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.
Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central Africa, is the nation's financial hub and economic center.
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Lagos, Nigeria is the second-largest city in Africa and one of the primary economic hubs for the continent.
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Cairo, Egypt had formerly been the largest city in Africa, until having recently been overtaken by the fast-growing Lagos and Kinshasa.
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Khartoum, the Sudanese capital and a major logistic turntable.
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Johannesburg, the largest city and economic hub of South Africa and all of southern Africa.
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city and economic center, also the most populous one in French-speaking West Africa.
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Seaside of Egypt's third-largest city and its ancient capital: Alexandria, the largest port in this bicontinental country.
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Skyline of Nairobi: the largest and capital city of Kenya, largest megalopolis in eastern Africa and the region's financial and economic capital.
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Cape Town, South Africa's second-largest city as well as its legislative capital, and the southernmost city in Africa.
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Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana.
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Oceanside of Luanda, the capital of Angola and a major hub for the continent's fossil fuel industry.
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 | ![]() |
14,970,000 | 2021 |
2 | Lagos | ![]() |
14,862,000 | 2021 |
3 | Cairo | ![]() |
10,025,657 | 2021 |
4 | Giza | ![]() |
9,200,000 | 2021 |
5 | Dar es Salaam | ![]() |
7,100,000 | 2021 |
6 | Khartoum | ![]() |
5,989,024 | 2021 |
7 | Johannesburg | ![]() |
5,926,668 | 2021 |
8 | Abidjan | ![]() |
5,381,826 | 2021 |
9 | Alexandria | ![]() |
5,381,000 | 2021 |
10 | Addis Ababa | ![]() |
5,006,000 | 2021 |
11 | Nairobi | ![]() |
4,922,000 | 2021 |
12 | Cape Town | ![]() |
4,710,000 | 2021[1] |
13 | Accra | ![]() |
4,200,000 | 2020 |
14 | Yaoundé | ![]() |
4,164,167 | 2021 |
15 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand) | ![]() |
3,982,223 | 2020[1] |
16 | Durban (eThekwini) | ![]() |
3,981,205 | 2020[1] |
17 | Casablanca | ![]() |
3,793,585 | 2021 |
18 | Douala | ![]() |
3,793,363 | 2021 |
19 | Tshwane (Pretoria) | ![]() |
3,729,104 | 2020[1] |
20 | Ibadan | ![]() |
3,649,000 | 2021 |
21 | Kano | ![]() |
3,550,000 | 2021 |
22 | Kumasi | ![]() |
3,490,000 | 2021 |
23 | Abuja | ![]() |
3,464,123 | 2021 |
24 | Kampala | ![]() |
3,469,510 | 2021 |
25 | Dakar | ![]() |
3,229,800 | 2021 |
26 | Tripoli | ![]() |
3,072,000 | 2020 |
27 | Ouagadougou | ![]() |
2,914,619 | 2021 |
28 | Lusaka | ![]() |
2,905,993 | 2021 |
29 | Omdurman | ![]() |
2,805,396 | 2021 |
30 | Bamako | ![]() |
2,713,230 | 2021 |
31 | Luanda | ![]() |
2,700,000 | 2021 |
32 | Mbuji-Mayi | ![]() |
2,642,794 | 2021 |
33 | Lubumbashi | ![]() |
2,584,133 | 2021 |
34 | Brazzaville | ![]() |
2,469,630 | 2021 |
35 | Mogadishu | ![]() |
2,387,920 | 2021 |
36 | Algiers | ![]() |
2,364,230 | 2008[2] |
37 | Conakry | ![]() |
1,991,134 | 2021 |
38 | Lomé | ![]() |
1,874,394 | 2021 |
39 | Benin City | ![]() |
1,781,999 | 2021 |
40 | Monrovia | ![]() |
1,569,013 | 2021 |
41 | Harare | ![]() |
1,541,824 | 2021 |
42 | Mombasa | ![]() |
1,500,000 | 2018 |
43 | N'Djamena | ![]() |
1,476,115 | 2021 |
44 | Antananarivo | ![]() |
1,334,300 | 2014 |
45 | Kisumu | ![]() |
1,268,826 | 2018 |
46 | Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) | ![]() |
1,213,060 | 2020[1] |
47 | Hargeisa | ![]() |
1,200,000 | 2019 |
48 | Shubra el-Kheima | ![]() |
1,187,747 | 2018 |
49 | Kigali | ![]() |
1,132,000 | 2020 |
50 | Fez | ![]() |
1,112,072 | 2014 |
51 | Bujumbura | ![]() |
1,112,057 | 2019 |
52 | Freetown | ![]() |
1,055,964 | 2015 |
53 | Maputo | ![]() |
1,032,197 | 2017 |
54 | Khartoum North | ![]() |
1,012,211 | 2008 |
55 | Port Harcourt | ![]() |
1,005,904 | 2006 |
56 | Lilongwe | ![]() |
989,318 | 2018 |
57 | Niamey | ![]() |
978,029 | 2012 |
58 | Nouakchott | ![]() |
958,399 | 2013 |
59 | Tangier | ![]() |
947,952 | 2014 |
60 | Marrakesh | ![]() |
928,850 | 2014 |
61 | Jos | ![]() |
917,289 | 2021 |
62 | Salé | ![]() |
890,403 | 2014 |
63 | Bukavu | ![]() |
870,954 | 2016 |
64 | Mangaung (Bloemfontein) | ![]() |
870,920 | 2020[1] |
65 | Oran | ![]() |
803,329 | 2008[2] |
66 | East London (eMonti) | ![]() |
800,874 | 2020[1] |
67 | Blantyre | ![]() |
800,264 | 2018 |
68 | Ilorin | ![]() |
777,667 | 2006 |
69 | Asmara | ![]() |
775,000 | 2014 |
70 | Port Said | ![]() |
760,152 | 2018 |
71 | Kaduna | ![]() |
760,084 | 2006 |
72 | Touba | ![]() |
753,315 | 2013 |
73 | Suez | ![]() |
740,874 | 2018 |
74 | Enugu | ![]() |
722,664 | 2006 |
75 | Kananga | ![]() |
720,362 | 2004 |
76 | Pointe-Noire | ![]() |
715,334 | 2007 |
77 | Mwanza | ![]() |
706,453 | 2012 |
78 | Libreville | ![]() |
703,940 | 2013 |
79 | Zaria | ![]() |
695,089 | 2006 |
80 | Kisangani | ![]() |
682,599 | 2004 |
81 | Cotonou | ![]() |
679,012 | 2013 |
82 | Nampula | ![]() |
663,212 | 2017 |
83 | Bulawayo | ![]() |
653,337 | 2012 |
84 | Tunis | ![]() |
638,845 | 2014 |
85 | Bangui | ![]() |
622,771 | 2003 |
86 | Beira | ![]() |
592,090 | 2017 |
87 | Rabat | ![]() |
577,827 | 2014 |
88 | Kolwezi | ![]() |
572,942 | 2015 |
89 | El Mansoura | ![]() |
570,271 | 2018 |
90 | Benghazi | ![]() |
562,067 | 2012[3] |
91 | Warri | ![]() |
557,398 | 2006 |
92 | El Mahalla el-Kubra | ![]() |
543,271 | 2018 |
93 | Maiduguri | ![]() |
543,016 | 2006 |
94 | Bouaké | ![]() |
536,719 | 2014 |
95 | Ikorodu | ![]() |
535,619 | 2006 |
96 | Aba | ![]() |
534,265 | 2006 |
97 | Tanta | ![]() |
528,670 | 2018 |
98 | Meknes | ![]() |
520,428 | 2014 |
99 | Ife | ![]() |
509,035 | 2006 |
100 | Zanzibar City | ![]() |
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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