Africa Population By Country 2001

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2001, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (129,862,595), followed by Egypt (74,652,029), and Ethiopia (69,487,762). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (81,202).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2001.

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 2001

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Country	Population
Algeria	31331221
Angola	16747208
Benin	7445596
Botswana	1712254
Burkina Faso	12295001
Burundi	6634365
Cape Verde	460293
Cameroon	15309490
Republic of Congo	3272537
Ivory Coast	18178913
Democratic Republic of the Congo	52132646
Djibouti	771313
Central African Republic	3919487
Chad	8804124
Egypt	74652029
Equatorial Guinea	749836
Eritrea	2312079
Eswatini	1051064
Ethiopia	69487762
Gabon	1309589
Gambia	1495011
Ghana	20167069
Guinea	8539960
Guinea-Bissau	1261273
Kenya	31619170
Lesotho	2000853
Liberia	3015338
Libya	5403639
Madagascar	17032939
Malawi	11593058
Mali	11912158
Mauritania	2678760
Mauritius	1196287
Morocco	28814643
Mozambique	18537729
Zambia	10325185
Zimbabwe	11971901
Tanzania	35198299
Uganda	24745676
Tunisia	9869677
Togo	5277382
Sudan	28516770
Somalia	9198493
South Africa	47566800
South Sudan	6308391
Sierra Leone	4692716
Senegal	10212942
Rwanda	8287094
Niger	11920647
Nigeria	129862595
Namibia	1857048
Comoros	547220
Sao Tome and Principe	146375
Seychelles	81202

Population Trend of African Countries

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