Africa Population By Country 1991

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1991, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (99,720,162), followed by Egypt (60,028,997), and Ethiopia (49,717,198). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (70,439).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1991.

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 1991

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Country	Population
Algeria	25987928
Angola	12023529
Benin	5446932
Botswana	1341756
Burkina Faso	9394632
Burundi	5703857
Cape Verde	384586
Cameroon	11667180
Republic of Congo	2449229
Ivory Coast	12683870
Democratic Republic of the Congo	37925817
Djibouti	631092
Central African Republic	2963191
Chad	6205676
Egypt	60028997
Equatorial Guinea	492217
Eritrea	1919571
Eswatini	908189
Ethiopia	49717198
Gabon	1010818
Gambia	1099959
Ghana	15787496
Guinea	6697166
Guinea-Bissau	994639
Kenya	23646514
Lesotho	1842379
Liberia	1956518
Libya	4544400
Madagascar	12421412
Malawi	9844227
Mali	9362888
Mauritania	2009738
Mauritius	1070266
Morocco	24799014
Mozambique	13352090
Zambia	7981650
Zimbabwe	10404816
Tanzania	26780436
Uganda	18155901
Tunisia	8501827
Togo	4115560
Sudan	22470676
Somalia	6813760
South Africa	41687898
South Sudan	4836677
Sierra Leone	4246267
Senegal	7943085
Rwanda	7526966
Niger	8546900
Nigeria	99720162
Namibia	1415684
Comoros	455556
Sao Tome and Principe	125697
Seychelles	70439

Population Trend of African Countries

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