Africa Population By Country 2018

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2018, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (204,938,755), followed by Ethiopia (112,664,152), and Egypt (105,682,094). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (96,762).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2018.

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 2018

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Country	Population
Algeria	42505035
Angola	31297155
Benin	12383347
Botswana	2299141
Burkina Faso	20438288
Burundi	11859446
Cape Verde	513415
Cameroon	24806383
Republic of Congo	5483118
Ivory Coast	27464173
Democratic Republic of the Congo	90047644
Djibouti	1071882
Central African Republic	4878657
Chad	16156531
Egypt	105682094
Equatorial Guinea	1616422
Eritrea	3192760
Eswatini	1168929
Ethiopia	112664152
Gabon	2212318
Gambia	2399632
Ghana	30637585
Guinea	12704774
Guinea-Bissau	1922168
Kenya	50207107
Lesotho	2183603
Liberia	4944726
Libya	6849055
Madagascar	27494926
Malawi	18528081
Mali	20442030
Mauritania	4337685
Mauritius	1265577
Morocco	35839760
Mozambique	29018644
Zambia	17973569
Zimbabwe	15034452
Tanzania	57437145
Uganda	41565831
Tunisia	11765514
Togo	8258778
Sudan	44230596
Somalia	15452487
South Africa	58613001
South Sudan	10122977
Sierra Leone	7554563
Senegal	15914498
Rwanda	12487996
Niger	22188069
Nigeria	204938755
Namibia	2577327
Comoros	771590
Sao Tome and Principe	210187
Seychelles	96762

Population Trend of African Countries

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