Africa Population By Country 2011

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2011, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (171,379,598), followed by Ethiopia (93,149,970), and Egypt (91,093,059). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (87,441).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2011.

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 2011

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Country	Population
Algeria	36903376
Angola	24218352
Benin	10093623
Botswana	2073535
Burkina Faso	16661908
Burundi	9717978
Cape Verde	511447
Cameroon	20232304
Republic of Congo	4609724
Ivory Coast	22982000
Democratic Republic of the Congo	70849311
Djibouti	948558
Central African Republic	4565021
Chad	12754997
Egypt	91093059
Equatorial Guinea	1241835
Eritrea	2998485
Eswatini	1117833
Ethiopia	93149970
Gabon	1781985
Gambia	1983784
Ghana	26095088
Guinea	10656810
Guinea-Bissau	1608076
Kenya	42758461
Lesotho	2014009
Liberia	4221178
Libya	6343203
Madagascar	22822300
Malawi	15265022
Mali	16469049
Mauritania	3502811
Mauritius	1252404
Morocco	32912588
Mozambique	23649039
Zambia	14437796
Zimbabwe	13595424
Tanzania	46029367
Uganda	33354543
Tunisia	10886035
Togo	6916474
Sudan	36140806
Somalia	12348830
South Africa	52995205
South Sudan	10288109
Sierra Leone	6387251
Senegal	12958897
Rwanda	10573733
Niger	17176283
Nigeria	171379598
Namibia	2146325
Comoros	668056
Sao Tome and Principe	185649
Seychelles	87441

Population Trend of African Countries

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