Official Languages

Languages spoken here

Bambara (secondary) · French (secondary) · French (Quebec) (secondary) · Kabuverdianu (secondary) · Krio (secondary) · Levantine Arabic (secondary) · Wolof (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Senegal

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Wolof	6394000	Wolof	Islam
Fulani, Fulakunda	2140000	Pulaar	Islam
Serer-Sine	1870000	Serer-Sine	Islam
Maninka, Western	1723000	Maninkakan, Western	Islam
Fuuta Torro	1689000	Pulaar	Islam
Mandinka	1105000	Mandinka	Islam
Fulani, Toukaleur	788000	Pulaar	Islam
Soninke	427000	Soninke	Islam
Jola-Fonyi	393000	Jola-Fonyi	Islam
Serer-Safen, Safi	296000	Saafi-Saafi	Islam
Wolof, Lebou	262000	Wolof	Islam
Fulbe Futa	255000	Pular	Islam
Mandyak, Manjago	183000	Mandjak	Ethnic Religions
Balanta, Ganja	145000	Balanta-Ganja	Ethnic Religions
French	110000	French	Christianity
Moor, Haratine (Black)	106000	Hassaniyya	Islam
Bambara	106000	Bamanankan	Islam
Moor, Beidane (White)	90000	Hassaniyya	Islam
Deaf	83000	Language unknown	Unknown
Jola-Bliss	74000	Jola-Kasa	Islam
Jahanka	69000	Jahanka	Islam
Ndut	65000	Ndut	Islam
Susu	56000	Susu	Islam
Mossi	56000	Moore	Ethnic Religions
Maninka, Eastern	54000	Maninkakan, Eastern	Islam
Serer-Non	54000	Noon	Islam
Mankanya	52000	Mankanya	Ethnic Religions
Arab, Saharan	52000	Hassaniyya	Islam
Cape Verdean	50000	Kabuverdianu	Christianity
Bainouk, Gunyaamolo	41000	Bainouk-Gunyaamolo	Ethnic Religions
Wamei, Konyagi	32000	Wamey	Ethnic Religions
Jola-Bayote	29000	Bayot	Christianity
Jola-Gusilay	27000	Gusilay	Islam
Bassari	23000	Oniyan	Ethnic Religions
Jola-Her	23000	Kerak	Islam
Jola-Lala, Lehar	21000	Laalaa	Islam
Arab, Syrian	18000	Arabic, Levantine	Islam
Jola, Falor	18000	Paloor	Islam
Yalunka, Dialonke	17000	Yalunka	Islam
Khasonke	16000	Xaasongaxango	Islam
Bandial	16000	Bandial	Islam
Jola-Karon	15000	Karon	Ethnic Religions
Crioulo, Upper Guinea	13000	Guinea-Bissau Creole	Christianity
Jola-Kwatay	11000	Kuwaataay	Islam
Papel	9400	Papel	Ethnic Religions
Jola-Mlomp	9400	Mlomp	Islam
Krio, Creole	9300	Krio	Christianity
Budik	6500	Menik	Ethnic Religions
Jola-Felupe	3700	Jola-Felupe	Islam
Bainouk, Samik	3300	Bainouk-Samik	Ethnic Religions

Languages

48 languages recorded here.

Arabic, Levantine

Badyara

Bainouk-Gunyaamolo

Bainouk-Samik

Balanta-Ganja

Bamanankan

Bandial

Bayot

French

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Gusilay

Hassaniyya

Jahanka

Jola-Felupe

Jola-Fonyi

Jola-Kasa

Kabuverdianu

Karon

Kerak

Kobiana

Krio

Kuwaataay

Laalaa

Language unknown

Mandinka

Mandjak

Maninkakan, Eastern

Maninkakan, Western

Mankanya

Menik

Mlomp

Moore

Ndut

Noon

Oniyan

Paloor

Papel

Pulaar

Pular

Saafi-Saafi

Serer-Sine

Soninke

Susu

Wamey

Wolof

Xaasongaxango

Yalunka

Zenaga

All catalogue fields

152 fields recorded

rog3: SG
iso3: SEN
iso2: SN
ctry: Senegal
poplpeoples: 19118000
cntpeoples: 54
cntpeopleslr: 28
poplpeopleslr: 15655000
jpscalectry: 1
rol3officiallanguage: fra
officiallang: French
rlg3primary: 6
religionprimary: Islam
percentchristianity: 4.5456889808826
percentevangelical: 0.1882672755954
c_10_40window: Y
rog2: AFR
continent: Africa
regioncode: 8
regionname: Africa, West and Central
workersneeded: 321
harvest_rog3: SG
harvest_iso3: SEN
harvest_iso2: SN
harvest_owcountrycode: SENE
harvest_ethnologuecountrycode: SN
harvest_countrynumber: 186
harvest_ctry: Senegal
harvest_ctryshort: Senegal
harvest_countrynamechinese: 塞内加尔
harvest_countrynamechineseshort: 塞内加尔
harvest_countrynamedutch: Senegal
harvest_countrynamefrench: Sénégal
harvest_countrynamefrenchshort: Sénégal
harvest_countrynamegerman: Senegal
harvest_countrynamegermanshort: Senegal
harvest_countrynameindonesian: Senegal
harvest_countrynameindonesianshort: Senegal
harvest_countrynameitalian: Senegal
harvest_countrynameitalianshort: Senegal
harvest_countrynamekorean: 세네갈
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 세네갈
harvest_countrynamenorwegian: Senegal
harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort: Senegal
harvest_countrynameportuguese: Senegal
harvest_countrynameportugueseshort: Senegal
harvest_countrynamerussian: Сенегал
harvest_countrynamerussianshort: Сенегал
harvest_countrynamespanish: Senegal
harvest_countrynamespanishshort: Senegal
harvest_countrynamevietnamese: Sénégal
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harvest_frenchconcatenationprefix: du
harvest_germanconcatenationprefix: im
harvest_indonesianconcatenationprefix: di
harvest_italianconcatenationprefix: -
harvest_koreanconcatenationprefix: 의
harvest_norwegianconcatenationprefix: i
harvest_portugueseconcatenationprefix: no
harvest_russianconcatenationprefix: B
harvest_spanishconcatenationprefix: en el
harvest_vietnameseconcatenationprefix: ở
harvest_ethnologuemapexists: Y
harvest_rog2: AFR
harvest_regioncode2414: 5
harvest_regioncode: 8
harvest_unsr: 011
harvest_worldabc: A
harvest_maniregioncode: FW
harvest_capital: Dakar
harvest_population: 18932000
harvest_populationsource: UN Country Population (2025)
harvest_prayercastvideo: https://prayercast.com/senegal.html
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harvest_unmap: https://un.org/geospatial/content/senegal-0
harvest_jpscale: 1
harvest_c_10_40window: Y
harvest_c_10_40windoworiginal: Y
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harvest_literacyrate: 52
harvest_literacysource: Ethnologue
harvest_percenturbanized: 47
harvest_rol3officiallanguage: fra
harvest_rol3secondarylanguage: wol
harvest_rlg3primary: 6
harvest_pctanimist: 2.22
harvest_pctbahai: 0.2
harvest_pctbuddhism: 0.01
harvest_pctchinese: 0
harvest_pcthindu: 0
harvest_pctislam: 91.05
harvest_pctsikh: 0
harvest_pctjudaism: 0
harvest_pctnonreligious: 0.1
harvest_pctother: 0
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harvest_pctchristianprotestant: 0.14
harvest_pctchristianindependent: 0.23
harvest_pctchristiananglican: 0
harvest_pctchristianromancatholic: 6.03
harvest_pctchristianorthodoxcatholic: 0
harvest_pctchristianmarginal: 0.02
harvest_pctchristianunaffiliated: 0
harvest_pctchristiandoublyprofessing: 0
harvest_pctchristianother: 0
harvest_pctchristianextra: 0
harvest_rop1: A013
harvest_hdiyear: 2015
harvest_hdivalue: 0.494
harvest_hdirank: 162
harvest_internetusers: 25.7
harvest_flashmapzoom: 600
harvest_flashmapzoomx: -230
harvest_flashmapzoomy: -250
harvest_googlemapzoom: 6
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harvest_googlemaplng: -14
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harvest_ctrylongitude: -14.452362
harvest_securitylevel: 1
harvest_statedeptreligiousfreedom: https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/senegal/
harvest_provincesdisplayable: Y
harvest_adm1label: Provinces
harvest_wcdsubregioncode: 105
harvest_poplgrowthrate: 2.982872538328308
harvest_v59country: Y
harvest_godreportsurl: http://blog.godreports.com/country/?countrycode=sn&joshua=sg
harvest_datareportalurl: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-senegal
harvest_internetusage: 46
harvest_internetusagesourceyear: 2017
harvest_pray1040url: https://pray1040.com/pray-for-senegal/
harvest_areasquaremiles: 75954
harvest_areasquarekilometers: 196722
harvest_populationpersquaremile: 140
harvest_countryphonecode: 221
harvest_wincountryprofile: http://win1040.com/page.php?id=609
harvest_owpctchristian1986: 3.5
harvest_owpctevangelical1986: 0.09
harvest_owpctchristian1993: 5.1
harvest_owpctevangelical1993: 0.1
harvest_owpctchristian2001: 4.76
harvest_owpctevangelical2001: 0.1
harvest_religiondatayear: 2010
harvest_internetctrycode: .sn
harvest_worldfactbookurl: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/senegal
harvest_source: JM
harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00