List of urban areas in Africa by population

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.
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! City
! Country
! data-sort-type="number" | Administrative areaaccording to local national census authorities
! data-sort-type="number" | Urban agglomerationsUnited Nations - 2020
! data-sort-type="number" | Urban agglomerationscitypopulation.de - 2023
! class="unsortable" | Image
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|Lagos
|
|data-sort-value=13400000| 15,388,000 (2023)
| 14,368,000
| 21,400,000
|
|-
|Cairo
|
|data-sort-value=9539673| 9,539,673 (2017) Governorate
| 20,901,000
| 22,200,000
|
|-
|Kinshasa
|
| data-sort-value="6901382" |16,316,000 (2023)Province (Kinshasa)
| 14,342,000
| 15,000,000
|
|-
|Algiers
|
|data-sort-value=3915811|2,988,145 (2008)Wilaya
|2,768,000
|4,175,000
|
|-
|Casablanca
|
|data-sort-value=3359818|3,359,818 (2015)
|3,752,000
|4,700,000
|
|-
|Brazzaville
|
| data-sort-value=1373382| 1,373,382 (2007) Capital District (Brazzaville)
| 2,388,000
| 2,200,000
|
|-
|Johannesburg
|
| data-sort=value=4434827|4,434,827 (2011)
| 5,783,000
| 14,800,000
|
|-
|Dar es Salaam
|
|data-sort-value=4364541|4,364,541 (2012)
|6,702,000
|6,000,000
|
|-
|Abidjan
|
|data-sort-value=4210200| 4,210,200 (2002)Département
| 5,203,000
| 6,550,000
|
|-
|Khartoum-Omdurman
|
| data-sort-value=2919773|2,919,773 (1993)3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration
| 5,829,000
| 6,850,000
|
|-
|Alexandria
|
|data-sort-value=4110015| 4,110,015 (2006)Governorate
|5,281,000
|6,100,000
|
|-
|Nairobi
|
|data-sort-value=3138295| 4,397,023 (2019)Nairobi administrative area
|6,547,547
|6,550,000
|
|-
|Cape Town
|
|data-sor-value=3497097}| 3,497,097 (2007)Metropolitan municipality
| 4,618,000
| 4,450,000
|
|-
|Kano
|
|data-sort-value=2153225|2,153,225 (2006)6 local government areas of Kano proper
|3,999,000
|5,200,000
|
|-
|Dakar
|
|data-sort-value=2452656|2,452,656 (2005)Région
|3,140,000
|4,200,000
|
|-
|Addis Ababa
|
|data-sort-value=2738248|2,738,248 (2007)Astedader
|4,794,000
|4,600,000
|
|-
|Ibadan
|
|data-sort-value=1338659|2,559,853
|3,552,000
|3,925,000
|
|-
|Douala
|
|data-sort-value=1514978|1,514,978 (2001)Wouri département
|3,663,000
|3,650,000
|
|-
|Durban
|
|data-sort-value=3468086|4,678,127 (2022)Metropolitan municipality
|4,130,000
|3,575,000
|
|-
|Ouagadougou
|
|data-sort-value=1475223|1,475,223 (2006)Municipality
|2,780,000
|2,800,000
|
|-
|Antananarivo
|
|data-sort-value=1000000|
|3,369,000
|2,950,000
|
|-
|Accra
|
|data-sort-value=1659136|2,076,546 (2010)District (Accra Metropolitan Area)
|2,514,000
|6,350,000
|
|-
|Luanda
|
|data-sort-value=1823282|1,823,282 (2002)Provincia
|8,330,000
|9,000,000
|
|-
|Bamako
|
|data-sort-value=1215335|1,215,335 (2005)District
|2,618,000
|3,975,000
|
|-
|Abuja
|
|data-sort-value=1405201|1,405,201 (2006)Federal Capital Territory
|3,278,000
|4,100,000
|
|-
|Port Harcourt
|
|data-sort-value=541116|541,116 (2006)Local government area
|3,020,000
|2,600,000
|
|-
|Kumasi
|
|data-sort-value=1171311|2,035,000 (2010) District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area)
|3,348,000
|2,850,000
|
|-
|Lusaka
|
|data-sort-value=1742979|1,742,979
|2,774,000
|2,250,000
|
|-
|Mogadishu
|
|data-sort-value=2855800| 3,000,000 (2011)
| 2,282,000
| 2,125,000
|
|-
|Pretoria
|
|data-sort-value=2345908|2,345,908 (2007)Metropolitan municipality
|2,566,000
|see Greater Johannesburg
|
|-
|Lubumbashi
|
|data-sort-value=1000000|
|2,478,000
|2,650,000
|
|-
|Mbuji-Mayi
|
|data-sort-value=1000000|
|2,525,000
|2,325,000
|
|-
|Tunis
|
|data-sort-value=911643|911,643 (2005)Municipality
|2,365,000
|2,775,000
|
|-
|Rabat
|
|627,932 (2004)Préfecture
|1,885,000
|2,125,000
|
|-
|Conakry
|
|1,092,936 (1996)Région
|1,938,000
|2,775,000
|
|-
|Kampala
|
|1,337,900 (2005)District
|3,298,000
|3,975,000
|
|-
|Harare
|
|1,903,510 (2002)Province
|1,530,000
|2,600,000
|
|-
|Benin City
|
|data-sort-value=750000|
|1,727,000
|1,790,000
|
|-
|Huambo
|
|data-sort-value=630000|
|671,000
|Not listed
|
|-
|Monrovia
|
|1,010,970 (2008)Municipality
|1,517,000
|1,770,000
|
|-
|Ndjamena
|
|
|1,423,000
|1,810,000
|
|-
|Kigali
|
|data-sort-value=620000|
|1,132,000
|1,330,000
|
|-
|Maputo
|
|1,099,102 (2007)Province-level city
|1,110,000
|2,450,000
|
|-
|Bujumbura
|
|1,126,930 (2019)
|1,013,000
|not listed
|-
|Fès
|
|977,946 (2004)Préfecture
|1,224,000
|1,330,000
|
|-
|Kananga
|
|data-sort-value=558000|
|1,458,000
|1,290,000
|
|-
|Vereeniging
|
|800,819 (2007)District municipality
|774,000
|see Greater Johannesburg
|
|-
|Marrakech
|
|data-sort-value=560000|
|1,003,000
|1,160,000
|
|-
|Tripoli
|
|1,126,000 (2006)Mutsarfiyah
|1,165,000
|1,770,000
|
|-
|Onitsha
|
|data-sort-value=550000|
|1,415,000
|1,310,000
|
|-
|Mombasa
|
|data-sort-value=550000|
|1,296,000
|1,320,000
|
|-
|Niamey
|
|2,100,000 (2013)Province
|1,292,000
|1,430,000
|
|-
|Kaduna
|
|760,084 (2006)2 local government areas of Kaduna
|1,113,000
|2,050,000
|
|-
|Kisangani
|
|data-sort-value=500000|
|1,261,000
|1,220,000
|
|-
|Hargeisa
|
|data-sort-value=1000000|
|not listed
|not listed
|
|-
|Freetown
||1,055,964 (2015)Western Area province
|1,202,000
|1,340,000
|
|-
|Oran
|
|
|899,000
|1,570,000
|
|-
|Nouakchott
|
|
|1,315,000
|1,350,000
|
|-
|Maiduguri
|
|
|786,000
|1,340,000
|
|-
|Agadir
|
|
|924,000
|1,280,000
|
|-
|Bangui
|
|
|889,000
|1,560,000
|
|-
|Pointe-Noire
|
|
|1,214,000
|1,140,000
|
|-
|Bosaso
|
|
| not listed
| not listed
|
|}
See also
Lists of cities in Africa, mostly by country
List of cities in Africa by population
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References
External links
Geopolis
Africa
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Populous cities in Africa, List of most
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