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Revision as of 15:34, 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.
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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 | ![]() |
14,950,000 | 2021 |
2 | Lagos | ![]() |
14,862,000 | 2021 |
3 | Cairo | ![]() |
9,908,788 | 2020 |
4 | Giza | ![]() |
8,800,000 | 2018 |
5 | Algiers | ![]() |
7,940,550 | 2020[1] |
6 | Dar es Salaam | ![]() |
5,550,000 | 2016 |
7 | Alexandria | ![]() |
5,200,000 | 2018 |
8 | Abidjan | ![]() |
4,980,000 | 2016 |
9 | Nairobi | ![]() |
4,720,000 | 2016 |
10 | Cape Town | ![]() |
4,604,986 | 2020[1] |
11 | Casablanca | ![]() |
4,370,000 | 2014 |
12 | Accra | ![]() |
4,200,000 | 2020 |
13 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand) | ![]() |
3,982,223 | 2020[1] |
14 | Durban (eThekwini) | ![]() |
3,981,205 | 2020[1] |
15 | Tshwane (Pretoria) | ![]() |
3,729,104 | 2020[1] |
16 | Johannesburg | ![]() |
5,880,000 | 2011 |
17 | Kumasi | ![]() |
3,206,000 | 2019 |
18 | Tripoli | ![]() |
3,072,000 | 2020 |
19 | Addis Ababa | ![]() |
3,040,000 | 2012 |
20 | Oran | ![]() |
2,830,000 | 2020 |
21 | Luanda | ![]() |
2,570,000 | 2019 |
22 | Ibadan | ![]() |
2,560,000 | 2006 |
23 | Douala | ![]() |
1,906,962 | 2005 |
24 | Omdurman | ![]() |
1,849,659 | 2008 |
25 | Yaoundé | ![]() |
1,817,524 | 2005 |
26 | Bamako | ![]() |
1,816,366 | 2009 |
27 | Lusaka | ![]() |
1,747,152 | 2010 |
28 | Conakry | ![]() |
1,660,973 | 2014 |
29 | Mogadishu | ![]() |
1,650,227 | 2014 |
30 | Kampala | ![]() |
1,650,800 | 2019 |
31 | Mombasa | ![]() |
1,500,000 | 2018 |
32 | Harare | ![]() |
1,485,231 | 2012 |
33 | Lomé | ![]() |
1,477,658 | 2010 |
34 | Ouagadougou | ![]() |
1,475,223 | 2006 |
35 | Khartoum | ![]() |
1,410,858 | 2008 |
36 | Brazzaville | ![]() |
1,373,382 | 2007 |
37 | Antananarivo | ![]() |
1,334,300 | 2014 |
38 | Lubumbashi | ![]() |
1,283,380 | 2004 |
39 | Kisumu | ![]() |
1,268,826 | 2018 |
40 | Mbuji-Mayi | ![]() |
1,213,726 | 2004 |
41 | Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) | ![]() |
1,213,060 | 2020[1] |
42 | Shubra el-Kheima | ![]() |
1,187,747 | 2018 |
43 | Dakar | ![]() |
1,150,000 | 2013 |
44 | Benin City | ![]() |
1,147,188 | 2006 |
45 | Kigali | ![]() |
1,132,000 | 2020 |
46 | Fez | ![]() |
1,112,072 | 2014 |
47 | Bujumbura | ![]() |
1,112,057 | 2019 |
48 | Freetown | ![]() |
1,055,964 | 2015 |
49 | Maputo | ![]() |
1,032,197 | 2017 |
50 | Monrovia | ![]() |
1,021,762 | 2008 |
51 | Khartoum North | ![]() |
1,012,211 | 2008 |
52 | Port Harcourt | ![]() |
1,005,904 | 2006 |
53 | Lilongwe | ![]() |
989,318 | 2018 |
54 | Niamey | ![]() |
978,029 | 2012 |
55 | Nouakchott | ![]() |
958,399 | 2013 |
56 | N'Djamena | ![]() |
951,418 | 2009 |
57 | Tangier | ![]() |
947,952 | 2014 |
58 | Marrakesh | ![]() |
928,850 | 2014 |
59 | Salé | ![]() |
890,403 | 2014 |
60 | Bukavu | ![]() |
870,954 | 2016 |
61 | Mangaung (Bloemfontein) | ![]() |
870,920 | 2020[1] |
62 | Jos | ![]() |
821,608 | 2006 |
63 | Kano | ![]() |
803,329 | 2008 |
64 | East London (eMonti) | ![]() |
800,874 | 2020[1] |
65 | Blantyre | ![]() |
800,264 | 2018 |
66 | Ilorin | ![]() |
777,667 | 2006 |
67 | Abuja | ![]() |
776,298 | 2006 |
68 | Asmara | ![]() |
775,000 | 2014 |
69 | Port Said | ![]() |
760,152 | 2018 |
70 | Kaduna | ![]() |
760,084 | 2006 |
71 | Touba | ![]() |
753,315 | 2013 |
72 | Hargeisa | ![]() |
741,000 | 2014 |
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 [2] | ![]() |
562,067 | 2012 |
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 | 2012 |