Africa Population By Country 1969

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1969, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (54,631,914), followed by Egypt (33,811,615), and Ethiopia (27,072,571). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (52,365).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1969.

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 1969

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Country	Population
Algeria	13475960
Angola	5763685
Benin	2998222
Botswana	587066
Burkina Faso	5513177
Burundi	3454590
Cape Verde	279248
Cameroon	6283462
Republic of Congo	1356182
Ivory Coast	5192221
Democratic Republic of the Congo	19570445
Djibouti	136078
Central African Republic	2051515
Chad	3651113
Egypt	33811615
Equatorial Guinea	322517
Eritrea	1212005
Eswatini	429875
Ethiopia	27072571
Gabon	583276
Gambia	509440
Ghana	8690383
Guinea	4198300
Guinea-Bissau	581610
Kenya	10939695
Lesotho	983202
Liberia	1429605
Libya	2014293
Madagascar	6484716
Malawi	4521184
Mali	6177704
Mauritania	1066754
Mauritius	812405
Morocco	14734255
Mozambique	8066951
Zambia	4197116
Zimbabwe	5058181
Tanzania	13036700
Uganda	10014858
Tunisia	5004697
Togo	2164814
Sudan	11298936
Somalia	3641015
South Africa	21614676
South Sudan	3365533
Sierra Leone	2661365
Senegal	4334974
Rwanda	3861271
Niger	4525725
Nigeria	54631914
Namibia	736120
Comoros	237001
Sao Tome and Principe	76083
Seychelles	52365

Population Trend of African Countries

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