Africa Population By Country 2021

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2021, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (218,529,286), followed by Ethiopia (122,138,588), and Egypt (110,957,008). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (99,258).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2021.

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 2021

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Country	Population
Algeria	44761099
Angola	34532429
Benin	13413417
Botswana	2401441
Burkina Faso	21995243
Burundi	12965481
Cape Verde	516649
Cameroon	26915758
Republic of Congo	5892183
Ivory Coast	29639736
Democratic Republic of the Congo	99148932
Djibouti	1121248
Central African Republic	5112100
Chad	17828273
Egypt	110957008
Equatorial Guinea	1758786
Eritrea	3350183
Eswatini	1206593
Ethiopia	122138588
Gabon	2376722
Gambia	2576010
Ghana	32518665
Guinea	13710513
Guinea-Bissau	2058841
Kenya	53219166
Lesotho	2261542
Liberia	5259323
Libya	7135175
Madagascar	29691083
Malawi	20047258
Mali	22388630
Mauritania	4734874
Mauritius	1266334
Morocco	36954442
Mozambique	31707800
Zambia	19603607
Zimbabwe	15797210
Tanzania	62830412
Uganda	45910930
Tunisia	12048622
Togo	8878379
Sudan	48066924
Somalia	17271431
South Africa	61502603
South Sudan	10865780
Sierra Leone	8094602
Senegal	17220867
Rwanda	13355260
Niger	24502140
Nigeria	218529286
Namibia	2810548
Comoros	818174
Sao Tome and Principe	221961
Seychelles	99258

Population Trend of African Countries

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