Senegal vs Somalia: Population, female
Senegal
9.32 million
in 2025
Somalia
9.81 million
in 2025
Senegal rank
69th
Somalia rank
66th
Population, female over time
- Senegal
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 9.81 million against 9.32 million in Senegal, a difference of 492,480.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 69th and Somalia ranks 66th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.90 million | 1.63 million | 273,899 | Senegal |
| 1970s | 2.52 million | 2.16 million | 361,883 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 3.32 million | 3.29 million | 27,381 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 4.40 million | 3.68 million | 714,577 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 5.62 million | 5.22 million | 408,504 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 7.21 million | 6.88 million | 333,773 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 8.79 million | 9.04 million | 254,147 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Senegal or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 9.81 million against 9.32 million in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Senegal and Somalia?
- 492,480, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for population, female?
- Senegal ranks 69th and Somalia ranks 66th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.