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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 area according to local national census authorities |
Urban agglomerations United Nations - 2020[1] |
Urban agglomerations citypopulation.de - 2023[2] |
Image |
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Cairo | ![]() |
10,044,894 (2022)[3] Governorate |
20,901,000 | 22,200,000 | ![]() |
Lagos | ![]() |
27,000,000 (2023)[4] | 14,368,000 | 30,000,000 | ![]() |
Kinshasa | ![]() |
16,316,000 (2023) Province (Kinshasa)[5] |
14,342,000[6] | 15,000,000 | ![]() |
Johannesburg | ![]() |
4,772,846 (2022)[7] | 5,783,000 | 14,800,000 | ![]() |
Luanda | ![]() |
9,079,811 (2022)[8] Provincia |
8,330,000 | 9,000,000 | ![]() |
Khartoum-Omdurman | ![]() |
4,272,728 (2008)[9] 3 principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration |
5,829,000 | 6,850,000 | ![]() |
Abidjan | ![]() |
6,321,017 (2021)[10] District |
5,203,000 | 6,550,000 | |
Nairobi | ![]() |
4,750,056 (2022)[11] Nairobi County |
6,547,547 | 6,550,000 | ![]() |
Accra | ![]() |
284,124 (2021)[12] District (Accra Metropolitan District) |
2,514,000 | 6,350,000 | ![]() |
Dar es Salaam | ![]() |
5,383,728 (2022)[13]
Region |
6,702,000 | 6,000,000 | ![]() |
Alexandria | ![]() |
5,441,866 (2021)[14] Governorate |
5,281,000 | 6,100,000 | ![]() |
Kano | ![]() |
9,401,288 (2006)[15][16]
16,253,549 (2023) |
3,999,000 | 5,200,000 | ![]() |
Casablanca | ![]() |
3,642,656 (2023)[17]
Préfecture |
3,752,000 | 4,700,000 | |
Addis Ababa | ![]() |
3,859,999 (2022)[18] Astedader |
4,794,000 | 4,600,000 | ![]() |
Cape Town | ![]() |
4,772,846 (2022)[19] Metropolitan municipality |
4,618,000 | 4,450,000 | ![]() |
Dakar | ![]() |
3,896,564 (2022)[20] Région |
3,140,000 | 4,200,000 | ![]() |
Algiers | ![]() |
2,988,145 (2008) Wilaya |
2,768,000 | 4,175,000 | ![]() |
Abuja | ![]() |
3,067,500 (2022)[21] Federal Capital Territory |
3,278,000 | 4,100,000 | ![]() |
Pretoria | ![]() |
4,040,315 (2022)[22] Metropolitan municipality |
2,566,000 | see Greater Johannesburg | ![]() |
Bamako | ![]() |
4,227,569 (2022)[23] Capital District |
2,618,000 | 3,975,000 | ![]() |
Kampala | ![]() |
1,680,600 (2020)[24] District |
3,298,000 | 3,975,000 | |
Ibadan | ![]() |
2,559,853 | 3,552,000 | 3,925,000 | |
Douala | ![]() |
2,768,400 (2015)[25] Municipality |
3,663,000 | 3,650,000 | |
Durban | ![]() |
4,678,127 (2022) Metropolitan municipality |
4,130,000 | 3,575,000 | ![]() |
Antananarivo | ![]() |
1,274,225 (2018)[26] Municipality |
3,369,000 | 2,950,000 | ![]() |
Kumasi | ![]() |
443,981 (2022)[27] District (Kumasi Metropolitan) |
3,348,000 | 2,850,000 | ![]() |
Ouagadougou | ![]() |
2,415,266 (2019)[28] Municipality |
2,780,000 | 2,800,000 | ![]() |
Tunis | ![]() |
1,075,837 (2022)[29] Governorate |
2,365,000 | 2,775,000 | ![]() |
Conakry | ![]() |
1,660,973 (2014)[30] Région |
1,938,000 | 2,775,000 | ![]() |
Lubumbashi | ![]() |
2,478,000 | 2,650,000 | ![]() | |
Port Harcourt | ![]() |
541,116 (2006) Local government area |
3,020,000 | 2,600,000 | ![]() |
Harare | ![]() |
2,427,231 (2022)[31] Province |
1,530,000 | 2,600,000 | ![]() |
Maputo | ![]() |
1,080,277 (2017)[32] Province-level city |
1,110,000 | 2,450,000 | ![]() |
Mbuji-Mayi | ![]() |
2,525,000 | 2,325,000 | ![]() | |
Lusaka | ![]() |
2,204,059 (2022)[33] District |
2,774,000 | 2,250,000 | ![]() |
Brazzaville | ![]() |
2,145,783 (2023)[34] Capital District (Brazzaville) |
2,388,000[35] | 2,200,000 | |
Mogadishu | ![]() |
3,000,000 (2011) | 2,282,000 | 2,125,000 | ![]() |
Rabat | ![]() |
512,403 (2023)[36] Préfecture |
1,885,000 | 2,125,000 | |
Kaduna | ![]() |
760,084 (2006) 2 local government areas of Kaduna |
1,113,000 | 2,050,000 | |
Ndjamena | ![]() |
1,521,900 (2019)[37] Capital District |
1,423,000 | 1,810,000 | |
Benin City | ![]() |
1,727,000 | 1,790,000 | ![]() | |
Monrovia | ![]() |
1,010,970 (2008) Municipality |
1,517,000 | 1,770,000 | ![]() |
Tripoli | ![]() |
1,126,000 (2006) Mutsarfiyah |
1,165,000 | 1,770,000 | |
Oran | ![]() |
899,000 | 1,570,000 | ||
Bangui | ![]() |
889,000 | 1,560,000 | ||
Niamey | ![]() |
1,324,700 (2020)[38] Capital District |
1,292,000 | 1,430,000 | ![]() |
Nouakchott | ![]() |
1,315,000 | 1,350,000 | ||
Freetown | ![]() |
1,055,964 (2015) Western Area province |
1,202,000 | 1,340,000 | |
Maiduguri | ![]() |
786,000 | 1,340,000 | ||
Kigali | ![]() |
1,745,555 (2022)[39] Province |
1,132,000 | 1,330,000 | |
Fès | ![]() |
1,296,772 (2023)[40] Préfecture |
1,224,000 | 1,330,000 | ![]() |
Mombasa | ![]() |
1,208,333 (2019)[41] Municipality |
1,296,000 | 1,320,000 | ![]() |
Onitsha | ![]() |
1,415,000 | 1,310,000 | ![]() | |
Kananga | ![]() |
1,458,000 | 1,290,000 | ![]() | |
Agadir | ![]() |
924,000 | 1,280,000 | ||
Kisangani | ![]() |
1,261,000 | 1,220,000 | ![]() | |
Marrakech | ![]() |
1,330,468 (2023)[42] Préfecture |
1,003,000 | 1,160,000 | ![]() |
Pointe-Noire | ![]() |
1,214,000 | 1,140,000 | ||
Bujumbura | ![]() |
1,126,930 (2019) |
1,013,000 | not listed | |
Vereeniging | ![]() |
800,819 (2007) District municipality |
774,000 | see Greater Johannesburg | ![]() |
Huambo | ![]() |
671,000 | Not listed | ![]() | |
Hargeisa | ![]() |
not listed | not listed | ![]() | |
Bosaso | ![]() |
not listed | not listed | ![]() |
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