Cities and urban areas in North Africa with population over 100,000, sorted by City Population
[Source: UN]

Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.

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POPULATION data has been updated here

Largest Cities/Urban Areas Tables:
Regional:
Africa [ North Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa ]
Asia [ Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central Asia ]
Europe [ Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Balkans ]
Oceania + Australia
North America [ Central America, Caribbean ]
South America

Countries: Afghanistan | Aland Islands | Albania | Algeria | American Samoa | Andorra | Angola | Anguilla | Antarctica | Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bermuda | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Bouvet Island | Brazil | British Indian Ocean Territory | British Virgin Islands | Brunei Darussalam | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Cayman Islands | Central African Republic | Chad | Chile | China | Christmas Island | Cocos Islands | Colombia | Comoros | Congo | Cook Islands | Costa Rica | Cote d'Ivoire | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia | Falkland Islands | Faroe Islands | Fiji | Finland | France | French Guiana | French Polynesia | French Southern Territories | Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Gibraltar | Greece | Greenland | Grenada | Guadeloupe | Guam | Guatemala | Guernsey | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Isle of Man | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Jersey | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kiribati | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macao | Macedonia | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands | Martinique | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mayotte | Mexico | Micronesia | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro | Montserrat | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Nauru | Nepal | Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Niue | Norfolk Island | North Korea | Northern Mariana Islands | Norway | Occupied Palestinian Territory | Oman | Pakistan | Palau | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Pitcairn | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Reunion | Romania | Russian Federation | Rwanda | Saint Barthélemy | Saint Helena | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Martin | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | San Marino | Sao Tome and Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Korea | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Taiwan | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Togo | Tokelau | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Turks and Caicos Islands | Tuvalu | U.S. Virgin Islands | Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Vatican City State | Venezuela | Viet Nam | Wallis and Futuna | Western Sahara | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

Other Stats: Country Population Stats
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Largest Cities/Urban Areas Tables:
Regional:
Africa | Asia | Asia-Pacific | Atlantic Ocean Islands | Balkans | Caribbean | Central Africa | Central America | Central Asia | East Africa | East Asia | Eastern Europe | Europe | Former Soviet Union | g20 | g7 | Horn of Africa | Indian Ocean | Latin America | Mesoamerica | Middle East | North Africa | North America | Oceania | Pacific Ocean Islands | Scandinavia | South America | South Asia | Southeast Asia | Southern Africa | West Africa | Western Europe

Countries: Afghanistan | Aland Islands | Albania | Algeria | American Samoa | Andorra | Angola | Anguilla | Antarctica | Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bermuda | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Bouvet Island | Brazil | British Indian Ocean Territory | British Virgin Islands | Brunei Darussalam | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Cayman Islands | Central African Republic | Chad | Chile | China | Christmas Island | Cocos Islands | Colombia | Comoros | Congo | Cook Islands | Costa Rica | Cote d'Ivoire | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia | Falkland Islands | Faroe Islands | Fiji | Finland | France | French Guiana | French Polynesia | French Southern Territories | Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Gibraltar | Greece | Greenland | Grenada | Guadeloupe | Guam | Guatemala | Guernsey | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Isle of Man | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Jersey | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kiribati | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macao | Macedonia | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands | Martinique | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mayotte | Mexico | Micronesia | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro | Montserrat | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Nauru | Nepal | Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Niue | Norfolk Island | North Korea | Northern Mariana Islands | Norway | Occupied Palestinian Territory | Oman | Pakistan | Palau | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Pitcairn | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Reunion | Romania | Russian Federation | Rwanda | Saint Barthélemy | Saint Helena | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Martin | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | San Marino | Sao Tome and Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Korea | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Taiwan | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Togo | Tokelau | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Turks and Caicos Islands | Tuvalu | U.S. Virgin Islands | Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Vatican City State | Venezuela | Viet Nam | Wallis and Futuna | Western Sahara | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

Regional [archived):
Africa [ North Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa ]
Asia [ Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central Asia ]
Europe [ Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Balkans CIS ]
Oceania + Australia
North America [ Central America, Caribbean ]
South America

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City Data for All Countries
Country Population Projections 2010, 2015, 2020



City Data for All Countries
Country Population Projections 2010, 2015, 2020

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Largest Cities in North Africa

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City Country City Population Urban Area Population Urban Area Rank [World] City Pop Rank [World] Urban Area Rank [Africa] City Pop Rank [Africa] Cairo Egypt 7764700 15546100 10 17 1 2 Alexandria Egypt 3806300 4345800 62 39 6 4 Casablanca Morocco 3344300 3344300 95 49 11 5 Giza Egypt 2541000 2541000 140 74 17 11 Tripoli Libya 1890600 2271800 161 108 21 17 Algiers Algeria 1696000 3815900 76 121 8 19 Rabat Morocco 1600700 1600700 227 133 27 23 Subra al-Haymah Egypt 995800 995800 414 269 49 39 Fez Morocco 921200 921200 457 296 54 43 Marrakech Morocco 745800 745800 560 375 69 54 Oran Algeria 732000 772900 541 382 66 56 Benghazi Libya 728500 1080500 384 383 42 57 Tunis Tunisia 696700 1642900 218 410 25 60 Agadir Morocco 610600 610600 669 464 78 66 Tangiers Morocco 591300 591300 684 480 80 69 Meknes Morocco 562000 562000 725 517 84 70 Port Said Egypt 537000 537000 756 547 90 74 Constantine Algeria 515800 669700 615 582 74 80 Suez Egypt 477600 571800 707 648 82 87 El Mahalla el Kubra Egypt 452200 452200 874 680 99 88 Tanta Egypt 424300 424300 908 724 104 93 Mansura Egypt 422700 548900 743 727 87 94 Luxor Egypt 412300 412300 920 746 106 97 Asyut Egypt 392800 392800 947 786 109 100 Oujda Morocco 342900 342900 1051 923 117 111 Kenitra Morocco 335800 335800 1072 948 120 114 Tetouan Morocco 330100 330100 1080 962 121 115 Zagazig Egypt 305800 305800 1148 1045 126 120 Faiyum Egypt 298400 298400 1174 1073 129 124 Ismailia Egypt 291000 291000 1203 1107 132 127 Asfi Morocco 288900 288900 1214 1118 133 128 Batnah Algeria 270700 270700 1273 1187 138 133 Sfax Tunisia 266300 266300 1299 1215 141 136 Aswan Egypt 250500 250500 1369 1294 145 140 Damanhur Egypt 242700 242700 1401 1330 151 146 Annaba Algeria 240100 240100 1412 1344 152 148 Setif Algeria 236500 236500 1434 1366 153 149 El Minya Egypt 230300 230300 1471 1411 157 156 Sidi bel Abbes Algeria 201200 201200 1680 1640 179 178 Beni Suef Egypt 196700 196700 1716 1678 187 186 Qina Egypt 195900 195900 1722 1684 188 187 Suhaj Egypt 194600 194600 1738 1699 190 189 Biskara Algeria 190800 190800 1776 1739 196 195 Homs Libya 187900 187900 1796 1760 199 198 Misratah Libya 184400 184400 1826 1792 206 205 Shibin el Kom Egypt 182900 182900 1838 1805 208 207 Zawiyah Libya 181700 181700 1849 1817 210 209 Djelfa Algeria 172200 172200 1933 1904 216 215 Tebessa Algeria 171000 171000 1946 1917 217 216 Blida Algeria 170900 170900 1948 1920 218 217 Sakikdah Algeria 170000 170000 1958 1930 219 218 Banha Egypt 166700 166700 1993 1967 227 226 Huribgah Morocco 164600 164600 2014 1988 230 229 Bejaia Algeria 164200 164200 2018 1992 231 230 Tiyarat Algeria 162200 162200 2041 2015 233 232 Barqa Libya 158300 158300 2083 2060 238 238 Zlitan Libya 156600 156600 2101 2078 239 239 Beni Mellal Morocco 155600 155600 2111 2088 240 240 Susah Tunisia 152500 152500 2153 2132 244 244 Garyan Libya 148800 148800 2198 2178 257 257 Tobruk Libya 146800 146800 2232 2213 262 262 Kafr el Sheikh Egypt 142700 142700 2292 2274 265 265 Mallawi Egypt 136400 136400 2388 2372 274 274 Yafran Libya 134700 134700 2411 2396 277 277 El Jadida Morocco 131200 131200 2469 2453 284 284 al-Bayda Libya 130900 130900 2472 2456 286 286 Bilbays Egypt 129900 129900 2488 2472 289 289 Ksar el Kabir Morocco 127300 127300 2526 2510 291 291 Tarhuna Libya 125300 125300 2569 2553 296 296 Darnah Libya 121200 121200 2655 2639 309 309 Mit Gamr Egypt 116400 116400 2735 2720 317 317 Kairouan Tunisia 116200 116200 2743 2728 319 319 El Arish Egypt 114900 114900 2773 2757 323 323 Bizerte Tunisia 111900 111900 2855 2839 332 332 Nador Morocco 109600 109600 2910 2896 337 337 Jirja Egypt 109100 109100 2927 2913 340 340 Gabes Tunisia 109000 109000 2930 2916 341 341 Edfu Egypt 107800 107800 2959 2944 346 346 El Araich Morocco 107500 107500 2969 2954 347 347 Khamissat Morocco 106400 106400 2991 2976 348 348 Disuq Egypt 104400 104400 3042 3028 357 357 Sattat Morocco 104100 104100 3052 3038 358 358 Bilqas Egypt 100900 100900 3137 3123 369 369 Idku Egypt 100400 100400 3151 3137 374 374

POPULATION data has been updated here


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