Senegal People:
Population:
11,126,832 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.8% (male:2,404,461; female:2,360,167)
15-64 years: 54.1% (male:2,901,689; female:3,122,854)
65 years and over: 3% (male:161,173; female:176,488) (2005)
Median age:
total: 18.15 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 18.7 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.48% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
35.21 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
10.6 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.2 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 55.51 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 59.17 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 51.75 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 56.75 years (2005 est.)
male: 55.04 years
female: 58.52 years
Total fertility rate:
4.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.8% (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
44,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
3,500 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
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 94%, indigenous beliefs 1%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 5%
Languages:
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.2%
male: 50%
female: 30.7% (2003)
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