Top 15 Most Populated Cities in Africa by metropolitan area population

🌍 1. Lagos, Nigeria

Population: ~16 million
Africa’s largest city and the economic powerhouse of West Africa.

🌍 2. Cairo, Egypt

Population: ~21 million
The largest metropolitan area in Africa and the heart of the Arab world.

🌍 3. Kinshasa, DR Congo

Population: ~17 million
One of the fastest-growing megacities globally.

🌍 4. Johannesburg, South Africa

Population: ~15 million (metro)
Africa’s leading financial and business center.

🌍 5. Luanda, Angola

Population: ~9 million
A major oil-industry hub on Africa’s Atlantic coast.

🌍 6. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Population: ~8 million
East Africa’s largest city and key port.

🌍 7. Khartoum, Sudan

Population: ~8 million
Located where the Blue and White Nile rivers meet.

🌍 8. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Population: ~6 million
Francophone West Africa’s largest city.

🌍 9. Alexandria, Egypt

Population: ~6 million
A historic Mediterranean port city founded by Alexander the Great.

🌍 10. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Population: ~5.5 million
Africa’s diplomatic capital and home of the African Union.

🌍 11. Nairobi, Kenya

Population: ~5 million
East Africa’s tech and business hub.

🌍 12. Casablanca, Morocco

Population: ~4.5 million
Morocco’s largest city and economic center.

🌍 13. Cape Town, South Africa

Population: ~4.7 million (metro)
Famous for Table Mountain and coastal scenery.

🌍 14. Durban, South Africa

Population: ~3.9 million (metro)
A major port city on the Indian Ocean.

🌍 15. Kano, Nigeria

Population: ~3.6 million
One of West Africa’s oldest commercial centers.