Africa

54 countries in World Bank data. The continent figure is the median of its countries - the World Bank does not publish continental totals, and its own regions do not match continents.

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Map of Africa

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth, simplified · sources and licences

Countries

latest available value
Algeria47.4 mn6,05176.52.7211.63.98
Angola39 mn3,12964.85.0514.10.74
Benin14.8 mn1,65861.04.481.60.49
Botswana2.6 mn7,77869.32.7024.52.74
Burkina Faso24.1 mn1,14861.34.113.50.28
Burundi14.4 mn23463.84.790.90.07
Cabo Verde527,3265,79676.21.5111.91.29
Cameroon29.9 mn1,97264.04.263.60.35
Central African Republic5.5 mn55657.75.956.30.06
Chad21 mn1,02255.26.031.10.14
Comoros882,8472,05667.03.823.80.52
Côte d'Ivoire32.7 mn3,05062.14.232.30.59
Democratic Republic of the Congo112.8 mn80762.15.984.40.06
Djibouti1.2 mn3,90666.22.6226.00.77
Egypt118.4 mn3,08671.82.746.82.50
Equatorial Guinea1.9 mn6,61563.94.128.32.55
Eritrea3.6 mn68968.93.686.00.22
Eswatini1.3 mn4,10864.32.7234.20.88
Ethiopia135.5 mn93367.63.913.30.15
Gabon2.6 mn8,26368.53.5920.22.05
Ghana35.1 mn3,25765.73.343.00.70
Guinea15.1 mn1,87760.94.135.20.35
Guinea-Bissau2.2 mn1,12464.33.762.70.16
Kenya57.5 mn2,36363.83.175.40.38
Lesotho2.4 mn1,08957.82.6616.30.43
Liberia5.7 mn91562.33.862.90.15
Libya7.5 mn6,44971.12.3018.88.66
Madagascar32.7 mn59963.83.913.00.15
Malawi22.2 mn67267.63.595.10.22
Mali25.2 mn1,19360.75.512.80.30
Mauritania5.3 mn2,19868.74.6310.30.97
Mauritius1.2 mn12,99173.81.445.63.54
Morocco38.4 mn4,67275.52.219.01.84
Mozambique35.6 mn62763.84.696.60.29
Namibia3.1 mn4,87667.53.2119.31.20
Niger27.9 mn77561.45.940.40.12
Nigeria237.5 mn1,22454.64.383.10.57
Republic of the Congo6.5 mn2,51566.04.1119.91.34
Rwanda14.6 mn1,12468.03.6511.40.16
Senegal18.9 mn1,95568.93.772.70.77
Seychelles122,73019,44976.31.85-7.24
Sierra Leone8.8 mn84662.03.703.20.17
Somalia19.7 mn66159.06.0118.90.05
South Africa64.7 mn6,59866.32.2132.46.88
South Sudan12.2 mn1,08057.73.7912.4-
Sudan51.7 mn1,16566.54.267.50.43
São Tomé and Principe240,2544,08469.93.609.10.63
Tanzania70.5 mn1,31967.24.541.60.31
The Gambia2.8 mn91966.13.916.50.18
Togo8.6 mn1,38462.94.122.00.31
Tunisia12.3 mn4,65776.71.8215.12.62
Uganda51.4 mn1,20668.54.172.70.17
Zambia21.9 mn1,31866.54.045.90.54
Zimbabwe17 mn3,02163.13.679.30.77
Sources: World Bank, UN agencies and others Sources and licences

Africa compared with the world

median country vs world
Indicator Year Africa median World
Population
Population 2025 15 mn 8.2 bn
Population density · /km² 2023 68.7 62.1
Population growth · % 2025 2.17 0.91
Life expectancy at birth · years 2024 65.8 73.5
Fertility rate 2024 3.84 2.19
Birth rate · ‰ 2024 30.1 16.3
Infant mortality · ‰ 2024 35.5 27.7
Urban population · % 2025 45.7 57.8
Population aged 65 and over · % 2025 3.4 10.4
Population living in cities (Degree of Urbanisation) · % 2025 39.1 44.8
Population living in towns and semi-dense areas (Degree of Urbanisation) · % 2025 26.4 35.6
Population living in rural areas (Degree of Urbanisation) · % 2025 26.8 19.6
Human development
Human Development Index (HDI) 2023 0.567 0.756
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) 2023 0.361 0.590
Planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index (PHDI) 2023 0.539 0.680
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2023 0.524 0.455
Economy
Gross domestic product · US$ 2025 21.6 bn 118.4 tn
GDP per capita · US$ 2025 1,916 14,406
GDP per capita, purchasing power parity · int. $ 2025 5,199 25,704
GNI per capita (Atlas method) · US$ 2025 1,755 14,244
Real GDP growth · % 2025 4.5 2.9
Inflation, consumer prices · % 2025 3.3 3.0
Trade (exports plus imports) · % 2025 58.8 68.5
Exports of goods and services · % 2025 29.3 29.5
Foreign direct investment, net inflows · % 2024 2.4 1.4
Manufacturing, value added · % 2025 8.7 14.9
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added · % 2025 20.0 4.0
Tax revenue · % 2024 15.6 13.8
Central government debt · % 2019 44.8 -
Military expenditure · % 2024 1.2 2.5
Labour
Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate) · % 2025 5.9 4.8
Youth unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate) · % 2025 10.2 13.4
Female labour force participation · % 2025 56.4 48.9
Employment in agriculture (modelled ILO estimate) · % 2025 40.2 25.8
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person · h 2025 41.5 40.9
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15-24 · % 2025 26.0 20.0
Labour income share of GDP · % 2024 40.8 52.5
Output per hour worked (GDP, constant 2021 international $ at PPP) · $ 2025 6.0 23.3
Health
Current health expenditure · % 2023 4.5 10.1
Current health expenditure per capita · US$ 2023 74 1,317
Physicians · /1,000 2022 0.18 1.86
Under-5 mortality · ‰ 2024 48.6 37.4
Maternal mortality ratio (modelled estimate) · /100k 2023 239 197
Current tobacco use among adults · % 2024 10.3 20.3
People using safely managed drinking water · % 2024 29.9 73.7
Food
Dietary energy supply per person · kcal 2023 2,574 3,017
Average protein supply per person (3-year average) · g 2022 65.9 92.5
Average supply of protein of animal origin per person (3-year average) · g 2022 16.5 38.7
Average fat supply per person (3-year average) · g 2022 59.0 89.7
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (3-year average) · % 2024 56.7 26.8
Prevalence of severe food insecurity (3-year average) · % 2024 16.8 9.8
Cereal import dependency ratio (3-year average) · % 2022 46.5 -0.9
Education
Adult literacy rate · % 2024 77.0 87.7
School enrolment, secondary (gross) · % 2024 73.3 77.3
School enrolment, tertiary (gross) · % 2023 15.0 43.2
Government expenditure on education · % 2023 3.7 3.6
Expected years of schooling · yrs 2023 10.9 13.0
Mean years of schooling (adults 25+) · yrs 2023 6.0 8.8
Society
Gini index of income inequality 2018 37.3 -
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) · % 2018 37.1 11.1
Individuals using the internet · % 2024 41.2 71.2
Mobile cellular subscriptions · /100 2024 108.7 110.4
Access to electricity · % 2024 60.9 91.9
Seats held by women in national parliaments · % 2025 23.4 27.2
Refugees
Refugees hosted (under UNHCR mandate, by country of asylum) 2025 35,241 28.5 mn
Refugees hosted per 1,000 inhabitants · ‰ 2025 1.6 3.5
Asylum-seekers hosted (pending cases, by country of asylum) 2025 8,109 9 mn
Refugees originating from the country (under UNHCR mandate) 2025 11,531 28.5 mn
Refugees originating from the country per 1,000 inhabitants · ‰ 2025 0.7 3.5
Governance
Control of corruption · /100 2024 31.8 -
Government effectiveness · /100 2024 37.1 -
Rule of law · /100 2024 42.1 -
Regulatory quality · /100 2024 43.2 -
Voice and accountability · /100 2024 39.9 -
Political stability and absence of violence · /100 2024 55.3 -
Environment
CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use) · t 2024 0.49 4.69
Fossil CO₂ emissions (fossil fuels and cement) · Mt 2024 5.7 38,598.6
Share of global fossil CO₂ emissions · % 2024 0.01 100.00
Cumulative fossil CO₂ emissions since 1750 · Gt 2024 0.1 1,849.1
Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita (excluding land use) · t 2024 1.81 6.36
Renewable energy consumption · % 2021 67.3 -
Forest area · % 2023 21.7 31.1
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure · µg/m³ 2023 26.9 32.9
Level of water stress (freshwater withdrawal of available resources) · % 2022 6.3 -
Land area · km² 2023 329,750 129.8 mn
Energy
Share of renewables in electricity generation · % 2024 29.2 31.6
Share of wind and solar in electricity generation · % 2024 2.9 15.0
Share of nuclear in electricity generation · % 2024 0.0 9.0
Share of low-carbon sources (renewables and nuclear) in electricity generation · % 2024 29.2 40.6
Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation · % 2024 70.8 59.4
Share of coal in electricity generation · % 2024 0.0 34.4
Carbon intensity of electricity generation · g/kWh 2024 482 474
Electricity demand per capita · MWh 2024 0.27 3.81

The median is the middle country: half of the countries of Africa are above it, half below. Unlike an average it is not pulled by one very large or very rich country. For totals (population, GDP) the world column is the world total, not comparable with the median.