Africa Population By Country 1988

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1988, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (92,020,090), followed by Egypt (55,187,681), and Ethiopia (44,150,825). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (68,755).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1988.

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 1988

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Country	Population
Algeria	24109536
Angola	10861291
Benin	4967341
Botswana	1235476
Burkina Faso	8687435
Burundi	5365327
Cape Verde	362329
Cameroon	10684968
Republic of Congo	2247653
Ivory Coast	11275189
Democratic Republic of the Congo	34382752
Djibouti	484523
Central African Republic	2713965
Chad	5625602
Egypt	55187681
Equatorial Guinea	439651
Eritrea	1938255
Eswatini	799798
Ethiopia	44150825
Gabon	931020
Gambia	970160
Ghana	14636568
Guinea	6056574
Guinea-Bissau	942061
Kenya	21356219
Lesotho	1739841
Liberia	2446941
Libya	4237755
Madagascar	11369462
Malawi	8753262
Mali	8833996
Mauritania	1855859
Mauritius	1043239
Morocco	23500524
Mozambique	12800558
Zambia	7391440
Zimbabwe	9583094
Tanzania	24769686
Uganda	16470483
Tunisia	7974440
Togo	3769742
Sudan	21138431
Somalia	7235360
South Africa	38480649
South Sudan	4848029
Sierra Leone	3934517
Senegal	7289618
Rwanda	6968071
Niger	7793748
Nigeria	92020090
Namibia	1209696
Comoros	421687
Sao Tome and Principe	116939
Seychelles	68755

Population Trend of African Countries

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