What is the population of Pointe-Noire?
Pointe-Noire has a city population of 1,032,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Congo · Africa
Pointe-Noire
City population
1,032,000
#2
in Congo
#1
in Pointe-Noire
#522
worldwide
-4.776, 11.864 · 383 km from Brazzaville
About Pointe-Noire
The sole major urban centre in Pointe-Noire Region, this city of 1,032,000 accounts for 15.9% of Congo's population. It lies 383 km from Brazzaville, the national capital. Loandjili, a city of 23,204, stands 2 km away; Dolisie, with 121,000 people, is 110 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
Pointe-Noire
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
-4.776, 11.864
Record updated
13 April 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 23 in 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 |
| Pointe-Noire | 1.03M |
Pointe-Noire Population FAQ
Where is Pointe-Noire?
Pointe-Noire is in Pointe-Noire, Congo, 383 km from the capital, Brazzaville. Its coordinates are -4.776, 11.864.
How big is Pointe-Noire compared with other cities in Congo?
It is the 2nd largest of the 23 cities listed in Congo, holding 15.9% of the national population.