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
Italics represents capital city
Bold represents largest city in country
Rank | City | Country | Population | Date of estimate |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lagos | Nigeria | 14,862,000 | 2021 |
2 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14,566,000 | 2020 |
3 | Cairo | Egypt | 9,908,788 | 2020 |
4 | Giza | Egypt | 8,800,000 | 2018 |
5 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 5,866,550 | 2020[1] |
6 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 5,550,000 | 2016 |
7 | Alexandria | Egypt | 5,200,000 | 2018 |
8 | Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,980,000 | 2016 |
9 | Nairobi | Kenya | 4,720,000 | 2016 |
10 | Cape Town | South Africa | 4,604,986 | 2020[1] |
11 | Casablanca | Morocco | 4,370,000 | 2014 |
12 | Accra | Ghana | 4,200,000 | 2020 |
13 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand) | South Africa | 3,982,223 | 2020[1] |
14 | Durban (eThekwini) | South Africa | 3,981,205 | 2020[1] |
15 | Tshwane (Pretoria) | South Africa | 3,729,104 | 2020[1] |
16 | Algiers | Algeria | 3,420,000 | 2011 |
17 | Kumasi | Ghana | 3,206,000 | 2019 |
18 | Tripoli | Libya | 3,072,000 | 2020 |
19 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 3,040,000 | 2012 |
20 | Kano | Nigeria | 2,830,000 | 2006 |
21 | Luanda | Angola | 2,570,000 | 2019 |
22 | Ibadan | Nigeria | 2,560,000 | 2006 |
23 | Douala | Cameroon | 1,906,962 | 2005 |
24 | Omdurman | Sudan | 1,849,659 | 2008 |
25 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | 1,817,524 | 2005 |
26 | Bamako | Mali | 1,816,366 | 2009 |
27 | Lusaka | Zambia | 1,747,152 | 2010 |
28 | Conakry | Guinea | 1,660,973 | 2014 |
29 | Mogadishu | Somalia | 1,650,227 | 2014 |
30 | Kampala | Uganda | 1,650,800 | 2019 |
31 | Mombasa | Kenya | 1,500,000 | 2018 |
32 | Harare | Zimbabwe | 1,485,231 | 2012 |
33 | Lomé | Togo | 1,477,658 | 2010 |
34 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 1,475,223 | 2006 |
35 | Khartoum | Sudan | 1,410,858 | 2008 |
36 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | 1,373,382 | 2007 |
37 | Antananarivo | Madagascar | 1,334,300 | 2014 |
38 | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,283,380 | 2004 |
39 | Kisumu | Kenya | 1,268,826 | 2018 |
40 | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,213,726 | 2004 |
41 | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 1,213,060 | 2020[1] |
42 | Shubra el-Kheima | Egypt | 1,187,747 | 2018 |
43 | Dakar | Senegal | 1,150,000 | 2013 |
44 | Benin City | Nigeria | 1,147,188 | 2006 |
45 | Kigali | Rwanda | 1,132,000 | 2020 |
46 | Fez | Morocco | 1,112,072 | 2014 |
47 | Bujumbura | Burundi | 1,112,057 | 2019 |
48 | Freetown | Sierra Leone | 1,055,964 | 2015 |
49 | Maputo | Mozambique | 1,032,197 | 2017 |
50 | Monrovia | Liberia | 1,021,762 | 2008 |
51 | Khartoum North | Sudan | 1,012,211 | 2008 |
52 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 1,005,904 | 2006 |
53 | Lilongwe | Malawi | 989,318 | 2018 |
54 | Niamey | Niger | 978,029 | 2012 |
55 | Nouakchott | Mauritania | 958,399 | 2013 |
56 | N'Djamena | Chad | 951,418 | 2009 |
57 | Tangier | Morocco | 947,952 | 2014 |
58 | Marrakesh | Morocco | 928,850 | 2014 |
59 | Salé | Morocco | 890,403 | 2014 |
60 | Bukavu | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 870,954 | 2016 |
61 | Mangaung (Bloemfontein) | South Africa | 870,920 | 2020[1] |
62 | Jos | Nigeria | 821,608 | 2006 |
63 | Oran | Algeria | 803,329 | 2008 |
64 | East London (eMonti) | South Africa | 800,874 | 2020[1] |
65 | Blantyre | Malawi | 800,264 | 2018 |
66 | Ilorin | Nigeria | 777,667 | 2006 |
67 | Abuja | Nigeria | 776,298 | 2006 |
68 | Asmara | Eritrea | 775,000 | 2014 |
69 | Port Said | Egypt | 760,152 | 2018 |
70 | Kaduna | Nigeria | 760,084 | 2006 |
71 | Touba | Senegal | 753,315 | 2013 |
72 | Hargeisa | Somaliland | 741,000 | 2014 |
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 [2] | Libya | 562,067 | 2012 |
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 | 2012 |
References
- "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.
- Last census was in 1984. 2012 unofficial estimate.
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