Africa Population By Country 1963

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1963, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (47,973,575), followed by Egypt (29,091,869), and Ethiopia (23,051,637). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (45,176).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1963.

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 1963

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Country	Population
Algeria	11982118
Angola	5408320
Benin	2652908
Botswana	552966
Burkina Faso	4993623
Burundi	2969841
Cape Verde	229373
Cameroon	5456623
Republic of Congo	1143263
Ivory Coast	4112061
Democratic Republic of the Congo	16507599
Djibouti	97872
Central African Republic	1803063
Chad	3240905
Egypt	29091869
Equatorial Guinea	285965
Eritrea	1045092
Eswatini	369759
Ethiopia	23051637
Gabon	531452
Gambia	431757
Ghana	7514714
Guinea	3750954
Guinea-Bissau	594418
Kenya	8627971
Lesotho	805373
Liberia	1227414
Libya	1690457
Madagascar	5525185
Malawi	3900506
Mali	5646605
Mauritania	893423
Mauritius	718861
Morocco	12577502
Mozambique	7109828
Zambia	3465907
Zimbabwe	4185877
Tanzania	10799528
Uganda	8333663
Tunisia	4427131
Togo	1765072
Sudan	9218077
Somalia	3110361
South Africa	17954564
South Sudan	3072669
Sierra Leone	2382258
Senegal	3635876
Rwanda	3258890
Niger	3823873
Nigeria	47973575
Namibia	629589
Comoros	208185
Sao Tome and Principe	70112
Seychelles	45176

Population Trend of African Countries

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