Africa Population By Country 2004

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2004, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (141,057,045), followed by Egypt (79,477,443), and Ethiopia (76,077,206). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (82,475).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2004.

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 2004

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Country	Population
Algeria	32628286
Angola	18600423
Benin	8159094
Botswana	1807146
Burkina Faso	13500533
Burundi	7310656
Cape Verde	479370
Cameroon	16610487
Republic of Congo	3565554
Ivory Coast	19595000
Democratic Republic of the Congo	56997741
Djibouti	826124
Central African Republic	4192826
Chad	9920036
Egypt	79477443
Equatorial Guinea	899917
Eritrea	2598284
Eswatini	1073159
Ethiopia	76077206
Gabon	1421609
Gambia	1621312
Ghana	21868298
Guinea	9062726
Guinea-Bissau	1349563
Kenya	34713455
Lesotho	1971129
Liberia	3156892
Libya	5736693
Madagascar	18606608
Malawi	12500737
Mali	13102409
Mauritania	2868664
Mauritius	1221003
Morocco	29953018
Mozambique	19840313
Zambia	11338198
Zimbabwe	12365896
Tanzania	38109668
Uganda	27154515
Tunisia	10166163
Togo	5696508
Sudan	30556637
Somalia	10280998
South Africa	48991421
South Sudan	7233041
Sierra Leone	5355717
Senegal	10975704
Rwanda	8816844
Niger	13265836
Nigeria	141057045
Namibia	1942082
Comoros	580704
Sao Tome and Principe	157705
Seychelles	82475

Population Trend of African Countries

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