🇸🇳 Senegalvs🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Total Population
19,366,551
33,494,339
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.7× Senegal
Median age
20.8 years
19.5 years
1.3 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
3.68%
2.70%
1.0 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.30%
2.39%
0.09 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

🇸🇳 Senegal 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
Senegal Côte d'Ivoire
Young Population 37.32%7,227,625 40.05%13,413,091
Working Age Population 59.00%11,426,676 57.25%19,176,936
Elderly Population 3.68%712,250 2.70%904,312

In 2026, the median age is 20.8 years in Senegal and 19.5 years in Côte d'Ivoire.Senegal already reached Côte d'Ivoire’s current median age in 2021, about 5 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Senegal is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 47,014,189.The total population of Côte d'Ivoire is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 104,042,818.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Senegal will be 55.8%, and 5.96% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Côte d'Ivoire will be 62.5%, and 4.72% of the population will be elderly.

Senegal Côte d'Ivoire
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2056 2078 22 years later
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2084 Not reached by 2100
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100