Population in the largest city - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country’s largest metropolitan area. Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
Population in the largest city - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Egypt11,887,489
2Nigeria9,459,070
3Democratic Republic of the Congo7,813,007
4Sudan4,753,131
5Angola3,998,858
6Ivory Coast3,803,178
7South Africa3,383,523
8Algeria3,353,446
9Morocco3,143,769
10Kenya3,009,964
11Ethiopia2,950,732
12Tanzania2,928,502
13Senegal2,611,170
14Libya2,187,277
15Ghana2,119,279
16Cameroon1,904,245
17Madagascar1,695,550
18Zimbabwe1,577,761
19Guinea1,495,954
20Mali1,493,544
21Togo1,450,643
22Mozambique1,444,761
23Uganda1,422,474
24Republic of the Congo1,354,561
25Zambia1,327,516
26Burkina Faso1,148,502
27Somalia1,099,948
28Liberia1,042,227
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