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.
| Rank | Central City | Country | Administrative area Latest figures from national census authority |
Agglomeration[1] (2010; UN WUP) |
Agglomeration[2] (2010-01-01; citypopulation.de) |
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| 1 | Cairo | Egypt | 7,786,640 (2006) Governorate |
11,001,000 | 15,200,000 | |
| 2 | Lagos | Nigeria | 7,937,932 (2006) The 16 local government areas of Lagos proper |
10,578,000 | 11,800,000 | |
| 3 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,528,000 (1998) Province |
8,754,000 | 8,900,000 | |
| 4 | Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni | South Africa | 3,888,180 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
3,670,000 | 7,550,000[3] | |
| 5 | Khartoum-Umm Durman | Sudan | 2,919,773 (1993) The three principal cities of the Khartoum agglomeration |
5,172,000 | 4,975,000 | |
| 6 | Alexandria | Egypt | 4,110,015 (2006) Governorate |
4,387,000 | 4,575,000 | |
| 7 | Abidjan | Côte d'Ivoire | 4,210,200 (2002) Département |
4,125,000 | 4,400,000 | |
| 8 | Casablanca | Morocco | 3,631,061 (2004) Région |
3,284,000 | 3,975,000 | |
| 9 | Cape Town | South Africa | 3,497,097 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
3,405,000 | 3,775,000 | |
| 10 | Durban | South Africa | 3,468,086 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
2,879,000 | 3,650,000 | |
| 11 | Accra | Ghana | 1,659,136 (2000) District (Accra Metropolitan Area) |
2,342,000 | 3,575,000 | |
| 12 | Nairobi | Kenya | 3,138,295 (2009) Nairobi administrative area |
3,523,000 | 3,500,000 | |
| 13 | Kano | Nigeria | 2,153,225 (2006) The six local government areas of Kano proper |
3,395,000 | 3,375,000 | |
| 14 | Ibadan | Nigeria | 1,338,659 (2006) The five local government areas of Ibadan proper |
2,837,000 | 3,375,000 | |
| 15 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 2,487,288 (2002) Mkoa |
3,349,000 | 3,225,000 | |
| 16 | Algiers | Algeria | 2,947,461 (2008) Wilaya |
2,800,000 | 3,175,000 | |
| 17 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 2,738,248 (2007) Astedader |
2,930,000 | 3,100,000 | |
| 18 | Luanda | Angola | 1,823,282 (2002) Provincia |
4,772,000 | 3,100,000 | |
| 19 | Dakar | Senegal | 2,452,656 (2005) Région |
2,863,000 | 2,675,000 | |
| 20 | Pretoria | South Africa | 2,345,908 (2007) Metropolitan municipality |
1,429,000 | 2,525,000 | |
| 21 | Tunis | Tunisia | 989,000 (2006) Wilaya |
767,000 | 2,325,000 | |
| 22 | Harare | Zimbabwe | 1,903,510 (2002) Province |
1,632,000 | 2,300,000 | |
| 23 | Douala | Cameroon | 1,514,978 (2001) Wouri département |
2,125,000 | 2,200,000 | |
| 24 | Abuja | Nigeria | 1,405,201 (2006) Federal Capital Territory |
1,995,000 | Not listed | |
| 25 | Kampala | Uganda | 1,337,900 (2005) District |
1,598,000 | 1,970,000 | |
| 26 | Bamako | Mali | 1,215,335 (2005) District |
1,699,000 | 1,920,000 | |
| 27 | Maputo | Mozambique | 1,099,102 (2007) Province-level city |
1,655,000 | 1,910,000 | |
| 28 | Rabat | Morocco | 627,932 (2004) Préfecture |
1,802,000 | 1,890,000 | |
| 29 | Antananarivo | Madagascar | 1,879,000 | 1,860,000 | ||
| 30 | Lusaka | Zambia | 1,084,703 (2000) District |
1,451,000 | 1,830,000 | |
| 31 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | 1,248,235 (2001) Mfoundi département |
1,801,000 | 1,750,000 | |
| 32 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 1,475,223 (2006) Municipality |
1,908,000 | 1,700,000 | |
| 33 | Conakry | Guinea | 1,092,936 (1996) Région |
1,653,000 | 1,690,000 | |
| 34 | Kaduna | Nigeria | 760,084 (2006) The two local government areas of Kaduna |
1,561,000 | 1,670,000 | |
| 35 | Kumasi | Ghana | 1,171,311 (2000) District (Kumasi Metropolitan Area) |
1,834,000 | 1,630,000 | |
| 36 | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,543,000 | 1,570,000 | ||
| 37 | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,488,000 | 1,520,000 | ||
| 38 | Mogadishu | Somalia | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | ||
| 39 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | 1,174,005 (2005) Province-level city |
1,323,000 | 1,430,000 | |
| 40 | Oran | Algeria | 634,112 (1998) Commune |
770,000 | 1,260,000 | |
| 41 | Benin | Nigeria | 1,302,000 | 1,240,000 | ||
| 42 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 541,116 (2006) Local government area |
1,104,000 | 1,230,000 | |
| 43 | Tripoli | Libya | 911,643 (2005) Municipality |
1,108,000 | 1,210,000 | |
| 44 | Freetown | Sierra Leone | 947,122 (2004) Western Area province |
901,000 | 1,200,000 | |
| 45 | Cotonou | Benin | 665,100 (2002) Commune |
844,000 | 1,150,000 | |
| 46 | Vereeniging | South Africa | 800,819 (2007) District municipality |
1,143,000 | Not listed | |
| 47 | Fès | Morocco | 977,946 (2004) Préfecture |
1,065,000 | 1,110,000 | |
| 48 | Maiduguri | Nigeria | 521,492 (2006) Local government area |
970,000 | 1,100,000 | |
| 49 | Monrovia | Liberia | 1,010,970 (2008) Municipality |
827,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| 50 | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 1,050,930 (2007) Metropolitan municipality (Nelson Mandela Bay) |
1,068,000 | 1,070,000 | |
| 51 | Huambo | Angola | 1,034,000 | Not listed | ||
| 52 | Ogbomosho | Nigeria | 1,032,000 | Not listed | ||
| 53 | Zaria | Nigeria | 408,198 (2006) Local government area |
963,000 | 1,030,000 | |
| 54 | Ndjamena | Chad | 829,000 | 1,020,000 |
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