Africa Population By Country 1997

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1997, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (116,754,792), followed by Egypt (68,431,740), and Ethiopia (61,404,539). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (77,319).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1997.

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 1997

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Country	Population
Algeria	29579301
Angola	14660413
Benin	6583365
Botswana	1571691
Burkina Faso	10934223
Burundi	6070042
Cape Verde	432798
Cameroon	13775214
Republic of Congo	2887862
Ivory Coast	16047170
Democratic Republic of the Congo	46029902
Djibouti	671817
Central African Republic	3531700
Chad	7670366
Egypt	68431740
Equatorial Guinea	616893
Eritrea	2152135
Eswatini	1006635
Ethiopia	61404539
Gabon	1181439
Gambia	1338889
Ghana	18238958
Guinea	7931370
Guinea-Bissau	1165545
Kenya	28101768
Lesotho	1988130
Liberia	2412989
Libya	5064639
Madagascar	14990814
Malawi	10562035
Mali	10646495
Mauritania	2411306
Mauritius	1148284
Morocco	27213337
Mozambique	16949982
Zambia	9237063
Zimbabwe	11369827
Tanzania	31578089
Uganda	21856046
Tunisia	9421270
Togo	4725030
Sudan	25799821
Somalia	7824525
South Africa	45666838
South Sudan	5509136
Sierra Leone	4253716
Senegal	9283495
Rwanda	7755238
Niger	10383969
Nigeria	116754792
Namibia	1689264
Comoros	507777
Sao Tome and Principe	138922
Seychelles	77319

Population Trend of African Countries

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