Passport Atlas

Entering Senegal

Senegal does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#46

Entry openness

135

Visa free

60

Visa required

63

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Country profile

Capital

Dakar

Population

18.6 million

Area

196,190 km²

Currency

West African CFA franc XOF

Languages

French

Time zone

UTC+00:00

Foreign-born

281,867 · 2024

Migrant share

1.5%

Ethnic groups · 2019

Wolof39.7%
Pulaar27.5%
Sereer16%
other5.4%
Mandinka4.9%
Jola4.2%
Other2.4%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+221

Airports

DKR · DSS · ZIG · CSK

Highlights

Gorée Island
Djoudj
African Renaissance Monument

Senegal Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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