Africa Population By Country 1961

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1961, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (45,989,310), followed by Egypt (27,600,898), and Ethiopia (21,906,102). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (42,889).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1961.

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 1961

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Country	Population
Algeria	11628883
Angola	5301583
Benin	2559223
Botswana	527942
Burkina Faso	4848224
Burundi	2835119
Cape Verde	215087
Cameroon	5239273
Republic of Congo	1084389
Ivory Coast	3810151
Democratic Republic of the Congo	15662374
Djibouti	89390
Central African Republic	1734580
Chad	3111947
Egypt	27600898
Equatorial Guinea	274896
Eritrea	995573
Eswatini	353264
Ethiopia	21906102
Gabon	518266
Gambia	408930
Ghana	7162667
Guinea	3619551
Guinea-Bissau	582532
Kenya	7987770
Lesotho	758824
Liberia	1167717
Libya	1555699
Madagascar	5246158
Malawi	3715534
Mali	5482283
Mauritania	846167
Mauritius	680757
Morocco	11931085
Mozambique	6834936
Zambia	3254086
Zimbabwe	3930401
Tanzania	10187886
Uganda	7862217
Tunisia	4316278
Togo	1702717
Sudan	8634941
Somalia	2952054
South Africa	16908035
South Sudan	2976724
Sierra Leone	2304227
Senegal	3436375
Rwanda	3106779
Niger	3608162
Nigeria	45989310
Namibia	603067
Comoros	201201
Sao Tome and Principe	68707
Seychelles	42889

Population Trend of African Countries

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