Urban population rose 3.70% to 8.20 mil in Senegal in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Senegal reached an all time high of 8.20 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.753 mil in 1960. When compared to Senegal's main peers, urban population in Gambia amounted to 1.67 mil, 5.04 mil in Guinea, 9.79 mil in Mali and 2.59 mil in Mauritania in 2021.
Senegal has been ranked 73rd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 28.0 | 28.8 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 31.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 5.15 | 5.42 | 5.70 | 5.99 | 6.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | mil | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | mil | 4.09 | 4.23 | 4.38 | 4.54 | 4.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | mil | 0.754 | 0.780 | 0.807 | 0.835 | 0.863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | mil | 2.30 | 2.37 | 2.43 | 2.50 | 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 7.24 | 7.63 | 8.03 | 8.44 | 8.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 2.02 | 2.11 | 2.20 | 2.29 | 2.39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 21.1 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 3.27 | 3.41 | 3.55 | 3.71 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | mil | 6.58 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.35 | 7.62 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | mil | 2.99 | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.31 | 3.42 |
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