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Source: UNDESA, 2012. Note: n.a. = not applicable.
Parameter Number of cities, 2005 Number of cities, 2010 Projected number of cities, 2025 Population, 2005 (‘000) Population, 2010 (‘000) Projected population, 2025 (‘000) % of urban population, 2005 % of urban population, 2010 Projected % of urban population, 2025
Megacities (>10 million) 0 1 2 0 10,788 33,392 0 4 7
Very large cities (5–10 million) 2 1 7 15,625 8,415 45,129 6 3 9
Large cities (1–5 million) 37 40 71 68,843 85,592 153,957 28 29 30
Table 1.4 Africa’s Urban Population, Number of Cities, and Percent of Urban Population Intermediate cities (500,000–1 million) 33 44 71 22,143 30,783 47,142 9 10 9
Fewer than 500,000 n.a. n.a. n.a. 141,795 162,823 225,931 57 55 45
Total 72+ 86+ 151+ 248,407 298,402 505,550 100 100 100