Africa Population By Country 2012

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2012, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (176,200,625), followed by Ethiopia (95,798,767), and Egypt (93,161,001). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (88,303).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2012.

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 2012

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Country	Population
Algeria	37646166
Angola	25177394
Benin	10397657
Botswana	2108617
Burkina Faso	17172287
Burundi	10071028
Cape Verde	511955
Cameroon	20809529
Republic of Congo	4740450
Ivory Coast	23467078
Democratic Republic of the Congo	73254618
Djibouti	966747
Central African Republic	4610848
Chad	13210998
Egypt	93161001
Equatorial Guinea	1293483
Eritrea	3036988
Eswatini	1123863
Ethiopia	95798767
Gabon	1846889
Gambia	2043094
Ghana	26734268
Guinea	10921581
Guinea-Bissau	1651417
Kenya	43888303
Lesotho	2034354
Liberia	4373043
Libya	6179328
Madagascar	23462438
Malawi	15709577
Mali	16957033
Mauritania	3619034
Mauritius	1255882
Morocco	33355241
Mozambique	24337846
Zambia	14913629
Zimbabwe	13817887
Tanzania	47374260
Uganda	34337438
Tunisia	11009647
Togo	7100736
Sudan	36923178
Somalia	12461160
South Africa	53782567
South Sudan	10756240
Sierra Leone	6551080
Senegal	13310495
Rwanda	10829901
Niger	17836769
Nigeria	176200625
Namibia	2194654
Comoros	681630
Sao Tome and Principe	189439
Seychelles	88303

Population Trend of African Countries

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