Africa Population By Country 2024

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2024, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (232,679,478), followed by Ethiopia (132,059,767), and Egypt (116,538,258). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (121,354).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2024.

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 2024

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Country	Population
Algeria	46814308
Angola	37885849
Benin	14462724
Botswana	2521139
Burkina Faso	23548781
Burundi	14047786
Cape Verde	524877
Cameroon	29123744
Republic of Congo	6332961
Ivory Coast	31934230
Democratic Republic of the Congo	109276265
Djibouti	1168722
Central African Republic	5330690
Chad	20299123
Egypt	116538258
Equatorial Guinea	1892516
Eritrea	3535603
Eswatini	1242822
Ethiopia	132059767
Gabon	2538952
Gambia	2759988
Ghana	34427414
Guinea	14754785
Guinea-Bissau	2201352
Kenya	56432944
Lesotho	2337423
Liberia	5612817
Libya	7381023
Madagascar	31964956
Malawi	21655286
Mali	24478595
Mauritania	5169395
Mauritius	1245779
Morocco	38081173
Mozambique	34631766
Zambia	21314956
Zimbabwe	16634373
Tanzania	68560157
Uganda	50015092
Tunisia	12277109
Togo	9515236
Sudan	50448963
Somalia	19009151
South Africa	64007187
South Sudan	11943408
Sierra Leone	8642022
Senegal	18501984
Rwanda	14256567
Niger	27032412
Nigeria	232679478
Namibia	3030131
Comoros	866628
Sao Tome and Principe	235536
Seychelles	121354

Population Trend of African Countries

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