Africa Population By Country 2017

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2017, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (200,254,579), followed by Ethiopia (109,666,481), and Egypt (103,696,057). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (95,843).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2017.

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 2017

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Country	Population
Algeria	41689299
Angola	30234839
Benin	12039780
Botswana	2266747
Burkina Faso	19894407
Burundi	11506762
Cape Verde	512893
Cameroon	24128601
Republic of Congo	5351011
Ivory Coast	26733372
Democratic Republic of the Congo	87083398
Djibouti	1054841
Central African Republic	4793511
Chad	15622759
Egypt	103696057
Equatorial Guinea	1562396
Eritrea	3150347
Eswatini	1158195
Ethiopia	109666481
Gabon	2156900
Gambia	2342189
Ghana	30008354
Guinea	12385659
Guinea-Bissau	1877072
Kenya	49197766
Lesotho	2157110
Liberia	4848925
Libya	6738770
Madagascar	26788375
Malawi	18039715
Mali	19813011
Mauritania	4210600
Mauritius	1264887
Morocco	35446392
Mozambique	28166393
Zambia	17441320
Zimbabwe	14812482
Tanzania	55652890
Uganda	40177388
Tunisia	11650498
Togo	8057140
Sudan	42714306
Somalia	14916629
South Africa	57635162
South Sudan	10259154
Sierra Leone	7379299
Senegal	15475002
Rwanda	12202060
Niger	21435446
Nigeria	200254579
Namibia	2506853
Comoros	756669
Sao Tome and Principe	206970
Seychelles	95843

Population Trend of African Countries

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