List of urban areas in Africa by population
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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 - 2020[2] |
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Lagos | ![]() |
13,400,000 (2007)[3] | 14,368,000 | 23,400,000 | ![]() |
Cairo | ![]() |
9,539,673 (2017) [4] Governorate |
20,901,000 | 21,000,000 | ![]() |
Algiers | ![]() |
2,988,145 (2008) Wilaya |
2,768,000 | 4,025,000 | |
Casablanca | ![]() |
3,359,818 (2015) | 3,752,000 | 4,475,000 | ![]() |
Kinshasa-Brazzaville | ![]() ![]() |
5,528,000 (1998) Province (Kinshasa)[5] 1,373,382 (2007) Capital District (Brazzaville) |
16,730,000[6] | 14,650,000[7] | ![]() |
Johannesburg | ![]() |
4,434,827 (2011)[8] | 5,783,000 | 13,900,000[9][verification needed] | ![]() |
Dar es Salaam | ![]() |
4,364,541 (2012)[10] | 6,702,000 | 6,450,000 | ![]() |
Abidjan | ![]() |
4,210,200 (2002) Département |
5,203,000 | 5,600,000 | |
Khartoum-Omdurman | ![]() |
2,919,773 (1993) 3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration |
5,829,000 | 6,300,000 | ![]() |
Alexandria | ![]() |
4,110,015 (2006) Governorate |
5,281,000 | 5,800,000 | ![]() |
Nairobi | ![]() |
4,397,023 (2019) Nairobi administrative area |
6,547,547 | 10,400,076 | ![]() |
Cape Town | ![]() |
3,497,097 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
4,618,000 | 4,225,000 | ![]() |
Kano | ![]() |
2,153,225 (2006) 6 local government areas of Kano proper |
3,999,000 | 4,700,000 | ![]() |
Dakar | ![]() |
2,452,656 (2005) Région |
3,140,000 | 3,725,000 | ![]() |
Addis Ababa | ![]() |
2,738,248 (2007) Astedader |
4,794,000 | 3,800,000 | ![]() |
Ibadan | ![]() |
2,559,853 | 3,552,000 | 3,575,000 | |
Douala | ![]() |
1,514,978 (2001) Wouri département |
3,663,000 | 3,375,000 | |
Durban | ![]() |
3,468,086 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
3,158,000 | 3,425,000 | ![]() |
Ouagadougou | ![]() |
1,475,223 (2006) Municipality |
2,780,000 | 2,625,000 | ![]() |
Antananarivo | ![]() |
3,369,000 | 1,340,000 | ![]() | |
Accra | ![]() |
2,076,546 (2010) District (Accra Metropolitan Area) [11] |
2,514,000 | 5,100,000[verification needed] | ![]() |
Luanda | ![]() |
1,823,282 (2002) Provincia |
8,330,000 | 8,150,000 | ![]() |
Bamako | ![]() |
1,215,335 (2005) District |
2,618,000 | 3,525,000 | ![]() |
Abuja | ![]() |
1,405,201 (2006) Federal Capital Territory |
3,278,000 | 3,525,000 | ![]() |
Port Harcourt | ![]() |
541,116 (2006) Local government area |
3,020,000 | 2,350,000 | ![]() |
Kumasi | ![]() |
2,035,000 (2010) [12] District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area) |
3,348,000 | 3,025,000 | ![]() |
Lusaka | ![]() |
1,742,979 | 2,774,000 | 2,675,000 | ![]() |
Mogadishu | ![]() |
3,000,000 (2011) | 2,282,000 | 1,940,000 | ![]() |
Pretoria | ![]() |
2,345,908 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
2,566,000 | see Greater Johannesburg | ![]() |
Lubumbashi | ![]() |
2,478,000 | 2,200,000 | ![]() | |
Mbuji-Mayi | ![]() |
2,525,000 | 2,075,000 | ![]() | |
Tunis | ![]() |
911,643 (2005) Municipality |
2,365,000 | 2,675,000 | ![]() |
Rabat | ![]() |
627,932 (2004) Préfecture |
1,885,000 | 2,050,000 | |
Conakry | ![]() |
1,092,936 (1996) Région |
1,938,000 | 2,525,000 | ![]() |
Kampala | ![]() |
1,337,900 (2005) District |
3,298,000 | 3,525,000 | |
Harare | ![]() |
1,903,510 (2002) Province |
1,530,000 | 2,050,000 | ![]() |
Benin City | ![]() |
1,727,000 | 1,650,000 | ![]() | |
Huambo | ![]() |
671,000 | Not listed | ![]() | |
Monrovia | ![]() |
1,010,970 (2008) Municipality |
1,517,000 | 1,590,000 | ![]() |
Ndjamena | ![]() |
1,423,000 | 1,410,000 | ||
Kigali | ![]() |
1,132,000 | 1,180,000 | ||
Maputo | ![]() |
1,099,102 (2007) Province-level city |
1,110,000 | 2,275,000 | ![]() |
Bujumbura | ![]() |
1,126,930 (2019) |
1,013,000 | not listed | |
Fès | ![]() |
977,946 (2004) Préfecture |
1,224,000 | 1,270,000 | ![]() |
Kananga | ![]() |
1,458,000 | 1,230,000 | ![]() | |
Vereeniging | ![]() |
800,819 (2007) District municipality |
774,000 | see Greater Johannesburg | ![]() |
Marrakech | ![]() |
1,003,000 | 1,120,000 | ![]() | |
Tripoli | ![]() |
1,126,000 (2006) Mutsarfiyah |
1,165,000 | 1,250,000 | |
Onitsha | ![]() |
1,415,000 | 1,200,000 | ![]() | |
Mombasa | ![]() |
1,296,000 | 1,220,000 | ![]() | |
Niamey | ![]() |
2,100,000 (2013) Province |
1,292,000 | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
Kaduna | ![]() |
760,084 (2006) 2 local government areas of Kaduna |
1,113,000 | 3,880,000[verification needed] | |
Kisangani | ![]() |
1,261,000 | 1,160,000 | ![]() | |
Hargeisa | ![]() |
not listed | not listed | ![]() | |
Freetown | ![]() |
1,055,964 (2015) Western Area province |
1,202,000 | 1,790,000 | ![]() |
Oran | ![]() |
899,000 | 1,480,000 | ||
Nouakchott | ![]() |
1,315,000 | 1,270,000 | ||
Maiduguri | ![]() |
786,000 | 1,210,000 | ||
Agadir | ![]() |
924,000 | 1,190,000 | ||
Bangui | ![]() |
889,000 | 1,190,000 | ||
Pointe-Noire | ![]() |
1,214,000 | 1,180,000 | ||
Bosaso | ![]() |
not listed | 1,170,000[verification needed] | ![]() |
See also[]
- Lists of cities in Africa, mostly by country
- List of cities in Africa by population
Africa portal
Cities portal
Geography portal
References[]
- ^ "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Online Edition". United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018). 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Thomas Brinkoff, The Principal Agglomerations of the World
- ^ "The largest cities in the world by land area, population and density". City Mayors. 6 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Population distribution by selected age groups, sex and governorate according to final results of 2017 Pop.Census (201993091923pop.pdf)". Capmas.gov.eg. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ incl. Kinshasa (14,342,000) and Brazzaville (2,388,000)
- ^ incl. Kinshasa (12,400,000) and Brazzaville (2,250,000)
- ^ "Local Municipality, City of Johannesburg". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ incl. East Rand, Evaton, Pretoria, Soshanguve, Soweto, Vereeniging, West Rand
- ^ Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile (PDF) (Report). The United Republic of Tanzania. April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/613251468182958526/pdf/96449-WP-PUBLIC-GhanaRisingThroughCities-Overview-full.pdf
- ^ http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/613251468182958526/pdf/96449-WP-PUBLIC-GhanaRisingThroughCities-Overview-full.pdf
External links[]
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