Africa Population By Country 2015

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2015, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (190,671,878), followed by Ethiopia (103,867,135), and Egypt (99,597,342). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (93,419).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2015.

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 2015

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Country	Population
Algeria	40019529
Angola	28157798
Benin	11360681
Botswana	2203273
Burkina Faso	18777487
Burundi	11047580
Cape Verde	512394
Cameroon	22763414
Republic of Congo	5097581
Ivory Coast	25246342
Democratic Republic of the Congo	81035531
Djibouti	1020313
Central African Republic	4629320
Chad	14647621
Egypt	99597342
Equatorial Guinea	1453923
Eritrea	3105546
Eswatini	1142813
Ethiopia	103867135
Gabon	2040989
Gambia	2224529
Ghana	28696068
Guinea	11767070
Guinea-Bissau	1786457
Kenya	47088526
Lesotho	2104611
Liberia	4659431
Libya	6531819
Madagascar	25426702
Malawi	17085587
Mali	18593022
Mauritania	3965959
Mauritius	1262879
Morocco	34607588
Mozambique	26547572
Zambia	16399089
Zimbabwe	14399013
Tanzania	52020962
Uganda	37531446
Tunisia	11402264
Togo	7663195
Sudan	40024431
Somalia	13806963
South Africa	56723537
South Sudan	11107561
Sierra Leone	7037655
Senegal	14593331
Rwanda	11640022
Niger	19939498
Nigeria	190671878
Namibia	2374300
Comoros	726682
Sao Tome and Principe	200291
Seychelles	93419

Population Trend of African Countries

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