Most of the urban population in Africa lives in cities with over *** residents. As of 2020, those cities aggregated million inhabitants. Areas with * to 100,000 people amounted to around *** million individuals. As of the same year, the number of urban agglomerations across the continent increased significantly in comparison to 70 years before.
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Africapolis. (June 21, 2023). Distribution of population of urban agglomerations in Africa in 2020, by population size (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1491678/urban-agglomerations-africa-by-city-size/
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Distribution of population of urban agglomerations in Africa in 2020, by population size (in millions) [Graph], Africapolis, June 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1491678/urban-agglomerations-africa-by-city-size/
