As per current projections, the population of Senegal is projected to increase for the remainder of the century. With a population of 17,084,661 by 2021 (illustrated in figure 1), Worldometer (2021) equates this number to 0.21% of the total global community (Alobo & Bignebat, 2017). With the current regional population, Senegal ranks 72nd when compared to the other countries across the globe (Sendra Fernandez, 2020). Notably, Senegal comprises multiethnic inhabitants distributed throughout the country. Specifically, Whereas Wolof makes about 37.1% of the population, the other groups consist of Pulsar 26.2%, Serer 17%, Mandinka 5.6%, Jola 4.5%, and Soninke 1.4%, the remaining 8.3% comprising of the individuals of Lebanese and European descent (Durrani & Crossouard, 2020). Although every tribe has its unique language, French is the official language used by the people within the jurisdiction. Notably, analysts expect the country’s population to increase before the end of this century. Figure 1: Demographics of Senegal Senegal has a population density of 87 square kilometers, equating to 225 persons per square meter. Roughly 42% of the population of Senegal lives in the rural area. The population size of rural communities varies from approximately 77 per km 2 in the West-central to 7.2 per km 2 mostly in Arid East (Sinatti, 2019). The country’s population density is 68 persons per square km (Newman, 2019). Senegal is a country in West Africa located on the westernmost part of the continent. Senegal is known as the ‘Africa Gateway’ and is served by multiple air and sea routes. This African country has a multicultural area endowed with animals and plant life (Alobo & Bignebat, 2017). It is located on a biodiversity border with the quasi grassland, the beachfront, and tropical rainforests. The nation’s cultural heritage was chosen from this beautiful biological heritage: the baobab plant and the lion. With the argument that over 17 million are distributed all over the country, Dakar is a city with the largest population (2,476,400), followed by Pikine (874,062), then Touba (529,176). Also, Thies (320,000) and Thies Nones (252,320) are the other towns with the significant number of people residing therein (Lavenex et al., 2016). In this country, the natural increase rate was 27.94 people per thousand people by 2020; this represents a 1.48% decrease from 28,36 people per thousand populations last year (Newman, 2019). With the country’s population’s 2.25% growth rates, the current population will double after twenty-nine years should the conditions remain unchanged. Based on its growth rate, Senegal ranks 33rd when compared to the world’s countries (Durrani & Crossouard, 2020). The life expectancy of Senegal is 68.87 years, with each gender having different rates. For instance, whereas the females have a life expectancy of 70.9 years, males recorded about 66.6 years. Figure 2: Senegal’s urban and rural populations As per the World Bank’s collection of development index compiled from officially-recognized sources, the age-dependence ratio (percent of the working population) was 84.97 percent in 2019. Senegal – Dependency ratio of age (percentage of working-age population) – the World Bank in March 2021 provided accurate figures, historical figures, and projections. The balance of de