Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Senegal

Population in cities over 1 million in Senegal in 2025 — 3,658,643 people. Ranked 59 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 918.8%.

2025 3.66M people +3.34% vs 2024
World rank 59of 121
Period maximum 3.66M people2025
Period minimum 359,097 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Senegal, 1960–202501M2M3M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 359,097 people1962: 404,785 people1964: 448,847 people1966: 497,635 people1968: 551,805 people1970: 610,490 people1972: 674,084 people1974: 744,200 people1976: 819,890 people1978: 885,939 people1980: 957,411 people1982: 1,034,539 people1984: 1,117,999 people1986: 1,208,063 people1988: 1,304,387 people1990: 1,384,093 people1992: 1,468,790 people1994: 1,558,542 people1996: 1,653,914 people1998: 1,754,978 people2000: 1,862,370 people2002: 1,976,172 people2004: 2,081,097 people2006: 2,190,388 people2008: 2,305,582 people2010: 2,426,662 people2012: 2,554,282 people2014: 2,688,423 people2016: 2,829,709 people2018: 2,978,419 people2020: 3,140,442 people2022: 3,326,001 people2024: 3,540,462 people2025: 3,658,643 people
Change over the period: +3.3M (+918.85%) Average annual rate: 3.64 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal

Senegal 3.66M people
World computed 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 204M people
Western Africa computed 75.71M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 574M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.66M +118,181 +3.34%
2024 3.54M +110,926 +3.23%
2023 3.43M +103,535 +3.11%
2022 3.33M +96,201 +2.98%
2021 3.23M +89,358 +2.85%
2020 3.14M +83,377 +2.73%
2019 3.06M +78,646 +2.64%
2018 2.98M +75,307 +2.59%
2017 2.9M +73,403 +2.59%
2016 2.83M +71,548 +2.59%
2015 2.76M +69,738 +2.59%
2014 2.69M +67,975 +2.59%
2013 2.62M +66,166 +2.59%
2012 2.55M +64,671 +2.6%
2011 2.49M +62,949 +2.59%
2010 2.43M +61,356 +2.59%
2009 2.37M +59,724 +2.59%
2008 2.31M +58,375 +2.6%
2007 2.25M +56,819 +2.59%
2006 2.19M +55,382 +2.59%
2005 2.14M +53,909 +2.59%
2004 2.08M +52,691 +2.6%
2003 2.03M +52,234 +2.64%
2002 1.98M +57,784 +3.01%
2001 1.92M +56,018 +3.01%
2000 1.86M +54,530 +3.02%
1999 1.81M +52,862 +3.01%
1998 1.75M +51,316 +3.01%
1997 1.7M +49,748 +3.01%
1996 1.65M +48,427 +3.02%
1995 1.61M +46,945 +3.01%
1994 1.56M +45,572 +3.01%
1993 1.51M +44,180 +3.01%
1992 1.47M +43,006 +3.02%
1991 1.43M +41,691 +3.01%
1990 1.38M +40,471 +3.01%
1989 1.34M +39,235 +3.01%
1988 1.3M +48,573 +3.87%
1987 1.26M +47,751 +3.95%
1986 1.21M +45,935 +3.95%
1985 1.16M +44,129 +3.95%
1984 1.12M +42,568 +3.96%
1983 1.08M +40,892 +3.95%
1982 1.03M +39,337 +3.95%
1981 995,202 +37,791 +3.95%
1980 957,411 +36,453 +3.96%
1979 920,958 +35,019 +3.95%
1978 885,939 +33,686 +3.95%
1977 852,253 +32,363 +3.95%
1976 819,890 +37,916 +4.85%
1975 781,974 +37,774 +5.08%
1974 744,200 +35,949 +5.08%
1973 708,251 +34,167 +5.07%
1972 674,084 +32,606 +5.08%
1971 641,478 +30,988 +5.08%
1970 610,490 +29,490 +5.08%
1969 581,000 +29,195 +5.29%
1968 551,805 +27,803 +5.31%
1967 524,002 +26,367 +5.3%
1966 497,635 +25,040 +5.3%
1965 472,595 +23,748 +5.29%
1964 448,847 +22,615 +5.31%
1963 426,232 +21,447 +5.3%
1962 404,785 +20,368 +5.3%
1961 384,417 +25,320 +7.05%
1960 359,097

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.