Africa's future megacities: What will Lagos be like in 2100? | DW News

[@SeeLasSee]

Seems like clean water, sewage and solid waste disposal are a major challenge.

[@nyakwarObat]

And then there's the taxation and expenses that will be used to rob the people in this m3ga cities. I'd rather see more forest and farmland, reduction of taxation, more health care, apprenticeship, all round beneficial job creations, prices of goods reduced etc 🙄

[@Siranoxz]

And their infrastructure.

[@samanth.]

​@@Siranoxztheir infrastructure is fine,

[@MoonDweller1337]

80m city is not happening. not even by 2100. these projects are just somebody doing linear extrapolation, cities don't extrapolate linearly.

[@d.a4913]

It already has a population of 21 million but all hail western media

[@sabrinarodrigues629]

​@d.a4913 if it wasn't for the West you'd still be fighting with sticks and stones

[@artman12]

There are other factors which the extrapolation doesn’t account for like pandemics, natural disasters, economic collapse etc.

[@ikemmanuel7859]

Don't mind them. They just wake up and set unrealistic projections.

[@alexandermilbank8833]

Impossible to have 80m living in a single city, let alone Lagos.

[@birdatbattlefield]

the answer is no. India has bigger cities than Africa and it still is not the "future." Whatever that term means. Population size is meaningless if the Human Development Index is poor.

[@devyanilimaye8560]

100 percent agreed from India. The" smaller " tier 2 tier 3, cities in India are much better than tier 1 megacities in all respects

[@oriont6944]

India is a peninsula with trailing history and ethnic, cultural, and religious divisions in one country. It's not a continent. There will be a myriad of African Countries that will succeed and some that won't.

[@obienugreat4590]

​@@oriont6944 not with their actual mindset

[@markanderson7236]

The idea is that the Human Development Index will naturally rise as investments follow the surplus of youth.

[@godsoldier6240]

Problem is most Indian still live in rural

[@Yennn-h3b]

Growing up in Lagos in the 90s, Lagos was 20 million in population. It’s been over 20 years and the population is still 20 million. I find that prediction/forecast exaggerated

[@d.a4913]

Like it’s really funny and if you check online different numbers depending on search location or method

[@jameskamotho7513]

Well you guys don't do credible censuses...

[@lexnergy]

Thanks God! Finally someone speaks the truth

[@filamupictures9349]

nah , i remember when in school, lagos was just a 5 milloon people city, back in early 2000s

[@joaov.m.oliveira9903]

Yes, they haven't taken into account the fact that city dwellers have way less children than the peasantry.

[@ggeorgesam3saintmartin]

Lagos will always be a nightmare

[@Joshua-eo5hr]

Why do you think it will always be bad? The only thing granted is change.

[@yuhaturi3329]

Lagos will become a cyberpunk city, mark my words

[@ShaneWKenneth]

Once they can be free from Western Hyper exploitation, the city will Boom and become prosperous.

[@tyresejackson2601]

Is that good or bad. Cause cyberpunk is still advanced. Its just dystopian.​@@yuhaturi3329

[@ingvar1996]

Very interesting and holistic reporting. Thanks for the quality content!

[@griffinoyoo3945]

Am not sure,but the last time I was on board,I observed how big Cairo is from above and I assume it might be the largest city in Africa.

[@abubakarsadisumuktar932]

The documentary is more like for Lagos than it is for the future of worlds mega cities in 2100. And one funny thing is that, they didn't even include Kano, which is officially the most populated state in Nigeria according the national population census.

[@micky_d_designer4743]

City, not state.

[@ajgraves8016]

I am an American looking to move to Kano or Ilorin

[@joshuadala3508]

@@ajgraves8016Kano isn’t good Olorin is better I even recommend abuja

[@Hasheemdev]

@@joshuadala3508 and why is kano not Good ? 🤷‍♂

[@suspiciousafternoon]

If corruption wasn't a problem these cities would be so far ahead. what a damn shame

[@Ore-q3g]

Please start showing Middle class Africa. Focusing on poverty reinforces Africa's spiral towards poverty. Nobody wants to invest in a hopeless case. Please show middle class Lagos.

[@фийкё]

You have a middle class?? 🤯

[@ratneshpaliya52]

18th-19th Century belonged to Europe 20th Century belonged to the US 21st Century belongs to Asia 22nd Century belongs to Africa

[@jameshowardwilliamson5043]

That wont happen

[@Thevoiceof-di1rm]

😊 maybe you're right brot

[@AfricanPrinse]

Actually not the 22nd century, but it will be the mid 21st century and on

[@bidav2114]

If Africa(we) continue with these nonsense we are at, Africa won't have the 22nd century

[@ReeceKey952]

very unlikely

[@AlexT-v2m]

Africa urgently needs a sensible population policy, otherwise not only the African continent but the whole world will suffer.

[@deejay5102]

aw, sounds like someone is really, really, mad....

[@brendon1689]

@@deejay5102 stop projecting

[@kabzaify]

Nigeria is not the whole of Africa. This is the most under populated continent

[@bidav2114]

Africa population is around 1-1.1b, china and India(individually) is above 1.2b. The whole Asia continent is around 4b if I'm not mistaken but you feel the whole Africa needs population policy?

[@keshi5541]

Africa is the least populated continent though lol.

[@aberbaCodes]

Mega cities are not necessarily a desirable thing. It's a compromise. Horribly crowded, challenging sewage system, noise and air pollution, stressful lifestyle.

[@alokwuchiemelieezekiel2973]

Growing population but not economy, that is going to be a very big disaster

[@AfricasOpinionFestar]

Exactly. None of these countries have a secondary sector or quarternary sector. Unemployment and crime will be super high. These cities cannot hold these numbers. Kampala 40 million, that is the entire country in 2024. Laughable.

[@EshDerp1425_Monke]

@@AfricasOpinionFestarhave you seen malawis predictions 😂. Lilongwe and Blantyre both predicted to have 40M. ridiculous

[@JohnpaulEjikeEze]

Not to worry. Nigeria would be far gone by 2100😂😂 This British experiment cannot continue to destroy lives till 2100.

[@Truthseeker580]

Nigeria is in the hands of Nigerians, if they can't solve their foreseen problems now they can't blame the past for it. If Nigeria fails its Nigerians fault colonialism ended 50+ years ago😂

[@ikemmanuel7859]

Useless IPOB. Nnamdi is locked up for life 😊😊😊😊

[@Cr8wnroyal]

U ipob members don't get tired?

[@uchenna127]

@@ikemmanuel7859 IPOB will NEVER go away until either one of two things happens. Biafra comes into being or Igbophobia ends in Nigeria.

[@aframaco9491]

The Yibos never give up shaaaa!! These their dreams of Nigeria's desolution is nothing but a mere delusion! Britain itself was established by the Romans after occupying the territories for years! They brought the Saxons, Anglo saxons, the Celts, the Welsh, the Cornish, the Caledonians, the Jutes all under the same umbrella and called them Britannia! Britain occupied Nigeria in a similar colonised manner , bringing various nationalities together ! If Britain continues to exist after 367 years of Roman occupation, so too will Nigeria who was colonised by the British for a mere 78 years . Nwanne, feel free to come through seance to ask your great great great grandchildren, they will tell you say that Nigeria still dey Kampke! 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!!!!

[@samuelgachuhi8049]

DW you have touched a chord in my heart, urban geography and particularly transport geography was one of my favourite topics in undergrad, so I was hooked on this piece from the beginning. Can't wait to see what you have for Nairobi, the capital of my country!

[@theurbanistnetwork]

Lagos is fascinating! I would love to do a deep dive video on it

[@sebwilo8958]

Just one question. Who will feed all those people? I mean we are already on the edge. How is that supposed to work out.

[@michaelb5740]

This video blowing my mind at 1:00 in the morning

[@StephenOertel]

South African cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town and Sandton will still be better

[@LeratoSeobe]

No my guy, those over populated cities will shed some of their people to South Africa illegally. a headache that will bother our grandchildren. contraceptives needed

[@mashobane6177]

The population of South Africa will decrease in the coming years as the SA birth rate is very low. And that will be a disaster.

[@thandisilec835]

@@mashobane6177 South Africa birthrate is amongst the lowest in all of Africa but I don’t think SA will have decreasing population crisis anytime for next century,as the country and all of Southern Africa region do still have a large enough young population to procreate and continue population growth in a more manageable manner. I worry that regions like west and east Africa will become overpopulated and not necessarily improve lives of ppl there and possibly cause conflicts amongst ppl, so their ppl will continue trying to move southern and northern parts of Africa

[@arnoldmbuthia2687]

better in crime, especially Johannesburg

[@Thevoiceof-di1rm]

I'm preparing to move to Kinshasa🇨🇩🇨🇩

[@homelessoreo5118]

African needs to get rid of there corrupt Neo-Colonial regimes and be more like Singapore. Added the West needs to help Africa like how the Chinese are, build infrastructure.

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

Using a number that’s projected 75 years into the future is ridiculous.

[@okey_the_storyteller]

Beautiful piece.

[@kwameolatunji1193]

Wow very interesting.

[@mwaririlyrics]

don't talk to me about 80 years when almost none of us will be here, talk to me about the next 20 to 30 years, that's what actually matters, many of us here may not be there at 2100 so it doesn't really matter to us.

[@Juliashalom6]

IDK about how lagos will be in 2100... but i know how europe will be in that year

[@happymelon7129]

Africa rise with the global south. The empire s'''t....e''''p 0n EU to keep af10at . $ad f0r EU.

[@Joshua-eo5hr]

​@@happymelon7129Who cares

[@whitenyy5670]

The population in Nigeria is exploding and going crazy. Can the govt catch up and provide well-being to its citizens given their poor governance?

[@whitenyy5670]

@@dellanfuka2300 Well you made a point, however in practice majority of govts around the world failed its citizens, no matter whether they are democratic or dictatorial. Oversized population can be a serious problem when resources are limited or disproportionately shared. For instance, fast-growing large population in countries like Egypt and Philippines burden their govts and exhaust public resources while their govt revenues cannot keep up with. And when Russia-Ukraine war broke out two years ago, concerns over food harvests reduction were growing and hunger crisis was alarming in Egypt. Realities are hurtful.

[@NathanNsomo]

I'm a Camerounian, i dont know Nigerian realities but i dont think a big country like Nigeria with all it billionaires and resources can say they lack money to provide infrastructures and amenities. Countries like South Africa with a gdp of $405 billion have well planned and urbanized cities, Eventhough Nigeria is overpopulated it has a gdp of $472 billion but it seems like Nigerian government does not care of urban planning and social welfare. So i really ask myself in what Nigeria is the giant of Africa if she cannot atleast privide basic amenities.

[@thandisilec835]

Well as it is in August 2024, South Africa with a population of 62mil people now has larger GDP than Nigeria and Egypt, both with much larger populations. Nigeria is estimated closer to 230mil people and Egypt is 115mil people

[@razor2k911]

I want more documentaries and news from Africa ❤

[@Debubbleization]

amazing story, amazing animations!

[@TomB55]

The planet is screwed

[@Joshua-eo5hr]

Nope it just began 😂

[@ambessashield9360]

Obviously 80 million in one city won’t work. They need to diverse the wealth.

[@henrypham-learngermantoget1011]

please make a video about Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh. We do have the same problems as Lagos: overcrowded, pollution, people have to fight to get a spot in public schools for their children, having to bribe to get treatment in public hospital or having to pay huge amounts for treatment in private ones, unemployment which force people to migrate in a hope of better future. Traffic jams witch costs you more than 1 hour just for 10kms or 8 hours for less than 200km during holiday. But the funny fact is given the problems we have, we are asked to have more children, because they say we are going to grow old.

[@calvincoolidge1207]

Your cities have problems but Lagos and Dhaka make Vietnam cities look like paradise. The bribery for treatment is shocking.

[@j.s.c.4355]

I can not imagine Lagos reaching 80M.

[@Sachealbrainbox]

Except they change the shelter infrastructure... Lagos cant take more people..... Skyscrappers will need to be built for residence.... Cox whats happening in lagos now... Is people going in and out...

[@Sachealbrainbox]

While working in lagos as a banker... I cycled from cele egbe to Ago palace ... Daily,. It was super fast for me... To the extent i became the janitor

[@conodeoreo]

there will never be a second China. People never realize confucianism that emphasizes society over individualism is the one driving progress in China. that's why india, Indonesia, Philippines with their demographic dividend will never become Japan, South Korea, Taiwan which belong to house of confuciansim. Vietnam is the last remaining underdeveloped confucianism country, forget about African countries...

[@iamthady]

Lagos a great Yoruba shining city, there is also Ogun state the industrial capital of west Africa, and Ibadan - the largest city in west Africa and the largest IGR in the country.

[@cezaryadamski8786]

Africa always going to be behind. No chance. One visit in Africa and you know what I mean

[@argh159]

5:50 lets build a park. and a bridge. and a roundabout. ..but we only have 100m² for all.

[@sandswest1837]

Wait? So is this the mighty Lagos that Nigerians are always bragging about? Interesting.. I now understand why they have flocked all over the world

[@thetorontorealtor3625]

Come to North America for the future. We have Alaska north west territories and Greenland as a great buffer.

[@swedemartyrsonswade]

I don't know if the whole of Africa will get rich anytime soon or if will there be hope for it to happen. Africa is a lost and hopeless continent. (Except for Botswana though probably)

[@felip3442]

"except for Botswana" 😂😂😂

[@Parksville]

South africa, botswana, kenya, rwanda are not lost amd hopeless. Its mostly west africa and somalia

[@calvincoolidge1207]

Nigeria needs to have more than one economic hub. A lot of African countries and some Asian nations (ex. Bangladesh and the Philippines) have the problem of putting all their resources into one big city. At least moving the capital helped a little.

[@apatridaextranjero33]

They criminalized gays. And their police is savage.😅

[@disiostudio1559]

In my view, the underlying problem in similar situations worldwide is a lack of money. That means a lack of wealth to make the investments in infrastructure, business, and people necessary to raise the standard of living. Given the scarcity of resources, the "authorities" need to find ways to enable the population to better add value and compete economically in the world marketplace. That's a tall order and it appears that some progress is being made. Thanks for this informative video.

[@lanla6838z]

Gauteng is Africa's biggest urban area. A Satellite photo of the continent at night shows this. Distance from Lekki to Papalanto is 62km and the distance between Soshanguve to Naturena is 90km. These are built up areas you can physically walk without going through a forest I dont know where you get this research. Even the New York population you show there doesn't include New Jersey which is across the Hudson river.

[@okwatever3582]

80+ million? sounds like a over population nightmare. sounds worse than the city of Gothem in movies. certainly worse than Sodem and Gomorra

[@garishpatel6254]

These city population projections are over exaggerated

[@PVAR1983]

Lagos with 88 Million by 2100years with 70%people living in slums,no access to drinking water,sanitation etc.,😊😊😊

[@NathanNsomo]

We should not only claim to have megacities due to population but we should be able to provide infrastructures and amenities to satisfy the needs of the increasing population

[@alex990ism]

africa needs more than optimism to develope, at this moment all of subsaharan african future is very bleak, a lot of conflicts to be polite, exploitation and corrupt politicians that take theyr money overseas and don't develope nothing, not to mention that most arican countries are severly ethnically heterogenous and divided unlike most of the countries from the rest of the world where you can easaly integrate different immigrants in the dominant culture, and i diddn't even started saying anything about the extreme poverty, lack of infrastructure or any meaningfull industry will or mentality to build a modern society.

[@jkc3738]

impressive....This place is a lot like India....just less garbage

[@everypitchcounts4875]

But with a lot more warlords

[@SegunMichael-t5q]

Which country are you from???? So I tell how shabby your country is.

[@MaliciousDiscontent]

There will be much more garbage with 80 million people and no waste management 😂

[@AdekunleEnoch-n1g]

80m isn't possible, Lagos is small and choked, and by the time South Western Nigeria secede, we will deport people without jobs and living in shanties or petty traders, our people who live in shanties would be supported, South Western Nigeria has the least birth rate, only 5m increase in about 30yrs

[@Spoon89803]

1:39 typical Lagos, lol!!

[@sandrajones8245]

😬 building cinemas, offices, and shopping malls on the reclaimed land is bad idea. Those are three things hit the worst by the internet. Nigeria has the opportunity to see where more developed nations have failed and not take that route.

[@mailobiker9525]

They need to solve corruption, low education rates and religious dogma if they want to get anywhere further developing their nation!! But I trust the new generations all over the world, they're more conscious 🌍

[@jerrymusas4689]

how about Kinshasa???

[@vladnickul]

Good luck Lagos...

[@katarn999]

13:19 Genuine question: Why are all the people wearing life vests on the boats? Is it so unsafe, is it an insurance thing or can many people simply not swim in Lagos? Let me know... Anyway, always interesting to see more from a part of the world I don‘t know as much about as I would like to. Thanks DW Lagos! 🙂

[@ayodejiemmanuel4755]

Genuine answer: most lagosians, actually majority of Nigerians can't swim except for the few that live in coastal areas. Recently this year, a popular local actor died from drowning after the boat he and his crew was in capsized and that triggered more attention towards use of life jacket. Hello from Nigeria

[@katarn999]

@@ayodejiemmanuel4755 Thanks a lot for your answer! PS: Sad to hear that the actor and his crew died. Sorry about that.

[@PaulJoanKieth]

who's that at the door? climate change... "I'd like to talk to you about poverty, Equatorial Africa and climate change. this population will crash, and literally burn"

[@ichooseviolence2532]

Nairobi will shift to Isiolo city

[@markmuteti9578]

Endelea kuota bruv 😂😂😂

[@homelessoreo5118]

Africa population as to naturally crash, like Europe’s or Asia’s. House prices, women’s rights, cost of essentials as to lower the population at some point. 88 Million?

[@Benjamine578]

population isn't a problem it is an asset, we have the youngest population an incredible asset if we hit those numbers, with good governance and investment in human capital development Africa would yield success, we can't age soon we are still in our developing phase. Our population is our biggest asset not even our natural resources, especially at a period were most western countries are at the danger of facing a population decline.

[@IK_MK]

The way the government is haphazardly and carelessly allocating land in our country 🇲🇼, I would not like to see the future of our capital 😂💔

[@jimifash]

Lagos is actually 27 million in population as of 2 years ago!

[@skyman9823]

If residents of Victoria Island do not have clean portable water, who knows what the people of Makoko are drinking. Lagos with 80 million residents by year 2100, is like trying to accommodate fifty passengers in a twelve seater danfo bus. Seems impossible. But don't underestimate Nigeria, and in Lagos anything is possible.

[@luisescamadonhamue4117]

Wow 88 Million in Lagos.

[@AfricasOpinionFestar]

These projections are LAUGHABLE. African economies won't allow for this type of growth. None of these countries have a secondary economy or a quarternary sector. DW News is the ultimate Africa hype clickbait channel. They have to keep their ADSENSE going.

[@mikiyastemesgen1057]

Addis abeba is the going to be the best city

[@lajaadebanjoadebanjo918]

Great documentary! However, if this was made of Berlin or London, the photodiary shared at the end of the documentary won’t be about the homeless in Charlottenburg, Mitte, Pankow (Berlin), Soho, Trafalgar Square and Clapham (London). Regardless, thanks for the interesting facts brought together for the viewers, the planners, and other stakeholders.

[@conanobrian8580]

looks like it needs charity instead of more citizens. this is basically an extravagant donate 25 cents to feed a hungry child commercial

[@Solarpunker]

With this population Lagos should better be a solarpunk city

[@BahamuyPY]

Ningun pais de africa es el futuro, lo siento por desilusionarlos

[@joshuadala3508]

No

[@israelowolabi7523]

Wait! Did I hear a prof in Unilag saying there is no mortgage system in Nigeria? It would have been different if he had challenged it effectiveness. This is rather appalling, as he wouldn't have said such if it were a local journalist that knows the existence of Mortgage Financing in Nigeria. What a shame

[@tugful]

Неможливо спрогнозувати, яким буде світ у 2100 році

[@Wasengenyie]

No, its not when it comes to population demographics. However Lancet journal has the more accurate figures which is well below the WHO.

[@agbidianthony1266]

Well I think that. Like all developed countries. We will get to a range and then it will start declining....but to be on the safer side. I think it's time we start planning every mega city in Nigeria., to take some pressure off Lagos. And plan Lagos even better.

[@mateuszo1238]

it's gonna be one big slum

[@theinternetsavedmylife]

Are we really bragging about having more children again? I get it that birth rates are declining in the West but shouldn't we be bragging about infrastructure or economic development or innovation instead?

[@souleymanebarry7318]

With the speed we are constructing our road, houses , water pipelines electricity plants this will mean more poverty.

[@bec5250]

Corruption means no.

[@ziedyacoub8488]

China build that metro in Lagos . under one belt one road initiative

[@OM-bs7of]

Your point?

[@ragnarandersson2866]

In Chinese biggest city living 32 mil. people 😊

[@lij_nahi393]

come to Addis Ababa

[@patersonfc]

By 2300 Lagos will be renamed Coruscant

[@kazuyaryuzaki2908]

Giving them food and medicine was a huge mistake

[@originaldelta]

And giving you Gold,Cobalt,Rubber,Cocoa,Oil and Diamonds was a mistake too 😂😂😂

[@Mark12434]

Africans giving free labour and resources was a mistake too

[@TheJaymor]

And about migrations between countries and continents? For economic conditions, wars or, for sure, climate change's disasters?

[@pina4759]

Dystopian future. Horrible present 😢😮

[@Richardsdapo]

These projections only work if current trends continues. Development sometimes changes the entire trajectory of population. For now, the more developed a nation becomes the lower the child birth

[@marko1263]

yes but their population is so young that even if birthrates start declining right now it's gonna take a long time until population starts declining, probably only in 2100.

[@aleksanderkuncwicz7277]

Lots of construction work in Lagos.

[@martyminus90]

Please Lagos. Don't plan for it to be for the car.

[@algeriableentertainment5178]

just wish to be for humans

[@YOONKA-BUULADATV]

Muqdishawi right here I'm glad the old lady (Mogadishu) made to the top of the growing cities list even after 30 years of war😤

[@williamwatitwa3534]

I would love to see the predictions that were done 100 years ago how true they were.

[@abubakarsadisumuktar932]

Where did you guys put Kano, Nigeria's most populous state? Or is it another biased reporting yet again?

[@ajifowoweadepojuelijah3693]

Lagos has got projections... industries are springing up in the ibeju lekki corridor. Tell us what the Kano government is doing that will make people migrate to Kano

[@lifeafta40]

In 2100 Lagos will be like Delhi, overpopulated and smelly. Except Nigerians finally get some sense and elect smart and sensible policy makers

[@shaqisumari304]

KL is my home, where we live among organic and concrete trees, 🙄🫣🫣

[@CMak-l1e]

NOTHING MUCH IT WILL REMAIN THE SAME LAGOs.

[@BabyJoy818]

All i have to say is, yoruba lagosians should do better, protesting against there brothers because of 5k is the worst thing ever, those people find it difficult to reason well, so sad, why protesting against protest and against igbos, because of little change, shame on this people

[@davidarterburn4429]

Nestle is ruining Nigeria’s water

[@originaldelta]

No its Chevron.

[@everypitchcounts4875]

Africa still exists due to hundreds of billions of dollars being sent in humanitarian aid by the West. Without all that continued help with humanitarian aid, who knows what kind of shape Africa would be in right now.

[@felip3442]

Aid is a trap. Aid does not drive economic growth

[@j.s.c.4355]

Africa shall inherit the Earth.

[@notsosuavemate]

Most of the material came from Africa so yeah kinda