{
  "id": 19262645,
  "title": "Luanda to replace Lagos as SSA’s most populous city by 2050 – W/Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/luanda-to-replace-lagos-as-ssas-most-populous-city-by-2050-w-bank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:37:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/luanda-to-replace-lagos-as-ssas-most-populous-city-by-2050-w-bank/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Luanda, the capital of Angola, is set to surpass Lagos as Sub-Saharan Africa's most populous city by 2050, according to a World Bank report. The city's population is forecast to surge by 78 percent, climbing from 11.4 million in 2025 to 20.3 million by 2050. In contrast, Lagos is expected to increase by 25 percent, from 12.8 million to 16.2 million over the same period. This demographic shift would significantly alter the rankings of Africa's largest cities. Although Lagos will still be among the region's largest urban centers, its population will not grow as rapidly as Luanda's. The World Bank's projection reveals that 15 cities currently hold the top spots for population size in Sub-Saharan Africa. These cities include Lagos, Luanda, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Addis Ababa, Abidjan, Nairobi, Onitsha, Accra, Yaoundé, Kampala, and Cape Town. However, the report anticipates that population growth will keep 13 other cities within the top 15 populous cities in Africa by 2050. These cities are Bamako, Mogadishu, Kano, and Cape Town. Notably, Bamako and Mogadishu are projected to join the top 15 by 2050. Bamako's population is expected to grow by 80 percent, from 4.2 million in 2025 to 7.6 million in 2050, while Mogadishu is projected to experience a 64 percent increase, rising from 4.4 million to 7.2 million. Meanwhile, Kano and Cape Town are anticipated to fall out of the top 15 rankings, despite projected population increases of 36 percent and 31 percent, respectively.",
  "summary": "Angola’s capital, Luanda, is projected to overtake Lagos as Sub-Saharan Africa’s most populous city by 2050, with its population expected to increase by 78 per cent, according to the World Bank. The report estimates that Luanda’s population will rise from 11.4 million in 2025 to 20.3 million in 2050, while Lagos is projected to grow […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}