Population of African Countries

This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region.  Shown at the top right is the map of Africa - Home to some 800 million people.

Country	Africa Rank	World Rank	Amount
Nigeria	1	12	125,750,356
Egypt	2	17	76,117,421
Ethiopia	3	18	71,336,571
Congo, DR	4	24	58,317,930
South Africa	5	28	44,448,470
Sudan	6	32	39,148,162
Tanzania	7	35	36,070,799
Kenya	8	36	32,982,109
Morocco	9	38	32,209,101
Algeria	10	39	32,129,324
Uganda	11	44	26,390,258
Ghana	12	52	20,757,032
Mozambique	13	56	19,111,633
Madagascar	14	58	17,501,871
Cote D'Ivoire	15	59	16,944,598
Cameroon	16	61	16,063,678
Burkina Faso	17	65	13,574,820
Zimbabwe	18	68	12,671,860
Mali	19	69	11,956,788
Malawi	20	70	11,906,855
Niger	21	71	11,360,538
Zambia	22	73	11,025,690
Angola	23	74	10,978,552
Senegal	24	75	10,852,147
Tunisia	25	83	9,974,722
Guinea	26	85	9,246,462
Somalia	27	89	8,304,601
Rwanda	28	90	8,238,673
Benin	29	96	7,250,033
Burundi	30	101	6,231,221
Sierra Leone	31	105	5,883,889
Libya	32	106	5,631,585
Togo	33	108	5,556,812
Eritrea	34	119	4,447,307
Central African Rep.	35	128	3,742,482
Liberia	36	132	3,390,635
Mauritania	37	134	2,998,563
Congo, Rep	38	135	2,998,040
Namibia	39	146	2,014,026
Botswana	40	149	1,639,231

 

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