Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 05 Feb 2024 |
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, followed by Ethiopia, Egypt and Democratic Republic of the Congo. These four countries have a total number of humans above 100 mn. The top ten countries together hold a 61% share of the Africa population. As of 2024, 32 countries have a population above 10 million. The least populous country in Africa is Seychelles. Saint Helena is the least populous region in Africa. Eight countries/dependent territories in Africa have a population below one million.
Two African country are in the list of the top ten most populous countries globally as it hosts Nigeria and Ethiopia, the world's 6th and 10th most populous country, resp. Fifteen countries are within the top 50 world population ranking.
Out of 58 countries/territories, only Saint Helena would see a population decrease in 2024. Nigeria would be the top contributor to the total population increment in 2023. Nigeria accounts for 15.5 percent of the total population increase in Africa. Nigeria's population would increase by 5.4 million, followed by the DR Congo (3.4 mn) and Ethiopia (3.2 mn). Ten countries will add at least one mn humans in 2024.
Niger would have the highest population growth rate of 3.75 % in 2024. Six countries in Africa have a growth rate above 3%. 34 countries have a growth rate above 2%. Nine countries are on the list of the world's top 10 fastest-growing nations. Only seven countries have a growth rate between 0-1%. Only Saint Helena has negative growth rate.
DR Congo, which is currently at 4th position, will surpass Egypt and Ethiopia by 2100 to become the 2nd most populous country in Africa.
In 1950, Western Sahara was the least populous country in Africa. Now Seychelles will remain the least populous country until 2100.
Code | Country/Region | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Growth (2024) | Growth Rank | |||||
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2023 | 2024 | Africa | World | Africa | World | Net | % | Africa | World | ||
BDI | Burundi | 13,238,559 | 13,591,657 | 0.909 | 0.167 | 30 | 78 | 355,645 | 2.62 | 15 | 18 |
COM | Comoros | 852,075 | 867,605 | 0.0580 | 0.0107 | 52 | 164 | 15,513 | 1.79 | 41 | 53 |
DJI | Djibouti | 1,136,455 | 1,152,329 | 0.0771 | 0.0142 | 50 | 161 | 15,940 | 1.38 | 47 | 73 |
ERI | Eritrea | 3,748,901 | 3,817,651 | 0.255 | 0.0470 | 40 | 131 | 70,739 | 1.85 | 39 | 50 |
ETH | Ethiopia | 126,527,060 | 129,719,719 | 8.68 | 1.60 | 2 | 10 | 3,205,715 | 2.47 | 22 | 25 |
KEN | Kenya | 55,100,586 | 56,203,030 | 3.76 | 0.692 | 7 | 26 | 1,113,904 | 1.98 | 35 | 44 |
MDG | Madagascar | 30,325,732 | 31,056,610 | 2.08 | 0.383 | 15 | 50 | 736,982 | 2.37 | 24 | 28 |
MWI | Malawi | 20,931,751 | 21,475,962 | 1.44 | 0.265 | 21 | 62 | 553,699 | 2.58 | 16 | 19 |
MUS | Mauritius | 1,300,557 | 1,301,978 | 0.0871 | 0.0160 | 48 | 158 | 1,336 | 0.10 | 57 | 187 |
MYT | Mayotte | 335,995 | 345,996 | 0.0231 | 0.00426 | 55 | 182 | 10,004 | 2.89 | 8 | 9 |
MOZ | Mozambique | 33,897,354 | 34,858,402 | 2.33 | 0.429 | 13 | 45 | 968,626 | 2.78 | 10 | 11 |
REU | Réunion | 981,796 | 989,350 | 0.0662 | 0.0122 | 51 | 162 | 7,459 | 0.75 | 55 | 119 |
RWA | Rwanda | 14,094,683 | 14,414,910 | 0.964 | 0.178 | 28 | 76 | 321,113 | 2.23 | 29 | 35 |
SYC | Seychelles | 107,660 | 108,263 | 0.00724 | 0.00133 | 57 | 198 | 586 | 0.54 | 56 | 145 |
SOM | Somalia | 18,143,378 | 18,706,922 | 1.25 | 0.230 | 24 | 68 | 570,389 | 3.05 | 5 | 6 |
SSD | South Sudan | 11,088,796 | 11,277,092 | 0.754 | 0.139 | 32 | 85 | 192,590 | 1.71 | 42 | 55 |
UGA | Uganda | 48,582,334 | 49,924,252 | 3.34 | 0.615 | 8 | 30 | 1,349,114 | 2.70 | 11 | 13 |
TZA | United Republic of Tanzania | 67,438,106 | 69,419,073 | 4.64 | 0.855 | 5 | 21 | 1,997,518 | 2.88 | 9 | 10 |
ZMB | Zambia | 20,569,737 | 21,134,695 | 1.41 | 0.260 | 22 | 63 | 569,664 | 2.70 | 12 | 14 |
ZWE | Zimbabwe | 16,665,409 | 17,020,321 | 1.14 | 0.210 | 26 | 74 | 355,273 | 2.09 | 33 | 42 |
AGO | Angola | 36,684,202 | 37,804,634 | 2.53 | 0.466 | 12 | 41 | 1,129,262 | 2.99 | 7 | 8 |
CMR | Cameroon | 28,647,293 | 29,394,433 | 1.97 | 0.362 | 17 | 53 | 753,417 | 2.56 | 17 | 20 |
CAF | Central African Republic | 5,742,315 | 5,915,627 | 0.396 | 0.0729 | 37 | 116 | 177,977 | 3.01 | 6 | 7 |
TCD | Chad | 18,278,568 | 18,847,148 | 1.26 | 0.232 | 23 | 67 | 574,761 | 3.05 | 4 | 5 |
COG | Congo | 6,106,869 | 6,244,547 | 0.418 | 0.0769 | 36 | 113 | 138,211 | 2.21 | 30 | 37 |
COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 102,262,808 | 105,625,114 | 7.07 | 1.30 | 4 | 15 | 3,412,127 | 3.23 | 2 | 3 |
GNQ | Equatorial Guinea | 1,714,671 | 1,754,993 | 0.117 | 0.0216 | 47 | 152 | 40,518 | 2.31 | 27 | 31 |
GAB | Gabon | 2,436,566 | 2,484,557 | 0.166 | 0.0306 | 44 | 146 | 48,405 | 1.95 | 36 | 45 |
STP | Sao Tome and Principe | 231,856 | 236,381 | 0.0158 | 0.00291 | 56 | 188 | 4,549 | 1.92 | 37 | 47 |
DZA | Algeria | 45,606,480 | 46,278,751 | 3.10 | 0.570 | 10 | 34 | 657,297 | 1.42 | 46 | 68 |
EGY | Egypt | 112,716,598 | 114,484,252 | 7.66 | 1.41 | 3 | 14 | 1,796,910 | 1.57 | 45 | 59 |
LBY | Libya | 6,888,388 | 6,964,197 | 0.466 | 0.0858 | 35 | 107 | 74,810 | 1.07 | 50 | 88 |
MAR | Morocco | 37,840,044 | 38,211,459 | 2.56 | 0.471 | 11 | 39 | 365,686 | 0.96 | 53 | 99 |
SDN | Sudan | 48,109,006 | 49,358,228 | 3.30 | 0.608 | 9 | 31 | 1,254,250 | 2.54 | 18 | 21 |
TUN | Tunisia | 12,458,223 | 12,564,689 | 0.840 | 0.155 | 31 | 80 | 103,560 | 0.82 | 54 | 110 |
ESH | Western Sahara | 587,259 | 598,385 | 0.0400 | 0.00737 | 54 | 173 | 11,056 | 1.85 | 40 | 51 |
BWA | Botswana | 2,675,352 | 2,719,694 | 0.182 | 0.0335 | 42 | 143 | 43,996 | 1.62 | 44 | 58 |
SWZ | Eswatini | 1,210,822 | 1,222,075 | 0.0817 | 0.0151 | 49 | 160 | 12,638 | 1.03 | 51 | 90 |
LSO | Lesotho | 2,330,318 | 2,356,083 | 0.158 | 0.0290 | 45 | 147 | 25,572 | 1.08 | 49 | 87 |
NAM | Namibia | 2,604,172 | 2,645,805 | 0.177 | 0.0326 | 43 | 145 | 44,607 | 1.69 | 43 | 56 |
ZAF | South Africa | 60,414,495 | 61,020,221 | 4.08 | 0.752 | 6 | 24 | 664,406 | 1.09 | 48 | 86 |
BEN | Benin | 13,712,828 | 14,080,072 | 0.942 | 0.173 | 29 | 77 | 371,562 | 2.64 | 14 | 16 |
BFA | Burkina Faso | 23,251,485 | 23,840,247 | 1.59 | 0.294 | 20 | 60 | 593,586 | 2.49 | 20 | 23 |
CPV | Cabo Verde | 598,682 | 604,461 | 0.0404 | 0.00745 | 53 | 172 | 5,786 | 0.96 | 52 | 98 |
CIV | Côte d'Ivoire | 28,873,034 | 29,603,302 | 1.98 | 0.365 | 16 | 51 | 735,657 | 2.48 | 21 | 24 |
GMB | Gambia | 2,773,168 | 2,841,803 | 0.190 | 0.0350 | 41 | 138 | 69,123 | 2.43 | 23 | 26 |
GHA | Ghana | 34,121,985 | 34,777,522 | 2.33 | 0.428 | 14 | 46 | 661,575 | 1.90 | 38 | 48 |
GIN | Guinea | 14,190,612 | 14,528,770 | 0.972 | 0.179 | 27 | 75 | 342,267 | 2.36 | 25 | 29 |
GNB | Guinea-Bissau | 2,150,842 | 2,197,149 | 0.147 | 0.0271 | 46 | 148 | 47,014 | 2.14 | 32 | 41 |
LBR | Liberia | 5,418,377 | 5,536,949 | 0.370 | 0.0682 | 38 | 119 | 119,409 | 2.16 | 31 | 39 |
MLI | Mali | 23,293,698 | 24,015,789 | 1.61 | 0.296 | 19 | 58 | 733,813 | 3.06 | 3 | 4 |
MRT | Mauritania | 4,862,989 | 4,993,922 | 0.334 | 0.0615 | 39 | 126 | 133,097 | 2.67 | 13 | 15 |
NER | Niger | 27,202,843 | 28,238,972 | 1.89 | 0.348 | 18 | 54 | 1,058,765 | 3.75 | 1 | 2 |
NGA | Nigeria | 223,804,632 | 229,152,217 | 15.3 | 2.82 | 1 | 6 | 5,393,889 | 2.35 | 26 | 30 |
SHN | Saint Helena | 5,314 | 5,253 | 0.00035 | 0.00006 | 58 | 232 | -55 | -1.05 | 58 | 230 |
SEN | Senegal | 17,763,163 | 18,221,567 | 1.22 | 0.224 | 25 | 71 | 462,943 | 2.54 | 19 | 22 |
SLE | Sierra Leone | 8,791,092 | 8,977,972 | 0.601 | 0.111 | 34 | 100 | 187,349 | 2.09 | 34 | 43 |
TGO | Togo | 9,053,799 | 9,260,864 | 0.619 | 0.114 | 33 | 99 | 207,859 | 2.25 | 28 | 34 |
Africa | 1,460,481,772 | 1,494,993,924 | 18.41 | 34,869,463 | 2.33 |
Code | Country/Region | 1950 | 2000 | 2050 | 2100 | ||||
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Population | Rank | Population | Rank | Population | Rank | Population | Rank | ||
BDI | Burundi | 2,254,113 | 30 | 6,307,659 | 31 | 24,208,671 | 28 | 39,388,467 | 27 |
COM | Comoros | 161,814 | 52 | 536,758 | 52 | 1,246,207 | 50 | 1,570,166 | 50 |
DJI | Djibouti | 62,334 | 53 | 742,033 | 50 | 1,502,575 | 49 | 1,676,909 | 49 |
ERI | Eritrea | 822,576 | 39 | 2,392,880 | 40 | 5,964,021 | 40 | 8,575,294 | 39 |
ETH | Ethiopia | 17,709,951 | 3 | 67,031,867 | 3 | 214,812,309 | 3 | 323,741,600 | 3 |
KEN | Kenya | 5,774,050 | 11 | 30,851,606 | 7 | 85,211,739 | 7 | 112,525,079 | 10 |
MDG | Madagascar | 3,953,896 | 18 | 16,216,431 | 16 | 51,592,965 | 15 | 83,316,557 | 15 |
MWI | Malawi | 2,949,739 | 21 | 11,229,387 | 22 | 37,159,300 | 22 | 58,521,719 | 24 |
MUS | Mauritius | 525,443 | 43 | 1,215,930 | 47 | 1,226,235 | 51 | 846,900 | 54 |
MYT | Mayotte | 20,544 | 56 | 159,215 | 55 | 664,141 | 55 | 1,356,379 | 51 |
MOZ | Mozambique | 5,920,215 | 10 | 17,768,505 | 13 | 63,044,497 | 12 | 106,196,946 | 11 |
REU | Réunion | 249,299 | 49 | 785,424 | 49 | 1,127,252 | 52 | 1,113,971 | 53 |
RWA | Rwanda | 2,154,218 | 32 | 8,109,989 | 29 | 23,030,046 | 30 | 33,811,630 | 30 |
SYC | Seychelles | 38,106 | 55 | 80,060 | 57 | 116,644 | 57 | 103,654 | 57 |
SOM | Somalia | 2,213,052 | 31 | 8,721,465 | 26 | 36,462,830 | 23 | 66,335,733 | 19 |
SSD | South Sudan | 2,492,077 | 27 | 6,114,440 | 32 | 17,460,846 | 31 | 23,720,027 | 32 |
UGA | Uganda | 5,750,637 | 12 | 24,020,697 | 11 | 87,622,081 | 6 | 132,127,044 | 9 |
TZA | United Republic of Tanzania | 7,632,399 | 8 | 34,463,704 | 6 | 129,931,520 | 5 | 244,819,886 | 4 |
ZMB | Zambia | 2,318,448 | 28 | 9,891,136 | 24 | 37,460,435 | 21 | 63,604,541 | 21 |
ZWE | Zimbabwe | 2,791,326 | 22 | 11,834,676 | 19 | 26,438,589 | 26 | 35,633,415 | 28 |
AGO | Angola | 4,478,184 | 15 | 16,394,062 | 15 | 72,328,068 | 10 | 132,901,280 | 8 |
CMR | Cameroon | 4,315,816 | 16 | 15,091,594 | 17 | 51,279,560 | 17 | 87,093,219 | 13 |
CAF | Central African Republic | 1,436,591 | 34 | 3,759,170 | 36 | 11,533,423 | 35 | 18,793,631 | 33 |
TCD | Chad | 2,512,688 | 25 | 8,259,137 | 28 | 36,452,035 | 24 | 65,152,512 | 20 |
COG | Congo | 835,132 | 38 | 3,134,030 | 37 | 10,378,912 | 36 | 17,181,630 | 34 |
COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12,295,745 | 5 | 48,616,317 | 4 | 217,494,003 | 2 | 432,378,400 | 2 |
GNQ | Equatorial Guinea | 226,381 | 50 | 684,977 | 51 | 2,790,533 | 47 | 3,855,777 | 46 |
GAB | Gabon | 472,905 | 45 | 1,272,935 | 45 | 3,757,053 | 43 | 5,268,088 | 42 |
STP | Sao Tome and Principe | 60,975 | 54 | 143,714 | 56 | 366,663 | 56 | 531,758 | 56 |
DZA | Algeria | 9,019,866 | 6 | 30,774,621 | 8 | 60,001,113 | 13 | 67,792,981 | 18 |
EGY | Egypt | 21,150,058 | 2 | 71,371,371 | 2 | 160,339,889 | 4 | 205,225,076 | 5 |
LBY | Libya | 1,130,677 | 36 | 5,154,790 | 33 | 8,539,976 | 39 | 8,473,050 | 40 |
MAR | Morocco | 8,946,209 | 7 | 28,554,415 | 9 | 45,044,990 | 19 | 43,933,296 | 26 |
SDN | Sudan | 6,191,323 | 9 | 26,298,773 | 10 | 84,494,269 | 8 | 141,996,160 | 7 |
TUN | Tunisia | 3,606,288 | 19 | 9,893,316 | 23 | 14,315,779 | 33 | 13,530,731 | 37 |
ESH | Western Sahara | 12,982 | 57 | 270,375 | 54 | 851,067 | 53 | 1,121,874 | 52 |
BWA | Botswana | 413,481 | 46 | 1,726,985 | 43 | 3,679,340 | 44 | 4,177,614 | 45 |
SWZ | Eswatini | 271,642 | 48 | 1,030,496 | 48 | 1,655,121 | 48 | 1,992,790 | 48 |
LSO | Lesotho | 579,470 | 41 | 1,998,630 | 41 | 2,898,369 | 46 | 2,967,268 | 47 |
NAM | Namibia | 514,774 | 44 | 1,819,141 | 42 | 3,779,918 | 42 | 5,018,497 | 43 |
ZAF | South Africa | 13,043,844 | 4 | 46,813,266 | 5 | 73,529,753 | 9 | 74,559,590 | 16 |
BEN | Benin | 2,264,452 | 29 | 6,998,023 | 30 | 25,264,035 | 27 | 46,617,384 | 25 |
BFA | Burkina Faso | 4,213,757 | 17 | 11,882,888 | 18 | 40,541,548 | 20 | 61,539,300 | 23 |
CPV | Cabo Verde | 184,999 | 51 | 458,251 | 53 | 727,457 | 54 | 667,365 | 55 |
CIV | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,736,909 | 23 | 16,799,670 | 14 | 51,358,243 | 16 | 89,366,995 | 12 |
GMB | Gambia | 306,781 | 47 | 1,437,539 | 44 | 4,673,743 | 41 | 6,667,396 | 41 |
GHA | Ghana | 5,077,596 | 13 | 19,665,502 | 12 | 52,231,785 | 14 | 72,826,468 | 17 |
GIN | Guinea | 2,983,557 | 20 | 8,336,967 | 27 | 23,711,700 | 29 | 34,178,283 | 29 |
GNB | Guinea-Bissau | 543,413 | 42 | 1,230,849 | 46 | 3,445,289 | 45 | 4,765,962 | 44 |
LBR | Liberia | 915,894 | 37 | 2,895,224 | 38 | 8,890,700 | 38 | 13,226,140 | 38 |
MLI | Mali | 4,694,916 | 14 | 11,239,101 | 21 | 47,439,802 | 18 | 87,079,523 | 14 |
MRT | Mauritania | 658,555 | 40 | 2,695,003 | 39 | 8,914,673 | 37 | 15,450,985 | 36 |
NER | Niger | 2,569,191 | 24 | 11,622,665 | 20 | 67,043,296 | 11 | 167,008,298 | 6 |
NGA | Nigeria | 37,189,369 | 1 | 122,851,984 | 1 | 377,459,883 | 1 | 546,091,662 | 1 |
SHN | Saint Helena | 5,224 | 58 | 6,024 | 58 | 3,874 | 58 | 2,803 | 58 |
SEN | Senegal | 2,496,065 | 26 | 9,704,287 | 25 | 32,562,869 | 25 | 62,054,836 | 22 |
SLE | Sierra Leone | 2,000,790 | 33 | 4,584,067 | 35 | 13,595,023 | 34 | 16,965,728 | 35 |
TGO | Togo | 1,398,525 | 35 | 5,008,035 | 34 | 15,478,883 | 32 | 26,980,350 | 31 |
Africa | 227,549,258 | 818,952,057 | 2,485,135,539 | 3,924,420,614 |