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Population
12,853,259 as of July 2008 |
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 57.16 years
Male: 55.65 years
Female: 58.71 years, (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.03 children born/woman, (1995 est.) |
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Labor force
2.509 million
(77% are engaged in subsistence farming; 175,000 wage earners) |
Nationality
Noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Senegalese |
Religions
Muslim 92%
Indigenous beliefs 6%
Christian 2%, (mostly Roman Catholic) |
Age Structure
0-14 years: 45% (female 2,004,514; male 2,021,251)
15-64 years: 52% (female 2,398,609; male 2,301,236)
65 years and over: 3% (female 140,128; male 141,342), (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.12%, (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 42.87 births/1,000 population, (1995 est.)
Death rate: 11.64 deaths/1,000 population, (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population, (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 73.6 deaths/1,000 live births, (1995 est.) |
Literacy
Total population: 27%
Male: 37%
Female: 18% |
By occupation
Private sector 40%
Government and parapublic 60% |
Ethnic divisions
Wolof 36%
Fulani 17%
Serer 17%
Toucouleur 9%
Diola 9%
Mandingo 9%
European and Lebanese 1%
Other 2% |
Languages
French (official)
Wolof
Pulaar
Diola
Mandingo |
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Bainouk |
Balantya |
Bambara |
| Basari |
Bayot |
Budik |
Crioulo |
| Ejamat |
Elun |
French |
Fulacunda |
| Fulbe Jerri |
Fuuta Jalon |
Ganja |
Gusilay |
| Hassaniya |
Her |
Jahanka |
Jola-Fogny |
| Jola-Kasa |
Karon |
Kasanga |
Kassonke |
| Kobiana |
Konyagi |
Kwatay |
Lehar |
| Malinke |
Mandinka |
Mandyak |
Mankanya |
| Mlomp |
Ndut |
Non |
Palor |
| Safen |
Serere-Sine |
Soninke |
Toucouleur |
| Upper Guinea |
Wolof |
Yalunka |
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