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Touba: population

Touba, Senegal: 1.15 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 2 of 26.

In 1975 it had 299,000 people.

In 2000 it had 616,000 people, so it has grown by 87% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.57 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260500K1M1.5M2M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Touba: 1.2M

Largest cities: Senegal

City20252050, projected
Dakar3,852,4755,361,571
Touba1,151,5521,568,939
M'bour553,170922,406
Thiès521,678865,546
Kaolack412,347573,129
Ziguinchor282,751380,781
Saint-Louis270,413461,809
Tambacounda241,254346,410
Diourbel237,795364,871
Kolda200,327284,521

Senegal: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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