List of African countries by population facts for kids
Proportion of total African population by country Nigeria (16.38%) Ethiopia (8.37%) Egypt (7.65%) Democratic Republic of the Congo (6.57%) Tanzania (4.55%) South Africa (4.47%) Kenya (3.88%) Uganda (3.3%) Other (44.83%)
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 remains one of the world's fastest growing regions. 60% of Africa is 25 years of age or younger. Africa mainly consists of the four main regions; East Africa, West Africa, North Africa and Southern Africa. 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.
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| Rank | Countries | Official figure (where available) |
Date of last figure |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria |
218,625,385 | 2022 | Worldometers |
| 2 |  Ethiopia |
121,922,416 | 2022 | [1] |
| 3 |  Egypt |
106,981,048 | 2022 | National population clock |
| 4 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
96,511,548 | 2022 | [2] |
| 5 |  Tanzania |
63,931,876 | 2022 | Worldometers |
| 6 |  South Africa |
61,081,076 | 2022 | Official estimate: http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0302/P03022021.pdf |
| 7 |  Kenya |
56,645,588 | 2022 | Worldometers |
| 8 |  Uganda |
49,333,704 | 2022 | National annual projection |
| 9 |  Sudan |
46,342,103 | 2022 | Official population clock: http://cbs.gov.sd/index.php/ar/ |
| 10 |  Algeria |
45,753,509 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://www.ons.dz/IMG/pdf/demographie2019.pdf |
| 11 |  Morocco |
37,945,593 | 2022 | Worldometers |
| 12 |  Angola |
35,405,823 | 2022 | National projection |
| 13 |  Mozambique |
33,413,232 | 2022 | Official estimate: http://www.ine.gov.mz/estatisticas/estatisticas-demograficas-e-indicadores-sociais/projeccoes-da-populacao/populacao-projectada-por-distritos-maputo-cidade-2007_2040.xls/at_download/file |
| 14 |  Ghana |
32,642,373 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://web.archive.org/web/20140801150513/http://www.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010phc/National%20Population%20Projection_2010%20to%202014.pdf |
| 15 |  Madagascar |
29,434,823 | 2022 | UN - World Population Prospects |
| 16 |  Cameroon |
28,161,144 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://www.census.gov/popclock/world |
| 17 |  Ivory Coast |
27,974,485 | 2022 | National projection |
| 18 |  Niger |
26,412,604 | 2022 | National projection |
| 19 |  Burkina Faso |
22,313,534 | 2022 | Official estimate: http://www.insd.bf/n |
| 20 |  Mali |
21,691,072 | 2022 | UN projection |
| 21 |  Malawi |
20,341,255 | 2022 | National annual projection |
| 22 |  Zambia |
19,652,620 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://web.archive.org/web/20151113142232/http://www.zamstats.gov.zm/latest/Zambia_Census_Projection_2011_2035_Final.pdf |
| 23 |  Senegal |
17,826,571 | 2022 | Official estimate: http://www.ansd.sn |
| 24 |  Chad |
17,589,364 | 2022 | National projection |
| 25 |  Somalia |
16,985,528 | 2022 | UN estimate |
| 26 |  Zimbabwe |
15,378,243 | 2022 | National projection |
| 27 |  Guinea |
14,008,576 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://www.stat-guinee.org/ |
| 28 |  Rwanda |
13,736,863 | 2022 | Official projection: http://statistics.gov.rw/sites/default/files/publications/48505cad-b578-4aaa-8932-f4c8f01fcc79/RPHC4_Population_Projections.pdf |
| 29 |  Benin |
12,902,012 | 2022 | National projection |
| 30 |  Burundi |
12,767,455 | 2022 | Official estimate: http://www.isteebu.bi/images/rapports/projection%20de%20la%20population%20bdi%202008-2030.pdf |
| 31 |  Tunisia |
12,110,192 | 2022 | National semi-projection estimate |
| 32 |  South Sudan |
11,504,110 | 2022 | National projection |
| 33 |  Togo |
8,751,274 | 2022 | National projection |
| 34 |  Sierra Leone |
8,368,970 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://www.statistics.sl/images/StatisticsSL/Documents/Census/2015/sl_2015_phc_thematic_report_on_population_projections.pdf |
| 35 |  Libya |
7,093,307 | 2022 | UN projection |
| 36 |  Republic of the Congo |
5,849,868 | 2022 | UN projection |
| 37 |  Liberia |
5,347,243 | 2022 | National projection |
| 38 |  Central African Republic |
5,031,186 | 2022 | |
| 39 |  Mauritania |
4,949,486 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://web.archive.org/web/20150925151255/http://www.ons.mr/doc/publication/Projectionpopulation.pdf |
| 40 |  Eritrea |
3,663,117 | 2022 | [3] |
| 41 |  Namibia |
2,651,478 | 2022 | National projection |
| 42 |  Gambia |
2,584,004 | 2022 | UN projection |
| 43 |  Botswana |
2,466,321 | 2022 | Annual projection |
| 44 |  Gabon |
2,353,692 | 2022 | Official projection: https://www.statgabon.ga/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Rapport-Projection_Final.pdf |
| 45 |  Lesotho |
2,182,040 | 2022 | Census 2016 |
| 46 |  Guinea-Bissau |
2,081,340 | 2022 | Official estimate: http://www.stat-guinebissau.com |
| 47 |  Equatorial Guinea |
1,518,007 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://inege.gq/ |
| 48 |  Mauritius |
1,276,638 | 2022 | National semi-annual estimate |
| 49 |  Eswatini |
1,188,479 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://web.archive.org/web/20150723224521/http://ccm.org.sz/documents/reports/hiv/Population-Projections-Report-2007-2030.pdf |
| 50 |  Djibouti |
1,022,219 | 2022 | Official projection: http://www.insd.dj/assets/doc/Annuaire_Statistique_2020.pdf |
| 51 |  Comoros |
914,472 | 2022 | Census result |
| – |  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
633,212 | 2022 | [4] |
| 52 |  Cape Verde |
570,239 | 2022 | National projection |
| 53 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
228,950 | 2022 | Official estimate: https://web.archive.org/web/20190124040155/https://ine.st/ |
| 54 |  Seychelles |
99,768 | 2022 | National estimate |
See also
- Demographics of Africa
- List of African countries by area
- List of African countries by life expectancy
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