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Sub-Saharan Africa
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Eritrea leads Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025 at 92, while Nigeria sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 11. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.023.146.269.492.5EritreaEritrea: 9292.5Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 6867.7Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 6867.6LiberiaLiberia: 5655.8TogoTogo: 5555.3Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 5150.6MauritaniaMauritania: 4949.4Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 4141.4MadagascarMadagascar: 3939.3MaliMali: 3939.2GuineaGuinea: 3938.7GabonGabon: 3837.7

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Eritrea 92
2 Congo, Rep. 68
3 Guinea-Bissau 68
4 Liberia 56
5 Togo 55
6 Burkina Faso 51
7 Mauritania 49
8 Central African Republic 41
9 Madagascar 39
10 Mali 39
11 Guinea 39
12 Gabon 38
13 Sudan 37
14 Equatorial Guinea 37
15 Burundi 37
16 Angola 36
17 Malawi 36
18 Congo, Dem. Rep. 35
19 Senegal 35
20 Zambia 34
21 Sierra Leone 34
22 Cote d'Ivoire 34
23 Tanzania 33
24 Namibia 33
25 Kenya 31
26 Niger 30
27 Chad 30
28 Rwanda 30
29 Cameroon 29
30 Gambia, The 28
31 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 26
32 Uganda 26
33 Zimbabwe 24
34 Ghana 20
35 South Sudan 19
36 Ethiopia 18
37 Benin 17
38 South Africa 16
39 Mozambique 15
40 Nigeria 11

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, Eritrea leads with a gap of 25 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 40 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Nigeria at 11.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.