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This is a list of African countries and dependent territories sorted by population , which is sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data. Africa remains one of the world's fastest growing regions, after Asia .[1] 60% of Africa is 25 years of age or younger,[2] making demography and growth in the continent a matter of policy and economic significance.
Rank
Country (or dependent territory)
Official figure (where available)
Date of last figure
Source
1
Nigeria
200,963,599
2019
Worldometers [3]
2
Ethiopia
112,078,730
2019
Worldometers
3
Egypt
100,173,395
March 25, 2020
Official population clock
4
Democratic Republic of the Congo
86,026,000
July 1, 2019
Official estimate
5
Tanzania
59,909,720
2020
Worldometers
6
South Africa
59,622,350
July 1, 2020
Official estimate
7
Kenya
47,564,296
2019
Official estimate
8
Uganda
45,741,007
July,13, 2020
https://www.worldometers.info
9
Algeria
43,000,420
January 1, 2019
Official estimate
10
Sudan
42,268,269
January 25, 2020
Official population clock
11
Morocco
35,795,289
January 25, 2020
Official population clock
12
Mozambique
28,013,000
2015
Official estimate
13
Ghana
27,043,093
2014
Official estimate
14
Angola
24,383,301
May 16, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
15
Somalia
22,316,895
January 1, 2019
Official estimate
16
Ivory Coast
22,671,331
May 15, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
17
Madagascar
22,434,363
2014
Official estimate
18
Cameroon
21,917,602
2015
Official estimate
19
Burkina Faso
18,450,494
2015
Official estimate
20
Niger
17,138,707
December 10, 2012
Final 2012 census result
21
Malawi
16,832,900
July 1, 2016
Official estimate
22
Zambia
15,473,905
2015
Official estimate
23
Mali
14,528,662
April 1, 2009
Final 2009 census result
24
Senegal
14,354,690
2015
Official estimate
25
Zimbabwe
13,061,239
August 17, 2012
Final 2012 census result
26
Chad
11,039,873
May 20, 2009
Final 2009 census result
27
Tunisia
10,982,754
April 23, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
28
Guinea
10,628,972
April 2, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
29
Rwanda
10,515,973
August 15, 2012
Final 2012 census result
30
Benin
10,008,749
May 11, 2013
Final 2013 census result
31
Burundi
9,823,828
2015
Official estimate
32
South Sudan
8,260,490
April 22, 2008
2008 census result
33
Eritrea
6,536,000
July 1, 2014
Official estimate
34
Sierra Leone
6,348,350
2014
Official estimate
35
Togo
6,191,155
November 6, 2010
Final 2010 census result
36
Libya
5,298,152
April 15, 2006
2006 census result
37
Central African Republic
3,859,139
2017
[4]
38
Mauritania
3,718,678
2016
Official estimate
39
Republic of the Congo
3,697,490
April 28, 2007
2007 census result
40
Liberia
3,476,608
March 21, 2008
Final 2008 census result
41
Namibia
2,280,700
July 1, 2015
Official estimate
42
Botswana
2,024,904
August 22, 2011
Final 2011 census result
43
Lesotho
1,894,194
2011
Official estimate
44
Gambia
1,882,450
April 15, 2013
Preliminary 2013 census result [permanent dead link ]
45
Gabon
1,802,278
October 5, 2013
Preliminary 2013 census result
46
Guinea-Bissau
1,530,673
2015
Official estimate
47
Mauritius
1,261,208
July 1, 2014
Official estimate
48
Equatorial Guinea
1,222,442
July 4, 2015
Preliminary 2015 census result
49
Eswatini
1,119,375
2015
Official estimate
50
Djibouti
864,618
July 1, 2011
Official estimate
Réunion (France )
840,974
January 1, 2013
Official estimate
51
Comoros
806,200
July 1, 2016
Official estimate
Western Sahara [5]
510,713
September 2, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
52
Cape Verde
491,875
June 16, 2010
Final 2010 census result [permanent dead link ]
Mayotte (France )
212,600
August 21, 2012
2012 census result
53
São Tomé and Príncipe
201,784
2018
Official estimate
54
Seychelles
90,945
August 26, 2010
Final 2010 census result
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK )
5,633
June 2016
2016 census result
Proportion of total African population by country
Nigeria (15.38%)
Ethiopia (8.37%)
Egypt (7.65%)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (6.57%)
Tanzania (4.55%)
South Africa (4.47%)
Kenya (3.88%)
Sudan (3.38%)
Algeria (3.36%)
Other (42.39%)
See also
References