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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] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 
Egypt
|
10,044,894 (2022)
[3] Governorate |
20,901,000 | 22,200,000 |
|
| Lagos | 
Nigeria
|
15,388,000 (2023) [4] | 14,368,000 | 21,400,000 |
|
| Kinshasa | 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
16,316,000 (2023) Province (Kinshasa) [5] |
14,342,000 [6] | 15,000,000 |
|
| Johannesburg | 
South Africa
|
4,772,846 (2022) [7] | 5,783,000 | 14,800,000 |
|
| Luanda | 
Angola
|
9,079,811 (2022)
[8] Provincia |
8,330,000 | 9,000,000 |
|
| Khartoum- Omdurman | 
Sudan
|
4,272,728 (2008)
[9] 3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration |
5,829,000 | 6,850,000 |
|
| Abidjan | 
Ivory Coast
|
6,321,017 (2021)
[10] District |
5,203,000 | 6,550,000 |
|
| Nairobi | 
Kenya
|
4,750,056 (2022)
[11] Nairobi County |
6,547,547 | 6,550,000 |
|
| Accra | 
Ghana
|
284,124 (2021)
[12] District (Accra Metropolitan District) |
2,514,000 | 6,350,000 |
|
| Dar es Salaam | 
Tanzania
|
5,383,728 (2022)
[13]
Region |
6,702,000 | 6,000,000 |
|
| Alexandria |
Egypt
|
5,441,866 (2021)
[14] Governorate |
5,281,000 | 6,100,000 |
|
| Kano |
Nigeria
|
2,153,225 (2006) 6 local government areas of Kano proper |
3,999,000 | 5,200,000 |
|
| Casablanca | 
Morocco
|
3,642,656 (2023)
[15]
Préfecture |
3,752,000 | 4,700,000 | |
| Addis Ababa | 
Ethiopia
|
3,859,999 (2022)
[16] Astedader |
4,794,000 | 4,600,000 |
|
| Cape Town |
South Africa
|
4,772,846 (2022)
[17] Metropolitan municipality |
4,618,000 | 4,450,000 |
|
| Dakar | 
Senegal
|
3,896,564 (2022)
[18] Région |
3,140,000 | 4,200,000 |
|
| Algiers | 
Algeria
|
2,988,145 (2008) Wilaya |
2,768,000 | 4,175,000 |
|
| Abuja |
Nigeria
|
3,067,500 (2022)
[19] Federal Capital Territory |
3,278,000 | 4,100,000 |
|
| Pretoria |
South Africa
|
4,040,315 (2022)
[20] Metropolitan municipality |
2,566,000 | see Greater Johannesburg |
|
| Bamako | 
Mali
|
4,227,569 (2022)
[21] Capital District |
2,618,000 | 3,975,000 |
|
| Kampala | 
Uganda
|
1,680,600 (2020)
[22] District |
3,298,000 | 3,975,000 |
|
| Ibadan |
Nigeria
|
2,559,853 | 3,552,000 | 3,925,000 | |
| Douala | 
Cameroon
|
2,768,400 (2015)
[23] Municipality |
3,663,000 | 3,650,000 |
|
| Durban |
South Africa
|
4,678,127 (2022) Metropolitan municipality |
4,130,000 | 3,575,000 |
|
| Antananarivo | 
Madagascar
|
1,274,225 (2018)
[24] Municipality |
3,369,000 | 2,950,000 |
|
| Kumasi |
Ghana
|
443,981 (2022)
[25] District (Kumasi Metropolitan) |
3,348,000 | 2,850,000 |
|
| Ouagadougou | 
Burkina Faso
|
2,415,266 (2019)
[26] Municipality |
2,780,000 | 2,800,000 |
|
| Tunis | 
Tunisia
|
1,075,837 (2022)
[27] Governorate |
2,365,000 | 2,775,000 |
|
| Conakry | 
Guinea
|
1,660,973 (2014)
[28] Région |
1,938,000 | 2,775,000 |
|
| Lubumbashi |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
2,478,000 | 2,650,000 |
| |
| Port Harcourt |
Nigeria
|
541,116 (2006) Local government area |
3,020,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
| Harare | 
Zimbabwe
|
2,427,231 (2022)
[29] Province |
1,530,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
| Maputo | 
Mozambique
|
1,080,277 (2017)
[30] Province-level city |
1,110,000 | 2,450,000 |
|
| Mbuji-Mayi |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
2,525,000 | 2,325,000 |
| |
| Lusaka | 
Zambia
|
2,204,059 (2022)
[31] District |
2,774,000 | 2,250,000 |
|
| Brazzaville | 
Republic of the Congo
|
2,145,783 (2023)
[32] Capital District (Brazzaville) |
2,388,000 [33] | 2,200,000 | |
| Mogadishu | 
Somalia
|
3,000,000 (2011) | 2,282,000 | 2,125,000 |
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|
| Rabat |
Morocco
|
512,403 (2023)
[34] Préfecture |
1,885,000 | 2,125,000 |
|
| Kaduna |
Nigeria
|
760,084 (2006) 2 local government areas of Kaduna |
1,113,000 | 2,050,000 |
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|
| Ndjamena | 
Chad
|
1,521,900 (2019)
[35] Capital District |
1,423,000 | 1,810,000 | |
| Benin City |
Nigeria
|
1,727,000 | 1,790,000 |
| |
| Monrovia | 
Liberia
|
1,010,970 (2008) Municipality |
1,517,000 | 1,770,000 |
|
| Tripoli | 
Libya
|
1,126,000 (2006) Mutsarfiyah |
1,165,000 | 1,770,000 |
|
| Oran |
Algeria
|
899,000 | 1,570,000 | ||
| Bangui | 
Central African Republic
|
889,000 | 1,560,000 | ||
| Niamey | 
Niger
|
1,324,700 (2020)
[36] Capital District |
1,292,000 | 1,430,000 |
|
| Nouakchott | 
Mauritania
|
1,315,000 | 1,350,000 | ||
| Freetown | 
Sierra Leone
|
1,055,964 (2015) Western Area province |
1,202,000 | 1,340,000 | |
| Maiduguri |
Nigeria
|
786,000 | 1,340,000 | ||
| Kigali | 
Rwanda
|
1,745,555 (2022)
[37] Province |
1,132,000 | 1,330,000 |
|
| Fès |
Morocco
|
1,296,772 (2023)
[38] Préfecture |
1,224,000 | 1,330,000 |
|
| Mombasa |
Kenya
|
1,208,333 (2019)
[39] Municipality |
1,296,000 | 1,320,000 |
|
| Onitsha |
Nigeria
|
1,415,000 | 1,310,000 |
| |
| Kananga |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1,458,000 | 1,290,000 |
| |
| Agadir |
Morocco
|
924,000 | 1,280,000 | ||
| Kisangani |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1,261,000 | 1,220,000 |
| |
| Marrakech |
Morocco
|
1,330,468 (2023)
[40] Préfecture |
1,003,000 | 1,160,000 |
|
| Pointe-Noire |
Republic of the Congo
|
1,214,000 | 1,140,000 | ||
| Bujumbura | 
Burundi
|
1,126,930 (2019) |
1,013,000 | not listed | |
| Vereeniging |
South Africa
|
800,819 (2007) District municipality |
774,000 | see Greater Johannesburg |
|
| Huambo |
Angola
|
671,000 | Not listed |
| |
| Hargeisa | 
Somaliland
|
not listed | not listed |
| |
| Bosaso |
Somalia
|
not listed | not listed |
|
See also
- Lists of cities in Africa, mostly by country
- List of cities in Africa by population
Africa portal
Cities portal
Geography portal
References
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- ^ incl. Kinshasa (14,342,000)
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- ^ "Luanda (Province, Angola) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Sudan: States, Major Cities, Towns & Agglomeration - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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- ^ "Nairobi (County, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Accra Metropolitan (Metropolitan Area, Ghana) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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- ^ "City of Cape Town (Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Dakar (Region, Senegal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Nigeria: States & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "City of Tshwane (Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Mali: Regions, Major Cities & Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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- ^ "Madagascar: Regions, Cities & Urban Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Kumasi Metropolitan (Metropolitan District, Ghana) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Ouagadougou (Commune, Burkina Faso) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Tunisia: Governorates, Major Cities, Towns & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Conakry (Capital, Guinea) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Harare (Province, Zimbabwe) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Maputo Cidade (City, Mozambique) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Lusaka (District, Zambia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Congo (Rep.): Departments, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ incl. Brazzaville
- ^ "Rabat (Prefecture, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Kigali (City, Rwanda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Fès (Prefecture, Morocco) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Mombasa (Mombasa, Coastal Kenya, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "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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