Africa Population By Country 1990

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1990, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (97,120,925), followed by Egypt (58,396,618), and Ethiopia (47,609,755). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (69,507).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1990.

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 1990

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Country	Population
Algeria	25375810
Angola	11626360
Benin	5281479
Botswana	1305696
Burkina Faso	9159356
Burundi	5587052
Cape Verde	375428
Cameroon	11331821
Republic of Congo	2380560
Ivory Coast	12189778
Democratic Republic of the Congo	36684063
Djibouti	579538
Central African Republic	2871910
Chad	5982833
Egypt	58396618
Equatorial Guinea	474274
Eritrea	2032737
Eswatini	872428
Ethiopia	47609755
Gabon	983734
Gambia	1054696
Ghana	15394648
Guinea	6434374
Guinea-Bissau	973669
Kenya	22892651
Lesotho	1809696
Liberia	2223667
Libya	4445239
Madagascar	12055639
Malawi	9545852
Mali	9178830
Mauritania	1951878
Mauritius	1058775
Morocco	24375551
Mozambique	13094537
Zambia	7786169
Zimbabwe	10137281
Tanzania	26110207
Uganda	17569897
Tunisia	8324509
Togo	3998761
Sudan	22021481
Somalia	7082811
South Africa	40746268
South Sudan	4737633
Sierra Leone	4196828
Senegal	7720523
Rwanda	7375307
Niger	8286059
Nigeria	97120925
Namibia	1369303
Comoros	444596
Sao Tome and Principe	122980
Seychelles	69507

Population Trend of African Countries

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