List of African countries by population facts for kids

This is a list of the current 54 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. Africa is also the youngest continent, as 60% of Africa is 24 years of age or younger. 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.

Africa population by country      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	% growth	Official figure	Official date
1	Nigeria	15.3%	223,804,632	2.4%	216,783,400	21 Mar 2022
2	Ethiopia	8.7%	126,527,060	2.6%	107,334,000	1 Jul 2023
3	Egypt	7.7%	111,942,661	1.6%	102,060,688	1 Jul 2021
4	DR Congo	7.0%	102,262,809	3.3%	95,370,000	1 Jul 2019
5	Tanzania	4.6%	67,438,106	3.0%	61,741,120	23 Aug 2022
6	South Africa	4.1%	59,414,495	0.9%	59,604,992	1 Jul 2022
7	Kenya	3.8%	55,100,587	2.0%	51,526,000	1 Jan 2023
8	Uganda	3.3%	48,582,334	2.8%	41,583,600	1 Jul 2020
9	Sudan	3.3%	48,109,006	2.6%	41,984,500	1 Jul 2018
10	Algeria	3.1%	45,606,481	1.6%	44,700,000	1 Jan 2021
11	Morocco	2.6%	37,840,044	1.0%	35,372,615	1 Jul 2020
12	Angola	2.5%	36,684,203	3.1%	34,094,077	1 Jul 2023
13	Ghana	2.3%	34,121,985	1.9%	30,832,019	27 Jun 2021
14	Mozambique	2.3%	33,897,354	2.8%	26,899,105	1 Aug 2017
15	Madagascar	2.1%	30,325,732	2.4%	27,190,927	1 Jun 2020
16	Ivory Coast	2.0%	28,873,034	2.5%	29,389,150	14 Dec 2021
17	Cameroon	2.0%	28,647,293	2.6%	24,348,251	Jul 1 2019
18	Niger	1.9%	27,202,843	3.8%	23,196,000	1 Jul 2020
19	Mali	1.6%	23,293,699	3.1%	14,528,662	1 Apr 2009
20	Burkina Faso	1.6%	23,251,485	2.5%	20,505,155	16 Nov 2019
21	Malawi	1.4%	20,931,751	2.6%	19,809,511	3 Sep 2023
22	Zambia	1.4%	20,569,738	2.8%	19,610,769	14 Sep 2022
23	Chad	1.3%	18,278,568	3.1%	15,775,400	1 Jul 2019
24	Somalia	1.2%	18,143,379	3.1%	12,316,895	1 Jan 2014
25	Senegal	1.2%	17,763,163	2.6%	18,275,743	1 Jul 2023
26	Zimbabwe	1.1%	16,665,409	2.1%	15,178,979	20 Apr 2022
27	Guinea	1.0%	14,190,612	2.4%	13,261,638	Jul 1 2022
28	Rwanda	1.0%	14,094,683	2.3%	13,246,394	15 Aug 2022
29	Benin	0.9%	13,712,828	2.7%	12,606,998	1 Jul 2023
30	Burundi	0.9%	13,238,559	2.7%	13,097,400	1 Jul 2023
31	Tunisia	0.9%	12,458,223	0.8%	11,803,588	1 Jan 2022
32	South Sudan	0.8%	11,088,796	1.6%	13,249,924	1 Jul 2020
33	Togo	0.6%	9,053,799	2.3%	8,095,498	8 Nov 2022
34	Sierra Leone	0.6%	8,791,092	2.2%	7,541,641	9 Dec 2021
35	Libya	0.5%	6,888,388	1.1%	6,931,061	1 Jan 2020
36	Republic of the Congo	0.4%	6,106,869	2.3%	3,697,490	28 Apr 2007
37	Central African Republic	0.4%	5,742,316	2.9%	6,091,097	1 Mar 2021
38	Liberia	0.4%	5,418,377	2.2%	4,844,381	1 Jul 2023
39	Mauritania	0.3%	4,862,989	2.7%	4,352,037	1 Jul 2022
40	Eritrea	0.3%	3,748,902	1.8%	3,815,900	1 Jul 2012
41	Gambia	0.2%	2,773,168	2.5%	2,417,471	1 Jul 2022
42	Botswana	0.2%	2,675,353	1.7%	2,346,179	18 Mar 2022
43	Namibia	0.2%	2,604,172	1.4%	2,641,857	1 Jul 2023
44	Gabon	0.2%	2,436,567	2.0%	2,349,099	1 Jul 2023
45	Lesotho	0.2%	2,330,318	1.1%	2,103,600	1 Jul 2023
46	Guinea-Bissau	0.1%	2,150,842	2.2%	1,781,308	1 Jul 2023
47	Equatorial Guinea	0.1%	1,714,672	2.4%	1,558,160	1 Jul 2022
48	Mauritius	0.1%	1,300,557	0.1%	1,261,196	31 Dec 2022
49	Eswatini	0.1%	1,210,822	0.8%	1,223,362	1 Jul 2023
50	Djibouti	0.1%	1,136,455	1.4%	1,001,454	1 Jul 2021
51	Comoros	0.1%	852,075	1.8%	758,316	15 Dec 2017
52	Cape Verde	0.04%	598,682	0.9%	483,628	16 Jun 2021
-	Western Sahara	0.04%	587,259	2.0%	579,000	1 Jul 2020
53	São Tomé and Príncipe	0.02%	231,856	2.0%	210,200	13 May 2020
54	Seychelles	0.01%	107,660	0.5%	100,447	22 Apr 2022
	Total	100%	1,458,384,742	2.4%	1,332,291,870

See also

• Demographics of Africa
• List of African countries by area
• List of African countries by life expectancy