Africa Population By Country 2006

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2006, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (149,077,334), followed by Egypt (82,700,403), and Ethiopia (80,703,490). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (84,600).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2006.

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 2006

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Country	Population
Algeria	33623506
Angola	20015279
Benin	8693242
Botswana	1874516
Burkina Faso	14373707
Burundi	7865547
Cape Verde	490728
Cameroon	17550407
Republic of Congo	3837409
Ivory Coast	20546802
Democratic Republic of the Congo	60615908
Djibouti	855764
Central African Republic	4377579
Chad	10706424
Egypt	82700403
Equatorial Guinea	990343
Eritrea	2703502
Eswatini	1084436
Ethiopia	80703490
Gabon	1508337
Gambia	1715275
Ghana	23040702
Guinea	9441171
Guinea-Bissau	1415303
Kenya	36904008
Lesotho	1945063
Liberia	3490787
Libya	5980211
Madagascar	19730909
Malawi	13198701
Mali	13990139
Mauritania	3013660
Mauritius	1233996
Morocco	30771178
Mozambique	20787087
Zambia	12129553
Zimbabwe	12636445
Tanzania	40294902
Uganda	28794003
Tunisia	10346410
Togo	6010668
Sudan	31992435
Somalia	10975502
South Africa	49998277
South Sudan	7976526
Sierra Leone	5624466
Senegal	11500094
Rwanda	9299246
Niger	14268581
Nigeria	149077334
Namibia	1991888
Comoros	604753
Sao Tome and Principe	165638
Seychelles	84600

Population Trend of African Countries

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