List of African countries by population
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This is a list of African countries and dependent territories by population, which is sorted by the mid-year normalized demographic projections.
Table[edit]
| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) |
July 1, 2013 projection[1] |
% of pop. |
Average relative annual growth (%)[2] |
Average absolute annual growth [3] |
Estimated doubling time (Years)[4] |
Alternative figure |
Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria |
177,096,000 | 16.10 | 3.24 | 5,551,000 | 22 | 164,291,827 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 2 |  Ethiopia |
86,614,000 | 7.87 | 2.67 | 2,253,000 | 26 | 86,613,986 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 3 |  Egypt |
84,605,000 | 7.69 | 2.29 | 1,893,000 | 31 | 83,661,000 | January 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 4 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
74,618,000 | 6.78 | 3.23 | 2,334,000 | 22 | 71,971,524 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 5 |  South Africa |
52,982,000 | 4.82 | 1.35 | 704,000 | 52 | 52,981,991 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 6 |  Tanzania |
45,950,000 | 4.18 | 2.69 | 1,204,000 | 26 | 44,928,923 | August 26, 2012 | 2012 census result |
| 7 |  Kenya |
43,291,000 | 3.93 | 3.01 | 1,266,000 | 23 | 38,610,097 | August 24, 2009 | 2009 census result |
| 8 |  Algeria |
38,295,000 | 3.48 | 2.11 | 792,000 | 33 | 37,900,000 | January 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 9 |  Uganda |
35,363,000 | 3.21 | 3.61 | 1,232,000 | 20 | 34,131,400 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 10 |  Sudan |
35,150,000 | 3.19 | 2.52 | 863,000 | 28 | 30,894,000 | April 22, 2008 | 2008 census result |
| 11 |  Morocco |
32,950,000 | 2.99 | 1.08 | 353,000 | 64 | 32,929,600 | June 10, 2013 | Official population clock |
| 12 |  Ghana |
26,441,000 | 2.40 | 2.56 | 659,000 | 27 | 24,658,823 | September 26, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 13 |  Mozambique |
24,491,000 | 2.23 | 3.33 | 790,000 | 21 | 23,700,715 | 2012 | Official estimate |
| 14 |  Ivory Coast |
23,919,000 | 2.17 | 3.09 | 717,000 | 23 | 23,202,000 | 2012 | Official estimate |
| 15 |  Madagascar |
21,852,000 | 1.99 | 2.75 | 585,000 | 26 | 20,696,070 | 2011 | Official estimate |
| 16 |  Cameroon |
21,331,000 | 1.94 | 2.74 | 569,000 | 26 | 19,406,100 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
| 17 |  Angola |
21,256,000 | 1.93 | 3.14 | 647,000 | 22 | 20,609,294 | 2012 | Official estimate |
| 18 |  Niger |
17,493,000 | 1.59 | 3.85 | 649,000 | 18 | 17,129,076 | December 10, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
| 19 |  Burkina Faso |
17,338,000 | 1.58 | 3.29 | 553,000 | 21 | 15,730,977 | July 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
| 20 |  Mali |
16,678,000 | 1.52 | 3.29 | 532,000 | 21 | 14,528,662 | April 1, 2009 | Final 2009 census result |
| 21 |  Malawi |
15,316,000 | 1.39 | 3.17 | 470,000 | 22 | 14,388,600 | July 1, 2011 | Official estimate |
| 22 |  Zambia |
14,129,000 | 1.28 | 2.85 | 392,000 | 25 | 13,092,666 | October 16, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 23 |  Senegal |
13,567,000 | 1.23 | 3.06 | 403,000 | 23 | 13,567,338 | 2013 | Official estimate |
| 24 |  Zimbabwe |
13,098,000 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 142,000 | 64 | 12,973,808 | August 17, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
| 25 |  Chad |
12,948,000 | 1.18 | 3.64 | 455,000 | 19 | 11,274,106 | May 20, 2009 | Preliminary 2009 census result |
| 26 |  Guinea |
11,861,000 | 1.08 | 3.09 | 356,000 | 23 | 10,824,200 | 2010 | Official estimate |
| 27 |  Tunisia |
10,889,000 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 111,000 | 68 | 10,777,500 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 28 |  Rwanda |
10,780,000 | 0.98 | 2.63 | 276,000 | 27 | 10,537,222 | August 15, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
| 29 |  South Sudan |
10,334,000 | 0.94 | 4.40 | 436,000 | 16 | 8,260,490 | April 22, 2008 | 2008 census result |
| 30 |  Benin |
9,742,000 | 0.89 | 3.24 | 306,000 | 22 | 9,204,018 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 31 |  Somalia |
9,662,000 | 0.88 | 1.17 | 112,000 | 59 | 9,331,000 | July 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
| 32 |  Burundi |
9,023,000 | 0.82 | 2.36 | 208,000 | 30 | 8,053,574 | June 18, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
| 33 |  Togo |
6,675,000 | 0.61 | 2.88 | 187,000 | 24 | 6,191,155 | November 6, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 34 |  Libya |
6,323,000 | 0.57 | 1.56 | 97,000 | 45 | 6,433,092 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 35 |  Sierra Leone |
5,823,000 | 0.53 | 1.84 | 105,000 | 38 | 5,565,626 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 36 |  Central African Republic |
5,217,000 | 0.47 | 3.10 | 157,000 | 23 | 4,956,213 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 37 |  Eritrea |
4,980,000 | 0.45 | 4.05 | 194,000 | 17 | 5,386,694 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 38 |  Republic of the Congo |
4,525,000 | 0.41 | 3.31 | 145,000 | 21 | 3,697,490 | April 28, 2007 | 2007 census result |
| 39 |  Liberia |
3,881,000 | 0.35 | 2.10 | 80,000 | 33 | 3,476,608 | March 21, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
| 40 |  Mauritania |
3,461,000 | 0.31 | 2.58 | 87,000 | 27 | 3,461,041 | 2013 | Official estimate |
| 41 |  Gabon |
2,204,000 | 0.20 | 3.96 | 84,000 | 18 | 1,981,032 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 42 |  Namibia |
2,170,000 | 0.20 | 1.45 | 31,000 | 48 | 2,113,077 | August 28, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 43 |  Botswana |
2,096,000 | 0.19 | 1.85 | 38,000 | 38 | 2,024,904 | August 22, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 44 |  Lesotho |
1,887,000 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 1,000 | 1,308 | 1,911,087 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 45 |  Equatorial Guinea |
1,837,000 | 0.17 | 4.20 | 74,000 | 17 | 1,622,000 | 2010 | Official estimate |
| 46 |  Gambia |
1,794,000 | 0.16 | 2.75 | 48,000 | 26 | 1,713,267 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 47 |  Guinea-Bissau |
1,699,000 | 0.15 | 2.60 | 43,000 | 27 | 1,520,830 | March 1, 2009 | Final 2009 census result |
| 48 |  Mauritius |
1,273,000 | 0.12 | 0.63 | 8,000 | 110 | 1,257,900 | July 3, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 49 |  Swaziland |
1,077,000 | 0.10 | 0.94 | 10,000 | 74 | 1,018,449 | May 11, 2007 | 2007 census result |
| 50 |  Djibouti |
912,000 | 0.08 | 2.70 | 24,000 | 26 | 864,618 | July 1, 2011 | Official estimate |
| 51 |  Réunion (France) |
862,000 | 0.08 | 1.41 | 12,000 | 49 | 821,136 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
| 52 |  Comoros |
743,000 | 0.07 | 2.62 | 19,000 | 27 | 724,300 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 53 |  Western Sahara[5] |
650,000 | 0.06 | 5.18 | 32,000 | 14 | 552,931 | 2013 | 2013 World Gazetteer projection |
| 54 |  Cape Verde |
511,000 | 0.05 | 1.39 | 7,000 | 50 | 491,875 | June 16, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 55 | Mayotte (France) |
217,000 | 0.02 | 2.36 | 5,000 | 30 | 212,600 | August 21, 2012 | 2012 census result |
| 56 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
194,000 | 0.02 | 3.19 | 6,000 | 22 | 187,356 | May 13, 2012 | 2012 census result |
| 57 |  Seychelles |
94,000 | 0.01 | 1.08 | 1,000 | 65 | 90,945 | August 26, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 58 |  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) |
4,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 4,255 | February 10, 2008 | Preliminary 2008 census result |
| Total | 1,100,171,000 | 100.00 | 2.74 | 29,308,000 | 26 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Calculated, when available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.
- ^ It corresponds to the following formula: projection2013/projection2012x100-100.
- ^ It corresponds to the calculation: projection2013*annual_growth/100.
- ^ It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
- ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
See also[edit]
- List of countries by population
- List of countries in the Americas by population
- List of Arab countries by population
- List of Asian countries by population
- List of Caribbean island countries by population
- List of Eurasian countries by population
- List of European countries by population
- List of European Union member states by population
- List of Latin American countries by population
- List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
- List of Middle East countries by population
- List of North American countries by population
- List of Oceanian countries by population
- List of South American countries by population
- List of countries by past and future population
- List of countries by past population (United Nations)
- List of countries by population in 2000
- List of countries by population in 2010
