Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 07 May 2020 |
Country/Region | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Growth (2020) | |||||
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2019 | 2020 | Change | Africa | World | Africa | World | % | W rank | |
Burundi | 11,530,580 | 11,890,784 | 360,204 | 0.887 | 0.153 | 30 | 78 | 3.12 | 7 |
Comoros | 850,886 | 869,601 | 18,715 | 0.0649 | 0.0112 | 52 | 163 | 2.20 | 47 |
Djibouti | 973,560 | 988,000 | 14,440 | 0.0737 | 0.0127 | 50 | 160 | 1.48 | 77 |
Eritrea | 3,497,117 | 3,546,421 | 49,304 | 0.265 | 0.0455 | 40 | 133 | 1.41 | 81 |
Ethiopia | 112,078,730 | 114,963,588 | 2,884,858 | 8.58 | 1.47 | 2 | 12 | 2.57 | 28 |
Kenya | 52,573,973 | 53,771,296 | 1,197,323 | 4.01 | 0.690 | 7 | 27 | 2.28 | 45 |
Madagascar | 26,969,307 | 27,691,018 | 721,711 | 2.07 | 0.355 | 15 | 51 | 2.68 | 23 |
Malawi | 18,628,747 | 19,129,952 | 501,205 | 1.43 | 0.245 | 21 | 62 | 2.69 | 22 |
Mauritius | 1,269,668 | 1,271,768 | 2,100 | 0.0949 | 0.0163 | 48 | 157 | 0.17 | 192 |
Mayotte | 266,150 | 272,815 | 6,665 | 0.0204 | 0.00350 | 55 | 186 | 2.50 | 34 |
Mozambique | 30,366,036 | 31,255,435 | 889,399 | 2.33 | 0.401 | 13 | 46 | 2.93 | 13 |
Réunion | 888,927 | 895,312 | 6,385 | 0.0668 | 0.0115 | 51 | 162 | 0.72 | 141 |
Rwanda | 12,626,950 | 12,952,218 | 325,268 | 0.966 | 0.166 | 28 | 76 | 2.58 | 26 |
Seychelles | 97,739 | 98,347 | 608 | 0.00734 | 0.00126 | 57 | 200 | 0.62 | 153 |
Somalia | 15,442,905 | 15,893,222 | 450,317 | 1.19 | 0.204 | 25 | 73 | 2.92 | 15 |
South Sudan | 11,062,113 | 11,193,725 | 131,612 | 0.835 | 0.144 | 32 | 84 | 1.19 | 100 |
Uganda | 44,269,594 | 45,741,007 | 1,471,413 | 3.41 | 0.587 | 8 | 31 | 3.32 | 4 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 58,005,463 | 59,734,218 | 1,728,755 | 4.46 | 0.766 | 5 | 24 | 2.98 | 11 |
Zambia | 17,861,030 | 18,383,955 | 522,925 | 1.37 | 0.236 | 22 | 65 | 2.93 | 14 |
Zimbabwe | 14,645,468 | 14,862,924 | 217,456 | 1.11 | 0.191 | 26 | 74 | 1.48 | 76 |
Angola | 31,825,295 | 32,866,272 | 1,040,977 | 2.45 | 0.422 | 12 | 44 | 3.27 | 5 |
Cameroon | 25,876,380 | 26,545,863 | 669,483 | 1.98 | 0.341 | 16 | 52 | 2.59 | 25 |
Central African Republic | 4,745,185 | 4,829,767 | 84,582 | 0.360 | 0.0620 | 38 | 125 | 1.78 | 62 |
Chad | 15,946,876 | 16,425,864 | 478,988 | 1.23 | 0.211 | 24 | 72 | 3.00 | 10 |
Congo | 5,380,508 | 5,518,087 | 137,579 | 0.412 | 0.0708 | 36 | 117 | 2.56 | 30 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 86,790,567 | 89,561,403 | 2,770,836 | 6.68 | 1.15 | 4 | 16 | 3.19 | 6 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1,355,986 | 1,402,985 | 46,999 | 0.105 | 0.0180 | 47 | 153 | 3.47 | 3 |
Gabon | 2,172,579 | 2,225,734 | 53,155 | 0.166 | 0.0286 | 44 | 146 | 2.45 | 36 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 215,056 | 219,159 | 4,103 | 0.0163 | 0.00281 | 56 | 187 | 1.91 | 55 |
Botswana | 2,303,697 | 2,351,627 | 47,930 | 0.175 | 0.0302 | 43 | 145 | 2.08 | 50 |
Eswatini | 1,148,130 | 1,160,164 | 12,034 | 0.0865 | 0.0149 | 49 | 159 | 1.05 | 113 |
Lesotho | 2,125,268 | 2,142,249 | 16,981 | 0.160 | 0.0275 | 45 | 147 | 0.80 | 135 |
Namibia | 2,494,530 | 2,540,905 | 46,375 | 0.190 | 0.0326 | 41 | 143 | 1.86 | 58 |
South Africa | 58,558,270 | 59,308,690 | 750,420 | 4.42 | 0.761 | 6 | 25 | 1.28 | 90 |
Benin | 11,801,151 | 12,123,200 | 322,049 | 0.904 | 0.156 | 29 | 77 | 2.73 | 20 |
Burkina Faso | 20,321,378 | 20,903,273 | 581,895 | 1.56 | 0.268 | 19 | 59 | 2.86 | 16 |
Cabo Verde | 549,935 | 555,987 | 6,052 | 0.0415 | 0.00713 | 54 | 172 | 1.10 | 106 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 25,716,544 | 26,378,274 | 661,730 | 1.97 | 0.338 | 17 | 53 | 2.57 | 29 |
Gambia | 2,347,706 | 2,416,668 | 68,962 | 0.180 | 0.0310 | 42 | 144 | 2.94 | 12 |
Ghana | 30,417,856 | 31,072,940 | 655,084 | 2.32 | 0.399 | 14 | 47 | 2.15 | 48 |
Guinea | 12,771,246 | 13,132,795 | 361,549 | 0.980 | 0.168 | 27 | 75 | 2.83 | 17 |
Guinea-Bissau | 1,920,922 | 1,968,001 | 47,079 | 0.147 | 0.0252 | 46 | 150 | 2.45 | 35 |
Liberia | 4,937,374 | 5,057,681 | 120,307 | 0.377 | 0.0649 | 37 | 123 | 2.44 | 37 |
Mali | 19,658,031 | 20,250,833 | 592,802 | 1.51 | 0.260 | 20 | 60 | 3.02 | 9 |
Mauritania | 4,525,696 | 4,649,658 | 123,962 | 0.347 | 0.0597 | 39 | 127 | 2.74 | 19 |
Niger | 23,310,715 | 24,206,644 | 895,929 | 1.81 | 0.311 | 18 | 56 | 3.84 | 1 |
Nigeria | 200,963,599 | 206,139,589 | 5,175,990 | 15.4 | 2.64 | 1 | 7 | 2.58 | 27 |
Saint Helena | 6,059 | 6,077 | 18 | 0.00045 | 0.00008 | 58 | 229 | 0.30 | 179 |
Senegal | 16,296,364 | 16,743,927 | 447,563 | 1.25 | 0.215 | 23 | 70 | 2.75 | 18 |
Sierra Leone | 7,813,215 | 7,976,983 | 163,768 | 0.595 | 0.102 | 34 | 103 | 2.10 | 49 |
Togo | 8,082,366 | 8,278,724 | 196,358 | 0.618 | 0.106 | 33 | 102 | 2.43 | 38 |
Algeria | 43,053,054 | 43,851,044 | 797,990 | 3.27 | 0.563 | 9 | 33 | 1.85 | 59 |
Egypt | 100,388,073 | 102,334,404 | 1,946,331 | 7.63 | 1.31 | 3 | 14 | 1.94 | 54 |
Libya | 6,777,452 | 6,871,292 | 93,840 | 0.513 | 0.0882 | 35 | 108 | 1.38 | 85 |
Morocco | 36,471,769 | 36,910,560 | 438,791 | 2.75 | 0.474 | 11 | 40 | 1.20 | 98 |
Sudan | 42,813,238 | 43,849,260 | 1,036,022 | 3.27 | 0.563 | 10 | 34 | 2.42 | 40 |
Tunisia | 11,694,719 | 11,818,619 | 123,900 | 0.882 | 0.152 | 31 | 79 | 1.06 | 112 |
Western Sahara | 582,463 | 597,339 | 14,876 | 0.0446 | 0.00766 | 53 | 170 | 2.55 | 31 |
Africa | 1,308,064,195 | 1,340,598,147 | 32,533,952 | 17.20 | 2.49 |
Country/Region | Density (2020) | Sex ratio (2020) | Fert. rate (2015-20) | Med. age (2020) | Life exp. (2015-20) | ||||||
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P/sq km | P/sq mile | rank | M/100 F | rank | births/W | rank | years | rank | years | rank | |
Nigeria | 226.3 | 586.2 | 65 | 102.754 | 172 | 5.42 | 8 | 18.064 | 186 | 54.18 | 197 |
Ethiopia | 115.0 | 297.8 | 99 | 100.122 | 129 | 4.30 | 33 | 19.466 | 170 | 65.97 | 161 |
Egypt | 102.8 | 266.3 | 112 | 102.116 | 162 | 3.33 | 57 | 24.606 | 137 | 71.74 | 124 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.51 | 102.3 | 173 | 99.685 | 113 | 5.96 | 3 | 16.988 | 195 | 60.21 | 187 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 67.44 | 174.7 | 148 | 99.893 | 124 | 4.92 | 12 | 17.992 | 188 | 64.84 | 164 |
South Africa | 48.89 | 126.6 | 164 | 97.087 | 65 | 2.41 | 89 | 27.621 | 120 | 63.62 | 171 |
Kenya | 94.48 | 244.7 | 119 | 98.764 | 101 | 3.52 | 54 | 20.119 | 163 | 66.18 | 158 |
Uganda | 228.9 | 592.9 | 63 | 97.207 | 69 | 5.01 | 11 | 16.733 | 196 | 62.76 | 177 |
Algeria | 18.41 | 47.68 | 200 | 102.104 | 161 | 3.05 | 60 | 28.521 | 111 | 76.59 | 73 |
Sudan | 24.84 | 64.34 | 192 | 99.842 | 120 | 4.43 | 28 | 19.659 | 168 | 64.95 | 163 |
Morocco | 82.70 | 214.2 | 129 | 98.511 | 94 | 2.42 | 87 | 29.538 | 106 | 76.33 | 78 |
Angola | 26.36 | 68.28 | 185 | 97.925 | 84 | 5.55 | 6 | 16.677 | 198 | 60.54 | 185 |
Mozambique | 39.75 | 102.9 | 172 | 94.529 | 38 | 4.89 | 13 | 17.620 | 190 | 60.05 | 188 |
Ghana | 136.6 | 353.7 | 89 | 102.787 | 173 | 3.89 | 42 | 21.507 | 155 | 63.65 | 170 |
Madagascar | 47.60 | 123.3 | 165 | 99.555 | 111 | 4.11 | 36 | 19.568 | 169 | 66.49 | 157 |
Cameroon | 56.16 | 145.4 | 156 | 100.062 | 127 | 4.60 | 21 | 18.688 | 180 | 58.77 | 190 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 82.95 | 214.8 | 128 | 101.701 | 156 | 4.68 | 18 | 18.854 | 177 | 57.25 | 195 |
Niger | 19.11 | 49.49 | 199 | 101.111 | 149 | 6.95 | 1 | 15.151 | 201 | 61.80 | 178 |
Burkina Faso | 76.40 | 197.9 | 136 | 99.868 | 123 | 5.23 | 10 | 17.551 | 193 | 60.92 | 183 |
Mali | 16.60 | 42.98 | 206 | 100.391 | 137 | 5.92 | 4 | 16.347 | 200 | 58.71 | 191 |
Malawi | 202.9 | 525.5 | 74 | 97.299 | 73 | 4.25 | 34 | 18.080 | 185 | 63.43 | 174 |
Zambia | 24.73 | 64.05 | 193 | 98.083 | 87 | 4.66 | 19 | 17.592 | 192 | 63.26 | 175 |
Senegal | 86.97 | 225.2 | 124 | 95.307 | 44 | 4.65 | 20 | 18.514 | 183 | 67.47 | 151 |
Chad | 13.05 | 33.79 | 214 | 99.690 | 114 | 5.80 | 5 | 16.554 | 199 | 53.80 | 199 |
Somalia | 25.33 | 65.61 | 189 | 99.435 | 109 | 6.12 | 2 | 16.683 | 197 | 56.94 | 196 |
Zimbabwe | 38.42 | 99.51 | 176 | 91.263 | 20 | 3.63 | 48 | 18.668 | 181 | 60.83 | 184 |
Guinea | 53.45 | 138.4 | 158 | 93.712 | 28 | 4.74 | 16 | 18.020 | 187 | 61.04 | 181 |
Rwanda | 525.0 | 1,360 | 25 | 96.699 | 58 | 4.10 | 39 | 20.039 | 166 | 68.44 | 147 |
Benin | 107.5 | 278.5 | 106 | 99.758 | 116 | 4.87 | 14 | 18.781 | 179 | 61.30 | 180 |
Burundi | 463.0 | 1,199 | 29 | 98.480 | 93 | 5.45 | 7 | 17.320 | 194 | 61.03 | 182 |
Tunisia | 76.07 | 197.0 | 137 | 98.370 | 90 | 2.20 | 104 | 32.835 | 80 | 76.41 | 75 |
South Sudan | 18.32 | 47.45 | 201 | 100.220 | 132 | 4.74 | 17 | 19.040 | 176 | 57.43 | 194 |
Togo | 152.2 | 394.2 | 81 | 99.040 | 104 | 4.35 | 30 | 19.350 | 173 | 60.53 | 186 |
Sierra Leone | 110.5 | 286.2 | 103 | 99.637 | 112 | 4.32 | 32 | 19.402 | 172 | 54.07 | 198 |
Libya | 3.905 | 10.11 | 226 | 101.945 | 159 | 2.25 | 101 | 28.817 | 110 | 72.70 | 115 |
Congo | 16.16 | 41.85 | 210 | 99.828 | 119 | 4.45 | 26 | 19.204 | 175 | 64.16 | 167 |
Liberia | 52.51 | 136.0 | 159 | 101.089 | 148 | 4.35 | 31 | 19.411 | 171 | 63.60 | 172 |
Central African Republic | 7.753 | 20.08 | 219 | 98.289 | 89 | 4.75 | 15 | 17.611 | 191 | 52.67 | 201 |
Mauritania | 4.511 | 11.68 | 222 | 100.877 | 144 | 4.59 | 22 | 20.114 | 164 | 64.61 | 165 |
Eritrea | 35.11 | 90.94 | 178 | 100.490 | 138 | 4.10 | 38 | 19.209 | 174 | 65.74 | 162 |
Namibia | 3.086 | 7.993 | 231 | 94.077 | 34 | 3.42 | 55 | 21.832 | 154 | 63.02 | 176 |
Gambia | 238.8 | 618.5 | 61 | 98.392 | 91 | 5.25 | 9 | 17.844 | 189 | 61.54 | 179 |
Botswana | 4.149 | 10.75 | 224 | 93.944 | 32 | 2.89 | 68 | 24.044 | 141 | 69.10 | 146 |
Gabon | 8.638 | 22.37 | 218 | 103.658 | 180 | 4.00 | 40 | 22.511 | 148 | 66.06 | 159 |
Lesotho | 70.56 | 182.8 | 143 | 97.388 | 74 | 3.16 | 58 | 24.010 | 142 | 53.51 | 200 |
Guinea-Bissau | 69.99 | 181.3 | 145 | 95.762 | 48 | 4.51 | 25 | 18.833 | 178 | 57.82 | 193 |
Equatorial Guinea | 50.02 | 129.5 | 161 | 125.341 | 194 | 4.55 | 24 | 22.335 | 152 | 58.25 | 192 |
Mauritius | 626.5 | 1,623 | 20 | 97.391 | 75 | 1.39 | 187 | 37.457 | 61 | 74.76 | 96 |
Eswatini | 67.45 | 174.7 | 147 | 96.662 | 57 | 3.03 | 62 | 20.729 | 160 | 59.31 | 189 |
Djibouti | 42.62 | 110.4 | 170 | 110.657 | 192 | 2.76 | 74 | 26.570 | 126 | 66.54 | 156 |
Réunion | 358.1 | 927.5 | 37 | 93.787 | 30 | 2.27 | 99 | 35.895 | 66 | 80.03 | 36 |
Comoros | 467.3 | 1,210 | 27 | 101.789 | 157 | 4.24 | 35 | 20.370 | 161 | 63.98 | 169 |
Western Sahara | 2.246 | 5.817 | 232 | 109.538 | 190 | 2.41 | 90 | 28.424 | 113 | 69.86 | 140 |
Cabo Verde | 138.0 | 357.3 | 87 | 100.811 | 142 | 2.29 | 96 | 27.604 | 121 | 72.70 | 116 |
Mayotte | 727.5 | 1,884 | 16 | 96.758 | 59 | 3.73 | 45 | 20.073 | 165 | 79.35 | 43 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 228.3 | 591.3 | 64 | 100.173 | 130 | 4.35 | 29 | 18.612 | 182 | 70.05 | 139 |
Seychelles | 213.8 | 553.7 | 70 | 105.298 | 182 | 2.46 | 82 | 34.181 | 72 | 73.29 | 109 |
Saint Helena | 15.58 | 40.36 | 212 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Africa | 45.22 | 117.1 | 99.875 | 4.44 | 19.682 | 62.66 |