List of urban areas in Africa by population explained

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	data-sort-type="number"	Administrative area according to local national census authorities	data-sort-type="number"	Urban agglomerations United Nations - 2020^[1]	data-sort-type="number"	Urban agglomerations citypopulation.de - 2023^[2]	Image
Cairo		data-sort-value="9539673"	10,044,894 (2022)^[3] Governorate	20,901,000	22,200,000
Lagos		data-sort-value=13400000	27,000,000 (2023)^[4]	14,368,000	30,000,000
Kinshasa		data-sort-value="6901382"	16,316,000 (2023) Province (Kinshasa)^[5]	14,342,000^[6]	15,000,000
Johannesburg		data-sort="value=4434827"	4,772,846 (2022)^[7]	5,783,000	14,800,000
Luanda		data-sort-value="1823282"	9,079,811 (2022)^[8] Provincia	8,330,000	9,000,000
Khartoum-Omdurman		data-sort-value="2919773"	4,272,728 (2008)^[9] 3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration	5,829,000	6,850,000
Abidjan		data-sort-value="4210200"	6,321,017 (2021)^[10] District	5,203,000	6,550,000
Nairobi		data-sort-value="3138295"	4,750,056 (2022)^[11] Nairobi County	6,547,547	6,550,000
Accra		data-sort-value="1659136"	284,124 (2021)^[12] District (Accra Metropolitan District)	2,514,000	6,350,000
Dar es Salaam		data-sort-value="4364541"	5,383,728 (2022)^[13] Region	6,702,000	6,000,000
Alexandria		data-sort-value="4110015"	5,441,866 (2021)^[14] Governorate	5,281,000	6,100,000
Kano		data-sort-value="2153225"	9,401,288 (2006)^[15] ^[16] 16,253,549 (2023)	3,999,000	5,200,000
Casablanca		data-sort-value="3359818"	3,642,656 (2023)^[17] Préfecture	3,752,000	4,700,000
Addis Ababa		data-sort-value="2738248"	3,859,999 (2022)^[18] Astedader	4,794,000	4,600,000
Cape Town		data-sor-value="3497097

" | 4,772,846 (2022)^[19]
Metropolitan municipality| 4,618,000| 4,450,000| |-|Dakar|| data-sort-value="2452656" |3,896,564 (2022)^[20]
Région|3,140,000|4,200,000| |-|Algiers||data-sort-value=3915811|2,988,145 (2008)
Wilaya|2,768,000|4,175,000| |-|Abuja|| data-sort-value="1405201" |3,067,500 (2022)^[21]
Federal Capital Territory|3,278,000|4,100,000| |-|Pretoria|| data-sort-value="2345908" |4,040,315 (2022)^[22]
Metropolitan municipality|2,566,000|see Greater Johannesburg| |-|Bamako|| data-sort-value="1215335" |4,227,569 (2022)^[23]
Capital District|2,618,000|3,975,000| |-|Kampala||1,680,600 (2020)^[24]
District|3,298,000|3,975,000| |-|Ibadan||data-sort-value=1338659|2,559,853|3,552,000|3,925,000||-|Douala||data-sort-value=1514978|2,768,400 (2015)^[25]
Municipality|3,663,000|3,650,000| |-|Durban||data-sort-value=3468086|4,678,127 (2022)
Metropolitan municipality|4,130,000|3,575,000| |-|Antananarivo|| data-sort-value="1000000" |1,274,225 (2018)^[26]
Municipality|3,369,000|2,950,000| |-|Kumasi|| data-sort-value="1171311" |443,981 (2022)^[27]
District (Kumasi Metropolitan)|3,348,000|2,850,000| |-|Ouagadougou|| data-sort-value="1475223" |2,415,266 (2019)^[28]
Municipality|2,780,000|2,800,000| |-|Tunis|| data-sort-value="911643" |1,075,837 (2022)^[29]
Governorate|2,365,000|2,775,000| |-|Conakry||1,660,973 (2014)^[30]
Région|1,938,000|2,775,000| |-|Lubumbashi||data-sort-value=1000000||2,478,000|2,650,000| |-|Port Harcourt|| data-sort-value="541116" |541,116 (2006)
Local government area|3,020,000|2,600,000| |-|Harare||2,427,231 (2022)^[31]
Province|1,530,000|2,600,000| |-|Maputo||1,080,277 (2017)^[32]
Province-level city|1,110,000|2,450,000| |-|Mbuji-Mayi||data-sort-value=1000000||2,525,000|2,325,000| |-|Lusaka|| data-sort-value="1742979" |2,204,059 (2022)^[33]
District|2,774,000|2,250,000| |-|Brazzaville|| data-sort-value="1373382" | 2,145,783 (2023)^[34]
Capital District (Brazzaville)| 2,388,000^[35] | 2,200,000||-|Mogadishu|| data-sort-value="2855800" | 3,000,000 (2011)| 2,282,000| 2,125,000| |-|Rabat||512,403 (2023)^[36]
Préfecture|1,885,000|2,125,000| |-|Kaduna||760,084 (2006)
2 local government areas of Kaduna|1,113,000|2,050,000| |-|Ndjamena||1,521,900 (2019)^[37]
Capital District|1,423,000|1,810,000||-|Benin City|| data-sort-value="750000" ||1,727,000|1,790,000| |-|Monrovia||1,010,970 (2008)
Municipality|1,517,000|1,770,000| |-|Tripoli||1,126,000 (2006)
Mutsarfiyah|1,165,000|1,770,000| |-|Oran|||899,000|1,570,000||-|Bangui|||889,000|1,560,000||-|Niamey||1,324,700 (2020)^[38]
Capital District|1,292,000|1,430,000||-|Nouakchott|||1,315,000|1,350,000||-|Freetown||1,055,964 (2015)
Western Area province|1,202,000|1,340,000||-|Maiduguri|||786,000|1,340,000||-|Kigali|| data-sort-value="620000" |1,745,555 (2022)^[39]
Province|1,132,000|1,330,000| |-|Fès||1,296,772 (2023)^[40]
Préfecture|1,224,000|1,330,000| |-|Mombasa|| data-sort-value="550000" |1,208,333 (2019)^[41]
Municipality|1,296,000|1,320,000| |-|Onitsha|| data-sort-value="550000" ||1,415,000|1,310,000| |-|Kananga|| data-sort-value="558000" ||1,458,000|1,290,000| |-|Agadir|||924,000|1,280,000||-|Kisangani||data-sort-value=500000||1,261,000|1,220,000| |-|Marrakech|| data-sort-value="560000" |1,330,468 (2023)^[42]
Préfecture|1,003,000|1,160,000| |-|Pointe-Noire|||1,214,000|1,140,000||-|Bujumbura||1,126,930 (2019)
|1,013,000|not listed||-|Vereeniging||800,819 (2007)
District municipality|774,000|see Greater Johannesburg| |-|Huambo|| data-sort-value="630000" ||671,000|Not listed| |-|Hargeisa||data-sort-value=1000000||not listed|not listed| |-|Bosaso||| not listed| not listed| |}

See also

• Lists of cities in Africa, mostly by country
• List of cities in Africa by population

External links

• Geopolis

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Online Edition. . . 2018 . United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018) . 20 February 2021.
2. Web site: Brinkoff . Thomas . 2023-01-01 . Major Agglomerations of the World - Population Statistics and Maps . 2023-03-08 . www.citypopulation.de.
3. Web site: Al-Qāhirah (Governorate, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
4. Web site: The largest cities in the world by land area, population and density . City Mayors . 6 January 2007 . 16 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150516053854/http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/largest-cities-density-125.html . 16 May 2015 . dead .
5. Web site: CONGO KINSHASA - statistiques-mondiales.com - Statistiques et carte . 2010-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131210034536/http://statistiques-mondiales.com/congo_kinshasa.htm . 2013-12-10 .
6. incl. Kinshasa (14,342,000)
7. Web site: City of Cape Town (Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
8. Web site: Luanda (Province, Angola) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
9. Web site: Sudan: States, Major Cities, Towns & Agglomeration - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
10. Web site: Abidjan (Ivory Coast): Boroughs and Sub-Prefectures - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
11. Web site: Nairobi (County, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
12. Web site: Accra Metropolitan (Metropolitan Area, Ghana) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
13. Web site: Dar es Salaam (Region, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
14. Web site: Al-Iskandariyah (Governorate, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
15. Web site: Population census (official) . 2024-01-01.
16. Web site: Objections Surface Over Nigerian Census Results . 2024-01-01.
17. Web site: Casablanca (Prefecture, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
18. Web site: Adis Abeba (Chartered City, Ethiopia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
19. Web site: City of Cape Town (Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
20. Web site: Dakar (Region, Senegal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
21. Web site: Nigeria: States & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
22. Web site: City of Tshwane (Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
23. Web site: Mali: Regions, Major Cities & Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
24. Web site: Kampala (City, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
25. Web site: Cameroon: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
26. Web site: Madagascar: Regions, Cities & Urban Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
27. Web site: Kumasi Metropolitan (Metropolitan District, Ghana) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
28. Web site: Ouagadougou (Commune, Burkina Faso) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
29. Web site: Tunisia: Governorates, Major Cities, Towns & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
30. Web site: Conakry (Capital, Guinea) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
31. Web site: Harare (Province, Zimbabwe) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
32. Web site: Maputo Cidade (City, Mozambique) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
33. Web site: Lusaka (District, Zambia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
34. Web site: Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
35. incl. Brazzaville
36. Web site: Rabat (Prefecture, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
37. Web site: Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
38. Web site: Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
39. Web site: Kigali (City, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
40. Web site: Fès (Prefecture, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
41. Web site: Mombasa (Mombasa, Coastal Kenya, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
42. Web site: Urban Communes and Urban Centers in Marrakech (Marrakech - Safi, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information . 2024-01-16 . www.citypopulation.de.