This is a list of the current 55 African countries sorted by population, which is sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data. Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021.[1] Africa is also the youngest continent, as 60% of Africa is 24 years of age or younger.[2] This list also includes the partially recognized country Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, commonly known as Western Sahara, which is a member of the African Union.[3]

Africa population by country[4]

  Nigeria (15.3%)
  Ethiopia (8.7%)
  Egypt (7.7%)
  DR Congo (7.0%)
  Tanzania (4.6%)
  South Africa (4.1%)
  Kenya (3.8%)

Table

Country %
Africa		Africa
population[4]		 %
growth		Official
figure		Official
date
1 Nigeria15.3%223,804,6322.4%216,783,40021 Mar 2022[5]
2 Ethiopia8.7%126,527,0602.6%107,334,0001 Jul 2023[6]
3 Egypt7.7%111,942,6611.6%102,060,6881 Jul 2021[7][lower-alpha 1]
4 DR Congo7.0%102,262,8093.3%95,370,0001 Jul 2019[8]
5 Tanzania4.6%67,438,1063.0%61,741,12023 Aug 2022[9]
6 South Africa4.1%59,414,4950.9%59,604,9921 Jul 2022[10]
7 Kenya3.8%55,100,5872.0%51,526,0001 Jan 2023[11]
8 Uganda3.3%48,582,3342.8%41,583,6001 Jul 2020[12]
9 Sudan3.3%48,109,0062.6%41,984,5001 Jul 2018[13]
10 Algeria3.1%45,606,4811.6%44,700,0001 Jan 2021[14]
11 Morocco2.6%37,840,0441.0%35,372,6151 Jul 2020[15]
12 Angola2.5%36,684,2033.1%34,094,0771 Jul 2023[16]
13 Ghana2.3%34,121,9851.9%30,832,01927 Jun 2021[17]
14 Mozambique2.3%33,897,3542.8%26,899,1051 Aug 2017[18]
15 Madagascar2.1%30,325,7322.4%27,190,9271 Jun 2020[19]
16 Ivory Coast2.0%28,873,0342.5%29,389,15014 Dec 2021[20]
17 Cameroon2.0%28,647,2932.6%24,348,251Jul 1 2019[21]
18 Niger1.9%27,202,8433.8%23,196,0001 Jul 2020[22]
19 Mali1.6%23,293,6993.1%14,528,6621 Apr 2009[23]
20 Burkina Faso1.6%23,251,4852.5%20,505,15516 Nov 2019[24]
21 Malawi1.4%20,931,7512.6%19,809,5113 Sep 2023[25]
22 Zambia1.4%20,569,7382.8%19,610,76914 Sep 2022[26]
23 Chad1.3%18,278,5683.1%15,775,4001 Jul 2019[27]
24 Somalia1.2%18,143,3793.1%12,316,8951 Jan 2014[28][lower-alpha 2]
25 Senegal1.2%17,763,1632.6%18,275,7431 Jul 2023[30]
26 Zimbabwe1.1%16,665,4092.1%15,178,97920 Apr 2022[31]
27 Guinea1.0%14,190,6122.4%13,261,638Jul 1 2022[32]
28 Rwanda1.0%14,094,6832.3%13,246,39415 Aug 2022[33]
29 Benin0.9%13,712,8282.7%12,606,9981 Jul 2023[34]
30 Burundi0.9%13,238,5592.7%13,097,4001 Jul 2023[35]
31 Tunisia0.9%12,458,2230.8%11,803,5881 Jan 2022[36]
32 South Sudan0.8%11,088,7961.6%13,249,9241 Jul 2020[37]
33 Togo0.6%9,053,7992.3%8,095,4988 Nov 2022[38]
34 Sierra Leone0.6%8,791,0922.2%7,541,6419 Dec 2021[39]
35 Libya0.5%6,888,3881.1%6,931,0611 Jan 2020[40]
36 Republic of the Congo0.4%6,106,8692.3%3,697,49028 Apr 2007[41]
37 Central African Republic0.4%5,742,3162.9%6,091,0971 Mar 2021[42]
38 Liberia0.4%5,418,3772.2%4,844,3811 Jul 2023[43]
39 Mauritania0.3%4,862,9892.7%4,352,0371 Jul 2022[44]
40 Eritrea0.3%3,748,9021.8%3,815,9001 Jul 2012[45]
41 Gambia0.2%2,773,1682.5%2,417,4711 Jul 2022[46]
42 Botswana0.2%2,675,3531.7%2,346,17918 Mar 2022[47]
43 Namibia0.2%2,604,1721.4%2,641,8571 Jul 2023[48]
44 Gabon0.2%2,436,5672.0%2,349,0991 Jul 2023[49]
45 Lesotho0.2%2,330,3181.1%2,103,6001 Jul 2023[50]
46 Guinea-Bissau0.1%2,150,8422.2%1,781,3081 Jul 2023[51]
47 Equatorial Guinea0.1%1,714,6722.4%1,558,1601 Jul 2022[52]
48 Mauritius0.1%1,300,5570.1%1,261,19631 Dec 2022[53]
49 Eswatini0.1%1,210,8220.8%1,223,3621 Jul 2023[54]
50 Djibouti0.1%1,136,4551.4%1,001,4541 Jul 2021[55]
51 Comoros0.1%852,0751.8%758,31615 Dec 2017[56]
52 Cape Verde0.04%598,6820.9%483,62816 Jun 2021[57]
53 Western Sahara0.04%587,2592.0%579,0001 Jul 2020[58][lower-alpha 3]
54 São Tomé and Príncipe0.02%231,8562.0%210,20013 May 2020[60]
55 Seychelles0.01%107,6600.5%100,44722 Apr 2022[61]
Total100%1,458,384,7422.4%1,332,291,870

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Total population is 112,716,599 including the Sinai peninsula. Transcontinental country mainly in Northern Africa and partly in Western Asia.
  2. ↑ Includes Somaliland which has a population of about 4.3 million.[29]
  3. ↑ A disputed territory with undetermined political status.[59] Formerly Spanish Sahara up to 1976, administration is currently split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 20% of the territory, with the remaining 80% of the territory occupied by Morocco. The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara is the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the territory (see Western Sahara conflict).

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