Africa: List of all 54 countries by population

Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia in both cases. It contains 54 countries.

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Africa: List of all 54 countries by population

Africa is the world’s second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia in both cases.

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At about 30.3 million km2 including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area.

With 1.4 billion people, it accounts for around 18% of the world’s human population.

Africa contains 54 countries.

LIST OF AFRICA COUNTRIES BY POPULATION

Nigeria218,839,589
Ethiopia124,334,404
Egypt108,000,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo95,600,000
Tanzania63,200,000
South Africa60,800,000
Kenya54,900,000
Sudan46,268,269
Algeria45,300,000
Uganda42,885,900
Morocco37,034,729
Angola35,097,671
Mozambique31,600,000
Ghana31,072,940
Cameroon28,524,175
Madagascar28,427,328
Ivory Coast27,087,732
Niger24,112,753
Burkina Faso21,500,000
Mali20,856,000
Malawi20,100,000
Zambia19,400,000
Senegal17,200,000
Chad16,818,391
Somalia15,800,000
Zimbabwe15,790,716
South Sudan13,249,924
Rwanda12,955,768
Guinea12,907,395
Benin12,506,347
Burundi12,500,000
Tunisia11,746,695
Sierra Leone8,297,882
Togo7,886,000
Libya6,959,000
Republic of the Congo5,657,000
Central African Republic5,600,000
Liberia4,661,010
Mauritania4,200,000
Eritrea3,656,663
Namibia2,550,226
Gambia2,487,000
Botswana2,410,338
Gabon2,233,272
Lesotho2,100,000
Guinea-Bissau1,600,000
Equatorial Guinea1,505,588
Mauritius1,266,334
Eswatini1,100,000
Djibouti976,107
Comoros800,000
Cape Verde563,198
Sao Tome and Principe200,000
Seychelles99,202

All figures are the latest available from either 2021 or 2022 and sourced from the national or official estimate