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Kinshasa, the largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as in Africa, is the nation's financial and economic centre. 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. Riverside of Giza, a mega-suburb of Cairo and the second-largest city in Egypt with over 9 million inhabitants. Oceanside of Luanda, the Angolan metropolis and a major hub for Africa's fossil fuel industries. Skyline of Dar es Salaam: the largest city in Tanzania and in eastern Africa. 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. 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. Tunis, the Tunisian capital as well as a major commercial and logistic turntable of the Maghreb region. Aerial view of Harare, the capital and centre of Zimbabwe. Kilindini Harbour in Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city and its historical gate to the Indian Ocean trade. The Jemaa el-Fnaa marketplace in the Moroccan Imperial city of Marrakech is a commercial key to the Sahara.

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

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

City  | Rank  | Country  | Population  | Year of estimate

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Kinshasa | 1  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17,032,322  | 2024[1]
Lagos | 2  |  Nigeria | 16,536,018  | 2024[2]
Cairo | 3  |  Egypt | 10,100,166  | 2022[3]
Giza | 4  |  Egypt | 9,250,791  | 2021[4]
Luanda | 5  |  Angola | 8,952,496  | 2022[5]
Dar es Salaam | 6  |  Tanzania | 7,404,689  | 2022[6]
Khartoum | 7  |  Sudan | 6,344,348  | 2023[7]
Johannesburg | 8  |  South Africa | 6,065,354  | 2022[8]
Abidjan | 9  |  Côte d'Ivoire | 5,515,790  | 2022[9]
Alexandria | 10  |  Egypt | 5,483,605  | 2022[10]
Addis Ababa | 11  |  Ethiopia | 5,227,794  | 2022[11]
Nairobi | 12  |  Kenya | 5,118,844  | 2022[12]
Cape Town | 13  |  South Africa | 4,800,954  | 2022[13]
Yaoundé | 14  |  Cameroon | 4,336,670  | 2022[14]
Kano | 15  |  Nigeria | 4,219,209  | 2022[15]
Ekurhuleni (East Rand)  | 16  |  South Africa | 4,045,000  | 2022[16]
Durban (eThekwini) | 17  |  South Africa | 4,034,678  | 2022[17]
Douala | 18  |  Cameroon | 3,926,645  | 2022[18]
Casablanca | 19  |  Morocco | 3,840,396  | 2022[19]
Ibadan | 20  |  Nigeria | 3,756,445  | 2022[20]
Antananarivo | 21  |  Madagascar | 3,699,900  | 2022[21]
Abuja | 22  |  Nigeria | 3,652,029  | 2022[22]
Kampala | 23  |  Uganda | 3,651,919  | 2022[23]
Kumasi | 24  |  Ghana | 3,630,326  | 2022[24]
Dakar | 25  |  Senegal | 3,326,001  | 2022[25]
Port Harcourt | 26  |  Nigeria | 3,324,694  | 2022[26]
Ouagadougou | 27  |  Burkina Faso | 3,055,788  | 2022[27]
Lusaka | 28  |  Zambia | 3,041,789  | 2022[28]
Algiers | 29  |  Algeria | 2,853,959  | 2022[29]
Bamako | 30  |  Mali | 2,816,943  | 2022[30]
Omdurman | 31  |  Sudan | 2,805,396  | 2022[31]
Mbuji-Mayi | 32  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,765,002  | 2022[32]
Pretoria (Tshwane) | 33  |  South Africa | 2,739,768  | 2022[33]
Lubumbashi | 34  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,695,331  | 2022[34]
Accra | 35  |  Ghana | 2,605,402  | 2022[35]
Brazzaville | 36  |  Republic of the Congo | 2,552,813  | 2022[36]
Mogadishu | 37  |  Somalia | 2,497,463  | 2022[37]
Tunis | 38  |  Tunisia | 2,435,961  | 2022[38]
Conakry | 39  |  Guinea | 2,048,525  | 2022[39]
Rabat | 40  |  Morocco | 1,931,930  | 2022[40]
Lomé | 41  |  Togo | 1,925,517  | 2022[41]
Benin City | 42  |  Nigeria | 1,841,084  | 2022[42]
Matola | 43  |  Mozambique | 1,796,872  | 2022[43]
Monrovia | 44  |  Liberia | 1,622,582  | 2022[44]
Kananga | 45  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,592,924  | 2022[45]
Harare | 46  |  Zimbabwe | 1,557,740  | 2022[46]
Onitsha | 47  |  Nigeria | 1,552,630  | 2022[47]
N'Djamena | 48  |  Chad | 1,532,588  | 2022[48]
Nouakchott | 49  |  Mauritania | 1,431,539  | 2022[49]
Mombasa | 50  |  Kenya | 1,388,979  | 2022[50]
Niamey | 51  |  Niger | 1,383,909  | 2022[51]
Kisangani | 52  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,366,342  | 2022[52]
Pointe-Noire | 53  |  Republic of the Congo | 1,294,612  | 2022[53]
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) | 54  |  South Africa | 1,280,550  | 2022[54]
Tangier | 55  |  Morocco | 1,277,242  | 2022[55]
Freetown | 56  |  Sierra Leone | 1,272,145  | 2022[56]
Fez | 57  |  Morocco | 1,267,317  | 2022[57]
Uyo | 58  |  Nigeria | 1,264,636  | 2022[58]
Mwanza | 59  |  Tanzania | 1,245,444  | 2022[59]
Lilongwe | 60  |  Malawi | 1,222,325  | 2022[60]
Kigali | 61  |  Rwanda | 1,208,296  | 2022[61]
Bukavu | 62  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,190,367  | 2022[62]
Abomey-Calavi | 63  |  Benin | 1,188,736  | 2022[63]
Nnewi | 64  |  Nigeria | 1,176,550  | 2022[64]
Tripoli | 65  |  Libya | 1,175,830  | 2022[65]
Kaduna | 66  |  Nigeria | 1,158,048  | 2022[66]
Aba | 67  |  Nigeria | 1,150,116  | 2022[67]
Bujumbura | 68  |  Burundi | 1,139,265  | 2022[68]
Maputo | 69  |  Mozambique | 1,138,960  | 2022[69]
Hargeisa | 70  |  Somaliland | 1,079,377  | 2022[70]
Bobo Dioulasso | 71  |  Burkina Faso | 1,074,309  | 2022[71]
Shubra el-Kheima | 72  |  Egypt | 1,072,951  | 2022[72]
Ikorodu | 73  |  Nigeria | 1,041,166  | 2022[73]
Asmara | 74  |  Eritrea | 1,034,872  | 2022[74]
Marrakesh | 75  |  Morocco | 1,033,050  | 2022[75]
Tshikapa | 76  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,023,575  | 2022[76]
Nyala | 77  |  Sudan | 1,012,312  | 2022[77]
Ilorin | 78  |  Nigeria | 1,000,477  | 2022[78]
Blantyre | 79  |  Malawi | 994,911  | 2022[79]
Agadir | 80  |  Morocco | 960,438  | 2022[80]
Misratah | 81  |  Libya | 953,472  | 2022[81]
Owerri | 82  |  Nigeria | 945,046  | 2022[82]
Warri | 83  |  Nigeria | 942,683  | 2022[83]
Jos | 84  |  Nigeria | 942,167  | 2022[84]
Bangui | 85  |  Central African Republic | 933,176  | 2022[85]
Nampula | 86  |  Mozambique | 927,472  | 2022[86]
Oran | 87  |  Algeria | 922,302  | 2022[87]
West Rand | 88  |  South Africa | 921,524  | 2022[88]
Lubango | 89  |  Angola | 914,456  | 2022[89]
Cabinda | 90  |  Angola | 861,878  | 2022[90]
Umuahia | 91  |  Nigeria | 860,555  | 2022[91]
Libreville | 92  |  Gabon | 856,854  | 2022[92]
Benghazi | 93  |  Libya | 847,790  | 2022[93]
Maiduguri | 94  |  Nigeria | 822,337  | 2022[94]
Enugu | 95  |  Nigeria | 819,791  | 2022[95]
Lokoja | 96  |  Nigeria | 790,742  | 2022[96]
Vereeniging (Emfuleni)  | 97  |  South Africa | 786,127  | 2022[97]
Benguela | 98  |  Angola | 776,832  | 2022[98]
Bunia | 99  |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 767,645  | 2022[99]
Zanzibar | 100  |  Tanzania | 766,392  | 2022[100]

## Map

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Kinshasa

Lagos

Cairo

Giza

Dar es Salaam

Khartoum

Johannesburg

Luanda

Abidjan

Alexandria

Nairobi

Antananarivo

Cape Town

Yaoundé

Ekurhuleni

Casablanca

Douala

Ibadan

Kano

Kumasi

Abuja

Kampala

Dakar

Port Harcourt

Addis Ababa

Durban (eThekwini)

Ouaga-dougou

Lusaka

Algiers

Bamako

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The 30 largest cities in Africa

## See also

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* List of urban areas in Africa by population
* List of European cities by population within city limits
* Africa portal
* Cities portal

## References

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34. ^ "Lubumbashi Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
35. ^ "Accra Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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39. ^ "Conakry Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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41. ^ "Lomé Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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57. ^ "Fes Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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59. ^ "Mwanza Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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61. ^ "Kigali Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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81. ^ "Misratah Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
82. ^ "Owerri Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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86. ^ "Nampula Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
87. ^ "Oran Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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91. ^ "Umuahia Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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98. ^ "Benguela Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
99. ^ "Bunia Population 2022". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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