Largest cities in Africa 2022, by number of inhabitants
Lagos, in Nigeria, ranked as the most populated city in Africa as of 2022, with an estimated population of roughly 15.4 million inhabitants. Kinshasa, in Congo, and Cairo, in Egypt, followed with some 7.8 million and 7.7 million dwellers. Among the 15 largest cities in the continent, another two, Kano, and Ibadan, were located in Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa.
