Indicator	Value
Total population	18,500,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 18,500,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 18,500,000 people
Median age	19.4 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	68.7–68.9 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 68.92 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 68.68 years
Ethnic groups	Wolof 39.7%, Pulaar 27.5%, Sereer 16%, Mandinka 4.9%, Jola 4.2%, Soninke 2.4%, other 5.4% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent) (2019 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, SoninkeCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Muslim 97.2% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 2.7% (mostly Roman Catholic) (2019 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	49.6% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	2.32 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	29.2 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	5.5 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	55.2 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Bainouk-Gunyaamolo-Gutobor Bainouk-Samik Bainounk-Gujaher Balanta-Ganja Bambara Bandial Bassari-Tanda Bedik Ejamat Francais Tirailleur Gambian Wolof Gubeeher-Gufangor-Gubelor Gusilay Hassaniyya Jaad-Badyara Jola-Esulalu Jola-Fonyi Karon Kasanga Keerak Kobiana Krio Kugere-Kuxinge Kuwaataay Lebu Wolof Lehar Mandinka Mandjak Mankanya Mbour Sign Language Mlomp N'Ko Ndut Noon Palor Papel Pulaar Pular Saafi-Saafi Sereer Soninke Susu Upper Guinea Crioulo Wamey Western Maninkakan Wolof Xaasongaxango Yalunka Zenaga Glottolog [2026]