Senegal — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Senegal had an estimated population of 10,618,697 in 2005, with 59 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Senegal today — population now 19,366,548, against 10,618,697 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 10,618,697 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 11,235,472 | 19,366,548 | +72% |
The two sources differ by 5% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakar | Dakar | 2,352,057 | 2,646,503 now |
| 2 | Thiès | Thiès | 252,320 | 317,763 now |
| 3 | Kaolack | Kaolack | 176,686 | 298,904 now |
| 4 | Mbour | Thiès | 175,453 | 284,189 now |
| 5 | Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis | 160,223 | 254,171 now |
| 6 | Ziguinchor | Ziguinchor | 159,778 | 214,874 now |
| 7 | Diourbel | Diourbel | 100,289 | 157,554 now |
| 8 | Louga | Louga | 78,671 | 113,365 now |
| 9 | Tambacounda | Tambacounda | 73,620 | 149,071 now |
| 10 | Kolda | Kolda | 58,809 | 103,574 now |
| 11 | Mbacké | Diourbel | 54,189 | — |
| 12 | Tivaouane | Thiès | 49,847 | 102,658 now |
| 13 | Richard Toll | Saint-Louis | 44,752 | 73,147 now |
| 14 | Joal-Fadiouth | Thiès | 36,735 | — |
| 15 | Kaffrine | Kaolack | 27,949 | 57,307 now |
| 16 | Dahra | Louga | 27,741 | — |
| 17 | Bignona | Ziguinchor | 26,237 | 28,642 now |
| 18 | Fatick | Fatick | 24,146 | 39,361 now |
| 19 | Vélingara | Kolda | 22,441 | 45,431 now |
| 20 | Bambey | Diourbel | 22,233 | 37,374 now |
| 21 | Nioro | Kaolack | 20,711 | — |
| 22 | Sédhiou | Kolda | 19,702 | 31,511 now |
| 23 | Mékhé | Thiès | 19,242 | 27,566 now |
| 24 | Dagana | Saint-Louis | 18,353 | 21,750 now |
| 25 | Kédougou | Tambacounda | 17,922 | 30,051 now |
| 26 | Nguékhokh | Thiès | 17,885 | 47,964 now |
| 27 | Pout | Thiès | 17,752 | 23,728 now |
| 28 | Kayar | Thiès | 17,193 | 23,585 now |
| 29 | Kébémer | Louga | 16,062 | — |
| 30 | Matam | Matam | 15,679 | 27,695 now |
| 31 | Guinguinéo | Fatick | 15,395 | — |
| 32 | Ourossogui | Matam | 14,888 | — |
| 33 | Koungheul | Kaolack | 14,725 | 31,149 now |
| 34 | Ndioum | Saint-Louis | 13,198 | — |
| 35 | Khombole | Thiès | 12,061 | — |
| 36 | Linguère | Louga | 12,015 | — |
| 37 | Goudomp | Kolda | 11,712 | — |
| 38 | Sokone | Fatick | 11,680 | — |
| 39 | Bakel | Tambacounda | 11,225 | — |
| 40 | Thiadiaye | Thiès | 10,853 | — |
| 41 | Gossas | Fatick | 10,685 | — |
| 42 | Kanel | Matam | 10,165 | — |
| 43 | Ndoffane | Kaolack | 9,946 | — |
| 44 | Rosso | Saint-Louis | 9,923 | — |
| 45 | Gandiaye | Kaolack | 9,894 | — |
| 46 | Podor | Saint-Louis | 9,709 | — |
| 47 | Thilogne | Matam | 9,519 | — |
| 48 | Waoundé | Matam | 9,085 | — |
| 49 | Diofior | Fatick | 8,645 | — |
| 50 | Thionck-Essyl | Ziguinchor | 8,151 | — |
| 51 | Diawara | Tambacounda | 8,112 | — |
| 52 | Marsassoum | Kolda | 6,817 | — |
| 53 | Passi | Fatick | 6,367 | — |
| 54 | Kahone | Fatick | 5,673 | — |
| 55 | Golléré | Saint-Louis | 5,461 | — |
| 56 | Foundiougne | Fatick | 5,306 | — |
| 57 | Semmé | Matam | 5,075 | — |
| 58 | Oussouye | Ziguinchor | 4,107 | — |
| 59 | Ranérou | Matam | 1,426 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakar | 2,431,062 |
| 2 | Thiès | 1,364,588 |
| 3 | Diourbel | 1,151,699 |
| 4 | Kaolack | 1,119,300 |
| 5 | Kolda | 901,031 |
| 6 | Saint-Louis | 732,667 |
| 7 | Louga | 709,645 |
| 8 | Tambacounda | 653,034 |
| 9 | Fatick | 631,810 |
| 10 | Matam | 477,964 |
| 11 | Ziguinchor | 445,897 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.