How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Senegal: Population in largest city

Dominican Republic

3.65 million

in 2025

Senegal

3.66 million

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

51st

Senegal rank

50th

Population in largest city over time

Dominican Republic
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 3.66 million against 3.65 million in Dominican Republic, a difference of 10,530.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 50th of 153 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	495,559	465,042	30,517	Dominican Republic
1970s	897,760	763,952	133,809	Dominican Republic
1980s	1.38 million	1.15 million	231,192	Dominican Republic
1990s	1.70 million	1.59 million	110,845	Dominican Republic
2000s	2.27 million	2.11 million	158,040	Dominican Republic
2010s	2.91 million	2.73 million	184,344	Dominican Republic
2020s	3.49 million	3.39 million	99,790	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Dominican Republic or Senegal?: Senegal, at 3.66 million against 3.65 million in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Dominican Republic and Senegal?: 10,530, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Senegal rank globally for population in largest city?: Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 50th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.