List of African countries by population

This is a list of African countries and dependent territories sorted by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections.

Table

Rank Country
(or dependent territory)
July 1, 2015
projection[1]
% of
pop.
Average
relative
annual
growth
(%)[2]
Average
absolute
annual
growth
[3]
Estimated
doubling
time
(Years)[4]
Official
figure
(where
available)
Date of
last figure
Source
1 Nigeria182,202,00015.982.914,731,00024173,000,0002013Official estimate
2 Ethiopia99,391,0007.812.412,424,0002999,391,0002015Official estimate
3 Egypt88,523,0007.682.291,981,0003192,138,000November 27, 2016Official population clock
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo77,267,0006.703.132,390,0002277,267,000July 1, 2015Official estimate
5 South Africa54,957,0004.771.61873,0004354,956,900July 1, 2015Official estimate
6 Tanzania51,046,0004.232.971,416,0002451,046,0002015Official estimate
7 Kenya45,533,0003.842.871,196,0002445,533,0002015Official estimate
8 Sudan40,235,0003.333.07912,0002340,235,0002015Official estimate
9 Algeria40,100,0003.462.07768,0003440,100,000January 1, 2016Official estimate
10 Uganda37,102,0003.103.091,206,0002334,856,813August 28, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
11 Morocco[5]34,380,0003.331.24412,0005633,337,529September 1, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
12 Mozambique28,013,0002.232.74702,0002628,013,0002015Official estimate
13 Ghana27,414,0002.402.48621,0002827,043,0932014Official estimate
14 Angola25,326,0002.203.43839,0002124,383,301May 16, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
15 Ivory Coast23,126,0002.022.55451,0002722,671,331May 15, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
16 Madagascar23,043,0002.002.71609,0002622,434,3632014Official estimate
17 Cameroon21,918,0001.902.65565,0002721,917,6022015Official estimate
18 Niger18,880,0001.643.86701,0001817,138,707December 10, 2012Final 2012 census result
19 Burkina Faso18,450,0001.603.26582,0002218,450,4942015Official estimate
20 Mali17,796,0001.543.30568,0002114,528,662April 1, 2009Final 2009 census result
21 Malawi16,307,0001.413.18502,0002216,832,900July 1, 2016Official estimate
22 Zambia15,474,0001.343.00451,0002315,473,9052015Official estimate
23 Senegal14,150,0001.232.92401,0002414,354,6902015Official estimate
24 Chad13,675,0001.193.57471,0002011,039,873May 20, 2009Final 2009 census result
25 Zimbabwe13,503,0001.171.17156,0006013,061,239August 17, 2012Final 2012 census result
26 South Sudan12,519,0001.095.95703,000128,260,490April 22, 20082008 census result
27 Rwanda11,324,0000.982.61288,0002710,515,973August 15, 2012Final 2012 census result
28 Tunisia11,118,0000.961.04114,0006710,982,754April 23, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
29 Somalia10,972,0000.951.54166,0004512,316,895January 1, 2014Official estimate
30 Guinea10,935,0000.952.30246,0003010,628,972April 2, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
31 Benin10,782,0000.933.54369,0002010,008,749May 11, 2013Final 2013 census result
32 Burundi9,824,0000.852.93280,000249,823,8282015Official estimate
33 Togo7,065,0000.612.87197,000256,191,155November 6, 2010Final 2010 census result
34 Eritrea6,895,0000.605.49359,000136,536,000July 1, 2014Official estimate
35 Sierra Leone6,513,0000.562.57163,000276,348,3502014Official estimate
36 Libya6,278,0000.541.1370,000625,298,152April 15, 20062006 census result
37 Central African Republic4,900,0000.422.0096,000353,859,139December 8, 20032003 census result
38 Republic of the Congo4,706,0000.412.98136,000243,697,490April 28, 20072007 census result
39 Liberia4,046,0000.352.0983,000333,476,608March 21, 2008Final 2008 census result
40 Mauritania3,632,0000.312.4386,000293,718,6782016Official estimate
41 Namibia2,281,0000.202.0145,000352,280,700July 1, 2015Official estimate
42 Botswana2,176,0000.191.9241,000362,024,904August 22, 2011Final 2011 census result
43 Gambia2,022,0000.183.2764,000221,882,450April 15, 2013Preliminary 2013 census result
44 Equatorial Guinea1,996,0000.174.2381,000171,222,442July 4, 2015Preliminary 2015 census result
45 Lesotho1,908,0000.170.214,0003301,894,1942011Official estimate
46 Gabon1,873,0000.161.8534,000381,802,278October 5, 2013Preliminary 2013 census result
47 Guinea-Bissau1,788,0000.162.5845,000271,530,6732015Official estimate
48 Mauritius1,263,0000.110.162,0004371,261,208July 1, 2014Official estimate
49 Swaziland1,119,0000.101.1813,000591,119,3752015Official estimate
50 Djibouti961,0000.082.6725,00026864,618July 1, 2011Official estimate
51 Réunion (France)853,0000.070.716,00098840,974January 1, 2013Official estimate
52 Comoros783,0000.072.6220,00027806,200July 1, 2016Official estimate
53 Cape Verde525,0000.051.357,00052491,875June 16, 2010Final 2010 census result
54Western Sahara[6]509,0000.041.809,00039510,713September 2, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
55 Mayotte (France)229,0000.022.696,00026212,600August 21, 20122012 census result
56 São Tomé and Príncipe194,0000.022.655,00027179,200May 13, 2012Final 2012 census result
57 Seychelles97,0000.011.041,0006790,945August 26, 2010Final 2010 census result
58 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)4,000<0.010.00-4,255February 10, 20082008 census result
Total1,153,308,000100.002.6830,155,00026

African population by country (top 8).

  Nigeria (15.98%)
  Ethiopia (7.81%)
  Egypt (7.68%)
  Democratic Republic of the Congo (6.70%)
  South Africa (4.77%)
  Tanzania (4.23%)
  Kenya (3.84%)
  Algeria (3.46%)
  Other (45.53%)

See also

Notes

  1. Calculated, when available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.
  2. It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
  3. It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
  4. It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
  5. It excludes the population of the disputed territory of the Western Sahara (the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. If it was included, the Moroccan September 2014 census would result in 36,848,242 inhabitants and its mid-2015 demographic projection would give some 34,198,000 inhab.
  6. Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
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