Number of children under 5 in Senegal
Senegal: Number of children under 5 was 2.45 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children under 5 in Senegal stood at 2.45 million people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Senegal peaked at 2.45 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 471,281 people, in 1950.
That places Senegal 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 535,841 people | 471,281 people | 605,971 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 708,777 people | 623,263 people | 803,108 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 960,475 people | 828,151 people | 1.10 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million people | 1.13 million people | 1.36 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.62 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 million people | 1.66 million people | 2.03 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million people | 2.08 million people | 2.40 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million people | 2.40 million people | 2.45 million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Senegal?
- Number of children under 5 in Senegal was 2.45 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 471,281 people in 1950.
- How does Senegal rank for number of children under 5?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.