Cities and urban areas in West 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 Barth�lemy | 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

Other Stats: Country Population Stats
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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 West 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] Lagos Nigeria 8029200 9123200 27 15 2 1 Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 3310500 3972300 70 51 7 6 Kano Nigeria 3248700 3519500 88 53 10 7 Ibadan Nigeria 3078400 3670400 78 54 9 8 Dakar Senegal 2384000 2384000 152 80 19 14 Accra Ghana 1605400 2756100 121 132 14 22 Conakry Guinea 1595800 1595800 228 134 28 24 Kaduna Nigeria 1458900 1458900 259 151 30 25 Douala Cameroon 1239100 1449400 264 193 31 27 Yaound� Cameroon 1122500 1356600 292 230 34 33 Port Harcourt Nigeria 1053900 1190600 324 255 37 36 Benin Nigeria 1051600 1051600 392 256 45 37 Freetown Sierra Leone 1032100 1032100 400 260 47 38 Maiduguri Nigeria 971700 971700 428 282 51 40 Zaria Nigeria 898900 898900 469 304 56 46 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 839800 839800 493 325 58 48 Aba Nigeria 784500 899100 468 350 55 51 Cotonou Benin 761900 761900 549 364 67 52 Ilorin Nigeria 756400 756400 554 371 68 53 Jos Nigeria 742100 742100 563 377 70 55 Ogbomosho Nigeria 726300 985600 420 386 50 58 Lome Togo 675000 727100 575 423 71 61 Kumasi Ghana 627600 929100 452 454 52 64 Oyo Nigeria 620400 620400 656 456 77 65 Enugu Nigeria 593300 662800 621 479 75 68 Monrovia Liberia 543000 1407700 276 538 32 71 Libreville Gabon 541000 541000 751 542 88 72 Bouak� Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 531000 775300 539 556 64 76 Abeokuta Nigeria 529700 698100 597 560 73 77 Onitsha Nigeria 509500 1001000 413 594 48 82 Warri Nigeria 500900 500900 817 609 95 83 Sokoto Nigeria 500500 500500 818 610 96 84 Okene Nigeria 444900 444900 885 694 101 90 Calabar Nigeria 431200 431200 899 713 102 91 Oshogbo Nigeria 421000 1309900 302 729 35 95 Katsina Nigeria 387000 387000 954 797 110 102 Akure Nigeria 369700 369700 984 844 113 106 Bobo Dioulasso Burkina Faso 366500 366500 995 854 114 107 Ife Nigeria 313400 313400 1121 1012 124 118 Bauchi Nigeria 291600 291600 1200 1105 131 126 Bissau Guinea-Bissau 288300 288300 1216 1120 134 129 Iseyin Nigeria 286700 286700 1222 1127 135 130 Minna Nigeria 270600 270600 1274 1188 139 134 Tamale Ghana 269200 269200 1281 1196 140 135 Thies Senegal 262500 262500 1317 1235 142 137 Makurdi Nigeria 249000 249000 1376 1302 147 142 Owo Nigeria 243000 243000 1399 1327 150 145 Ado Nigeria 241200 523300 778 1336 93 147 Ilesha Nigeria 233900 561200 726 1385 85 152 Gombe Nigeria 230900 230900 1466 1406 155 154 Umuahia Nigeria 230800 230800 1467 1407 156 155 Kaolack Senegal 227300 227300 1493 1436 159 158 Ondo Nigeria 225800 225800 1506 1448 161 160 Porto Novo Benin 225400 225400 1508 1451 162 161 Damaturu Nigeria 223000 223000 1527 1471 165 164 Jimeta Nigeria 218400 218400 1555 1502 167 166 Ikot Ekpene Nigeria 209400 209400 1612 1566 172 171 Serekunda Gambia 207000 207000 1637 1593 175 174 Ziguinchor Senegal 206100 206100 1639 1595 177 176 Gusau Nigeria 201200 201200 1682 1642 180 179 Daloa Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 199100 199100 1698 1659 181 180 Mubi Nigeria 198700 198700 1703 1664 183 182 Parakou Benin 198000 198000 1709 1670 184 183 Yamoussoukro Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 195500 195500 1725 1686 189 188 Shagamu Nigeria 191500 191500 1769 1732 194 193 Owerri Nigeria 187600 187600 1798 1762 200 199 Ugep Nigeria 187000 187000 1804 1769 201 200 Ijebu Ode Nigeria 186700 186700 1806 1771 202 201 Garoua Cameroon 185800 185800 1817 1783 205 204 Djougou Benin 176300 176300 1900 1872 214 213 Maroua Cameroon 169200 169200 1963 1934 221 220 Ise Nigeria 167100 167100 1990 1963 225 224 Gboko Nigeria 166400 166400 1997 1971 228 227 Korhogo Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 163400 163400 2031 2005 232 231 Ilawe Nigeria 160700 160700 2056 2032 235 234 Ikare Nigeria 160600 160600 2057 2033 236 235 Abuja Nigeria 159900 565100 722 2040 83 236 Bida Nigeria 159100 159100 2071 2048 237 237 Okpoko Nigeria 152900 152900 2145 2124 242 242 Awka Nigeria 152300 152300 2154 2133 245 245 Bafoussam Cameroon 151800 151800 2165 2144 247 247 San-P�dro Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 151600 151600 2168 2147 248 248 Divo Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 151100 151100 2172 2151 249 249 Sapele Nigeria 151000 151000 2174 2153 250 250 Ila Nigeria 150700 150700 2181 2160 252 252 Shaki Nigeria 150300 150300 2184 2163 254 254 Bamenda Cameroon 149900 149900 2189 2168 255 255 Bohicon Benin 147300 147300 2222 2203 259 259 Ijero Nigeria 147300 147300 2225 2206 260 260 Saint-Louis Senegal 147100 147100 2228 2209 261 261 Otukpo Nigeria 136800 136800 2378 2362 273 273 Kandi Benin 134800 134800 2407 2392 276 276 Man Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 134200 134200 2418 2403 280 280 Kishi Nigeria 130800 130800 2475 2459 287 287 Ngaound�r� Cameroon 130600 130600 2478 2462 288 288 Kankan Guinea 126400 126400 2540 2524 293 293 Mbour Senegal 125800 125800 2556 2540 294 294 Bugama Nigeria 124200 124200 2593 2577 299 299 Gagnoa Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 123200 123200 2609 2593 300 300 Obuasi Ghana 122600 122600 2620 2604 303 303 Funtua Nigeria 122500 122500 2628 2612 304 304 Ajdabiyah Liberia 122200 122200 2634 2618 305 305 Abakaliki Nigeria 121700 121700 2645 2629 308 308 Sokode Togo 120400 120400 2664 2648 311 311 Gbongan Nigeria 117300 117300 2723 2708 314 314 Diourbel Senegal 116700 116700 2733 2718 316 316 Lafia Nigeria 115500 115500 2757 2741 320 320 Igboho Nigeria 115000 115000 2770 2754 322 322 Abomey Benin 114600 114600 2782 2766 325 325 Koidu Sierra Leone 111800 111800 2860 2844 333 333 Amaigbo Nigeria 111000 111000 2879 2863 334 334 Gashua Nigeria 109600 109600 2911 2897 338 338 Nkongsamba Cameroon 109200 109200 2922 2908 339 339 Makeni Sierra Leone 105900 105900 3014 2999 351 351 Offa Nigeria 105700 105700 3020 3005 352 352 Natitingou Benin 105000 105000 3031 3017 354 354 Jalingo Nigeria 103600 103600 3068 3054 360 360 Ka�l� Cameroon 103200 103200 3080 3066 361 361 Bama Nigeria 102800 102800 3092 3078 362 362 Uyo Nigeria 102400 102400 3106 3092 363 363 Port-Gentil Gabon 102100 102100 3111 3097 364 364 Uromi Nigeria 101400 101400 3126 3112 368 368 Nsukka Nigeria 100700 100700 3139 3125 370 370 Okigwe Nigeria 100700 100700 3140 3126 371 371 Modakeke Nigeria 100500 100500 3148 3134 372 372 Kumba Cameroon 100400 100400 3150 3136 373 373

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