Population of Africa
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 01 Mar 2024 |
The current population of Africa is 1,485,989,172 as of March 29, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. As of 1 July 2024, the population of Africa is projected to be around 1.49 billion or 1,495 million or 1,494,993,924 people. The total population in Africa is projected close to 1.46 billion or 1,460 million or 1,460,481,772 people in 2023. Africa had crossed one billion milestones in 2010 and will have close to 4 billion people by the end of the century as per projection.
Africa has been the second-most continent behind Asia since the year 1996 after overtaking Europe. Africa's share of the world population increased from 9.1 percent in 1950 to the current estimate of 18.41 percent in 2024 and is projected to reach nearly 37.92 percent in 2100.
The Eastern Africa region forms the single largest population block in Africa, followed by the Western Africa region. Eastern Africa accounts for about a third of Africa's population, while the Western Africa region accounts for 30% of Africa. These two regions together account for 63% of the continent's population. Eighteen percent of the African population lives in Northern Africa, 14 percent in Middle Africa, and 4.7 percent in Southern Africa.
Africa has been the fastest-growing continent by population since the year 1972. The continent's annual population growth rate is very high, at 2.33 percent in 2024, and is projected to remain above 2 percent for the next 20 years. The population growth reached a peak in 1981, with an annual growth rate of 2.96 %. Middle Africa is the fastest-growing subregion in Africa, with a growth rate of above 3 percent, followed by Eastern Africa and Western Africa. Southern Africa and Northern Africa are the two regions that have a growth rate below 2%. The population of Africa has increased by 557 % since 1950, which is 200% more than the 2nd highest figure in South America at 290 %.
Africa will add 35 million people in 2021, which is near to the population of the 45th ranked Mozambique. The net increase in the per year is projected to peak in 2043, with almost 39.33 million.
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Rank | Subregion | Population | Share (%) | Growth (2024) | |||||
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2023 | 2024 | Africa | World | Net change | rate (%) | ||||
1 Jan | 1 July | 1 Jan | 1 July | ||||||
1 | Eastern Africa | 478,953,939 | 485,066,925 | 491,179,911 | 497,385,816 | 33.27 | 6.126 | 12,411,809 | 2.50 |
2 | Western Africa | 434,422,071 | 439,868,541 | 445,315,012 | 450,876,831 | 30.16 | 5.553 | 11,123,639 | 2.47 |
3 | Northern Africa | 262,083,820 | 264,205,998 | 266,328,177 | 268,459,961 | 17.96 | 3.307 | 4,263,569 | 1.59 |
4 | Middle Africa | 199,042,475 | 202,105,149 | 205,167,824 | 208,307,438 | 13.93 | 2.566 | 6,279,227 | 3.02 |
5 | Southern Africa | 68,902,048 | 69,235,158 | 69,568,268 | 69,963,878 | 4.68 | 0.862 | 791,219 | 1.13 |
Africa | 1,443,404,353 | 1,460,481,772 | 1,477,559,192 | 1,494,993,924 | 18.414 | 34,869,463 | 2.33 |
Continent | Population | Growth rate (%) against 2021 | ||||||
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1950 | 2000 | 2050 | 2100 | 1950 | 2000 | 2050 | 2100 | |
Eastern Africa | 65,794,236 | 258,473,864 | 846,282,904 | 1,338,985,917 | 655.97 | 92.43 | 70.15 | 169.20 |
Western Africa | 70,239,992 | 237,416,079 | 773,342,802 | 1,251,489,475 | 541.91 | 89.91 | 71.52 | 177.57 |
Northern Africa | 50,057,402 | 172,317,661 | 373,587,082 | 482,073,168 | 436.30 | 55.79 | 39.16 | 79.57 |
Middle Africa | 26,634,416 | 97,355,936 | 406,380,251 | 763,156,297 | 682.10 | 113.96 | 95.09 | 266.36 |
Southern Africa | 14,823,211 | 53,388,518 | 85,542,500 | 88,715,758 | 371.99 | 31.05 | 22.27 | 26.80 |
Africa | 227,549,258 | 818,952,057 | 2,485,135,539 | 3,924,420,614 | 557.00 | 82.55 | 66.23 | 162.50 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 225,120,311 | 227,549,258 | 4,857,894 | 2.135 | 9.10 |
1951 | 229,978,205 | 232,483,995 | 5,011,579 | 2.156 | 9.14 |
1952 | 234,989,784 | 237,586,060 | 5,192,552 | 2.186 | 9.17 |
1953 | 240,182,336 | 242,837,448 | 5,310,223 | 2.187 | 9.20 |
1954 | 245,492,559 | 248,244,771 | 5,504,423 | 2.217 | 9.22 |
1955 | 250,996,982 | 253,847,728 | 5,701,491 | 2.246 | 9.24 |
1956 | 256,698,473 | 259,631,382 | 5,865,818 | 2.259 | 9.27 |
1957 | 262,564,291 | 265,515,232 | 5,901,882 | 2.223 | 9.29 |
1958 | 268,466,173 | 271,429,557 | 5,926,769 | 2.184 | 9.31 |
1959 | 274,392,942 | 277,648,187 | 6,510,489 | 2.345 | 9.35 |
1960 | 280,903,431 | 284,287,856 | 6,768,849 | 2.381 | 9.42 |
1961 | 287,672,280 | 291,177,557 | 7,010,554 | 2.408 | 9.49 |
1962 | 294,682,834 | 298,334,053 | 7,302,439 | 2.448 | 9.54 |
1963 | 301,985,273 | 305,755,225 | 7,539,904 | 2.466 | 9.57 |
1964 | 309,525,177 | 313,465,702 | 7,881,049 | 2.514 | 9.59 |
1965 | 317,406,226 | 321,446,986 | 8,081,519 | 2.514 | 9.63 |
1966 | 325,487,745 | 329,658,041 | 8,340,593 | 2.530 | 9.68 |
1967 | 333,828,338 | 338,159,594 | 8,662,512 | 2.562 | 9.73 |
1968 | 342,490,850 | 346,980,009 | 8,978,319 | 2.588 | 9.78 |
1969 | 351,469,169 | 356,070,247 | 9,202,155 | 2.585 | 9.83 |
1970 | 360,671,324 | 365,450,108 | 9,557,568 | 2.615 | 9.89 |
1971 | 370,228,892 | 375,085,855 | 9,713,925 | 2.590 | 9.95 |
1972 | 379,942,817 | 384,930,392 | 9,975,149 | 2.592 | 10.01 |
1973 | 389,917,966 | 395,212,021 | 10,588,110 | 2.679 | 10.08 |
1974 | 400,506,076 | 406,068,836 | 11,125,521 | 2.740 | 10.16 |
1975 | 411,631,597 | 417,556,630 | 11,850,066 | 2.838 | 10.26 |
1976 | 423,481,663 | 429,572,939 | 12,182,552 | 2.836 | 10.37 |
1977 | 435,664,215 | 441,701,411 | 12,074,392 | 2.734 | 10.48 |
1978 | 447,738,607 | 454,462,679 | 13,448,144 | 2.959 | 10.59 |
1979 | 461,186,751 | 467,975,884 | 13,578,267 | 2.902 | 10.72 |
1980 | 474,765,018 | 481,542,773 | 13,555,510 | 2.815 | 10.84 |
1981 | 488,320,528 | 495,655,336 | 14,669,616 | 2.960 | 10.95 |
1982 | 502,990,144 | 510,540,229 | 15,100,169 | 2.958 | 11.08 |
1983 | 518,090,313 | 525,335,031 | 14,489,436 | 2.758 | 11.20 |
1984 | 532,579,749 | 540,182,783 | 15,206,068 | 2.815 | 11.31 |
1985 | 547,785,817 | 555,652,630 | 15,733,627 | 2.832 | 11.43 |
1986 | 563,519,444 | 571,646,426 | 16,253,963 | 2.844 | 11.55 |
1987 | 579,773,407 | 588,079,706 | 16,612,598 | 2.825 | 11.67 |
1988 | 596,386,005 | 604,511,226 | 16,250,443 | 2.688 | 11.78 |
1989 | 612,636,448 | 621,167,635 | 17,062,374 | 2.747 | 11.89 |
1990 | 629,698,822 | 638,157,236 | 16,916,829 | 2.651 | 12.00 |
1991 | 646,615,651 | 655,040,493 | 16,849,683 | 2.572 | 12.12 |
1992 | 663,465,334 | 671,931,548 | 16,932,428 | 2.520 | 12.23 |
1993 | 680,397,762 | 689,139,958 | 17,484,393 | 2.537 | 12.36 |
1994 | 697,882,155 | 706,488,294 | 17,212,278 | 2.436 | 12.48 |
1995 | 715,094,433 | 724,331,670 | 18,474,474 | 2.551 | 12.61 |
1996 | 733,568,907 | 742,764,748 | 18,391,682 | 2.476 | 12.75 |
1997 | 751,960,589 | 761,224,444 | 18,527,710 | 2.434 | 12.89 |
1998 | 770,488,299 | 779,908,035 | 18,839,472 | 2.416 | 13.03 |
1999 | 789,327,771 | 799,099,340 | 19,543,137 | 2.446 | 13.17 |
2000 | 808,870,908 | 818,952,057 | 20,162,298 | 2.462 | 13.32 |
2001 | 829,033,206 | 839,463,871 | 20,861,330 | 2.485 | 13.47 |
2002 | 849,894,536 | 860,611,461 | 21,433,851 | 2.491 | 13.63 |
2003 | 871,328,387 | 882,349,262 | 22,041,751 | 2.498 | 13.80 |
2004 | 893,370,138 | 904,781,335 | 22,822,394 | 2.523 | 13.97 |
2005 | 916,192,532 | 927,898,100 | 23,411,137 | 2.523 | 14.15 |
2006 | 939,603,669 | 951,740,272 | 24,273,205 | 2.551 | 14.33 |
2007 | 963,876,874 | 976,461,444 | 25,169,139 | 2.578 | 14.52 |
2008 | 989,046,013 | 1,001,981,281 | 25,870,536 | 2.582 | 14.71 |
2009 | 1,014,916,549 | 1,028,200,282 | 26,567,465 | 2.584 | 14.91 |
2010 | 1,041,484,014 | 1,055,233,397 | 27,498,766 | 2.606 | 15.11 |
2011 | 1,068,982,780 | 1,082,675,800 | 27,386,041 | 2.530 | 15.31 |
2012 | 1,096,368,821 | 1,110,797,234 | 28,856,826 | 2.598 | 15.51 |
2013 | 1,125,225,647 | 1,140,180,580 | 29,909,866 | 2.623 | 15.73 |
2014 | 1,155,135,513 | 1,170,299,023 | 30,327,021 | 2.592 | 15.95 |
2015 | 1,185,462,534 | 1,201,107,938 | 31,290,809 | 2.605 | 16.17 |
2016 | 1,216,753,343 | 1,232,111,603 | 30,716,521 | 2.493 | 16.40 |
2017 | 1,247,469,864 | 1,263,333,733 | 31,727,738 | 2.512 | 16.62 |
2018 | 1,279,197,602 | 1,295,265,049 | 32,134,894 | 2.481 | 16.86 |
2019 | 1,311,332,496 | 1,327,701,163 | 32,737,334 | 2.466 | 17.10 |
2020 | 1,344,069,830 | 1,360,677,231 | 33,214,801 | 2.441 | 17.35 |
2021 | 1,377,284,631 | 1,393,676,444 | 32,783,626 | 2.352 | 17.62 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2022 | 1,410,068,257 | 1,426,736,305 | 33,336,096 | 2.337 | 17.89 |
2023 | 1,443,404,353 | 1,460,481,772 | 34,154,839 | 2.339 | 18.15 |
2024 | 1,477,559,192 | 1,494,993,924 | 34,869,463 | 2.333 | 18.41 |
2025 | 1,512,428,655 | 1,530,031,247 | 35,205,184 | 2.301 | 18.68 |
2026 | 1,547,633,839 | 1,565,426,616 | 35,585,554 | 2.273 | 18.94 |
2027 | 1,583,219,393 | 1,601,202,762 | 35,966,738 | 2.246 | 19.21 |
2028 | 1,619,186,131 | 1,637,345,106 | 36,317,950 | 2.218 | 19.48 |
2029 | 1,655,504,081 | 1,673,845,126 | 36,682,090 | 2.192 | 19.75 |
2030 | 1,692,186,171 | 1,710,666,359 | 36,960,375 | 2.161 | 20.02 |
2031 | 1,729,146,546 | 1,747,785,516 | 37,277,941 | 2.133 | 20.29 |
2032 | 1,766,424,487 | 1,785,223,387 | 37,597,799 | 2.106 | 20.56 |
2033 | 1,804,022,286 | 1,822,964,745 | 37,884,917 | 2.078 | 20.84 |
2034 | 1,841,907,203 | 1,861,003,225 | 38,192,044 | 2.052 | 21.11 |
2035 | 1,880,099,247 | 1,899,296,806 | 38,395,118 | 2.022 | 21.39 |
2036 | 1,918,494,365 | 1,937,777,711 | 38,566,692 | 1.990 | 21.67 |
2037 | 1,957,061,057 | 1,976,448,546 | 38,774,977 | 1.962 | 21.95 |
2038 | 1,995,836,034 | 2,015,305,954 | 38,939,840 | 1.932 | 22.22 |
2039 | 2,034,775,874 | 2,054,303,343 | 39,054,938 | 1.901 | 22.50 |
2040 | 2,073,830,812 | 2,093,408,427 | 39,155,230 | 1.870 | 22.78 |
2041 | 2,112,986,042 | 2,132,617,527 | 39,262,970 | 1.841 | 23.06 |
2042 | 2,152,249,012 | 2,171,875,609 | 39,253,193 | 1.807 | 23.34 |
2043 | 2,191,502,205 | 2,211,166,983 | 39,329,556 | 1.779 | 23.62 |
2044 | 2,230,831,761 | 2,250,478,962 | 39,294,401 | 1.746 | 23.90 |
2045 | 2,270,126,162 | 2,289,760,657 | 39,268,989 | 1.715 | 24.19 |
2046 | 2,309,395,151 | 2,328,998,686 | 39,207,071 | 1.683 | 24.47 |
2047 | 2,348,602,222 | 2,368,191,007 | 39,177,570 | 1.654 | 24.75 |
2048 | 2,387,779,792 | 2,407,306,427 | 39,053,269 | 1.622 | 25.03 |
2049 | 2,426,833,061 | 2,446,293,956 | 38,921,789 | 1.591 | 25.31 |
2050 | 2,465,754,850 | 2,485,135,539 | 38,761,378 | 1.560 | 25.59 |
2051 | 2,504,516,228 | 2,523,769,525 | 38,506,594 | 1.526 | 25.88 |
2052 | 2,543,022,822 | 2,562,212,475 | 38,379,305 | 1.498 | 26.16 |
2053 | 2,581,402,127 | 2,600,475,601 | 38,146,949 | 1.467 | 26.44 |
2054 | 2,619,549,076 | 2,638,493,882 | 37,889,611 | 1.436 | 26.73 |
2055 | 2,657,438,687 | 2,676,268,187 | 37,659,000 | 1.407 | 27.01 |
2056 | 2,695,097,687 | 2,713,808,602 | 37,421,830 | 1.379 | 27.29 |
2057 | 2,732,519,517 | 2,751,105,347 | 37,171,660 | 1.351 | 27.58 |
2058 | 2,769,691,177 | 2,788,100,678 | 36,819,002 | 1.321 | 27.86 |
2059 | 2,806,510,179 | 2,824,746,220 | 36,472,082 | 1.291 | 28.14 |
2060 | 2,842,982,261 | 2,861,079,511 | 36,194,500 | 1.265 | 28.42 |
2061 | 2,879,176,761 | 2,897,140,195 | 35,926,867 | 1.240 | 28.70 |
2062 | 2,915,103,628 | 2,932,931,499 | 35,655,743 | 1.216 | 28.97 |
2063 | 2,950,759,371 | 2,968,373,604 | 35,228,467 | 1.187 | 29.25 |
2064 | 2,985,987,838 | 3,003,468,334 | 34,960,991 | 1.164 | 29.53 |
2065 | 3,020,948,829 | 3,038,189,396 | 34,481,133 | 1.135 | 29.80 |
2066 | 3,055,429,962 | 3,072,489,966 | 34,120,008 | 1.111 | 30.07 |
2067 | 3,089,549,970 | 3,106,448,544 | 33,797,148 | 1.088 | 30.34 |
2068 | 3,123,347,118 | 3,140,019,266 | 33,344,297 | 1.062 | 30.60 |
2069 | 3,156,691,415 | 3,173,134,557 | 32,886,284 | 1.036 | 30.87 |
2070 | 3,189,577,699 | 3,205,773,359 | 32,391,320 | 1.010 | 31.13 |
2071 | 3,221,969,019 | 3,237,935,473 | 31,932,909 | 0.986 | 31.39 |
2072 | 3,253,901,928 | 3,269,661,930 | 31,520,005 | 0.964 | 31.65 |
2073 | 3,285,421,933 | 3,300,925,347 | 31,006,828 | 0.939 | 31.91 |
2074 | 3,316,428,761 | 3,331,662,177 | 30,466,831 | 0.914 | 32.16 |
2075 | 3,346,895,592 | 3,361,854,381 | 29,917,578 | 0.890 | 32.42 |
2076 | 3,376,813,170 | 3,391,480,493 | 29,334,646 | 0.865 | 32.67 |
2077 | 3,406,147,816 | 3,420,510,775 | 28,725,918 | 0.840 | 32.91 |
2078 | 3,434,873,734 | 3,449,000,022 | 28,252,576 | 0.819 | 33.16 |
2079 | 3,463,126,310 | 3,476,975,700 | 27,698,779 | 0.797 | 33.41 |
2080 | 3,490,825,089 | 3,504,401,640 | 27,153,101 | 0.775 | 33.65 |
2081 | 3,517,978,190 | 3,531,278,214 | 26,600,048 | 0.753 | 33.89 |
2082 | 3,544,578,238 | 3,557,592,404 | 26,028,331 | 0.732 | 34.13 |
2083 | 3,570,606,569 | 3,583,317,421 | 25,421,704 | 0.709 | 34.37 |
2084 | 3,596,028,273 | 3,608,448,708 | 24,840,869 | 0.688 | 34.60 |
2085 | 3,620,869,142 | 3,632,983,263 | 24,228,242 | 0.667 | 34.83 |
2086 | 3,645,097,384 | 3,656,872,629 | 23,550,491 | 0.644 | 35.06 |
2087 | 3,668,647,875 | 3,680,115,945 | 22,936,140 | 0.623 | 35.28 |
2088 | 3,691,584,015 | 3,702,756,286 | 22,344,541 | 0.603 | 35.50 |
2089 | 3,713,928,556 | 3,724,740,394 | 21,623,676 | 0.581 | 35.72 |
2090 | 3,735,552,232 | 3,746,056,451 | 21,008,438 | 0.561 | 35.94 |
2091 | 3,756,560,670 | 3,766,731,760 | 20,342,180 | 0.540 | 36.15 |
2092 | 3,776,902,850 | 3,786,782,004 | 19,758,307 | 0.522 | 36.36 |
2093 | 3,796,661,157 | 3,806,216,486 | 19,110,658 | 0.502 | 36.56 |
2094 | 3,815,771,815 | 3,825,036,829 | 18,530,029 | 0.484 | 36.77 |
2095 | 3,834,301,844 | 3,843,212,997 | 17,822,306 | 0.464 | 36.97 |
2096 | 3,852,124,150 | 3,860,723,993 | 17,199,685 | 0.446 | 37.16 |
2097 | 3,869,323,835 | 3,877,576,535 | 16,505,399 | 0.426 | 37.36 |
2098 | 3,885,829,234 | 3,893,797,579 | 15,936,690 | 0.409 | 37.55 |
2099 | 3,901,765,924 | 3,909,421,429 | 15,311,010 | 0.392 | 37.73 |
2100 | 3,917,076,934 | 3,924,420,614 | 14,687,360 | 0.374 | 37.92 |