List of cities in Africa by population
The following is a list of the 100 largest cities in Africa by city proper population using the most recent official estimate. This reflects only cities located geographically in Africa including nearby islands.
List of city proper in Africa by population[]
Bold represents largest city in country, Italics represents capital city.
Rank | City | Country | Population | Date of estimate |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14,970,000 | 2021 |
2 | Lagos | Nigeria | 14,862,000 | 2021 |
3 | Cairo | Egypt | 10,025,657 | 2021 |
4 | Giza | Egypt | 9,200,000 | 2021 |
5 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 7,100,000 | 2021 |
6 | Khartoum | Sudan | 5,989,024 | 2021 |
7 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 5,926,668 | 2021 |
8 | Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire | 5,381,826 | 2021 |
9 | Alexandria | Egypt | 5,381,000 | 2021 |
10 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 5,006,000 | 2021 |
11 | Nairobi | Kenya | 4,922,000 | 2021 |
12 | Cape Town | South Africa | 4,710,000 | 2021[1] |
13 | Accra | Ghana | 4,200,000 | 2020 |
14 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | 4,164,167 | 2021 |
15 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand) | South Africa | 3,982,223 | 2020[1] |
16 | Durban (eThekwini) | South Africa | 3,981,205 | 2020[1] |
17 | Casablanca | Morocco | 3,793,585 | 2021 |
18 | Douala | Cameroon | 3,793,363 | 2021 |
19 | Tshwane (Pretoria) | South Africa | 3,729,104 | 2020[1] |
20 | Ibadan | Nigeria | 3,649,000 | 2021 |
21 | Kano | Nigeria | 3,550,000 | 2021 |
22 | Kumasi | Ghana | 3,490,000 | 2021 |
23 | Abuja | Nigeria | 3,464,123 | 2021 |
24 | Kampala | Uganda | 3,469,510 | 2021 |
25 | Dakar | Senegal | 3,229,800 | 2021 |
26 | Tripoli | Libya | 3,072,000 | 2020 |
27 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 2,914,619 | 2021 |
28 | Lusaka | Zambia | 2,905,993 | 2021 |
29 | Omdurman | Sudan | 2,805,396 | 2021 |
30 | Bamako | Mali | 2,713,230 | 2021 |
31 | Luanda | Angola | 2,700,000 | 2021 |
32 | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,642,794 | 2021 |
33 | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,584,133 | 2021 |
34 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | 2,469,630 | 2021 |
35 | Mogadishu | Somalia | 2,387,920 | 2021 |
36 | Algiers | Algeria | 2,364,230 | 2008[2] |
37 | Conakry | Guinea | 1,991,134 | 2021 |
38 | Lomé | Togo | 1,874,394 | 2021 |
39 | Benin City | Nigeria | 1,781,999 | 2021 |
40 | Monrovia | Liberia | 1,569,013 | 2021 |
41 | Harare | Zimbabwe | 1,541,824 | 2021 |
42 | Mombasa | Kenya | 1,500,000 | 2018 |
43 | N'Djamena | Chad | 1,476,115 | 2021 |
44 | Antananarivo | Madagascar | 1,334,300 | 2014 |
45 | Kisumu | Kenya | 1,268,826 | 2018 |
46 | Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) | South Africa | 1,213,060 | 2020[1] |
47 | Hargeisa | Somaliland | 1,200,000 | 2019 |
48 | Shubra el-Kheima | Egypt | 1,187,747 | 2018 |
49 | Kigali | Rwanda | 1,132,000 | 2020 |
50 | Fez | Morocco | 1,112,072 | 2014 |
51 | Bujumbura | Burundi | 1,112,057 | 2019 |
52 | Freetown | Sierra Leone | 1,055,964 | 2015 |
53 | Maputo | Mozambique | 1,032,197 | 2017 |
54 | Khartoum North | Sudan | 1,012,211 | 2008 |
55 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 1,005,904 | 2006 |
56 | Lilongwe | Malawi | 989,318 | 2018 |
57 | Niamey | Niger | 978,029 | 2012 |
58 | Nouakchott | Mauritania | 958,399 | 2013 |
59 | Tangier | Morocco | 947,952 | 2014 |
60 | Marrakesh | Morocco | 928,850 | 2014 |
61 | Jos | Nigeria | 917,289 | 2021 |
62 | Salé | Morocco | 890,403 | 2014 |
63 | Bukavu | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 870,954 | 2016 |
64 | Mangaung (Bloemfontein) | South Africa | 870,920 | 2020[1] |
65 | Oran | Algeria | 803,329 | 2008[2] |
66 | East London (eMonti) | South Africa | 800,874 | 2020[1] |
67 | Blantyre | Malawi | 800,264 | 2018 |
68 | Ilorin | Nigeria | 777,667 | 2006 |
69 | Asmara | Eritrea | 775,000 | 2014 |
70 | Port Said | Egypt | 760,152 | 2018 |
71 | Kaduna | Nigeria | 760,084 | 2006 |
72 | Touba | Senegal | 753,315 | 2013 |
73 | Suez | Egypt | 740,874 | 2018 |
74 | Enugu | Nigeria | 722,664 | 2006 |
75 | Kananga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 720,362 | 2004 |
76 | Pointe-Noire | Republic of the Congo | 715,334 | 2007 |
77 | Mwanza | Tanzania | 706,453 | 2012 |
78 | Libreville | Gabon | 703,940 | 2013 |
79 | Zaria | Nigeria | 695,089 | 2006 |
80 | Kisangani | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 682,599 | 2004 |
81 | Cotonou | Benin | 679,012 | 2013 |
82 | Nampula | Mozambique | 663,212 | 2017 |
83 | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 653,337 | 2012 |
84 | Tunis | Tunisia | 638,845 | 2014 |
85 | Bangui | Central African Republic | 622,771 | 2003 |
86 | Beira | Mozambique | 592,090 | 2017 |
87 | Rabat | Morocco | 577,827 | 2014 |
88 | Kolwezi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 572,942 | 2015 |
89 | El Mansoura | Egypt | 570,271 | 2018 |
90 | Benghazi | Libya | 562,067 | 2012[3] |
91 | Warri | Nigeria | 557,398 | 2006 |
92 | El Mahalla el-Kubra | Egypt | 543,271 | 2018 |
93 | Maiduguri | Nigeria | 543,016 | 2006 |
94 | Bouaké | Cote d'Ivoire | 536,719 | 2014 |
95 | Ikorodu | Nigeria | 535,619 | 2006 |
96 | Aba | Nigeria | 534,265 | 2006 |
97 | Tanta | Egypt | 528,670 | 2018 |
98 | Meknes | Morocco | 520,428 | 2014 |
99 | Ife | Nigeria | 509,035 | 2006 |
100 | Zanzibar City | Tanzania | 501,459 | 2013 |
See also[]
- List of urban areas in Africa by population
- List of European cities by population within city limits
- Africa portal
- Cities portal
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "P0302 – Mid-year population estimates, 2020". Stats SA. Statistics South Africa. 9 July 2020. p. District Council projection by sex and age (2002-2020). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Algeria: The provinces of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria as well as all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". CITYPOPULATION. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Last census was in 1984. 2012 unofficial estimate.
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