Africa Population By Country 1970

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1970, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (55,893,838), followed by Egypt (34,623,990), and Ethiopia (27,829,128). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (53,600).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1970.

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 1970

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Country	Population
Algeria	13783719
Angola	5852788
Benin	3065057
Botswana	590334
Burkina Faso	5610304
Burundi	3530432
Cape Verde	287885
Cameroon	6449793
Republic of Congo	1397638
Ivory Coast	5411567
Democratic Republic of the Congo	20137436
Djibouti	145175
Central African Republic	2097505
Chad	3727828
Egypt	34623990
Equatorial Guinea	320803
Eritrea	1243453
Eswatini	441216
Ethiopia	27829128
Gabon	595846
Gambia	524105
Ghana	8925813
Guinea	4277535
Guinea-Bissau	584403
Kenya	11368791
Lesotho	1019273
Liberia	1466676
Libya	2082589
Madagascar	6672003
Malawi	4633944
Mali	6276472
Mauritania	1099806
Mauritius	826000
Morocco	15129449
Mozambique	8250506
Zambia	4321718
Zimbabwe	5215918
Tanzania	13492677
Uganda	10321603
Tunisia	5131396
Togo	2244773
Sudan	11695771
Somalia	3738448
South Africa	22279984
South Sudan	3409614
Sierra Leone	2712286
Senegal	4466328
Rwanda	3980669
Niger	4650275
Nigeria	55893838
Namibia	757868
Comoros	244185
Sao Tome and Principe	77626
Seychelles	53600

Population Trend of African Countries

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