Market sheets
Population by region, mobile telephony, internet and e-money in Senegal, with the source and date of every figure.
A few figures to size a product in Senegal. Each figure states its source, its period and the date it was checked.
Population by region
Hub calculation: sum of the 2023 population of the 553 communes in the geographic reference (version 1.0.0), by region. Data source: ANSD, directory of localities RGPH-5 2023, checked on 28 September 2026.
| Region | 2023 population | Share | Communes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 4,003,205 | 22.1% | 53 |
| Thiès | 2,463,679 | 13.6% | 49 |
| Diourbel | 2,080,332 | 11.5% | 40 |
| Kaolack | 1,336,718 | 7.4% | 41 |
| Saint-Louis | 1,202,438 | 6.6% | 38 |
| Louga | 1,125,862 | 6.2% | 55 |
| Tambacounda | 987,154 | 5.4% | 46 |
| Kolda | 914,797 | 5.0% | 40 |
| Fatick | 906,922 | 5.0% | 40 |
| Matam | 831,632 | 4.6% | 26 |
| Kaffrine | 820,404 | 4.5% | 33 |
| Ziguinchor | 617,568 | 3.4% | 30 |
| Sédhiou | 589,264 | 3.3% | 43 |
| Kédougou | 245,147 | 1.4% | 19 |
| Total | 18,125,122 | 100% | 553 |
This total is the sum of the file's communes. For the official population figure, see ANSD's RGPH-5 products.
Key point: Dakar, Thiès and Diourbel together hold nearly half of the population (47.2%).
Mobile telephony
Source: ARTP, mobile telephony observatory, charts as at 31 December 2025, checked on 28 September 2026.
| Indicator | 31 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Mobile lines | 23,927,219 |
| Penetration rate | 128.69% |
Operator market shares at 31 December 2025, as published:
| Operator | Share |
|---|---|
| Orange | 57.003% |
| YAS | 23.544% |
| Expresso | 14.142% |
| Hayo | 5.190% |
| Promobile | 5.14% |
The published shares add up to more than 100%. We reproduce ARTP's figures without correcting them. The penetration rate counts lines, not people: it can exceed 100%.
A more recent dashboard, as at 30 June 2026, is published on ARTP's observatory. We have not extracted its figures yet.
Internet
Source: ARTP, internet observatory, charts as at 31 December 2025, checked on 28 September 2026.
| Indicator | 31 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Internet lines | 23,386,616 |
| Internet penetration rate (fixed and mobile) | 125.78% |
| Mobile broadband internet penetration rate | 105.5% |
| Mobile share of internet lines | 96.02% |
| Fixed share of internet lines | 3.98% |
Key point: internet goes almost entirely through mobile. Design first for a phone and a mobile connection.
E-money
Source: BCEAO, Annual report on digital financial services in WAEMU, 2024 (in French), published in March 2026, checked on 28 September 2026.
| Indicator (year 2024) | Value |
|---|---|
| E-money accounts opened in WAEMU | 248 million |
| Senegal's share of these opened accounts | 17.12% |
| Senegal's share of WAEMU transaction volume | 24.1% (22.7% in 2023) |
| Senegal's share of WAEMU transaction value | 30.2% (29.9% in 2023) |
| Senegal's intra-WAEMU payments (sent and received) | 13 million operations, 724 billion FCFA |
Key point: in 2024, Senegal is the first WAEMU country by e-money transaction volume. Mobile payment is a reasonable default choice.
Going further
The Official statistics catalogue dataset lists 32 publications from ANSD, ARTP and BCEAO, with their links.
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