Africa metropolitan areas

1 Lagos 29 Million NGA 2 Kinshasa-Brazzaville 17.1 Million COD-CGO 3 Johannesburg 15.4 Million RSA 4 Luanda 9 Million ANG 5 Khartoum 7.4 Million SDN 6 Dar es Salaam 6.8 Million TAN 7 Nairobi 6.1 Million KEN 8 Adidjan 5.8 Million CIV 9 Addis Ababa 5.4 Million ETH 10 Accra 5.2 Million GHA 11 Kampala 4.9 Million UGA 12 Kano 4.7 Million NGA 13 Durban-Pietermaritzburg 4.7 Million RSA 14 Cape Town 4.3 Million RSA 15 Yaounde 4.25 Million CMR 16 Idadan 4 Million NGA 17 Dakar 3.9 Million SEN 18 Mbuji-Mayi 3.8 Million COD 19 Abuja 3.7 Million NGA 20 Bamako 3.6 Million MLI 21 Douala 3.5 Million CMR 22 Mogadishu 3.5 Million SOM 23 Kumasi 3.3 Million GHA 24 Lusaka 3.1 Million ZAM 25 Maputo 3 Million MOZ 26 Ouagadougou 3 Million BFA 27 Antananarivo 2.9 Million MAD 28 Lubumbashi 2.9 Million COD 29 Harare 2.8 Million ZIM 30 Conakry 2.6 Million GUI 31 Port Harcourt 2.5 Million NGA 32 Cotonou-Porto Novo 2.5 Million BEN 33 Lome-Aflao 2.25 Million TOG-GHA 34 Benin City 2 Million NGA 35 Kaduna 1.95 Million NGA 36 Freetown 1.85 Million SLE 37 Niamey 1.7 Million NIG 38 Monrovia 1.7 Million LBR 39 Ndjamena-Kousseri 1.65 Million CHA-CMR 40 Bujumbura-Uvira 1.6 Million BDI-COD 41 Hargeisa 1.5 Million SOM 42 Mombasa 1.45 Million KEN 43 Onitsha 1.4 Million NGA 44 Aba 1.4 Million NGA 45 Goma-Gisenyi 1.4 Million COD-RWA 46 Nsukka 1.35 Million NGA 47 Port Elizabeth 1.35 Million RSA 48 Kananga 1.33 Million COD 49 Huambo 1.31 Million ANG 50 Nouakchott 1.31 Million MTN 51 Ilorin 1.3 Million NGA 52 Benguela-Lobito 1.3 Million ANG 53 Kigali 1.3 Million RWA 54 Enugu 1.3 Million NGA 55 Bangui-Zongo 1.28 Million CTA-COD 56 Lilongwe 1.27 Million MWI 57 Maiduguri 1.25 Million NGA 58 Jos 1.23 Million NGA 59 Bulawayo 1.23 Million ZIM 60 Pointe-Noire 1.22 Million CGO 61 Kisangani 1.2 Million COD 62 Touba 1.15 Million SEN 63 Warri 1.12 Million NGA 64 Asmara 1.1 Million ERI 65 Bukavu-Cyangugu 1.1 Million COD-RWA 66 Lubango 1.1 Million ANG 67 Banjul 1.1 Million GAM 68 Zaria 1.08 Million NGA 69 Mwanza 1.05 Million TAN 70 Bobo-Dioulasso 1.05 Million BFA 71 Blantyre 1.02 Million MWI 72 Osogbo 0.96 Million NGA 73 Sokoto 0.94 Million NGA 74 Butembo 0.9 Million COD 75 Bunia 0.89 Million COD 76 Tshikapa 0.86 Million COD 77 Nyala 0.85 Million SDN 78 East London 0.84 Million RSA 79 Uyo 0.83 Million NGA 80 Nampula 0.83 Million MOZ 81 Kisumu 0.8 Million KEN 82 Libreville 0.8 Million GAB 83 Takoradi-Sekondi 0.77 Million GHA 84 Bloemfontein 0.77 Million RSA 85 Zanzibar 0.76 Million TAN 86 Bouake 0.76 Million CIV 87 Likasi 0.76 Million COD 88 Akure 0.75 Million NGA 89 Cabinda 0.75 Million ANG 90 Las Palmas 0.75 Million ESP 91 Kitwe 0.74 Million ZAM 92 Juba 0.72 Million SSD 93 Abeokuta 0.7 Million NGA 94 Owerri 0.7 Million NGA 95 Kolwezi 0.65 Million COD 96 Bissau 0.64 Million GNB 97 Beira 0.64 Million MOZ 98 Djibouti 0.63 Million DJI 99 Bauchi 0.62 Million NGA 100 Nakuru 0.61 Million KEN 101 Lokoja 0.6 Million NGA 102 Malanje 0.6 Million ANG 103 Santa de Cruz Tenerife 0.6 Million ESP 104 Ndola 0.6 Million ZAM 105 Ife 0.59 Million NGA 106 Katsina 0.59 Million NGA 107 Calabar 0.57 Million NGA 108 Ogbomosho 0.56 Million NGA 109 Mbeya 0.55 Million TAN 110 Eldoret 0.55 Million KEN 111 Ado Ekiti 0.55 Million NGA 112 Gombe 0.54 Million NGA 113 Zinder 0.54 Million NIG 114 Tamale 0.54 Million GHA 115 Port Sudan 0.54 Million SDN 116 Bamenda 0.54 Million CMR 117 Arusha 0.52 Million TAN 118 Merca 0.52 Million SOM 119 Maradi 0.5 Million NIG 120 Kikwit 0.5 Million COD