Africa Population By Country 2005

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2005, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (145,017,253), followed by Egypt (81,101,004), and Ethiopia (78,367,470). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (82,858).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2005.

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 2005
Africa Population By Country 2005
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Country Population
Algeria 33109249
Angola 19291161
Benin 8426144
Botswana 1839877
Burkina Faso 13932123
Burundi 7587299
Cape Verde 485115
Cameroon 17074594
Republic of Congo 3696393
Ivory Coast 20068458
Democratic Republic of the Congo 58775724
Djibouti 839167
Central African Republic 4288810
Chad 10328092
Egypt 81101004
Equatorial Guinea 947367
Eritrea 2661215
Eswatini 1079022
Ethiopia 78367470
Gabon 1463495
Gambia 1667037
Ghana 22449438
Guinea 9245844
Guinea-Bissau 1381585
Kenya 35796484
Lesotho 1953076
Liberia 3301015
Libya 5858798
Madagascar 19159707
Malawi 12840031
Mali 13538647
Mauritania 2939059
Mauritius 1228254
Morocco 30358144
Mozambique 20304569
Zambia 11718819
Zimbabwe 12483432
Tanzania 39182076
Uganda 27963289
Tunisia 10255472
Togo 5844631
Sudan 31262444
Somalia 10644228
South Africa 49490033
South Sudan 7590143
Sierra Leone 5501712
Senegal 11235472
Rwanda 9054528
Niger 13756192
Nigeria 145017253
Namibia 1966582
Comoros 592677
Sao Tome and Principe 161639
Seychelles 82858