Africa Population By Country 1971

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1971, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (57,214,684), followed by Egypt (35,433,368), and Ethiopia (28,600,106). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (54,695).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1971.

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 1971

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Country	Population
Algeria	14098936
Angola	5991102
Benin	3134767
Botswana	600481
Burkina Faso	5707999
Burundi	3617289
Cape Verde	294046
Cameroon	6624408
Republic of Congo	1441039
Ivory Coast	5650868
Democratic Republic of the Congo	20695569
Djibouti	155136
Central African Republic	2141450
Chad	3807316
Egypt	35433368
Equatorial Guinea	315940
Eritrea	1276154
Eswatini	453183
Ethiopia	28600106
Gabon	608348
Gambia	539388
Ghana	9176264
Guinea	4355200
Guinea-Bissau	586221
Kenya	11788904
Lesotho	1056246
Liberia	1504077
Libya	2153534
Madagascar	6868868
Malawi	4751434
Mali	6377944
Mauritania	1133702
Mauritius	839230
Morocco	15527225
Mozambique	8456317
Zambia	4442525
Zimbabwe	5374712
Tanzania	13971451
Uganda	10618206
Tunisia	5261658
Togo	2317976
Sudan	12105539
Somalia	3837691
South Africa	22942143
South Sudan	3468646
Sierra Leone	2763222
Senegal	4601864
Rwanda	4100044
Niger	4776225
Nigeria	57214684
Namibia	780584
Comoros	251865
Sao Tome and Principe	79330
Seychelles	54695

Population Trend of African Countries

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