What is the population of Pikine?
Pikine has a city population of 1,170,791. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Pikine
Ranking 459th globally, this city holds 1.17 million people and accounts for 6.2% of Senegal's population. Located 10 km from Dakar, it is the second-largest city in the region by population. Guédiawaye lies 2 km away with 329,659 people, and Rufisque sits 14 km distant with 295,459 residents.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 9
Elevation
17 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
Coordinates
14.765, -17.391
Record updated
2026-06-22
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 65 in SenegalClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Pikine | 1.17M |
Pikine Population FAQ
Where is Pikine?
Pikine is in Dakar, Senegal, 10 km from the capital, Dakar. Its coordinates are 14.765, -17.391.
How big is Pikine compared with other cities in Senegal?
It is the 2nd largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, holding 6.2% of the national population.