The total population of Senegal is 16,294,270 people. In Senegal, the population density is 69 people per square kilometer (180 per square mile). Based on these statistics, this country is considered sparsely populated. Ethnic diversity is quite diverse according to a fractionation scale, which is 0.6939 for Senegal. Senegal has approximately 209398 foreign immigrants. The average age is around 18.4 years. In Senegal, 19.2 out of 100 people use the internet. Senegal has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.485.
The majority religion in Senegal is Islam, Senegal is considered a developing country. A nation's level of development is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality and quality of life.