Africa Population By Country 1975

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1975, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (63,410,815), followed by Egypt (38,875,327), and Ethiopia (31,723,252). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (59,292).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1975.

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 1975

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Country	Population
Algeria	15678596
Angola	6842947
Benin	3445407
Botswana	720380
Burkina Faso	6147569
Burundi	3796612
Cape Verde	305847
Cameroon	7397120
Republic of Congo	1627032
Ivory Coast	6776297
Democratic Republic of the Congo	23021101
Djibouti	209908
Central African Republic	2313916
Chad	4167234
Egypt	38875327
Equatorial Guinea	287901
Eritrea	1408210
Eswatini	507673
Ethiopia	31723252
Gabon	662197
Gambia	606821
Ghana	10294308
Guinea	4653876
Guinea-Bissau	650966
Kenya	13511671
Lesotho	1213643
Liberia	1670913
Libya	2571556
Madagascar	7739336
Malawi	5287367
Mali	6837261
Mauritania	1277330
Mauritius	892000
Morocco	17150786
Mozambique	9540817
Zambia	4990086
Zimbabwe	6098658
Tanzania	16138361
Uganda	11725240
Tunisia	5839262
Togo	2574622
Sudan	14064798
Somalia	4257535
South Africa	25690940
South Sudan	3821494
Sierra Leone	2974657
Senegal	5170810
Rwanda	4607728
Niger	5317019
Nigeria	63410815
Namibia	881032
Comoros	287692
Sao Tome and Principe	86708
Seychelles	59292

Population Trend of African Countries

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