Population in Africa

54 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: people. World ranking →

First in the ranking
237.5 mn
Nigeria
Median country
15 mn
half above, half below
World total
8.2 bn
World Bank aggregate
Range
122.7k to 237.5 mn
Seychelles - Nigeria

How to read it

Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Nigeria (237,527,782) and the lowest in Seychelles (122,730).

The median country is at 14,957,094: half are above, half below.

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications… · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL) · licence

Population over time

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Nigeria237.5 mn
2Ethiopia135.5 mn
3Egypt118.4 mn
4Democratic Republic of the Congo112.8 mn
5Tanzania70.5 mn
6South Africa64.7 mn
7Kenya57.5 mn
8Sudan51.7 mn
9Uganda51.4 mn
10Algeria47.4 mn
11Angola39 mn
12Morocco38.4 mn
13Mozambique35.6 mn
14Ghana35.1 mn
15Madagascar32.7 mn
16Côte d'Ivoire32.7 mn
17Cameroon29.9 mn
18Niger27.9 mn
19Mali25.2 mn
20Burkina Faso24.1 mn
21Malawi22.2 mn
22Zambia21.9 mn
23Chad21 mn
24Somalia19.7 mn
25Senegal18.9 mn
26Zimbabwe17 mn
27Guinea15.1 mn
28Benin14.8 mn
29Rwanda14.6 mn
30Burundi14.4 mn
31Tunisia12.3 mn
32South Sudan12.2 mn
33Sierra Leone8.8 mn
34Togo8.6 mn
35Libya7.5 mn
36Republic of the Congo6.5 mn
37Liberia5.7 mn
38Central African Republic5.5 mn
39Mauritania5.3 mn
40Eritrea3.6 mn
41Namibia3.1 mn
42The Gambia2.8 mn
43Gabon2.6 mn
44Botswana2.6 mn
45Lesotho2.4 mn
46Guinea-Bissau2.2 mn
47Equatorial Guinea1.9 mn
48Eswatini1.3 mn
49Mauritius1.2 mn
50Djibouti1.2 mn
51Comoros882.8k
52Cabo Verde527.3k
53São Tomé and Principe240.3k
54Seychelles122.7k
World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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