Africa Population By Country 1982

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1982, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (78,378,701), followed by Egypt (46,407,611), and Ethiopia (36,701,290). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (64,413).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1982.

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 1982

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Country	Population
Algeria	19872348
Angola	8751648
Benin	4156596
Botswana	1009269
Burkina Faso	7340197
Burundi	4681390
Cape Verde	332724
Cameroon	9028678
Republic of Congo	1910430
Ivory Coast	8907936
Democratic Republic of the Congo	28338190
Djibouti	356880
Central African Republic	2507375
Chad	4738483
Egypt	46407611
Equatorial Guinea	322216
Eritrea	1695461
Eswatini	637652
Ethiopia	36701290
Gabon	789286
Gambia	765753
Ghana	12643819
Guinea	5247672
Guinea-Bissau	855891
Kenya	17206175
Lesotho	1490732
Liberia	2045073
Libya	3724765
Madagascar	9557671
Malawi	6778879
Mali	7860194
Mauritania	1561176
Mauritius	992521
Morocco	20520318
Mozambique	11824370
Zambia	6178637
Zimbabwe	7796496
Tanzania	20398571
Uganda	13873631
Tunisia	6908642
Togo	3115042
Sudan	18486645
Somalia	6003840
South Africa	31615339
South Sudan	4557686
Sierra Leone	3408183
Senegal	6156961
Rwanda	5711549
Niger	6512732
Nigeria	78378701
Namibia	1010308
Comoros	357139
Sao Tome and Principe	102508
Seychelles	64413

Population Trend of African Countries

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