which cities are rising, and which are fading

1. 20 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 34.0 km
2. – Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire not reported
3. – Dar es Salaam Tanzania not reported
4. – Johannesburg South Africa not reported
5. – Khartoum Sudan not reported
6. – Kinshasa DR Congo not reported
7. – Lagos Nigeria not reported
8. – Luanda Angola not reported
9. – Nairobi Kenya not reported

Source: metro and transit operators and transport authorities (one per city) · 2025 data. 30 cities have no published figure from a primary source yet. Scope differs by city: Chinese cities count urban metro as classified by the China Association of Metros (no suburban rapid rail or trams); Singapore includes its light rail; Hong Kong includes the Airport Express; London is the Underground only; Tokyo is Tokyo Metro plus Toei; Addis Ababa is light rail; Bogotá is TransMilenio busways (February 2026). London, Paris and Madrid figures come from undated operator pages; Berlin is approximate; Cairo includes 13.7 km in trial operation; São Paulo is derived from the 2026 total; Manila combines operator and government pages. Dhaka and Lahore wait for a primary source showing their lines in service. Cities with no primary figure show as not reported.