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List of cities in Africa by population
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.
List of cities in Africa by population
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.
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.
Bold represents largest city in country.
Italic represents capital city.
| Rank | City | Country | Population | Year of estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | Egypt | 23,200,000 | 2026 |
| 2 | Lagos | Nigeria | 21,900,000 | 2026 |
| 3 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16,900,000 | 2026 |
| 4 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 15,100,000 | 2026 |
| 5 | Luanda | Angola | 10,400,000 | 2026 |
| 6 | Khartoum | Sudan | 7,400,000 | 2026 |
| 7 | Abidjan | Ivory Coast | 7,300,000 | 2026 |
| 8 | Nairobi | Kenya | 7,150,000 | 2026 |
| 9 | Accra | Ghana | 7,050,000 | 2026 |
| 10 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 6,900,000 | 2026 |
| 11 | Alexandria | Egypt | 6,350,000 | 2026 |
| 12 | Bamako | Mali | 5,950,000 | 2026 |
| 13 | Kano | Nigeria | 5,550,000 | 2026 |
| 14 | Kampala | Uganda | 5,350,000 | 2026 |
| 15 | Cape Town | South Africa | 5,200,000 | 2026 |
| 16 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 4,950,000 | 2026 |
| 17 | Casablanca | Morocco | 4,500,000 | 2026 |
| 18 | Giza | Egypt | 4,458,135 | 2023 |
| 19 | Algiers | Algeria | 4,400,000 | 2026 |
| 20 | Dakar | Senegal | 4,375,000 | 2026 |
| 21 | Ekurhuleni | South Africa | 4,066,691 | 2022 |
| 22 | Pretoria | South Africa | 4,040,315 | 2022 |
| 23 | Conakry | Guinea | 4,000,000 | 2026 |
| 24 | Durban | South Africa | 3,975,000 | 2026 |
| 25 | Douala | Cameroon | 3,950,000 | 2026 |
| 26 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | 3,900,000 | 2026 |
| 27 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 3,550,000 | 2026 |
| 28 | Ibadan | Nigeria | 3,475,000 | 2026 |
| 29 | Antananarivo | Madagascar | 3,250,000 | 2026 |
| 30 | Abuja | Nigeria | 3,175,000 | 2026 |
| 31 | Lusaka | Zambia | 3,100,000 | 2026 |
| 32 | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,975,000 | 2026 |
| 33 | Kumasi | Ghana | 2,950,000 | 2026 |
| 34 | Omdurman | Sudan | 2,805,396 | 2022 |
| 35 | Tunis | Tunisia | 2,775,000 | 2026 |
| 36 | Lomé | Togo | 2,725,000 | 2026 |
| 37 | Harare | Zimbabwe | 2,700,000 | 2026 |
| 38 | Maputo | Mozambique | 2,650,000 | 2026 |
| 39 | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,600,000 | 2026 |
| 40 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | 2,550,000 | 2026 |
| 41 | Mogadishu | Somalia | 2,325,000 | 2026 |
| 42 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 2,300,000 | 2026 |
| 43 | Cotonou | Benin | 2,225,000 | 2026 |
| 44 | Rabat | Morocco | 2,150,000 | 2026 |
| 45 | Kigali | Rwanda | 2,050,000 | 2026 |
| 46 | Kaduna | Nigeria | 2,025,000 | 2026 |
| 47 | N'Djamena | Chad | 2,025,000 | 2026 |
| 48 | Monrovia | Liberia | 2,000,000 | 2026 |
| 49 | Tripoli | Libya | 1,930,000 | 2026 |
| 50 | Benin City | Nigeria | 1,840,000 | 2026 |
| 51 | Matola | Mozambique | 1,796,872 | 2022 |
| 52 | Bangui | Central African Republic | 1,740,000 | 2026 |
| 53 | Oran | Algeria | 1,670,000 | 2026 |
| 54 | Niamey | Niger | 1,580,000 | 2026 |
| 55 | Nouakchott | Mauritania | 1,550,000 | 2026 |
| 56 | Pointe-Noire | Republic of the Congo | 1,530,000 | 2026 |
| 57 | Freetown | Sierra Leone | 1,460,000 | 2026 |
| 58 | Tangier | Morocco | 1,460,000 | 2026 |
| 59 | Kananga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,420,000 | 2026 |
| 60 | Mombasa | Kenya | 1,400,000 | 2026 |
| 61 | Mwanza | Tanzania | 1,390,000 | 2026 |
| 62 | Benguela | Angola | 1,370,000 | 2026 |
| 63 | Touba | Senegal | 1,370,000 | 2026 |
| 64 | Kisangani | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,340,000 | 2026 |
| 65 | Fez | Morocco | 1,330,000 | 2026 |
| 66 | Bujumbura | Burundi | 1,320,000 | 2026 |
| 67 | Aba | Nigeria | 1,310,000 | 2026 |
| 68 | Agadir | Morocco | 1,300,000 | 2026 |
| 69 | Shubra el-Kheima | Egypt | 1,275,700 | 2023 |
| 70 | Onitsha | Nigeria | 1,250,000 | 2026 |
| 71 | Lilongwe | Malawi | 1,250,000 | 2026 |
| 72 | Arusha | Tanzania | 1,230,000 | 2026 |
| 73 | Maiduguri | Nigeria | 1,220,000 | 2026 |
| 74 | Banjul | Gambia | 1,210,000 | 2026 |
| 75 | Gqeberha | South Africa | 1,200,000 | 2026 |
| 76 | Sousse | Tunisia | 1,200,000 | 2026 |
| 77 | Ilorin | Nigeria | 1,190,000 | 2026 |
| 78 | Abomey-Calavi | Benin | 1,188,736 | 2022 |
| 79 | Sokoto | Nigeria | 1,180,000 | 2026 |
| 80 | Nnewi | Nigeria | 1,176,550 | 2022 |
| 81 | Marrakesh | Morocco | 1,150,000 | 2026 |
| 82 | Jos | Nigeria | 1,140,000 | 2026 |
| 83 | Bukavu | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,140,000 | 2026 |
| 84 | Bobo Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 1,130,000 | 2026 |
| 85 | Asmara | Eritrea | 1,120,000 | 2026 |
| 86 | Zaria | Nigeria | 1,080,000 | 2026 |
| 87 | Zanzibar | Tanzania | 1,080,000 | 2026 |
| 88 | Hargeisa | Somalia ( Somaliland) | 1,079,377 | 2022 |
| 89 | Goma | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,050,000 | 2026 |
| 90 | Enugu | Nigeria | 1,040,000 | 2026 |
| 91 | Tshikapa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,023,575 | 2022 |
| 92 | Nyala | Sudan | 1,012,312 | 2022 |
| 93 | Blantyre | Malawi | 994,911 | 2022 |
| 94 | Misratah | Libya | 953,472 | 2022 |
| 95 | Nampula | Mozambique | 927,472 | 2022 |
| 96 | Warri | Nigeria | 910,000 | 2022 |
| 97 | Port Said | Egypt | 790,000 | 2024 |
| 98 | Ikorodu | Nigeria | 781,500 | 2022 |
| 99 | Suez | Egypt | 690,000 | 2024 |
| 100 | Mansoura, Egypt | Egypt | 600,000 | 2024 |
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