Distillers Country guides / Senegal
Senegal
A one-page guide to Senegal for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Dakar
- Official languages
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Time zone
- UTC+0 (GMT)
People
- Population growth
- 2.3% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 55.8%
- Aged under 15
- 37.7%
- Aged 65 and over
- 3.6%
- Life expectancy
- 68.9 years
Climate
Tropical with distinct seasons: dry December-April (hot harmattan), rain mainly June-October.
Alcohol
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 0.36 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia: Senegal; World Bank indicators API; WHO Global Health Observatory API; UN Comtrade public API; Sagaci Research: Spirits market in Senegal. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.