What is the population of Touba?
Touba has a city population of 1,120,824. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Senegal · Africa
Touba
City population
1,120,824
#3
in Senegal
#1
in Diourbel Region
#482
worldwide
14.862, -15.875 · 170 km from Dakar
About Touba
Ranked 482nd globally, this city holds 1,120,824 residents and accounts for 5.9% of Senegal's population. Located 170 km from Dakar, it is the largest city in Diourbel Region and the third-most populous listed in the country. Mbaké, with 101,451 residents, lies 9 km away, while Diourbel city, holding 157,554 residents, stands 46 km distant.
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
#1of 6
Coordinates
14.862, -15.875
Record updated
15 December 2025
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 |
| Touba | 1.12M |
Touba Population FAQ
Where is Touba?
Touba is in Diourbel Region, Senegal, 170 km from the capital, Dakar. Its coordinates are 14.862, -15.875.
How big is Touba compared with other cities in Senegal?
It is the 3rd largest of the 65 cities listed in Senegal, holding 5.9% of the national population.