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Revealed: These Are The Largest Cities in Africa 2024

Lagos

In 2024, Lagos, Nigeria, had an estimated population of around nine million, making it the most populated city in Africa. Kinshasa, Congo, and Cairo, Egypt, followed with approximately 7.8 million and 7.7 million residents, respectively. Africa has a rich and varied urban history going back centuries, with some countries and cities having more than 2,000 years of history. Many of today’s large African cities were already well-established before colonial rule. In an ever-changing global landscape, these cities are poised to shape Africa’s economic future and contribute to the continent’s overall growth and prosperity. But where are the largest cities in Africa today?

Among the top 500 largest cities in the continent, Nigeria had 86, South Africa had 52, Algeria had 40, Egypt had 36, the Republic of the Congo had 26, Morocco had 25, Sudan had 21, Tanzania had 16, and Cameroon and Libya had 15. Mozambique had 14, Ivory Coast had 11, and Ethiopia and Ghana had 10 each. Senegal and Zambia had 8, while Angola, Benin, Kenya, and Somalia had seven. Madagascar and Tunisia had 6, Guinea had 5, and Niger and South Sudan had four each. Furthermore, Chad, DR Congo, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda had three each. Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon had two each, and Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Reunion, Rwanda, and  Western Sahara had one city each within the top 500 largest cities in Africa.

Largest Cities in Africa 2024

RankCityCoutryPopulation
1LagosNigeria9000000
2KinshasaRepublic of the Congo7785965
3CairoEgypt7734614
4AlexandriaEgypt3811516
5AbidjanIvory Coast3677115
6KanoNigeria3626068
7IbadanNigeria3565108
8Cape TownSouth Africa3433441
9CasablancaMorocco3144909
10DurbanSouth Africa3120282
11LuandaAngola2776168
12Addis AbabaEthiopia2757729
13NairobiKenya2750547
14Dar es SalaamTanzania2698652
15MogadishuSomalia2587183
16DakarSenegal2476400
17GizaEgypt2443203
18JohannesburgSouth Africa2026469
19AlgiersAlgeria1977663
20KhartoumSudan1974647
21AccraGhana1963264
22CamayenneGuinea1871242
23ConakryGuinea1767200
24SowetoSouth Africa1695047
25RabatMorocco1655753
26PretoriaSouth Africa1619438
27KadunaNigeria1582102
28HarareZimbabwe1542813
29KumasiGhana1468609
30AntananarivoMadagascar1391433
31LubumbashiRepublic of the Congo1373770
32KampalaUganda1353189
33DoualaCameroon1338082
34YaoundeCameroon1299369
35BamakoMali1297281
36BrazzavilleDR Congo1284609
37LusakaZambia1267440
38OmdurmanSudan1200000
39MaputoMozambique1191613
40TripoliLibya1150989
41Port HarcourtNigeria1148665
42Benin CityNigeria1125058
43MaiduguriNigeria1112449
44OuagadougouBurkina Faso1086505
45ZariaNigeria975153
46Port ElizabethSouth Africa967677
47FesMorocco964891
48MonroviaLiberia939524
49SaleMorocco903485
50AboboIvory Coast900000
51AbaNigeria897560
52Mbuji-MayiRepublic of the Congo874761
53PikineSenegal874062
54MarrakeshMorocco839296
55JosNigeria816824
56IlorinNigeria814192
57FreetownSierra Leone802639
58MombasaKenya799668
59BoumerdasAlgeria786499
60CotonouBenin780000
61NiameyNiger774235
62PietermaritzburgSouth Africa750845
63LomeTogo749700
64KigaliRwanda745261
65OyoNigeria736072
66N'DjamenaChad721081
67BulawayoZimbabwe699385
68AgadirMorocco698310
69TunisTunisia693210
70EnuguNigeria688862
71TangierMorocco688356
72MatolaMozambique675422
73NouakchottMauritania661400
74Pointe-NoireDR Congo659084
75BenghaziLibya650629
76LilongweMalawi646750
77OranAlgeria645984
78TebessaAlgeria634332
79DjiboutiDjibouti623891
80BenoniSouth Africa605344
81AbeokutaNigeria593100
82AbujaNigeria590400
83BlantyreMalawi584877
84LibrevilleGabon578156
85BouakeIvory Coast567481
86NyalaSudan565734
87AsmaraEritrea563930
88SokotoNigeria563861
89OnitshaNigeria561066
90MeknesMorocco545705
91BanguiCentral African Republic542393
92KisanganiRepublic of the Congo539158
93Port SaidEgypt538378
94WarriNigeria536023
95Ebute IkoroduNigeria535619
96BeiraMozambique530604
97ToubaSenegal529176
98TembisaSouth Africa511655
99Port SudanSudan489725
100SuezEgypt488125
101MasinaRepublic of the Congo485167
102OkeneNigeria479178
103East LondonSouth Africa478676
104HargeysaSomalia477876
105VereenigingSouth Africa474681
106KanangaRepublic of the Congo463546
107BloemfonteinSouth Africa463064
108CalabarNigeria461796
109ConstantineAlgeria450097
110JubaSouth Sudan450000
111BoksburgSouth Africa445168
112GarouaCameroon436899
113MwanzaTanzania436801
114UyoNigeria436606
115KousseriCameroon435547
116KatsinaNigeria432149
117WelkomSouth Africa431944
118Al Mahallah al KubraEgypt431052
119Ado-EkitiNigeria424340
120LikasiRepublic of the Congo422414
121LuxorEgypt422407
122AkureNigeria420594
123AsyutEgypt420585
124Al MansurahEgypt420195
125KolweziRepublic of the Congo418000
126Oujda-AngadMorocco405253
127TandaEgypt404901
128NewcastleSouth Africa404838
129ZanzibarTanzania403658
130KassalaSudan401477
131KitweZambia400914
132Al HoceimaMorocco395644
133NdolaZambia394518
134BamendaCameroon393835
135El ObeidSudan393311
136NampulaMozambique388526
137BissauGuinea Bissau388028
138MisratahLibya386120
139Abomey-CalaviBenin385755
140N'dalatandoAngola383100
141KrugersdorpSouth Africa378821
142KenitraMorocco366570
143Al QadarifSudan363945
144TamaleGhana360579
145Bobo-DioulassoBurkina Faso360106
146DiepslootSouth Africa350000
147KostiSudan345068
148ArushaTanzania341136
149ChitungwizaZimbabwe340360
150SerekundaGambia340000
151RandburgSouth Africa337053
152Wad MedaniSudan332714
153BujumburaBurundi331700
154TetouanMorocco326261
155ThiesSenegal320000
156MarouaCameroon319941
157BauchiNigeria316149
158TemaraMorocco313510
159IkejaNigeria313196
160BotshabeloSouth Africa309714
161BiskraAlgeria307987
162Al FayyumEgypt306393
163BrakpanSouth Africa305692
164WinejokSouth Sudan300000
165MakurdiNigeria292645
166MinnaNigeria291905
167MbeyaTanzania291649
168BafoussamCameroon290768
169SetifAlgeria288461
170SafiMorocco288163
171ZagazigEgypt285097
172IsmailiaEgypt284813
173BatnaAlgeria280798
174Efon-AlaayeNigeria279319
175IlesaNigeria277904
176SfaxTunisia277278
177OwoNigeria276574
178Bab EzzouarAlgeria275630
179MokoloCameroon275239
180WindhoekNamibia268132
181TshikapaRepublic of the Congo267462
182Kafr ad DawwarEgypt267370
183El DaeinSudan264734
184UmuahiaNigeria264662
185WitbankSouth Africa262491
186NakuruKenya259903
187OndoNigeria257005
188ChimoioMozambique256936
189Ikot EkpeneNigeria254806
190Richards BaySouth Africa252968
191El FasherSudan252609
192Thies NonesSenegal252320
193Dire DawaEthiopia252279
194MorogoroTanzania250902
195IwoNigeria250443
196GombeNigeria250258
197SingaSudan250000
198JimetaNigeria248148
199VanderbijlparkSouth Africa246754
200BerberaSomalia242344
201AswanEgypt241261
202DjougouBenin237040
203QinaEgypt235362
204KismayoSomalia234852
205Porto-NovoBenin234168
206CenturionSouth Africa233386
207TakoradiGhana232919
208BeniRepublic of the Congo232000
209NgaoundereCameroon231357
210MarkaSomalia230100
211HalwanEgypt230000
212AtaniNigeria230000
213UitenhageSouth Africa228912
214DamanhurEgypt227943
215Al MinyaEgypt227150
216GusauNigeria226857
217HuamboAngola226145
218MubiNigeria225705
219BukavuRepublic of the Congo225389
220RoodepoortSouth Africa225000
221TangaTanzania224876
222NacalaMozambique224795
223IkireNigeria222160
224EldoretKenya218446
225BertouaCameroon218111
226KisumuKenya216479
227DaloaIvory Coast215652
228Mek'eleEthiopia215546
229OwerriNigeria215038
230ShagamuNigeria214558
231NazretEthiopia213995
232TarhunaLibya210697
233IdkuEgypt210678
234SohagEgypt209419
235Ijebu-OdeNigeria209175
236GaboroneBotswana208411
237LobitoAngola207932
238AnnabaAlgeria206570
239ToamasinaMadagascar206373
240EdeaCameroon203149
241AtsiamanGhana202932
242Al KhumsLibya201943
243UgepNigeria200276
244New CairoEgypt200000
245ThikaKenya200000
246Az ZawiyahLibya200000
247San-PedroIvory Coast196751
248LaayouneWestern Sahara196331
249YamoussoukroIvory Coast194530
250NnewiNigeria193987
251Sidi Bel AbbesAlgeria191769
252ZinderNiger191424
253Ise-EkitiNigeria190063
254PaarlSouth Africa190000
255Bani SuwayfEgypt189624
256Mwene-DituRepublic of the Congo189177
257KabweZambia188979
258QuelimaneMozambique188964
259MohammediaMorocco187708
260KikwitRepublic of the Congo186991
261SpringsSouth Africa186394
262Shibin al KawmEgypt186345
263AntsirabeMadagascar186253
264ZawiyaLibya186123
265Ad-DamazinSudan186051
266JamaameSomalia185270
267MutareZimbabwe184205
268MbandakaRepublic of the Congo184185
269BlidaAlgeria182447
270CarletonvilleSouth Africa182304
271DodomaTanzania180541
272MatadiRepublic of the Congo180109
273Ila OrangunNigeria179192
274KlerksdorpSouth Africa178921
275TiaretAlgeria178915
276SakiNigeria178677
277ChlefAlgeria178616
278LoumCameroon177429
279Saint-LouisSenegal176000
280MzuzuMalawi175345
281BoSierra Leone174354
282BataEquatorial Guinea173046
283MidrandSouth Africa173009
284KaolackSenegal172305
285BidaNigeria171656
286UviraRepublic of the Congo170391
287Bahir DarEthiopia168899
288Bordj Bou ArreridjAlgeria168346
289Ech ChettiaAlgeria167955
290AwkaNigeria167738
291KhouribgaMorocco167673
292Ijero-EkitiNigeria167632
293KorhogoIvory Coast167359
294FianarantsoaMadagascar167227
295BanhaEgypt167029
296Beni MellalMorocco166399
297KigomaTanzania164268
298InisaNigeria164161
299SousseTunisia164123
300BejaiaAlgeria164103
301ParakouBenin163753
302MaradiNiger163487
303GeneinaSudan162981
304SkikdaAlgeria162702
305BomaRepublic of the Congo162521
306SulejaNigeria162135
307SapeleNigeria161686
308MalakalSouth Sudan160765
309ZiguinchorSenegal159778
310El AchirAlgeria158333
311TalkhaEgypt157737
312MoshiTanzania156959
313WestonariaSouth Africa156831
314Souk AhrasAlgeria156745
315OsogboNigeria156694
316Fes al BaliMorocco156000
317MalaboEquatorial Guinea155963
318TemaGhana155782
319KisiNigeria155510
320Port LouisMauritius155226
321MiddelburgSouth Africa154706
322MahajangaMadagascar154657
323ButemboRepublic of the Congo154621
324GandajikaRepublic of the Congo154425
325DjelfaAlgeria154265
326GondarEthiopia153914
327BenguelaAngola151226
328VryheidSouth Africa150012
329MascaraAlgeria150000
330ChingolaZambia148564
331JijelAlgeria148000
332MedeaAlgeria147707
333El JadidMorocco147549
334KalemieRepublic of the Congo146974
335GuluUganda146858
336GweruZimbabwe146073
337OrkneySouth Africa145801
338TaboraTanzania145292
339SikassoMali144786
340KumbaCameroon144413
341GomaRepublic of the Congo144124
342Teshi Old TownGhana144013
343Tizi OuzouAlgeria144000
344Kafr ash ShaykhEgypt143970
345BecharAlgeria143382
346KenemaSierra Leone143137
347Cape CoastGhana143015
348MallawiEgypt142504
349KimberleySouth Africa142089
350TazaMorocco141890
351eMbalenhleSouth Africa141741
352NigelSouth Africa140644
353MpumalangaSouth Africa140121
354GbonganNigeria139485
355ManIvory Coast139341
356Sekondi-TakoradiGhana138872
357EjigboNigeria138357
358ObuaseGhana137856
359DikirnisEgypt137542
360BhishoSouth Africa137287
361Saint-DenisReunion137195
362FuntuaNigeria136811
363IgbohoNigeria136764
364DeseEthiopia136056
365KinduRepublic of the Congo135698
366BugumaNigeria135404
367RabakSudan135281
368MoundouChad135167
369El OuedAlgeria134699
370AjdabiyaLibya134358
371IkirunNigeria134240
372AbakalikiNigeria134102
373RandfonteinSouth Africa133654
374OkrikaNigeria133271
375HawassaEthiopia133097
376IdfuEgypt133000
377NzerekoreGuinea132728
378TlemcenAlgeria132341
379Al AjaylatLibya130546
380SinnarSudan130122
381RelizaneAlgeria130094
382MostaganemAlgeria130000
383SabhaLibya130000
384BaidoaSomalia129839
385BimboCentral African Republic129655
386OuarglaAlgeria129402
387TeteMozambique129316
388NadorMorocco129260
389BilbaysEgypt129211
390ArishEgypt128855
391El EulmaAlgeria128351
392JimmaEthiopia128306
393Al ManaqilSudan128297
394JirjaEgypt128250
395SirteLibya128123
396DivoIvory Coast127867
397WorcesterSouth Africa127597
398SaidaAlgeria127497
399WauSouth Sudan127384
400Xai-XaiMozambique127366
401AmaigboNigeria127300
402LafiaNigeria127236
403IsiroRepublic of the Congo127076
404SongeaTanzania126449
405Al JadidLibya126386
406GashuaNigeria125817
407BohiconBenin125092
408AgadezNiger124324
409RustenburgSouth Africa124064
410PolokwaneSouth Africa123749
411PotchefstroomSouth Africa123669
412GuelmaAlgeria123590
413EpworthZimbabwe123250
414Bordj el KiffanAlgeria123246
415GagnoaIvory Coast123184
416VirginiaSouth Africa122502
417BritsSouth Africa122497
418AlbertonSouth Africa121536
419MusomaTanzania121119
420TobrukLibya121052
421MufuliraZambia120500
422GereidaSudan120000
423MaxixeMozambique119868
424KairouanTunisia119794
425ModakekeNigeria119529
426LiraUganda119323
427SettatMorocco119082
428MandimbaMozambique118922
429Ain OusseraAlgeria118687
430MaseruLesotho118355
431MalindiKenya118265
432BandunduRepublic of the Congo118211
433BamaNigeria118121
434IlobuNigeria118089
435SokodeTogo117811
436JalingoNigeria117757
437GemenaRepublic of the Congo117639
438NkongsambaCameroon117063
439KindiaGuinea117062
440KhenchelaAlgeria117000
441OkigweNigeria115499
442ToliaraMadagascar115319
443BizerteTunisia115268
444KankanGuinea114009
445LaghouatAlgeria113872
446OffaNigeria113830
447CuitoAngola113624
448LuanshyaZambia113365
449PraiaCape Verde113364
450Esuk OronNigeria112033
451IringaTanzania111820
452Beau Bassin-Rose HillMauritius111355
453MboudaCameroon111320
454NsukkaNigeria111017
455NguruNigeria111014
456HadejiaNigeria110753
457ManziniEswatini110537
458NelspruitSouth Africa110159
459GabesTunisia110075
460VacoasMauritius110000
461Ressano GarciaMozambique110000
462ZlitenLibya109972
463LichingaMozambique109839
464KandiBenin109701
465PhalaborwaSouth Africa109468
466LaracheMorocco109294
467Ijebu-IgboNigeria109261
468LivingstoneZambia109203
469Port-GentilGabon109163
470Ksar El KebirMorocco108753
471PembaMozambique108737
472UromiNigeria108608
473KatumbaTanzania108558
474MoptiMali108456
475Birnin KebbiNigeria108164
476An NuhudSudan108008
477AtbaraSudan107930
478ShinyangaTanzania107362
479IleboRepublic of the Congo107093
480KhemissetMorocco106991
481Al HawamidiyahEgypt106841
482PindigaNigeria106322
483Ain BeidaAlgeria105765
484AzareNigeria105687
485BarakiAlgeria105402
486QueenstownSouth Africa105309
487BishoftuEthiopia104215
488KaraTogo104207
489AbengourouIvory Coast104020
490KroonstadSouth Africa103992
491Ed DamerSudan103941
492DolisieDR Congo103894
493NkporNigeria103733
494BilqasEgypt103596
495Ikere-EkitiNigeria103054
496LafiagiNigeria102779
497LubangoAngola102541
498SarhChad102528
499SabratahLibya102038
500DisuqEgypt102037

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Despina Wilson
I am a senior editor and data journalist at CEOWORLD magazine. My job involves using infographics to report on news topics related to business and policy, with a global perspective. I hold a master's degree in journalism and have worked for newspapers and reporting projects in both the US and the UK, giving me a unique transatlantic perspective. I believe that data can enhance coverage of all news topics. As a contributor, I plan cover a wide range of issues, such as gender equality, climate change, labor, and immigration, using relevant statistics and insightful visualizations.

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