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List of urban areas in Africa by population information


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[1] 		Urban agglomerations
citypopulation.de - 2023[2] 		Image
Cairo List of urban areas in Africa by population Egypt 10,044,894 (2022)[3]
Governorate 		20,901,000 22,200,000
Lagos List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 15,388,000 (2023)[4] 14,368,000 21,400,000
Kinshasa List of urban areas in Africa by population Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,316,000 (2023)
Province (Kinshasa)[5] 		14,342,000[6] 15,000,000
Johannesburg List of urban areas in Africa by population South Africa 4,772,846 (2022)[7] 5,783,000 14,800,000
Luanda List of urban areas in Africa by population Angola 9,079,811 (2022)[8]
Provincia 		8,330,000 9,000,000
Khartoum-Omdurman List of urban areas in Africa by population Sudan 4,272,728 (2008)[9]
3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration 		5,829,000 6,850,000
Abidjan List of urban areas in Africa by population Ivory Coast 6,321,017 (2021)[10]
District 		5,203,000 6,550,000
Nairobi List of urban areas in Africa by population Kenya 4,750,056 (2022)[11]
Nairobi County 		6,547,547 6,550,000
Accra List of urban areas in Africa by population Ghana 284,124 (2021)[12]
District (Accra Metropolitan District) 		2,514,000 6,350,000
Dar es Salaam List of urban areas in Africa by population Tanzania 5,383,728 (2022)[13]

Region

6,702,000 6,000,000
Alexandria List of urban areas in Africa by population Egypt 5,441,866 (2021)[14]
Governorate 		5,281,000 6,100,000
Kano List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 2,153,225 (2006)
6 local government areas of Kano proper 		3,999,000 5,200,000
Casablanca List of urban areas in Africa by population Morocco 3,642,656 (2023)[15]

Préfecture

3,752,000 4,700,000
Addis Ababa List of urban areas in Africa by population Ethiopia 3,859,999 (2022)[16]
Astedader 		4,794,000 4,600,000
Cape Town List of urban areas in Africa by population South Africa 4,772,846 (2022)[17]
Metropolitan municipality 		4,618,000 4,450,000
Dakar List of urban areas in Africa by population Senegal 3,896,564 (2022)[18]
Région 		3,140,000 4,200,000
Algiers List of urban areas in Africa by population Algeria 2,988,145 (2008)
Wilaya 		2,768,000 4,175,000
Abuja List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 3,067,500 (2022)[19]
Federal Capital Territory 		3,278,000 4,100,000
Pretoria List of urban areas in Africa by population South Africa 4,040,315 (2022)[20]
Metropolitan municipality 		2,566,000 see Greater Johannesburg
Bamako List of urban areas in Africa by population Mali 4,227,569 (2022)[21]
Capital District 		2,618,000 3,975,000
Kampala List of urban areas in Africa by population Uganda 1,680,600 (2020)[22]
District 		3,298,000 3,975,000
Ibadan List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 2,559,853 3,552,000 3,925,000
Douala List of urban areas in Africa by population Cameroon 2,768,400 (2015)[23]
Municipality 		3,663,000 3,650,000
Durban List of urban areas in Africa by population South Africa 4,678,127 (2022)
Metropolitan municipality 		4,130,000 3,575,000
Antananarivo List of urban areas in Africa by population Madagascar 1,274,225 (2018)[24]
Municipality 		3,369,000 2,950,000
Kumasi List of urban areas in Africa by population Ghana 443,981 (2022)[25]
District (Kumasi Metropolitan) 		3,348,000 2,850,000
Ouagadougou List of urban areas in Africa by population Burkina Faso 2,415,266 (2019)[26]
Municipality 		2,780,000 2,800,000
Tunis List of urban areas in Africa by population Tunisia 1,075,837 (2022)[27]
Governorate 		2,365,000 2,775,000
Conakry List of urban areas in Africa by population Guinea 1,660,973 (2014)[28]
Région 		1,938,000 2,775,000
Lubumbashi List of urban areas in Africa by population Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,478,000 2,650,000
Port Harcourt List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 541,116 (2006)
Local government area 		3,020,000 2,600,000
Harare List of urban areas in Africa by population Zimbabwe 2,427,231 (2022)[29]
Province 		1,530,000 2,600,000
Maputo List of urban areas in Africa by population Mozambique 1,080,277 (2017)[30]
Province-level city 		1,110,000 2,450,000
Mbuji-Mayi List of urban areas in Africa by population Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,525,000 2,325,000
Lusaka List of urban areas in Africa by population Zambia 2,204,059 (2022)[31]
District 		2,774,000 2,250,000
Brazzaville List of urban areas in Africa by population Republic of the Congo 2,145,783 (2023)[32]
Capital District (Brazzaville) 		2,388,000[33] 2,200,000
Mogadishu List of urban areas in Africa by population Somalia 3,000,000 (2011) 2,282,000 2,125,000
Rabat List of urban areas in Africa by population Morocco 512,403 (2023)[34]
Préfecture 		1,885,000 2,125,000
Kaduna List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 760,084 (2006)
2 local government areas of Kaduna 		1,113,000 2,050,000
Ndjamena List of urban areas in Africa by population Chad 1,521,900 (2019)[35]
Capital District 		1,423,000 1,810,000
Benin City List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 1,727,000 1,790,000
Monrovia List of urban areas in Africa by population Liberia 1,010,970 (2008)
Municipality 		1,517,000 1,770,000
Tripoli List of urban areas in Africa by population Libya 1,126,000 (2006)
Mutsarfiyah 		1,165,000 1,770,000
Oran List of urban areas in Africa by population Algeria 899,000 1,570,000
Bangui List of urban areas in Africa by population Central African Republic 889,000 1,560,000
Niamey List of urban areas in Africa by population Niger 1,324,700 (2020)[36]
Capital District 		1,292,000 1,430,000
Nouakchott List of urban areas in Africa by population Mauritania 1,315,000 1,350,000
Freetown List of urban areas in Africa by population Sierra Leone 1,055,964 (2015)
Western Area province 		1,202,000 1,340,000
Maiduguri List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 786,000 1,340,000
Kigali List of urban areas in Africa by population Rwanda 1,745,555 (2022)[37]
Province 		1,132,000 1,330,000
Fès List of urban areas in Africa by population Morocco 1,296,772 (2023)[38]
Préfecture 		1,224,000 1,330,000
Mombasa List of urban areas in Africa by population Kenya 1,208,333 (2019)[39]
Municipality 		1,296,000 1,320,000
Onitsha List of urban areas in Africa by population Nigeria 1,415,000 1,310,000
Kananga List of urban areas in Africa by population Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,458,000 1,290,000
Agadir List of urban areas in Africa by population Morocco 924,000 1,280,000
Kisangani List of urban areas in Africa by population Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,261,000 1,220,000
Marrakech List of urban areas in Africa by population Morocco 1,330,468 (2023)[40]
Préfecture 		1,003,000 1,160,000
Pointe-Noire List of urban areas in Africa by population Republic of the Congo 1,214,000 1,140,000
Bujumbura List of urban areas in Africa by population Burundi 1,126,930 (2019)
 1,013,000 not listed
Vereeniging List of urban areas in Africa by population South Africa 800,819 (2007)
District municipality 		774,000 see Greater Johannesburg
Huambo List of urban areas in Africa by population Angola 671,000 Not listed
Hargeisa List of urban areas in Africa by population Somaliland not listed not listed
Bosaso List of urban areas in Africa by population Somalia not listed not listed
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  24. ^ "Madagascar: Regions, Cities & Urban Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  25. ^ "Kumasi Metropolitan (Metropolitan District, Ghana) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  26. ^ "Ouagadougou (Commune, Burkina Faso) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  27. ^ "Tunisia: Governorates, Major Cities, Towns & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  28. ^ "Conakry (Capital, Guinea) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  29. ^ "Harare (Province, Zimbabwe) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  30. ^ "Maputo Cidade (City, Mozambique) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  31. ^ "Lusaka (District, Zambia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  32. ^ "Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  33. ^ incl. Brazzaville
  34. ^ "Rabat (Prefecture, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  35. ^ "Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  36. ^ "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  37. ^ "Kigali (City, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  38. ^ "Fès (Prefecture, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  39. ^ "Mombasa (Mombasa, Coastal Kenya, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  40. ^ "Urban Communes and Urban Centers in Marrakech (Marrakech - Safi, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

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