Dakar's 2024 population is now estimated at 3,540,460. In 1950, the population of Dakar was 213,550. Dakar has grown by 110,920 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 | 5,134,900 |
| 2034 | 4,967,220 |
| 2033 | 4,803,730 |
| 2032 | 4,644,410 |
| 2031 | 4,489,530 |
| 2030 | 4,338,830 |
| 2029 | 4,192,570 |
| 2028 | 4,050,980 |
| 2027 | 3,914,530 |
| 2026 | 3,783,530 |
| 2025 | 3,658,640 |
| 2024 | 3,540,460 |
| 2023 | 3,429,540 |
| 2022 | 3,326,000 |
| 2021 | 3,229,800 |
| 2020 | 3,140,440 |
| 2019 | 3,057,060 |
| 2018 | 2,978,420 |
| 2017 | 2,903,110 |
| 2016 | 2,829,710 |
| 2015 | 2,758,160 |
| 2014 | 2,688,420 |
| 2013 | 2,620,450 |
| 2012 | 2,554,280 |
| 2011 | 2,489,610 |
| 2010 | 2,426,660 |
| 2009 | 2,365,310 |
| 2008 | 2,305,580 |
| 2007 | 2,247,210 |
| 2006 | 2,190,390 |
| 2005 | 2,135,010 |
| 2004 | 2,081,100 |
| 2003 | 2,028,410 |
| 2002 | 1,976,170 |
| 2001 | 1,918,390 |
| 2000 | 1,862,370 |
| 1999 | 1,807,840 |
| 1998 | 1,754,980 |
| 1997 | 1,703,660 |
| 1996 | 1,653,910 |
| 1995 | 1,605,490 |
| 1994 | 1,558,540 |
| 1993 | 1,512,970 |
| 1992 | 1,468,790 |
| 1991 | 1,425,780 |
| 1990 | 1,384,090 |
| 1989 | 1,343,620 |
| 1988 | 1,304,390 |
| 1987 | 1,255,810 |
| 1986 | 1,208,060 |
| 1985 | 1,162,130 |
| 1984 | 1,118,000 |
| 1983 | 1,075,430 |
| 1982 | 1,034,540 |
| 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 | Change | 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 | 1,034,540 | 3.95% | 39,338 |
| 1983 | 1,075,430 | 3.95% | 40,890 |
| 1984 | 1,118,000 | 3.96% | 42,570 |
| 1985 | 1,162,130 | 3.95% | 44,130 |
| 1986 | 1,208,060 | 3.95% | 45,930 |
| 1987 | 1,255,810 | 3.95% | 47,750 |
| 1988 | 1,304,390 | 3.87% | 48,580 |
| 1989 | 1,343,620 | 3.01% | 39,230 |
| 1990 | 1,384,090 | 3.01% | 40,470 |
| 1991 | 1,425,780 | 3.01% | 41,690 |
| 1992 | 1,468,790 | 3.02% | 43,010 |
| 1993 | 1,512,970 | 3.01% | 44,180 |
| 1994 | 1,558,540 | 3.01% | 45,570 |
| 1995 | 1,605,490 | 3.01% | 46,950 |
| 1996 | 1,653,910 | 3.02% | 48,420 |
| 1997 | 1,703,660 | 3.01% | 49,750 |
| 1998 | 1,754,980 | 3.01% | 51,320 |
| 1999 | 1,807,840 | 3.01% | 52,860 |
| 2000 | 1,862,370 | 3.02% | 54,530 |
| 2001 | 1,918,390 | 3.01% | 56,020 |
| 2002 | 1,976,170 | 3.01% | 57,780 |
| 2003 | 2,028,410 | 2.64% | 52,240 |
| 2004 | 2,081,100 | 2.6% | 52,690 |
| 2005 | 2,135,010 | 2.59% | 53,910 |
| 2006 | 2,190,390 | 2.59% | 55,380 |
| 2007 | 2,247,210 | 2.59% | 56,820 |
| 2008 | 2,305,580 | 2.6% | 58,370 |
| 2009 | 2,365,310 | 2.59% | 59,730 |
| 2010 | 2,426,660 | 2.59% | 61,350 |
| 2011 | 2,489,610 | 2.59% | 62,950 |
| 2012 | 2,554,280 | 2.6% | 64,670 |
| 2013 | 2,620,450 | 2.59% | 66,170 |
| 2014 | 2,688,420 | 2.59% | 67,970 |
| 2015 | 2,758,160 | 2.59% | 69,740 |
| 2016 | 2,829,710 | 2.59% | 71,550 |
| 2017 | 2,903,110 | 2.59% | 73,400 |
| 2018 | 2,978,420 | 2.59% | 75,310 |
| 2019 | 3,057,060 | 2.64% | 78,640 |
| 2020 | 3,140,440 | 2.73% | 83,380 |
| 2021 | 3,229,800 | 2.85% | 89,360 |
| 2022 | 3,326,000 | 2.98% | 96,200 |
| 2023 | 3,429,540 | 3.11% | 103,540 |
| 2024 | 3,540,460 | 3.23% | 110,920 |
| 2025 | 3,658,640 | 3.34% | 118,180 |
| 2026 | 3,783,530 | 3.41% | 124,890 |
| 2027 | 3,914,530 | 3.46% | 131,000 |
| 2028 | 4,050,980 | 3.49% | 136,450 |
| 2029 | 4,192,570 | 3.5% | 141,590 |
| 2030 | 4,338,830 | 3.49% | 146,260 |
| 2031 | 4,489,530 | 3.47% | 150,700 |
| 2032 | 4,644,410 | 3.45% | 154,880 |
| 2033 | 4,803,730 | 3.43% | 159,320 |
| 2034 | 4,967,220 | 3.4% | 163,490 |
| 2035 | 5,134,900 | 3.38% | 167,680 |