Africa is the world’s second largest and second most-populous continent, being behind Asia in both categories. The population of Africa has been growing rapidly over the past years, with urban population taking a great share of it. This rise in population has brought its strength and challenges by equal measure. As the continent takes strides in creating new opportunities on fiscal, technological and social fronts, it’s also faced with issues of congestion and lack of enough resources to serve the huge population.
Here are the top 10 most populous cities in Africa.
| Rank | City | Population |
| 1. | Lagos, Nigeria | 21.0 million |
| 2. | Cairo, Egypt | 20.4 million |
| 3. | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.3 million |
| 4. | Luanda, Angola | 6.5 million |
| 5. | Nairobi, Kenya | 6.5 million |
| 6. | Mogadishu, Somalia | 6.0 million |
| 7. | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 4.7 million |
| 8. | Alexandria, Egypt | 4.7 million |
| 9. | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4.6 million |
| 10. | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4.4 million |
