Africa Population By Country 2020

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2020, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (213,996,181), followed by Ethiopia (118,917,671), and Egypt (109,315,124). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (98,462).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2020.

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 2020

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Country	Population
Algeria	44042091
Angola	33451132
Benin	13070169
Botswana	2365894
Burkina Faso	21478690
Burundi	12617036
Cape Verde	514679
Cameroon	26210558
Republic of Congo	5752791
Ivory Coast	28915449
Democratic Republic of the Congo	95989998
Djibouti	1105188
Central African Republic	5026628
Chad	17224679
Egypt	109315124
Equatorial Guinea	1716468
Eritrea	3291271
Eswatini	1192729
Ethiopia	118917671
Gabon	2322539
Gambia	2515733
Ghana	31887809
Guinea	13371183
Guinea-Bissau	2013255
Kenya	52217334
Lesotho	2235727
Liberia	5149463
Libya	7045399
Madagascar	28953556
Malawi	19533888
Mali	21713836
Mauritania	4600131
Mauritius	1266014
Morocco	36584208
Mozambique	30783688
Zambia	19059395
Zimbabwe	15526888
Tanzania	60972798
Uganda	44457152
Tunisia	11974057
Togo	8669720
Sudan	46789231
Somalia	16651191
South Africa	60562381
South Sudan	10698467
Sierra Leone	7912558
Senegal	16789219
Rwanda	13065837
Niger	23717613
Nigeria	213996181
Namibia	2728762
Comoros	802163
Sao Tome and Principe	217435
Seychelles	98462

Population Trend of African Countries

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