Dakhla's 2026 population is now estimated at 180,781. In 1982, the population of Dakhla was 17,309. Dakhla has grown by 7,828 in the last year, which represents a 4.53% annual change. These population values and projections come from Western Sahara urban census series 1982-2024 via CityPopulation official attribution and World Population Review Internal Projections .