Senegal: Regions, Cities & Urban Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Regions

The population of the regions of Senegal according to census results.

Name	Abbr.	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (Cf) 2002-12-08	Population Census (Cf) 2013-11-19	Population Census (C) 2023-08-18
Dakar	DAK	Dakar	535	2,168,314	3,137,196	4,004,427	53500	→
Diourbel	DIO	Diourbel	4,860	1,051,941	1,497,456	2,080,335	486000	→
Fatick	FAT	Fatick	7,010	565,000	714,392	906,918	701000	→
Kaffrine	KAF	Kaffrine	11,057	439,477	566,992	820,405	1105700	→
Kaolack	KAO	Kaolack	5,310	675,000	960,875	1,336,719	531000	→
Kédougou	KED	Kédougou	16,904	102,814	151,357	245,146	1690400	→
Kolda	KOL	Kolda	13,752	469,591	662,455	914,798	1375200	→
Louga	LOU	Louga	25,619	677,264	874,193	1,125,908	2561900	→
Matam	MAT	Matam	28,830	423,967	562,538	831,629	2883000	→
Saint-Louis	STL	Saint-Louis	19,010	694,652	908,942	1,202,442	1901000	→
Sédhiou	SED	Sédhiou	7,353	377,652	452,994	589,266	735300	→
Tambacounda	TAM	Tambacounda	42,613	502,881	681,310	987,151	4261300	→
Thiès	THI	Thiès	6,586	1,322,579	1,788,864	2,463,678	658600	→
Ziguinchor	ZIN	Ziguinchor	7,329	409,780	549,151	617,568	732900	→
Senegal	SEN	Dakar	196,768	9,858,482	13,508,715	18,126,390		→

Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Sénégal.

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2023-08-18
1	Dakar	DAK	3,186,088
2	Touba	DIO	1,120,824
3	Thiès	THI	391,253
4	Kaolack	KAO	298,904
5	Rufisque	DAK	295,459
6	Mbour	THI	284,189
7	Saint-Louis	STL	254,171
8	Ziguinchor	ZIN	214,874

Contents: Cities & Urban Communes

The population of all Senegalese cities and urban communes according to census results.

Name	Status	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1976-04-16	Population Census (C) 1988-05-27	Population Census (Cp) 2002-12-08	Population Census (Cf) 2013-11-19	Population Census (C) 2023-08-18
Aéré Lao	UCom	STL	...	...	...	9,472	14,384
Bakel	UCom	TAM	6,569	7,959	10,653	13,329	18,939
Bambey	UCom	DIO	9,835	16,974	21,250	28,908	37,374
Bambylor	UCom	DAK	...	...	...	44,963	61,100
Bargny	UCom	DAK	Rufisque	Rufisque	36,516	51,188	69,242
Bignona	UCom	ZIN	14,507	22,237	25,477	27,826	28,642
Birkelane	UCom	KAF	...	...	...	7,011	10,891
Bodé Lao	UCom	STL	...	...	...	2,466	3,760
Bounkiling	UCom	SED	...	...	...	6,416	9,969
Dabo	UCom	KOL	...	...	...	6,069	9,611
Dagana	UCom	STL	10,171	15,638	18,205	21,750	26,568
Dahra	UCom	LOU	10,669	11,150	26,486	32,941	45,530
Dakar (incl. Pikine, Guédiawaye, Keur Massar)	City	DAK	813,317	1,375,067	1,983,093	2,646,503	3,186,088
Dembancané	UCom	MAT	...	...	...	5,293	5,781
Démette	UCom	STL	...	...	...	3,042	3,414
Diakhao	UCom	FAT	...	...	...	4,398	5,590
Diamniadio	UCom	DAK	...	...	10,898	23,547	47,759
Diannah Malary	UCom	SED	...	...	...	3,066	3,272
Diaobé - Kabendou	UCom	KOL	...	...	...	26,165	41,411
Diattacounda	UCom	SED	...	...	...	4,356	4,949
Diawara	UCom	TAM	...	...	7,524	7,541	12,147
Diofior	UCom	FAT	...	...	8,388	11,312	12,795
Diouloulou	UCom	ZIN	...	...	...	5,920	8,109
Diourbel	UCom	DIO	53,754	76,548	95,984	133,705	157,554
Fass	UCom	KAO	...	...	...	3,904	6,453
Fatick	UCom	FAT	9,998	18,416	23,149	28,276	39,361
Foundiougne	UCom	FAT	...	...	4,935	6,824	8,924
Gaé	UCom	STL	...	...	...	7,148	12,296
Galoya Toucouleur	UCom	STL	...	...	...	5,288	6,501
Gandiaye	UCom	KAO	...	5,175	9,426	13,819	18,239
Golléré	UCom	STL	...	...	5,134	6,373	7,124
Gossas	UCom	FAT	7,365	9,289	10,548	12,698	15,630
Goudiry	UCom	TAM	...	...	...	6,867	10,540
Goudomp	UCom	SED	3,786	6,408	11,013	12,870	15,993
Guédé Chantier	UCom	STL	...	...	...	5,600	7,002
Guéoul	UCom	LOU	...	...	...	8,003	10,547
Guinguinéo	UCom	KAO	10,948	12,887	12,973	16,386	20,340
Hamady Ounaré	UCom	MAT	...	...	...	10,175	12,646
Jaxaay - Parcelles	UCom	DAK	...	...	...	41,570	71,036
Joal - Fadiouth	UCom	THI	11,170	19,003	32,991	45,903	61,582
Kaffrine	UCom	KAF	11,430	16,957	25,768	39,537	57,307
Kahone	UCom	KAO	...	...	5,405	14,231	26,376
Kanel	UCom	MAT	5,472	4,667	8,997	12,975	15,244
Kaolack	UCom	KAO	104,154	150,961	172,305	233,708	298,904
Karang Poste	UCom	FAT	...	...	...	14,624	26,972
Kayar	UCom	THI	3,574	7,307	16,257	23,585	33,273
Kébémer	UCom	LOU	6,769	8,120	14,438	19,902	27,305
Kédougou	UCom	KED	7,723	11,216	16,672	30,051	59,231
Keur Madiabel	UCom	KAO	...	...	...	10,542	16,551
Khombole	UCom	THI	6,797	9,437	11,574	15,587	20,321
Kidira	UCom	TAM	...	...	...	10,064	13,551
Kolda	UCom	KOL	18,951	34,337	53,921	81,098	103,574
Kothiary	UCom	TAM	...	...	...	4,243	6,157
Koumpentoum	UCom	TAM	...	...	...	10,022	15,723
Koungheul	UCom	KAF	8,038	10,719	14,029	20,942	31,149
Kounkané	UCom	KOL	...	...	...	10,798	16,216
Linguère	UCom	LOU	7,776	9,824	11,667	15,482	19,191
Louga	UCom	LOU	35,579	52,057	73,662	104,349	113,365
Madina Wandifa	UCom	SED	...	...	...	12,205	18,531
Malem-Hodar	UCom	KAF	...	...	...	7,879	12,188
Malem Niani	UCom	TAM	...	...	...	2,080	4,455
Marsassoum	UCom	SED	...	...	6,410	7,029	9,815
Matam	UCom	MAT	9,849	10,722	14,620	17,218	27,695
Mbacké (M'Backé)	UCom	DIO	25,390	38,847	51,124	77,255	101,451
Mbeuleukhé	UCom	LOU	...	...	...	1,510	1,968
Mboro	UCom	THI	3,836	13,542	11,809	27,693	40,811
Mboss	UCom	KAO	...	...	...	4,347	6,094
Mboumba	UCom	STL	...	...	...	4,896	5,457
Mbour (M'bour)	UCom	THI	36,952	76,751	153,503	232,777	284,189
Meckhe (Mékhé)	UCom	THI	8,663	12,109	15,291	22,943	27,566
Médina Yoro Foulah	UCom	KOL	...	...	...	3,000	4,936
Mpal	UCom	STL	...	...	...	8,133	11,025
Ndiagne	UCom	LOU	...	...	...	7,496	10,046
Ndiamacouta	UCom	SED	...	...	...	7,179	11,543
Ndiandane	UCom	STL	...	...	...	4,839	6,769
Ndioum	UCom	STL	4,276	3,924	12,407	14,341	20,270
Ndofane (Ndoffane)	UCom	KAO	4,377	6,793	9,476	12,898	18,974
Ndombo Sandjiry (Ndonba)	UCom	STL	...	...	...	4,560	6,180
Nganda	UCom	KAF	...	...	...	10,507	14,369
Ngaparou	UCom	THI	...	...	...	9,525	13,744
Nguékhokh (Nguekokh)	UCom	THI	4,818	7,862	16,911	27,033	47,964
Nguidjilone	UCom	MAT	...	...	...	10,444	14,423
Nioro du Rip	UCom	KAO	7,934	11,841	13,976	20,784	28,491
Odobéré	UCom	MAT	...	...	...	6,029	7,384
Ourossogui (Ouro Sogui)	UCom	MAT	4,247	6,402	13,177	15,654	27,222
Oussouye	UCom	ZIN	...	...	4,052	4,828	5,705
Passy (Passi)	UCom	FAT	...	3,953	6,177	12,571	18,322
Pata	UCom	KOL	...	...	...	3,118	4,265
Pété	UCom	STL	...	...	...	4,211	4,835
Podor	UCom	STL	6,760	7,469	9,472	11,608	12,512
Popenguine-Ndayane	UCom	THI	...	...	...	8,651	12,743
Pout	UCom	THI	7,314	10,763	16,785	23,728	29,874
Ranérou	UCom	MAT	...	...	...	3,027	4,648
Richard-Toll	UCom	STL	4,893	29,611	42,621	57,878	73,147
Ross Béthio	UCom	STL	...	...	...	11,588	16,225
Rosso	UCom	STL	...	4,925	9,328	15,870	22,299
Rufisque	City	DAK	60,403	142,340	143,281	221,066	295,459
Saint-Louis	UCom	STL	88,665	113,917	154,555	209,752	254,171
Salémata	UCom	KED	...	...	...	4,752	6,712
Salikégné	UCom	KOL	...	...	...	3,677	4,641
Saly Portudal	UCom	THI	...	...	...	26,945	41,811
Samine	UCom	SED	...	...	...	4,848	6,532
Sangalkam	UCom	DAK	...	...	...	11,915	110,958
Saraya	UCom	KED	...	...	...	2,726	4,385
Saré Yoba Diéga	UCom	KOL	...	...	...	3,551	4,199
Sébikhotane	UCom	DAK	...	11,125	18,582	27,402	42,839
Sédhiou	UCom	SED	9,332	13,212	18,465	24,213	31,511
Semmé	UCom	MAT	...	...	4,492	6,891	9,213
Sendou	UCom	DAK	...	...	...	3,125	4,045
Sibassor (Lydiane)	UCom	KAO	...	...	...	8,141	11,508
Sinthiou Bamambé - Banadji	UCom	MAT	...	...	...	13,823	20,048
Sokone	UCom	FAT	5,784	8,552	11,124	14,745	20,424
Somone	UCom	THI	...	...	...	5,448	8,762
Soum	UCom	FAT	...	...	...	5,044	6,159
Tambacounda	UCom	TAM	25,735	41,885	67,543	107,293	149,071
Tanaff	UCom	SED	...	...	...	4,831	6,683
Thiadiaye	UCom	THI	4,233	6,171	10,262	14,975	20,168
Thiès	City	THI	115,245	175,465	237,849	317,763	391,253
Thilogne	UCom	MAT	4,871	4,497	8,425	10,441	15,044
Thionck Essyl	UCom	ZIN	...	...	8,006	8,389	8,961
Tivaouane	UCom	THI	16,999	27,117	38,213	69,556	102,658
Tivaouane Peulh - Niaga	UCom	DAK	...	...	...	41,123	152,043
Touba (Touba Mosquée)	RC	DIO	29,634	104,502	399,900	753,315	1,120,824
Vélingara	UCom	KOL	8,755	14,068	20,806	32,161	45,431
Walaldé	UCom	STL	...	...	...	3,224	4,387
Waoundé	UCom	MAT	3,770	...	8,041	7,816	9,376
Yenne (Yéne)	UCom	DAK	...	...	...	24,794	34,892
Ziguinchor	UCom	ZIN	69,646	124,283	153,269	205,294	214,874

The population of Dakar is composed of the population of Dakar Department (1,278,469 inhabitants in 2023), Pikine Department (764,597 in 2023), Guédiawaye Department (372,708 in 2023) and Keur Massar Department (770.314 in 2023).
(1976) (1988) Becker et al.: Réflexions sur les processus d’urbanisation en Afrique de l'Ouest à partier d'examples sénégambiens, Dakar, 1994.
(2002) (2013) (2023) Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Sénégal.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2023)
Males	9,178,895
Females	8,947,496

Age Groups (C 2023)
0-14 years	7,091,127
15-64 years	10,344,767
65+ years	690,496

Age Distribution (C 2023)
90+ years	26,155
80-89 years	98,726
70-79 years	306,675
60-69 years	648,966
50-59 years	957,423
40-49 years	1,464,744
30-39 years	2,262,422
20-29 years	3,133,647
10-19 years	4,542,522
0-9 years	4,685,108

Urbanization (C 2023)
Rural	8,203,991
Urban	9,922,399

Citizenship (C 2023)
Senegal	17,918,599
Other Citizenship	207,791

Main Language (A3+) (C 2023)
Wolof	8,525,098
Pulaar	4,175,468
Serer	1,534,511
Jola	456,963
Mandinka	450,461
French	101,145
Other Language	696,567