Rural population, annual growth rate in Senegal
Senegal: Rural population, annual growth rate was 1.11 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, annual growth rate in Senegal, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, annual growth rate in Senegal is 1.11 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Senegal peaked at 2.56 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3463 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 50th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 0.6552 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3819 % change on previous year | -0.3463 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 47 Côte d'Ivoire 1.15 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Togo 1.15 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Namibia 1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 1.1 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Djibouti 1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 1.02 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.08 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.08 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Senegal?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Senegal was 1.11 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3463 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.