Africa Population By Country 1980

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1980, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (73,764,641), followed by Egypt (43,950,413), and Ethiopia (34,428,514). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (63,261).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1980.

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 1980

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Country	Population
Algeria	18607174
Angola	8133872
Benin	3925251
Botswana	937485
Burkina Faso	6947900
Burundi	4383706
Cape Verde	323301
Cameroon	8512219
Republic of Congo	1828985
Ivory Coast	8220714
Democratic Republic of the Congo	26711099
Djibouti	325815
Central African Republic	2450535
Chad	4515453
Egypt	43950413
Equatorial Guinea	288644
Eritrea	1605797
Eswatini	596644
Ethiopia	34428514
Gabon	748389
Gambia	713913
Ghana	11941448
Guinea	5047419
Guinea-Bissau	829303
Kenya	16018459
Lesotho	1406521
Liberia	1929253
Libya	3424378
Madagascar	9006032
Malawi	6265529
Mali	7530515
Mauritania	1474043
Mauritius	966039
Morocco	19459943
Mozambique	11336221
Zambia	5802833
Zimbabwe	7041303
Tanzania	19189769
Uganda	13275741
Tunisia	6606195
Togo	2920894
Sudan	17058905
Somalia	5936154
South Africa	29518857
South Sudan	4339030
Sierra Leone	3272089
Senegal	5845638
Rwanda	5353259
Niger	6135971
Nigeria	73764641
Namibia	981434
Comoros	337721
Sao Tome and Principe	98544
Seychelles	63261

Population Trend of African Countries

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