Africa Population By Country 2016

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2016, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (195,443,700), followed by Ethiopia (106,718,162), and Egypt (101,644,589). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (94,677).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2016.

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 2016

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Country	Population
Algeria	40850721
Angola	29183070
Benin	11697842
Botswana	2234776
Burkina Faso	19334856
Burundi	11239451
Cape Verde	512554
Cameroon	23454161
Republic of Congo	5222536
Ivory Coast	25989405
Democratic Republic of the Congo	83956415
Djibouti	1037653
Central African Republic	4713663
Chad	15114655
Egypt	101644589
Equatorial Guinea	1508186
Eritrea	3124698
Eswatini	1149507
Ethiopia	106718162
Gabon	2100306
Gambia	2283769
Ghana	29356742
Guinea	12073030
Guinea-Bissau	1831893
Kenya	48139687
Lesotho	2130422
Liberia	4755608
Libya	6632126
Madagascar	26099952
Malawi	17557739
Mali	19191289
Mauritania	4086657
Mauritius	1263747
Morocco	35023457
Mozambique	27337105
Zambia	16914423
Zimbabwe	14600294
Tanzania	53824013
Uganda	38799152
Tunisia	11528674
Togo	7858289
Sudan	41259892
Somalia	14348740
South Africa	57259551
South Sudan	10830102
Sierra Leone	7205328
Senegal	15034521
Rwanda	11919183
Niger	20685753
Nigeria	195443700
Namibia	2439213
Comoros	741741
Sao Tome and Principe	203689
Seychelles	94677

Population Trend of African Countries

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