Africa Population By Country 1986

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1986, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (87,235,953), followed by Egypt (52,206,295), and Ethiopia (41,037,656). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (65,652).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1986.

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 1986

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Country	Population
Algeria	22745499
Angola	10139450
Benin	4675420
Botswana	1160650
Burkina Faso	8228847
Burundi	5129414
Cape Verde	352312
Cameroon	10060342
Republic of Congo	2120602
Ivory Coast	10440917
Democratic Republic of the Congo	32265196
Djibouti	426341
Central African Republic	2634258
Chad	5251069
Egypt	52206295
Equatorial Guinea	404728
Eritrea	1845164
Eswatini	734732
Ethiopia	41037656
Gabon	880705
Gambia	894019
Ghana	13965217
Guinea	5750668
Guinea-Bissau	912126
Kenya	19901646
Lesotho	1666138
Liberia	2308511
Libya	4017403
Madagascar	10736857
Malawi	7906480
Mali	8531277
Mauritania	1751835
Mauritius	1028360
Morocco	22600803
Mozambique	12770578
Zambia	6986471
Zimbabwe	8982578
Tanzania	23258959
Uganda	15467579
Tunisia	7600301
Togo	3547952
Sudan	20288238
Somalia	6974788
South Africa	36180515
South Sudan	4921240
Sierra Leone	3728380
Senegal	6878192
Rwanda	6531881
Niger	7335811
Nigeria	87235953
Namibia	1131081
Comoros	399318
Sao Tome and Principe	111150
Seychelles	65652

Population Trend of African Countries

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