Population

Population:
14,320,055 (July 2016 est.)

Ethnic breakdown:
Wolof 38.7%, Pular 26.5%, Serer 15%, Mandinka 4.2%, Jola 4%, Soninke 2.3%, other 9.3% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent) (2010-11 est.)

Literacy
Total population: 57.7%
Male: 69.7%
Female: 46.6% (2015 est.)

Life expectancy
Total population: 61.7 years
Male: 59.7 years
Female: 63.8 years (2016 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook