Africa Population By Country 1968

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1968, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (53,432,783), followed by Egypt (32,998,319), and Ethiopia (26,337,930). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (51,134).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1968.

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 1968

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Country	Population
Algeria	13172614
Angola	5702699
Benin	2934257
Botswana	583966
Burkina Faso	5418644
Burundi	3380387
Cape Verde	270164
Cameroon	6125863
Republic of Congo	1316519
Ivory Coast	4990021
Democratic Republic of the Congo	19012189
Djibouti	128250
Central African Republic	2005100
Chad	3578231
Egypt	32998319
Equatorial Guinea	318849
Eritrea	1181737
Eswatini	419147
Ethiopia	26337930
Gabon	572257
Gambia	495269
Ghana	8475729
Guinea	4118550
Guinea-Bissau	578170
Kenya	10518823
Lesotho	948105
Liberia	1393530
Libya	1952781
Madagascar	6306493
Malawi	4411054
Mali	6082979
Mauritania	1034739
Mauritius	798413
Morocco	14347899
Mozambique	7892613
Zambia	4065593
Zimbabwe	4900440
Tanzania	12602076
Uganda	9708632
Tunisia	4879899
Togo	2080226
Sudan	10917999
Somalia	3546590
South Africa	20957287
South Sudan	3321528
Sierra Leone	2611532
Senegal	4207587
Rwanda	3744010
Niger	4403637
Nigeria	53432783
Namibia	715542
Comoros	230244
Sao Tome and Principe	74765
Seychelles	51134

Population Trend of African Countries

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