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Revision as of 13:52, 27 March 2021
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 | Land | Population | Date of estimate |
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1 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14,950,000 | 2021 |
2 | Lagos | Nigeria | 14,862,000 | 2021 |
3 | Cairo | Ägypten | 9,908,788 | 2020 |
4 | Giza | Ägypten | 8,800,000 | 2018 |
5 | Algiers | Algerien | 7,940,550 | 2020[1] |
6 | Dar es Salaam | Tansania | 5,550,000 | 2016 |
7 | Alexandria | Ägypten | 5,200,000 | 2018 |
8 | Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,980,000 | 2016 |
9 | Nairobi | Kenia | 4,720,000 | 2016 |
10 | Cape Town | Südafrika | 4,604,986 | 2020[1] |
11 | Casablanca | Marokko | 4,370,000 | 2014 |
12 | Accra | Ghana | 4,200,000 | 2020 |
13 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand) | Südafrika | 3,982,223 | 2020[1] |
14 | Durban (eThekwini) | Südafrika | 3,981,205 | 2020[1] |
15 | Tshwane (Pretoria) | Südafrika | 3,729,104 | 2020[1] |
16 | Johannesburg | Südafrika | 5,880,000 | 2011 |
17 | Kumasi | Ghana | 3,206,000 | 2019 |
18 | Tripoli | Libyen | 3,072,000 | 2020 |
19 | Addis Ababa | Äthiopien | 3,040,000 | 2012 |
20 | Oran | Algerien | 2,830,000 | 2020 |
21 | Luanda | Angola | 2,570,000 | 2019 |
22 | Ibadan | Nigeria | 2,560,000 | 2006 |
23 | Douala | Kamerun | 1,906,962 | 2005 |
24 | Omdurman | Sudan | 1,849,659 | 2008 |
25 | Yaoundé | Kamerun | 1,817,524 | 2005 |
26 | Bamako | Mali | 1,816,366 | 2009 |
27 | Lusaka | Sambia | 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 | Kenia | 1,500,000 | 2018 |
32 | Harare | Simbabwe | 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 | Madagaskar | 1,334,300 | 2014 |
38 | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,283,380 | 2004 |
39 | Kisumu | Kenia | 1,268,826 | 2018 |
40 | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,213,726 | 2004 |
41 | Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) | Südafrika | 1,213,060 | 2020[1] |
42 | Shubra el-Kheima | Ägypten | 1,187,747 | 2018 |
43 | Dakar | Senegal | 1,150,000 | 2013 |
44 | Benin City | Nigeria | 1,147,188 | 2006 |
45 | Kigali | Ruanda | 1,132,000 | 2020 |
46 | Fez | Marokko | 1,112,072 | 2014 |
47 | Bujumbura | Burundi | 1,112,057 | 2019 |
48 | Freetown | Sierra Leone | 1,055,964 | 2015 |
49 | Maputo | Mosambik | 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 | Mauretanien | 958,399 | 2013 |
56 | N'Djamena | Tschad | 951,418 | 2009 |
57 | Tangier | Marokko | 947,952 | 2014 |
58 | Marrakesh | Marokko | 928,850 | 2014 |
59 | Salé | Marokko | 890,403 | 2014 |
60 | Bukavu | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 870,954 | 2016 |
61 | Mangaung (Bloemfontein) | Südafrika | 870,920 | 2020[1] |
62 | Jos | Nigeria | 821,608 | 2006 |
63 | Kano | Nigeria | 803,329 | 2008 |
64 | East London (eMonti) | Südafrika | 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 | Ägypten | 760,152 | 2018 |
70 | Kaduna | Nigeria | 760,084 | 2006 |
71 | Touba | Senegal | 753,315 | 2013 |
72 | Hargeisa | Somaliland | 741,000 | 2014 |
73 | Suez | Ägypten | 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 | Tansania | 706,453 | 2012 |
78 | Libreville | Gabun | 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 | Mosambik | 663,212 | 2017 |
83 | Bulawayo | Simbabwe | 653,337 | 2012 |
84 | Tunis | Tunesien | 638,845 | 2014 |
85 | Bangui | Zentralafrikanische Republik | 622,771 | 2003 |
86 | Beira | Mosambik | 592,090 | 2017 |
87 | Rabat | Marokko | 577,827 | 2014 |
88 | Kolwezi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 572,942 | 2015 |
89 | El Mansoura | Ägypten | 570,271 | 2018 |
90 | Benghazi [2] | Libyen | 562,067 | 2012 |
91 | Warri | Nigeria | 557,398 | 2006 |
92 | El Mahalla el-Kubra | Ägypten | 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 | Ägypten | 528,670 | 2018 |
98 | Meknes | Marokko | 520,428 | 2014 |
99 | Ife | Nigeria | 509,035 | 2006 |
100 | Zanzibar City | Tansania | 501,459 | 2012 |