Ethnic Groups
Wolof 30.3%, Fula 33.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European, Lebanese and Vietnamese 1%, other 9.4%
| Ethnic group |
census 1976 | census 1988 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Wolof | 2,001,416 | 41.0 | 2,890,402 | 42.7 |
| Serer | 716,919 | 14.7 | 1,009,921 | 14.9 |
| Peul | 605,584 | 12.4 | 978,366 | 14.4 |
| Toucouleur | 528,490 | 10.8 | 631,892 | 9.3 |
| Diola | 265,353 | 5.4 | 357,672 | 5.3 |
| Mandingue | 179,050 | 3.7 | 245,651 | 3.6 |
| Soce | 42,751 | 0.6 | ||
| Sarakhole | 84,102 | 1.7 | 113,184 | 1.7 |
| Bambara | 65,096 | 1.3 | 91,071 | 1.3 |
| Maure | 59,784 | 1.2 | 67,726 | 1.0 |
| Mandjaag | 41,628 | 0.9 | 66,605 | 1.0 |
| Lebou | 94,837 | 1.9 | 56,758 | 0.8 |
| Balant | 33,915 | 0.7 | 54,398 | 0.8 |
| Malinke | 202,472 | 4.1 | 28,643 | 0.4 |
| Mancagne | 23,180 | 0.3 | ||
| Laobe | 18,250 | 0.3 | ||
| Bassari | 6,195 | 0.1 | ||
| Khassonke | 1,752 | 0.0 | ||
| Coniagui | 1,119 | 0.0 | ||
| Fula | 108 | 0.0 | ||
| Other | 87,773 | 1.3 | ||
| Total | 4,879,103 | 6,773,417 | ||
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