Africa Population By Country 2008

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2008, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (157,595,014), followed by Egypt (85,864,789), and Ethiopia (85,543,668). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (86,956).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2008.

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 2008

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Country	Population
Algeria	34816961
Angola	21578655
Benin	9228466
Botswana	1949970
Burkina Faso	15258093
Burundi	8505637
Cape Verde	501355
Cameroon	18574056
Republic of Congo	4113517
Ivory Coast	21514439
Democratic Republic of the Congo	64390664
Djibouti	892734
Central African Republic	4558984
Chad	11476296
Egypt	85864789
Equatorial Guinea	1084530
Eritrea	2816327
Eswatini	1098091
Ethiopia	85543668
Gabon	1607175
Gambia	1817852
Ghana	24249946
Guinea	9898870
Guinea-Bissau	1488054
Kenya	39206351
Lesotho	1966541
Liberia	3821003
Libya	6235430
Madagascar	20923840
Malawi	13976417
Mali	14940782
Mauritania	3183269
Mauritius	1244121
Morocco	31606767
Mozambique	21819036
Zambia	13021324
Zimbabwe	12959149
Tanzania	42570728
Uganda	30539553
Tunisia	10542635
Togo	6368812
Sudan	33623980
Somalia	11663084
South Africa	51114599
South Sudan	8817647
Sierra Leone	5894722
Senegal	12048959
Rwanda	9804269
Niger	15361915
Nigeria	157595014
Namibia	2047056
Comoros	629307
Sao Tome and Principe	173793
Seychelles	86956

Population Trend of African Countries

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