About Dakar
Dakar is located in Senegal, part of Africa. Find essential geography and continue exploring more places in the same country.
Population2,646,503
Figure applies toDakar (city)
Data as ofLatest recorded figure
Last checkedSeptember 3, 2026
CountrySenegal
ContinentAfrica
Place typeCapital
Country codeSN
Source: GeoNames geographical database. Population figures can use different geographic boundaries and should be read together with “Figure applies to”.