 3.4% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Gross national saving [time series]

17.4% of GDP (2014 est.) | 16.4% of GDP (2013 est.) | 19% of GDP (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 2.5% | highest 10%: 31.1% (2011)

Imports [time series]

$5.481 billion (2014 est.) | $5.698 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125

Imports - commodities [time series]

food and beverages, capital goods, fuels

Imports - partners [time series]

France 18.4%, Nigeria 8.7%, China 7.7%, Netherlands 6.3%, India 5.8%, Turkey 4.6%, Belgium 4.3% (2014)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

5.2% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 50

Industries [time series]

agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, zircon, and gold mining, construction materials, ship construction and repair

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

-0.5% (2014 est.) | 0.7% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 14

Labor force [time series]

6.326 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 67

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 77.5% | industry and services: 22.5% (2007 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$NA

Population below poverty line [time series]

46.7% (2011 est.)

Public debt [time series]

47.5% of GDP (2014 est.) | 43.6% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$1.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $2.253 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 123

Stock of broad money [time series]

$6.443 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $6.574 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 120

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$5.549 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $5.394 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$4.086 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $4.177 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 108

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

24.2% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125

Unemployment rate [time series]

48% (2007 est.) | country comparison to the world: 196

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

7.139 million Mt (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 116

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 179

Crude oil - imports [time series]

15,500 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 185

Electricity - consumption [time series]

2.586 billion kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 194

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

99.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 46

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 198

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 176

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 198

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

623,000 kW (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 136

Electricity - production [time series]

3.148 billion kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

20.48 million cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 109

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 176

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128

Natural gas - production [time series]

20.48 million cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 86

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 190

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

43,720 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 108

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

562 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 110

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

23,760 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

35,800 bbl/day (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 100

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 196,722 sq km | land: 192,530 sq km | water: 4,192 sq km | country comparison to the world: 88

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than South Dakota

Climate [time series]

tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind

Coastline [time series]

531 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m | highest point: unnamed elevation southwest of Kedougou 581 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 2.22 cu km/yr (4%/3%/93%) | per capita: 221.6 cu m/yr (2002)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

14 00 N, 14 00 W

Geography - note [time series]

westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal

Irrigated land [time series]

1,197 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 2,684 km | border countries (5): The Gambia 749 km, Guinea 363 km, Guinea-Bissau 341 km, Mali 489 km, Mauritania 742 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 46.8% | arable land 17.4%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 29.1% | forest: 43.8% | other: 9.4% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm | contiguous zone: 24 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

Natural hazards [time series]

lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts

Natural resources [time series]

fish, phosphates, iron ore

Terrain [time series]

generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast

Total renewable water resources [time series]

38.8 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

14 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor

Capital [time series]

name: Dakar | geographic coordinates: 14 44 N, 17 38 W | time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Constitution [time series]

previous 1959 (preindependence), 1963; latest adopted by referendum 7 January 2001, promulgated 22 January 2001; amended many times, last in 2009 (2014)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Senegal | conventional short form: Senegal | local long form: Republique du Senegal | local short form: Senegal | former: Senegambia (along with The Gambia), Mali Federation

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador James P. Zumwalt (since 9 January 2015); note - also accredited to Guinea-Bissau | embassy: Route des Almadies, Dakar | mailing address: B. P. 49, Dakar | telephone: [221] 33-879-4000 | FAX: [221] 33-822-2991

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Babacar DIAGNE (since 18 November 2014) | embassy: 2215 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007 | telephone: [1] (202) 234-0540 | FAX: [1] (202) 629-2961 | consulate(s) general: Houston, New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Macky SALL (since 2 April 2012) | head of government: Prime Minister Mohammed Abdallah Boun DIONNE (since 4 July 2014) | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 February 2012 with a runoff on 25 March 2012 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister appointed by the president | election results: Macky SALL elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Macky SALL ( Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar ) 65.8%, Abdoulaye WADE (PDS) 34.2%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; green represents Islam, progress, and hope; yellow signifies natural wealth and progress; red symbolizes sacrifice and determination; the star denotes unity and hope | note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Mali and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea

Government type [time series]

republic

Independence [time series]

4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Court of Final Appeals or Cour de Cassation (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Council (consists of 5 members including the court president, vice-president, and 3 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Court of Final Appeals judges' appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Higher Council of the Judiciary, a body chaired by the president of the republic; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Council members appointed by the president of the republic to serve 6-year terms with renewal of 3 members every 2 years | subordinate courts: High Court of Justice (for crime of high treason by president); Supreme Court (for abuses by government executives and local officials); Court of Auditors; Courts of Appeal; Assize Courts (4); Regional and District Courts, Labor Court

Legal system [time series]

civil law system based on French law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 60 directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) | elections: National Assembly - last held on 1 July 2012 (next to be held in 2017) | election results: National Assembly results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition 119, PDS 12, Bokk Giss Giss coalition 4, MCRN-Bes Du Nakk 4, PVD 2, MRDS 2, URD 1, AJ/PADS 1, other 5

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons" (Pluck Your Koras, Strike the Balafons) | lyrics/music: Leopold Sedar SENGHOR/Herbert PEPPER | note: adopted 1960; lyrics written by Leopold Sedar SENGHOR, Senegal's first president; the anthem sometimes played incorporating the Koras (harp-like stringed instruments) and Balafons (types of xylophones) mentioned in the title

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 4 April (1960)

National symbol(s) [time series]

lion; national colors: green, yellow, red

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar [Macky SALL] | Alliance of Forces of Progress or AFP [Moustapha NIASSE] | And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism or AJ/PADS [Mamadou DIOP, Landing SAVANE] | Benno Bokk Yakaar coaltion [Macky SALL] | Benno Siggil Senegal (a coalition of opposition parties) | Bokk Giss Giss coalition [pape DIOP] | Citizen Movement for National Reform or MCRN-Bes Du Nakk | Convergence Democratique �BOKK GIS GIS’ (Common Vision) Pape DIOP | Democratic League-Labor Party Movement or LD-MPT [Mamadou NDOYE] | Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubel or FSD/BJ [Cheikh Abdoulaye Bamba DIEYE] | Gainde Centrist Bloc or BGC [Jean-Paul DIAS] | Independence and Labor Party or PIT [Magette THIAM] | People's Labor Party or PTP [El Hadji DIOUF] | Reform Party or PR [Abdourahim AGNE] | Republican Movement for Socialism and Democracy or MRDS | Rewmi Party [Idrissa SECK] | Senegalese Democratic Party or PDS [Abdoulaye WADE] | Socialist Party or PS [Ousmane Tanor DIENG] | Union Centriste du Senegal or UCS [Abdoulaye BALDE'] | Union for Democratic Renewal or URD [Djibo Leyti KA]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

other: labor; students; Sufi brotherhoods, including the Mourides and Tidjanes; teachers

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

The French colonies of Senegal and French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted independence in 1960 as the Mali Federation. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. The envisaged integration of the two countries was never implemented, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance has led a low-level separatist insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s, and several peace deals have failed to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping and regional mediation. Senegal was ruled by a Socialist Party for 40 years until Abdoulaye WADE was elected president in 2000. He was reelected in 2007 and during his two terms amended Senegal's constitution over a dozen times to increase executive power and weaken the opposition. His decision to run for a third presidential term sparked a large public backlash that led to his defeat in a March 2012 runoff election with Macky SALL, a former ally and prime minister. Since taking office, SALL has launched an economic reform program aimed at boosting economic growth, and his administration has conducted corruption investigations against senior figures in WADE's government.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 2,699,196 | females age 16-49: 3,018,565 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 1,788,493 | females age 16-49: 2,133,370 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 145,509 | female: 145,064 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Senegalese Armed Forces: Army, Senegalese National Navy (Marine Senegalaise, MNS), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2013)

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18 years of age for voluntary military service; 20 years of age for selective conscript service; 2-year service obligation; women have been accepted into military service since 2008 (2013)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 42.16% (male 2,960,395/female 2,931,298) | 15-24 years: 20.4% (male 1,420,180/female 1,431,571) | 25-54 years: 30.67% (male 1,960,745/female 2,325,620) | 55-64 years: 3.84% (male 233,892/female 303,394) | 65 years and over: 2.92% (male 184,196/female 224,543) (2015 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

34.52 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 24

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 657,216 | percentage: 22% (2005 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

16.8% (2013) | country comparison to the world: 40

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

17.8% (2012/13)

Death rate [time series]

8.46 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 78

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 87.6% | youth dependency ratio: 82.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% | potential support ratio: 18.2% (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

5.6% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 53

Ethnic groups [time series]

Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

0.53% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

2,400 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

44,000 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 58

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

4.2% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 141

Hospital bed density [time series]

0.3 beds/1,000 population (2008)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 51.54 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 57.62 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 45.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 34

Languages [time series]

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

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 61.32 years | male: 59.29 years | female: 63.42 years (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 195

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 57.7% | male: 69.7% | female: 46.6% (2015 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever | vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever | water contact disease: schistosomiasis | respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis | animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

DAKAR (capital) 3.52 million (2015)

Median age [time series]

total: 18.5 years | male: 17.7 years | female: 19.4 years (2015 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Senegalese (singular and plural) | adjective: Senegalese

Net migration rate [time series]

-1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 159

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

8.3% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 145

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Population [time series]

13,975,834 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 73

Population growth rate [time series]

2.45% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29

Religions [time series]

Muslim 94% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 8 years | male: 8 years | female: 8 years (2010)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

4.44 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 14.8% | male: 11.9% | female: 20.1% (2006 est.) | country comparison to the world: 77

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 43.7% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 3.59% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau attempt to stem separatist violence, cross border raids, and arms smuggling into their countries from southern Senegal's Casamance region

Illicit drugs [time series]

transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and South American cocaine moving to Europe and North America; illicit cultivator of cannabis

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 13,699 (Mauritania) (2014) | IDPs: up to 24,000 (clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region) (2014)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

20 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 136

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 9 | over 3,047 m: 2 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 | 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 11 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 | 914 to 1,523 m: 3 | 1 (2013)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 1 | by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2010) | country comparison to the world: 154

Pipelines [time series]

gas 43 km; refined products 8 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Dakar

Railways [time series]

total: 906 km | narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 92

Roadways [time series]

total: 15,000 km | paved: 5,300 km (includes 7 km of expressways) | unpaved: 9,700 km (2015) | country comparison to the world: 125

Waterways [time series]

1,000 km (primarily on the Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance Rivers) (2012) | country comparison to the world: 64