Africa Population By Country 1987

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1987, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (89,591,716), followed by Egypt (53,674,435), and Ethiopia (42,460,039). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (68,499).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1987.

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 1987

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Country	Population
Algeria	23443624
Angola	10497858
Benin	4818486
Botswana	1199167
Burkina Faso	8457109
Burundi	5247787
Cape Verde	357302
Cameroon	10370749
Republic of Congo	2183473
Ivory Coast	10851475
Democratic Republic of the Congo	33298904
Djibouti	454399
Central African Republic	2669155
Chad	5438309
Egypt	53674435
Equatorial Guinea	422522
Eritrea	1888669
Eswatini	763811
Ethiopia	42460039
Gabon	905479
Gambia	931091
Ghana	14289108
Guinea	5900198
Guinea-Bissau	926862
Kenya	20616096
Lesotho	1703390
Liberia	2377229
Libya	4129739
Madagascar	11047291
Malawi	8293174
Mali	8681164
Mauritania	1803014
Mauritius	1036082
Morocco	23054392
Mozambique	12822574
Zambia	7191282
Zimbabwe	9284644
Tanzania	24030378
Uganda	15954170
Tunisia	7789987
Togo	3657508
Sudan	20704904
Somalia	7228302
South Africa	37326190
South Sudan	4962395
Sierra Leone	3829718
Senegal	7081530
Rwanda	6749493
Niger	7561150
Nigeria	89591716
Namibia	1167889
Comoros	410439
Sao Tome and Principe	113919
Seychelles	68499

Population Trend of African Countries

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