Africa Population By Country 2023

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (227,882,945), followed by Ethiopia (128,691,692), and Egypt (114,535,772). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (119,773).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2023.

You can also see links below for the trend of population for each country.

Data Source: World Bank.

See this for other years:

Africa Population By Country 2023

Items per page:

0 of 0

Country	Population
Algeria	46164219
Angola	36749906
Benin	14111034
Botswana	2480244
Burkina Faso	23025776
Burundi	13689450
Cape Verde	522331
Cameroon	28372687
Republic of Congo	6182885
Ivory Coast	31165654
Democratic Republic of the Congo	105789731
Djibouti	1152944
Central African Republic	5152421
Chad	19319064
Egypt	114535772
Equatorial Guinea	1847549
Eritrea	3470390
Eswatini	1230506
Ethiopia	128691692
Gabon	2484789
Gambia	2697845
Ghana	33787914
Guinea	14405468
Guinea-Bissau	2153339
Kenya	55339003
Lesotho	2311472
Liberia	5493031
Libya	7305659
Madagascar	31195932
Malawi	21104482
Mali	23769127
Mauritania	5022441
Mauritius	1248647
Morocco	37712505
Mozambique	33635160
Zambia	20723965
Zimbabwe	16340822
Tanzania	66617606
Uganda	48656601
Tunisia	12200431
Togo	9304337
Sudan	50042791
Somalia	18358615
South Africa	63212384
South Sudan	11483374
Sierra Leone	8460512
Senegal	18077573
Rwanda	13954471
Niger	26159867
Nigeria	227882945
Namibia	2963095
Comoros	850387
Sao Tome and Principe	230871
Seychelles	119773

Population Trend of African Countries

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