Africa Population By Country 1964

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1964, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (49,012,016), followed by Egypt (29,858,922), and Ethiopia (23,666,548). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (46,322).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1964.

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 1964

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Country	Population
Algeria	12179813
Angola	5464187
Benin	2704003
Botswana	566266
Burkina Faso	5071034
Burundi	3055650
Cape Verde	237006
Cameroon	5578257
Republic of Congo	1174816
Ivory Coast	4273952
Democratic Republic of the Congo	16955327
Djibouti	103198
Central African Republic	1839583
Chad	3307479
Egypt	29858922
Equatorial Guinea	291942
Eritrea	1071287
Eswatini	378656
Ethiopia	23666548
Gabon	538657
Gambia	443687
Ghana	7695739
Guinea	3819722
Guinea-Bissau	588543
Kenya	8973535
Lesotho	829437
Liberia	1258745
Libya	1753691
Madagascar	5669863
Malawi	3997305
Mali	5730125
Mauritania	918955
Mauritius	736381
Morocco	12898886
Mozambique	7255061
Zambia	3577017
Zimbabwe	4320006
Tanzania	11127826
Uganda	8586363
Tunisia	4489869
Togo	1803440
Sudan	9531109
Somalia	3192796
South Africa	18511361
South Sudan	3129918
Sierra Leone	2424390
Senegal	3740535
Rwanda	3334834
Niger	3935814
Nigeria	49012016
Namibia	644530
Comoros	211644
Sao Tome and Principe	70865
Seychelles	46322

Population Trend of African Countries

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