Share Square: Senegal

Senegal has a population of 13.5¹ million and is served by 3 mobile network operators: Orange Senegal (62% market share)², Tigo (Millicom – 23% market share) and Expresso Sengal (Sudatel – 15% market share).  With 11.5 million subscribers, penetration is estimated at 86.5%, and grew at 23% in 2012³.  99% of subscribers use pre-paid SIMs and 3G penetration is estimated at 4%⁴.  As with many African countries the population is young: it is estimated that over 63% are 24 or younger⁵.

While Senegal is similar to Mali in terms of population and age profile of the population, the country has a GDP per capita (in PPP terms) twice that of its neighbour at $2,200⁶.