Africa Population By Country 2002

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2002, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (133,471,989), followed by Egypt (76,239,137), and Ethiopia (71,635,517). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (83,723).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2002.

You can also see links below for the trend of population for each country.

Data Source: World Bank.

See this for other years:

Africa Population By Country 2002

Items per page:

0 of 0

Country	Population
Algeria	31750835
Angola	17327699
Benin	7675426
Botswana	1744763
Burkina Faso	12680897
Burundi	6824132
Cape Verde	467046
Cameroon	15725528
Republic of Congo	3350771
Ivory Coast	18654771
Democratic Republic of the Congo	53750524
Djibouti	795574
Central African Republic	4006077
Chad	9116192
Egypt	76239137
Equatorial Guinea	797957
Eritrea	2392978
Eswatini	1059441
Ethiopia	71635517
Gabon	1345135
Gambia	1535691
Ghana	20729388
Guinea	8674066
Guinea-Bissau	1289307
Kenya	32629808
Lesotho	1994679
Liberia	3094782
Libya	5508410
Madagascar	17549913
Malawi	11880440
Mali	12288050
Mauritania	2738655
Mauritius	1204621
Morocco	29198142
Mozambique	18958338
Zambia	10647949
Zimbabwe	12087653
Tanzania	36121304
Uganda	25532870
Tunisia	9971515
Togo	5413274
Sudan	29228727
Somalia	9550063
South Africa	48019415
South Sudan	6596806
Sierra Leone	4971435
Senegal	10466214
Rwanda	8400180
Niger	12349144
Nigeria	133471989
Namibia	1889970
Comoros	558923
Sao Tome and Principe	149922
Seychelles	83723

Population Trend of African Countries

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