Africa Population By Country 1960

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1960, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (45,053,782), followed by Egypt (26,896,479), and Ethiopia (21,376,693). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (41,700).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1960.

You can also see links below for the trend of population for each country.

Data Source: World Bank.

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Africa Population By Country 1960

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Country	Population
Algeria	11424922
Angola	5231654
Benin	2517286
Botswana	516165
Burkina Faso	4778621
Burundi	2764258
Cape Verde	210024
Cameroon	5159057
Republic of Congo	1056732
Ivory Coast	3673666
Democratic Republic of the Congo	15264846
Djibouti	86024
Central African Republic	1702346
Chad	3049838
Egypt	26896479
Equatorial Guinea	269807
Eritrea	972547
Eswatini	345337
Ethiopia	21376693
Gabon	512316
Gambia	398060
Ghana	6961215
Guinea	3556749
Guinea-Bissau	577633
Kenya	7695307
Lesotho	736500
Liberia	1139522
Libya	1492890
Madagascar	5111029
Malawi	3628134
Mali	5402550
Mauritania	824298
Mauritius	680331
Morocco	11624933
Mozambique	6713695
Zambia	3153729
Zimbabwe	3809389
Tanzania	9901419
Uganda	7640973
Tunisia	4267288
Togo	1673110
Sudan	8364489
Somalia	2876331
South Africa	16440172
South Sudan	2931559
Sierra Leone	2268356
Senegal	3340907
Rwanda	3022294
Niger	3505050
Nigeria	45053782
Namibia	591465
Comoros	197700
Sao Tome and Principe	68012
Seychelles	41700

Population Trend of African Countries

Use the following links to see the population trend of the following African countries.