What is the population of Mbuji-Mayi?
Mbuji-Mayi has a city population of 2,101,332. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · DR Congo · Africa
Mbuji-Mayi
East Kasai · DR Congo
City population
2,101,332
#3
in DR Congo
#1
in East Kasai
#194
worldwide
-6.136, 23.590 · 938 km from Kinshasa
About Mbuji-Mayi
The largest city in East Kasai, Mbuji-Mayi holds a population of 2,101,332 and ranks third among the 114 listed cities of DR Congo. It lies 938 km from Kinshasa and accounts for 1.9% of the national population. Miabi, 24 km away, is the nearest listed city at 79,929 people; Gandajika and Kabinda, both exceeding 200,000, lie 79 km and 99 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
East Kasai
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
-6.136, 23.590
Record updated
25 May 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 114 in DR CongoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Mbuji-Mayi | 2.1M |
Mbuji-Mayi Population FAQ
Where is Mbuji-Mayi?
Mbuji-Mayi is in East Kasai, DR Congo, 938 km from the capital, Kinshasa. Its coordinates are -6.136, 23.590.
How big is Mbuji-Mayi compared with other cities in DR Congo?
It is the 3rd largest of the 114 cities listed in DR Congo, holding 1.9% of the national population.