List of urban areas in Africa by population
This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in Africa. Figures are from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, as well as from citypopulation.de. Figures for administrative areas are also given.
City | Country | Administrative area according to local national census authorities |
Urban agglomerations United Nations - 2020 |
Urban agglomerations citypopulation.de - 2023 |
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Lagos | Nigeria | 15,388,000 (2023) | 14,368,000 | 21,400,000 | |
Cairo | Egypt | 9,539,673 (2017) Governorate |
20,901,000 | 22,200,000 | |
Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16,316,000 (2023) Province (Kinshasa) |
14,342,000 | 15,000,000 | |
Algiers | Algeria | 2,988,145 (2008) Wilaya |
2,768,000 | 4,175,000 | |
Casablanca | Morocco | 3,359,818 (2015) | 3,752,000 | 4,700,000 | |
Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | 1,373,382 (2007) Capital District (Brazzaville) | 2,388,000 | 2,200,000 | |
Johannesburg | South Africa | 4,434,827 (2011) | 5,783,000 | 14,800,000 | |
Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 4,364,541 (2012) | 6,702,000 | 6,000,000 | |
Abidjan | Ivory Coast | 4,210,200 (2002) Département |
5,203,000 | 6,550,000 | |
Khartoum-Omdurman | Sudan | 2,919,773 (1993) 3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration |
5,829,000 | 6,850,000 | |
Alexandria | Egypt | 4,110,015 (2006) Governorate |
5,281,000 | 6,100,000 | |
Nairobi | Kenya | 4,397,023 (2019) Nairobi administrative area |
6,547,547 | 6,550,000 | |
Cape Town | South Africa | 3,497,097 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
4,618,000 | 4,450,000 | |
Kano | Nigeria | 2,153,225 (2006) 6 local government areas of Kano proper |
3,999,000 | 5,200,000 | |
Dakar | Senegal | 2,452,656 (2005) Région |
3,140,000 | 4,200,000 | |
Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 2,738,248 (2007) Astedader |
4,794,000 | 4,600,000 | |
Ibadan | Nigeria | 2,559,853 | 3,552,000 | 3,925,000 | |
Douala | Cameroon | 1,514,978 (2001) Wouri département |
3,663,000 | 3,650,000 | |
Durban | South Africa | 4,678,127 (2022) Metropolitan municipality |
4,130,000 | 3,575,000 | |
Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 1,475,223 (2006) Municipality |
2,780,000 | 2,800,000 | |
Antananarivo | Madagascar | 3,369,000 | 2,950,000 | ||
Accra | Ghana | 2,076,546 (2010) District (Accra Metropolitan Area) |
2,514,000 | 6,350,000 | |
Luanda | Angola | 1,823,282 (2002) Provincia |
8,330,000 | 9,000,000 | |
Bamako | Mali | 1,215,335 (2005) District |
2,618,000 | 3,975,000 | |
Abuja | Nigeria | 1,405,201 (2006) Federal Capital Territory |
3,278,000 | 4,100,000 | |
Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 541,116 (2006) Local government area |
3,020,000 | 2,600,000 | |
Kumasi | Ghana | 2,035,000 (2010) District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area) |
3,348,000 | 2,850,000 | |
Lusaka | Zambia | 1,742,979 | 2,774,000 | 2,250,000 | |
Mogadishu | Somalia | 3,000,000 (2011) | 2,282,000 | 2,125,000 | |
Pretoria | South Africa | 2,345,908 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
2,566,000 | see Greater Johannesburg | |
Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,478,000 | 2,650,000 | ||
Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,525,000 | 2,325,000 | ||
Tunis | Tunisia | 911,643 (2005) Municipality |
2,365,000 | 2,775,000 | |
Rabat | Morocco | 627,932 (2004) Préfecture |
1,885,000 | 2,125,000 | |
Conakry | Guinea | 1,092,936 (1996) Région |
1,938,000 | 2,775,000 | |
Kampala | Uganda | 1,337,900 (2005) District |
3,298,000 | 3,975,000 | |
Harare | Zimbabwe | 1,903,510 (2002) Province |
1,530,000 | 2,600,000 | |
Benin City | Nigeria | 1,727,000 | 1,790,000 | ||
Huambo | Angola | 671,000 | Not listed | ||
Monrovia | Liberia | 1,010,970 (2008) Municipality |
1,517,000 | 1,770,000 | |
Ndjamena | Chad | 1,423,000 | 1,810,000 | ||
Kigali | Rwanda | 1,132,000 | 1,330,000 | ||
Maputo | Mozambique | 1,099,102 (2007) Province-level city |
1,110,000 | 2,450,000 | |
Bujumbura | Burundi | 1,126,930 (2019) |
1,013,000 | not listed | |
Fès | Morocco | 977,946 (2004) Préfecture |
1,224,000 | 1,330,000 | |
Kananga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,458,000 | 1,290,000 | ||
Vereeniging | South Africa | 800,819 (2007) District municipality |
774,000 | see Greater Johannesburg | |
Marrakech | Morocco | 1,003,000 | 1,160,000 | ||
Tripoli | Libya | 1,126,000 (2006) Mutsarfiyah |
1,165,000 | 1,770,000 | |
Onitsha | Nigeria | 1,415,000 | 1,310,000 | ||
Mombasa | Kenya | 1,296,000 | 1,320,000 | ||
Niamey | Niger | 2,100,000 (2013) Province |
1,292,000 | 1,430,000 | |
Kaduna | Nigeria | 760,084 (2006) 2 local government areas of Kaduna |
1,113,000 | 2,050,000 | |
Kisangani | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,261,000 | 1,220,000 | ||
Hargeisa | Somaliland | not listed | not listed | ||
Freetown | Sierra Leone | 1,055,964 (2015) Western Area province |
1,202,000 | 1,340,000 | |
Oran | Algeria | 899,000 | 1,570,000 | ||
Nouakchott | Mauritania | 1,315,000 | 1,350,000 | ||
Maiduguri | Nigeria | 786,000 | 1,340,000 | ||
Agadir | Morocco | 924,000 | 1,280,000 | ||
Bangui | Central African Republic | 889,000 | 1,560,000 | ||
Pointe-Noire | Republic of the Congo | 1,214,000 | 1,140,000 | ||
Bosaso | Somalia | not listed | not listed |