This is a list of African countries and dependent territories 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.[1] 60% of Africa is 25 years of age or younger.[2]
Countries (or dependent territory)
Official figure (where available)
Date of last figure
Source
Nigeria
206,139,589
2020
Worldometers [3]
Ethiopia
109,224,414
2018
UN population projections[4] [5]
Democratic Republic of the Congo
115,261,403
July 1, 2020
National annual projection
Egypt
101,334,404
December 8, 2020
National population clock
South Africa
60,142,978
2021
Official estimate
Tanzania
59,734,218
2020
Worldometers
Kenya
47,564,290
2019
Worldometers
Algeria
44,700,000
2021
Official estimate
Uganda
42,885,900
2021
National annual projection
Sudan
42,268,269
January 25, 2020
Official population clock
Morocco
37,034,729
October 10, 2020
Worldometers
Angola
32,097,671
2021
National projection
Ghana
31,072,940
2020
Official estimate
Cameroon
28,524,175
April 15, 2021
Official estimate
Madagascar
28,427,328
2021
UN - World Population Prospects
Mozambique
28,013,000
2015
Official estimate
Ivory Coast
27,087,732
2021
National projection
Niger
24,112,753
2021
National projection
Mali
20,856,000
2021
UN projection
Malawi
18,898,441
2021
National annual projection
Burkina Faso
18,450,494
2015
Official estimate
Chad
16,818,391
2021
National projection
Somalia
15,893,222
January 1, 2019
UN estimate
Zimbabwe
15,790,716
2021
National projection
Zambia
15,473,905
2015
Official estimate
Senegal
14,354,690
2015
Official estimate
South Sudan
13,249,924
2021
National projection
Rwanda
12,955,768
2021
Official projection
Guinea
12,907,395
2021
Official estimate
Benin
12,506,347
2021
National projection
Tunisia
11,746,695
2020
National semi-projection estimate
Burundi
9,823,828
2015
Official estimate
Sierra Leone
8,297,882
2021
Official estimate
Togo
7,886,000
2021
National projection
Libya
6,959,000
2021
UN projection
Republic of the Congo
5,657,000
2019
UN projection
Liberia
4,661,010
2021
National projection
Central African Republic
3,859,139
2017
[6]
Mauritania
3,718,678
2016
Official estimate
Eritrea
3,601,000
2021
UN projection
Namibia
2,550,226
2021
National projection
Gambia
2,487,000
2021
UN projection
Botswana
2,410,338
2021
Annual projection
Gabon
2,233,272
2021
Official projection
Lesotho
2,007,201
2016
Census 2016
Guinea-Bissau
1,530,673
2015
Official estimate
Equatorial Guinea
1,505,588
2021
Official estimate
Mauritius
1,266,334
2021
National semi-annual estimate
Eswatini
1,119,375
2015
Official estimate
Djibouti
976,107
2021
Official projection
Réunion (France )
840,974
January 1, 2013
Official estimate
Comoros
758,316
2017
Census result
Cape Verde
563,198
2021
National projection
Western Sahara [7]
510,713
September 2, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
Mayotte (France )
212,600
August 21, 2012
2012 census result
São Tomé and Príncipe
201,784
2018
Official estimate
Seychelles
99,202
2021
National estimate
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK )
5,633
June 2016
2016 census result
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%)
See also
References