Africa Population By Country 1977

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1977, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (67,234,590), followed by Egypt (40,748,870), and Ethiopia (33,167,272). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (61,786).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1977.

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 1977

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Country	Population
Algeria	17015994
Angola	7317829
Benin	3623202
Botswana	799574
Burkina Faso	6428734
Burundi	3983582
Cape Verde	312834
Cameroon	7796501
Republic of Congo	1707568
Ivory Coast	7321950
Democratic Republic of the Congo	24229061
Djibouti	254613
Central African Republic	2372930
Chad	4331667
Egypt	40748870
Equatorial Guinea	276779
Eritrea	1482565
Eswatini	540348
Ethiopia	33167272
Gabon	693984
Gambia	645770
Ghana	10911871
Guinea	4801128
Guinea-Bissau	741789
Kenya	14428819
Lesotho	1289967
Liberia	1766019
Libya	2881533
Madagascar	8222240
Malawi	5614983
Mali	7090979
Mauritania	1353768
Mauritius	921379
Morocco	18014756
Mozambique	10224975
Zambia	5302480
Zimbabwe	6449512
Tanzania	17352929
Uganda	12359669
Tunisia	6155931
Togo	2701894
Sudan	15086614
Somalia	4484050
South Africa	27118952
South Sudan	4024032
Sierra Leone	3085354
Senegal	5439549
Rwanda	4888240
Niger	5619716
Nigeria	67234590
Namibia	931104
Comoros	307579
Sao Tome and Principe	91301
Seychelles	61786

Population Trend of African Countries

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