Africa Population By Country 2019

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2019, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (209,485,641), followed by Ethiopia (115,737,383), and Egypt (107,553,158). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (97,625).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2019.

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 2019

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Country	Population
Algeria	43294546
Angola	32375632
Benin	12726755
Botswana	2332083
Burkina Faso	20961952
Burundi	12255336
Cape Verde	514104
Cameroon	25506095
Republic of Congo	5616661
Ivory Coast	28193009
Democratic Republic of the Congo	92947442
Djibouti	1088709
Central African Republic	4944703
Chad	16685223
Egypt	107553158
Equatorial Guinea	1670177
Eritrea	3240194
Eswatini	1179874
Ethiopia	115737383
Gabon	2267706
Gambia	2456844
Ghana	31258945
Guinea	13034346
Guinea-Bissau	1967696
Kenya	51202827
Lesotho	2209405
Liberia	5043721
Libya	6951033
Madagascar	28219554
Malawi	19025752
Mali	21068405
Mauritania	4467708
Mauritius	1265985
Morocco	36210898
Mozambique	29884380
Zambia	18513839
Zimbabwe	15271368
Tanzania	59174891
Uganda	42999637
Tunisia	11875081
Togo	8463068
Sudan	45548175
Somalia	16030971
South Africa	59587885
South Sudan	10423384
Sierra Leone	7731991
Senegal	16352922
Rwanda	12776103
Niger	22947757
Nigeria	209485641
Namibia	2650494
Comoros	786578
Sao Tome and Principe	213392
Seychelles	97625

Population Trend of African Countries

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