List of cities in Africa by population

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The following is a list of the 100 largest cities in Africa by urban population using the most recent official estimate. This reflects only cities located geographically in Africa including related islands.

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Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Africa, is the nation's financial hub and economic centre. La Gombe, Kinshasa, RDC.jpg
Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Africa, is the nation's financial hub and economic centre.
Lagos, Nigeria is the second largest city in Africa and one of the primary economic hubs for the continent. Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.jpg
Lagos, Nigeria is the second largest city in Africa and one of the primary economic hubs for the continent.
Cairo, Egypt is the third largest city in Africa and the largest one in the Arab world. Kairo 001.jpg
Cairo, Egypt is the third largest city in Africa and the largest one in the Arab world.
Riverside of Giza, a mega-suburb of Cairo and the second-largest city in Egypt with over 9 million inhabitants. Giza-Nile.JPG
Riverside of Giza, a mega-suburb of Cairo and the second-largest city in Egypt with over 9 million inhabitants.
Skyline of Dar es Salaam: the largest city in Tanzania and in eastern Africa. Dar es Salaam before dusk.jpg
Skyline of Dar es Salaam: the largest city in Tanzania and in eastern Africa.
Johannesburg, the largest city and economic hub of South Africa and all of southern Africa. Johannesburg view topofCC 03.jpg
Johannesburg, the largest city and economic hub of South Africa and all of southern Africa.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city and economic centre, also the most populous one in French-speaking West Africa. Abidjan's plateau district view.jpg
Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city and economic centre, also the most populous one in French-speaking West Africa.
Seaside of Egypt's third-largest city and its ancient capital: Alexandria, the largest port in this bicontinental country. Coast of Alexandria, A view From Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt.jpg
Seaside of Egypt's third-largest city and its ancient capital: Alexandria, the largest port in this bicontinental country.
East Africa's central business hub and Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Nairobi.jpg
East Africa's central business hub and Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
Cape Peninsula of Cape Town, Africa's southernmost city and the second largest city of South Africa, also its legislative capital. Dsc 0134 Jpg (136541529).jpeg
Cape Peninsula of Cape Town, Africa's southernmost city and the second largest city of South Africa, also its legislative capital.
View of Algiers: Algeria's metropolis is one of the most important economic and traditional centres in North Africa. Alger ljm` lkbyr w ljm` ljdyd bljzy'r.jpg
View of Algiers: Algeria's metropolis is one of the most important economic and traditional centres in North Africa.
Tunis, the Tunisian capital as well as a major commercial and logistic turntable of the Maghreb region. TunisAveHabibBourguiba.jpg
Tunis, the Tunisian capital as well as a major commercial and logistic turntable of the Maghreb region.
A view of Kilindini Harbour in Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city and its historical gate to the Indian Ocean trade. A general view of Mombasa Port on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.jpg
A view of Kilindini Harbour in Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city and its historical gate to the Indian Ocean trade.

List

Bold represents largest city in country, Italic represents capital city.

CityRankCountryPopulationYear of estimate
Kinshasa 1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,315,5342023 [1]
Lagos 2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 15,300,0002022 [2]
Cairo 3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10,100,1662022 [3]
Giza 4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 9,250,7912021 [4]
Luanda 5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 8,952,4962022 [5]
Dar es Salaam 6Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 7,404,6892022 [6]
Khartoum 7Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 6,344,3482023 [7]
Johannesburg 8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6,065,3542022 [8]
Abidjan 9Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 5,515,7902022 [9]
Alexandria 10Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5,483,6052022 [10]
Addis Ababa 11Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 5,227,7942022 [11]
Nairobi 12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5,118,8442022 [12]
Cape Town 13Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4,800,9542022 [13]
Yaoundé 14Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4,336,6702022 [14]
Kano 15Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4,219,2092022 [15]
Ekurhuleni (East Rand)16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4,045,0002022 [16]
Durban (eThekwini) 17Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4,034,6782022 [17]
Douala 18Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3,926,6452022 [18]
Casablanca 19Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3,840,3962022 [19]
Ibadan 20Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3,756,4452022 [20]
Antananarivo 21Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 3,699,9002022 [21]
Abuja 22Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3,652,0292022 [22]
Kampala 23Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3,651,9192022 [23]
Kumasi 24Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3,630,3262022 [24]
Dakar 25Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3,326,0012022 [25]
Port Harcourt 26Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3,324,6942022 [26]
Ouagadougou 27Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 3,055,7882022 [27]
Lusaka 28Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3,041,7892022 [28]
Algiers 29Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2,853,9592022 [29]
Bamako 30Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2,816,9432022 [30]
Omdurman 31Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2,805,3962022 [31]
Mbuji-Mayi 32Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,765,0022022 [32]
Pretoria (Tshwane) 33Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2,739,7682022 [33]
Lubumbashi 34Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,695,3312022 [34]
Accra 35Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2,605,4022022 [35]
Brazzaville 36Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 2,552,8132022 [36]
Mogadishu 37Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 2,497,4632022 [37]
Tunis 38Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2,435,9612022 [38]
Conakry 39Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2,048,5252022 [39]
Rabat 40Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1,931,9302022 [40]
Lomé 41Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1,925,5172022 [41]
Benin City 42Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,841,0842022 [42]
Matola 43Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1,796,8722022 [43]
Monrovia 44Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1,622,5822022 [44]
Kananga 45Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,592,9242022 [45]
Harare 46Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1,557,7402022 [46]
Onitsha 47Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,552,6302022 [47]
N'Djamena 48Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 1,532,5882022 [48]
Nouakchott 49Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 1,431,5392022 [49]
Mombasa 50Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1,388,9792022 [50]
Niamey 51Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 1,383,9092022 [51]
Kisangani 52Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,366,3422022 [52]
Pointe-Noire 53Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 1,294,6122022 [53]
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) 54Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1,280,5502022 [54]
Tangier 55Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1,277,2422022 [55]
Freetown 56Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1,272,1452022 [56]
Fez 57Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1,267,3172022 [57]
Uyo 58Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,264,6362022 [58]
Mwanza 59Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1,245,4442022 [59]
Lilongwe 60Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1,222,3252022 [60]
Kigali 61Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1,208,2962022 [61]
Bukavu 62Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,190,3672022 [62]
Abomey-Calavi 63Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1,188,7362022 [63]
Nnewi 64Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,176,5502022 [64]
Tripoli 65Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1,175,8302022 [65]
Kaduna 66Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,158,0482022 [66]
Aba 67Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,150,1162022 [67]
Bujumbura 68Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1,139,2652022 [68]
Maputo 69Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1,138,9602022 [69]
Hargeisa 70Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland 1,079,3772022 [70]
Bobo Dioulasso 71Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1,074,3092022 [71]
Shubra el-Kheima 72Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1,072,9512022 [72]
Ikorodu 73Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,041,1662022 [73]
Asmara 74Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1,034,8722022 [74]
Marrakesh 75Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1,033,0502022 [75]
Tshikapa 76Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,023,5752022 [76]
Nyala 77Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1,012,3122022 [77]
Ilorin 78Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,000,4772022 [78]
Blantyre 79Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 994,9112022 [79]
Agadir 80Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 960,4382022 [80]
Misratah 81Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 953,4722022 [81]
Owerri 82Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 945,0462022 [82]
Warri 83Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 942,6832022 [83]
Jos 84Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 942,1672022 [84]
Bangui 85Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 933,1762022 [85]
Nampula 86Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 927,4722022 [86]
Oran 87Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 922,3022022 [87]
West Rand 88Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 921,5242022 [88]
Lubango 89Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 914,4562022 [89]
Cabinda 90Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 861,8782022 [90]
Umuahia 91Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 860,5552022 [91]
Libreville 92Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 856,8542022 [92]
Benghazi 93Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 847,7902022 [93]
Maiduguri 94Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 822,3372022 [94]
Enugu 95Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 819,7912022 [95]
Lokoja 96Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 790,7422022 [96]
Vereeniging (Emfuleni)97Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 786,1272022 [97]
Benguela 98Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 776,8322022 [98]
Bunia 99Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 767,6452022 [99]
Zanzibar 100Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 766,3922022 [100]

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