| Population: |
10,284,929 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
44.07% (male 2,279,996; female 2,252,255)
15-64 years:
52.88% (male 2,603,829; female 2,834,328)
65 years and over:
3.05% (male 155,877; female 158,644) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.93% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
37.46 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.35 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.98 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
56.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
62.56 years
male:
60.94 years
female:
64.22 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.12 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.77% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
79,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
7,800 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Senegalese
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| Ethnic groups: |
Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
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| Religions: |
Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2% (mostly Roman Catholic)
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| Languages: |
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
33.1%
male:
43%
female:
23.2% (1995 est.)
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