Dakar's 2024 population is now estimated at 3,540,462. In 1950, the population of Dakar was 213,550. Dakar has grown by 110,926 in the last year, which represents a 3.23% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Dakar, which typically includes Dakar's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 5,134,902 |
| 2034 | 4,967,223 |
| 2033 | 4,803,734 |
| 2032 | 4,644,413 |
| 2031 | 4,489,533 |
| 2030 | 4,338,834 |
| 2029 | 4,192,573 |
| 2028 | 4,050,977 |
| 2027 | 3,914,533 |
| 2026 | 3,783,533 |
| 2025 | 3,658,643 |
| 2024 | 3,540,462 |
| 2023 | 3,429,536 |
| 2022 | 3,326,001 |
| 2021 | 3,229,800 |
| 2020 | 3,140,442 |
| 2019 | 3,057,065 |
| 2018 | 2,978,419 |
| 2017 | 2,903,112 |
| 2016 | 2,829,709 |
| 2015 | 2,758,161 |
| 2014 | 2,688,423 |
| 2013 | 2,620,448 |
| 2012 | 2,554,282 |
| 2011 | 2,489,611 |
| 2010 | 2,426,662 |
| 2009 | 2,365,306 |
| 2008 | 2,305,582 |
| 2007 | 2,247,207 |
| 2006 | 2,190,388 |
| 2005 | 2,135,006 |
| 2004 | 2,081,097 |
| 2003 | 2,028,406 |
| 2002 | 1,976,172 |
| 2001 | 1,918,388 |
| 2000 | 1,862,370 |
| 1999 | 1,807,840 |
| 1998 | 1,754,978 |
| 1997 | 1,703,662 |
| 1996 | 1,653,914 |
| 1995 | 1,605,487 |
| 1994 | 1,558,542 |
| 1993 | 1,512,970 |
| 1992 | 1,468,790 |
| 1991 | 1,425,784 |
| 1990 | 1,384,093 |
| 1989 | 1,343,622 |
| 1988 | 1,304,387 |
| 1987 | 1,255,814 |
| 1986 | 1,208,063 |
| 1985 | 1,162,128 |
| 1984 | 1,117,999 |
| 1983 | 1,075,431 |
| 1982 | 1,034,539 |
| 1981 | 995,202 |
| 1980 | 957,411 |
| 1979 | 920,958 |
| 1978 | 885,939 |
| 1977 | 852,253 |
| 1976 | 819,890 |
| 1975 | 781,974 |
| 1974 | 744,200 |
| 1973 | 708,251 |
| 1972 | 674,084 |
| 1971 | 641,478 |
| 1970 | 610,490 |
| 1969 | 581,000 |
| 1968 | 551,805 |
| 1967 | 524,001 |
| 1966 | 497,635 |
| 1965 | 472,595 |
| 1964 | 448,847 |
| 1963 | 426,232 |
| 1962 | 404,785 |
| 1961 | 384,417 |
| 1960 | 359,097 |
| 1959 | 329,929 |
| 1958 | 303,164 |
| 1957 | 278,571 |
| 1956 | 256,003 |
| 1955 | 235,208 |
| 1954 | 230,538 |
| 1953 | 230,091 |
| 1952 | 229,646 |
| 1951 | 229,200 |
| 1950 | 213,550 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 213,550 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 229,200 | 7.33% | 15,650 |
| 1952 | 229,646 | 0.19% | 446 |
| 1953 | 230,091 | 0.19% | 445 |
| 1954 | 230,538 | 0.19% | 447 |
| 1955 | 235,208 | 2.03% | 4,670 |
| 1956 | 256,003 | 8.84% | 20,795 |
| 1957 | 278,571 | 8.82% | 22,568 |
| 1958 | 303,164 | 8.83% | 24,593 |
| 1959 | 329,929 | 8.83% | 26,765 |
| 1960 | 359,097 | 8.84% | 29,168 |
| 1961 | 384,417 | 7.05% | 25,320 |
| 1962 | 404,785 | 5.3% | 20,368 |
| 1963 | 426,232 | 5.3% | 21,447 |
| 1964 | 448,847 | 5.31% | 22,615 |
| 1965 | 472,595 | 5.29% | 23,748 |
| 1966 | 497,635 | 5.3% | 25,040 |
| 1967 | 524,001 | 5.3% | 26,366 |
| 1968 | 551,805 | 5.31% | 27,804 |
| 1969 | 581,000 | 5.29% | 29,195 |
| 1970 | 610,490 | 5.08% | 29,490 |
| 1971 | 641,478 | 5.08% | 30,988 |
| 1972 | 674,084 | 5.08% | 32,606 |
| 1973 | 708,251 | 5.07% | 34,167 |
| 1974 | 744,200 | 5.08% | 35,949 |
| 1975 | 781,974 | 5.08% | 37,774 |
| 1976 | 819,890 | 4.85% | 37,916 |
| 1977 | 852,253 | 3.95% | 32,363 |
| 1978 | 885,939 | 3.95% | 33,686 |
| 1979 | 920,958 | 3.95% | 35,019 |
| 1980 | 957,411 | 3.96% | 36,453 |
| 1981 | 995,202 | 3.95% | 37,791 |
| 1982 | 1,034,539 | 3.95% | 39,337 |
| 1983 | 1,075,431 | 3.95% | 40,892 |
| 1984 | 1,117,999 | 3.96% | 42,568 |
| 1985 | 1,162,128 | 3.95% | 44,129 |
| 1986 | 1,208,063 | 3.95% | 45,935 |
| 1987 | 1,255,814 | 3.95% | 47,751 |
| 1988 | 1,304,387 | 3.87% | 48,573 |
| 1989 | 1,343,622 | 3.01% | 39,235 |
| 1990 | 1,384,093 | 3.01% | 40,471 |
| 1991 | 1,425,784 | 3.01% | 41,691 |
| 1992 | 1,468,790 | 3.02% | 43,006 |
| 1993 | 1,512,970 | 3.01% | 44,180 |
| 1994 | 1,558,542 | 3.01% | 45,572 |
| 1995 | 1,605,487 | 3.01% | 46,945 |
| 1996 | 1,653,914 | 3.02% | 48,427 |
| 1997 | 1,703,662 | 3.01% | 49,748 |
| 1998 | 1,754,978 | 3.01% | 51,316 |
| 1999 | 1,807,840 | 3.01% | 52,862 |
| 2000 | 1,862,370 | 3.02% | 54,530 |
| 2001 | 1,918,388 | 3.01% | 56,018 |
| 2002 | 1,976,172 | 3.01% | 57,784 |
| 2003 | 2,028,406 | 2.64% | 52,234 |
| 2004 | 2,081,097 | 2.6% | 52,691 |
| 2005 | 2,135,006 | 2.59% | 53,909 |
| 2006 | 2,190,388 | 2.59% | 55,382 |
| 2007 | 2,247,207 | 2.59% | 56,819 |
| 2008 | 2,305,582 | 2.6% | 58,375 |
| 2009 | 2,365,306 | 2.59% | 59,724 |
| 2010 | 2,426,662 | 2.59% | 61,356 |
| 2011 | 2,489,611 | 2.59% | 62,949 |
| 2012 | 2,554,282 | 2.6% | 64,671 |
| 2013 | 2,620,448 | 2.59% | 66,166 |
| 2014 | 2,688,423 | 2.59% | 67,975 |
| 2015 | 2,758,161 | 2.59% | 69,738 |
| 2016 | 2,829,709 | 2.59% | 71,548 |
| 2017 | 2,903,112 | 2.59% | 73,403 |
| 2018 | 2,978,419 | 2.59% | 75,307 |
| 2019 | 3,057,065 | 2.64% | 78,646 |
| 2020 | 3,140,442 | 2.73% | 83,377 |
| 2021 | 3,229,800 | 2.85% | 89,358 |
| 2022 | 3,326,001 | 2.98% | 96,201 |
| 2023 | 3,429,536 | 3.11% | 103,535 |
| 2024 | 3,540,462 | 3.23% | 110,926 |
| 2025 | 3,658,643 | 3.34% | 118,181 |
| 2026 | 3,783,533 | 3.41% | 124,890 |
| 2027 | 3,914,533 | 3.46% | 131,000 |
| 2028 | 4,050,977 | 3.49% | 136,444 |
| 2029 | 4,192,573 | 3.5% | 141,596 |
| 2030 | 4,338,834 | 3.49% | 146,261 |
| 2031 | 4,489,533 | 3.47% | 150,699 |
| 2032 | 4,644,413 | 3.45% | 154,880 |
| 2033 | 4,803,734 | 3.43% | 159,321 |
| 2034 | 4,967,223 | 3.4% | 163,489 |
| 2035 | 5,134,902 | 3.38% | 167,679 |