Africa Population By Country 1962

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1962, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (46,965,292), followed by Egypt (28,337,013), and Ethiopia (22,465,126). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (44,042).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1962.

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 1962

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Country	Population
Algeria	11800771
Angola	5354310
Benin	2604659
Botswana	540186
Burkina Faso	4919672
Burundi	2907943
Cape Verde	221919
Cameroon	5338620
Republic of Congo	1113175
Ivory Coast	3956939
Democratic Republic of the Congo	16075724
Djibouti	93283
Central African Republic	1768115
Chad	3175598
Egypt	28337013
Equatorial Guinea	280286
Eritrea	1019788
Eswatini	361365
Ethiopia	22465126
Gabon	524649
Gambia	420163
Ghana	7337375
Guinea	3684273
Guinea-Bissau	589474
Kenya	8299308
Lesotho	781814
Liberia	1197039
Libya	1621960
Madagascar	5384150
Malawi	3806307
Mali	5563917
Mauritania	869184
Mauritius	700349
Morocco	12253092
Mozambique	6969364
Zambia	3358099
Zimbabwe	4055959
Tanzania	10487756
Uganda	8092231
Tunisia	4369136
Togo	1732959
Sudan	8919028
Somalia	3030091
South Africa	17418522
South Sudan	3024308
Sierra Leone	2342242
Senegal	3534686
Rwanda	3186025
Niger	3714520
Nigeria	46965292
Namibia	615759
Comoros	204702
Sao Tome and Principe	69403
Seychelles	44042

Population Trend of African Countries

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