Senegal: cities by population
Senegal has a population of 19,366,548 (UN estimate, 2026), with Dakar as its capital. The 50 largest of its 148 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+94%
since 2000 (9,968,260)
+57%
projected by 2050 (30,364,954)
101
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Senegal
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakar | Dakar | 2,646,503 |
| 2 | Pikine | Dakar | 1,170,791 |
| 3 | Touba | Diourbel Region | 1,120,824 |
| 4 | Guédiawaye | Dakar | 329,659 |
| 5 | Thiès | Thies | 317,763 |
| 6 | Kaolack | Kaolack | 298,904 |
| 7 | Rufisque | Dakar | 295,459 |
| 8 | Mbour | Thies | 284,189 |
| 9 | Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis | 254,171 |
| 10 | Thiès Nones | Thies | 252,320 |
| 11 | Ziguinchor | Ziguinchor | 214,874 |
| 12 | Diourbel | Diourbel Region | 157,554 |
| 13 | Tambacounda | Tambacounda | 149,071 |
| 14 | Louga | Louga | 113,365 |
| 15 | Kolda | Kolda | 103,574 |
| 16 | Tivaouane | Thies | 102,658 |
| 17 | Mbaké | Diourbel Region | 101,451 |
| 18 | Tiébo | Diourbel Region | 100,289 |
| 19 | Keur Médoune | Diourbel Region | 77,255 |
| 20 | Richard-Toll | Saint-Louis | 73,147 |
| 21 | Dougnane | Thies | 69,556 |
| 22 | Bargny | Dakar | 69,242 |
| 23 | Kaffrine | Kaffrine | 57,307 |
| 24 | Nguékhokh | Thies | 47,964 |
| 25 | Diamniadio | Dakar | 47,759 |
| 26 | Joal | Thies | 45,903 |
| 27 | Dara | Louga | 45,530 |
| 28 | Vélingara | Kolda | 45,431 |
| 29 | Sébikhotane | Dakar | 42,839 |
| 30 | Sali | Thies | 41,811 |
| 31 | Niakoul Rab | Dakar | 41,570 |
| 32 | Mboro | Thies | 40,811 |
| 33 | Fatick | Fatick | 39,361 |
| 34 | Bambey | Diourbel Region | 37,374 |
| 35 | Médina Gounas | Kolda | 36,588 |
| 36 | N’diareme limamoulaye | Dakar | 35,171 |
| 37 | Ndibène Dahra | Louga | 32,941 |
| 38 | Sédhiou | Sédhiou | 31,511 |
| 39 | Koungheul | Kaffrine | 31,149 |
| 40 | Kédougou | Kedougou | 30,051 |
| 41 | Bignona | Ziguinchor | 28,642 |
| 42 | Matam | Matam | 27,695 |
| 43 | Mékhé | Thies | 27,566 |
| 44 | Ouro Sogui | Matam | 27,222 |
| 45 | Kahone | Kaolack | 26,376 |
| 46 | Diaoubé | Kolda | 26,165 |
| 47 | Poukham Un | Fatick | 24,146 |
| 48 | Pout | Thies | 23,728 |
| 49 | Kayar | Thies | 23,585 |
| 50 | Dagana | Saint-Louis | 21,750 |
Twenty years earlier: Senegal in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 10,618,697.
Common questions
What is the population of Senegal?
Senegal has a population of 19,366,548, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 30,364,954 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Senegal?
Dakar.