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.
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Country
Administrative area according to local national census authorities
^"World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Online Edition". United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018). 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^Brinkoff, Thomas (2023-01-01). "Major Agglomerations of the World - Population Statistics and Maps". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
^. 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 from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of urban areas in Africa by population news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 areaaccording to local national census authorities Urban agglomerationsUnited Nations 2020 1 Urban agglomerationscitypopulation de 2023 2 ImageLagos Nigeria 15 388 000 2023 3 14 368 000 21 400 000Cairo Egypt 9 539 673 2017 4 Governorate 20 901 000 22 200 000Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo 16 316 000 2023 Province Kinshasa 5 14 342 000 6 15 000 000Algiers Algeria 2 988 145 2008 Wilaya 2 768 000 4 175 000Casablanca Morocco 3 359 818 2015 3 752 000 4 700 000Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 1 373 382 2007 Capital District Brazzaville 2 388 000 7 2 200 000Johannesburg South Africa 4 434 827 2011 8 5 783 000 14 800 000Dar es Salaam Tanzania 4 364 541 2012 9 6 702 000 6 000 000Abidjan Ivory Coast 4 210 200 2002 Departement 5 203 000 6 550 000Khartoum Omdurman Sudan 2 919 773 1993 3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration 5 829 000 6 850 000Alexandria Egypt 4 110 015 2006 Governorate 5 281 000 6 100 000Nairobi Kenya 4 397 023 2019 Nairobi administrative area 6 547 547 6 550 000Cape Town South Africa 3 497 097 2007 Metropolitan municipality 4 618 000 4 450 000Kano Nigeria 2 153 225 2006 6 local government areas of Kano proper 3 999 000 5 200 000Dakar Senegal 2 452 656 2005 Region 3 140 000 4 200 000Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2 738 248 2007 Astedader 4 794 000 4 600 000Ibadan Nigeria 2 559 853 3 552 000 3 925 000Douala Cameroon 1 514 978 2001 Wouri departement 3 663 000 3 650 000Durban South Africa 4 678 127 2022 Metropolitan municipality 4 130 000 3 575 000Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 1 475 223 2006 Municipality 2 780 000 2 800 000Antananarivo Madagascar 3 369 000 2 950 000Accra Ghana 2 076 546 2010 District Accra Metropolitan Area 10 2 514 000 6 350 000Luanda Angola 1 823 282 2002 Provincia 8 330 000 9 000 000Bamako Mali 1 215 335 2005 District 2 618 000 3 975 000Abuja Nigeria 1 405 201 2006 Federal Capital Territory 3 278 000 4 100 000Port Harcourt Nigeria 541 116 2006 Local government area 3 020 000 2 600 000Kumasi Ghana 2 035 000 2010 10 District Kumasi Metropolitan Area 3 348 000 2 850 000Lusaka Zambia 1 742 979 2 774 000 2 250 000Mogadishu Somalia 3 000 000 2011 2 282 000 2 125 000Pretoria South Africa 2 345 908 2007 Metropolitan municipality 2 566 000 see Greater JohannesburgLubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 478 000 2 650 000Mbuji Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 525 000 2 325 000Tunis Tunisia 911 643 2005 Municipality 2 365 000 2 775 000Rabat Morocco 627 932 2004 Prefecture 1 885 000 2 125 000Conakry Guinea 1 092 936 1996 Region 1 938 000 2 775 000Kampala Uganda 1 337 900 2005 District 3 298 000 3 975 000Harare Zimbabwe 1 903 510 2002 Province 1 530 000 2 600 000Benin City Nigeria 1 727 000 1 790 000Huambo Angola 671 000 Not listedMonrovia Liberia 1 010 970 2008 Municipality 1 517 000 1 770 000Ndjamena Chad 1 423 000 1 810 000Kigali Rwanda 1 132 000 1 330 000Maputo Mozambique 1 099 102 2007 Province level city 1 110 000 2 450 000Bujumbura Burundi 1 126 930 2019 1 013 000 not listedFes Morocco 977 946 2004 Prefecture 1 224 000 1 330 000Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 458 000 1 290 000Vereeniging South Africa 800 819 2007 District municipality 774 000 see Greater JohannesburgMarrakech Morocco 1 003 000 1 160 000Tripoli Libya 1 126 000 2006 Mutsarfiyah 1 165 000 1 770 000Onitsha Nigeria 1 415 000 1 310 000Mombasa Kenya 1 296 000 1 320 000Niamey Niger 2 100 000 2013 Province 1 292 000 1 430 000Kaduna Nigeria 760 084 2006 2 local government areas of Kaduna 1 113 000 2 050 000Kisangani Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 261 000 1 220 000Hargeisa Somaliland not listed not listedFreetown Sierra Leone 1 055 964 2015 Western Area province 1 202 000 1 340 000Oran Algeria 899 000 1 570 000Nouakchott Mauritania 1 315 000 1 350 000Maiduguri Nigeria 786 000 1 340 000Agadir Morocco 924 000 1 280 000Bangui Central African Republic 889 000 1 560 000Pointe Noire Republic of the Congo 1 214 000 1 140 000Bosaso Somalia not listed not listedSee also editLists of cities in Africa mostly by country List of cities in Africa by population nbsp Africa portal nbsp Cities portal nbsp Geography portalReferences edit World Urbanization Prospects The 2018 Revision Online Edition United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division 2018 2018 Retrieved 20 February 2021 Brinkoff Thomas 2023 01 01 Major Agglomerations of the World Population Statistics and Maps www citypopulation de Retrieved 2023 03 08 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 CONGO KINSHASA statistiques mondiales com Statistiques et carte Archived from the original on 2013 12 10 Retrieved 2010 05 27 incl Kinshasa 14 342 000 incl Brazzaville Local Municipality City of Johannesburg Statistics South Africa Retrieved 27 November 2017 Basic Demographic and Socio Economic Profile PDF Report The United Republic of Tanzania April 2014 Retrieved 19 February 2021 a b http documents worldbank org curated en 613251468182958526 pdf 96449 WP PUBLIC GhanaRisingThroughCities Overview full pdf bare URL PDF External links editGeopolis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of urban areas in Africa by population amp oldid 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