Search results
List of African countries by population. This is a list of the current 54 African countries sorted by population, which is sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data. Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021. [1]
Jul 16, 2023 · List of countries (or dependencies) in Africa ranked by population, from the most populated. Growth rate, median age, fertility rate, area, density, population density, urbanization, urban population, share of world population.
People also ask
Which is the most populous country in Africa?
How many countries in Africa have a population below 1 million?
How many African countries are there?
Which country has the largest population growth in Africa?
- Top 10 African Countries by Population
- Bottom 5 African Countries by Population
- 5 Most Densely and 5 Most Sparsely Populated African Countries
- 5 Most Populous African Countries by 2100
About 799.5 million people in Africa or 61.5% of the continent’s population live in ten countries. Africa’s top ten most populous countries are distributed across the four regions; Eastern, Northern, Central, and Southern Africa, with five of the ten countries located within the Eastern Africa region. Nigeriais Africa’s most populous country, with ...
Africa’s five least populous countries have a combined population of approximately 2.7 million. The five countries collectively account for 0.2% of total Africa’s population. All the five countries, except Djibouti, are island nations and some of Africa’s smallest countries by size. Seychelles, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, is Africa’s smal...
Most Central and Northern African countries are sparsely populated, with the majority recording at most 25 people per square kilometers. Eastern, Central, and Western Africa are the densely populated countries in the region. Mauritius, a tiny island country east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, is Africa’s most crowded country and the world’s 10t...
Africa has one of the world’s fastest-growing populations. In 1950, the continent had only 177 million people. However, within seven decades, grew over 7.5 times to the current 1.3 billion people. The population surpassed the one billion mark in 2009. An increase in life expectancy and a decrease in infant mortality rates are the main factors that ...
- John Misachi
Feb 5, 2024 · Niger would have the highest population growth rate of 3.75 % in 2024. Six countries in Africa have a growth rate above 3%. 34 countries have a growth rate above 2%. Nine countries are on the list of the world's top 10 fastest-growing nations. Only seven countries have a growth rate between 0-1%. Only Saint Helena has negative growth rate.
Country/regionPopulation(2023)Population(2024)Share (%)(africa)223,804,632229,152,21715.3126,527,060129,719,7198.68112,716,598114,484,2527.66102,262,808105,625,1147.07- Algeria. 2,381,741 km² 919,352 mi² 1.60% Northern Africa.
- Dr Congo. 2,344,858 km² 905,115 mi² 1.58% Middle Africa.
- Sudan. 1,886,068 km² 728,022 mi² 1.27% Northern Africa.
- Libya. 1,759,540 km² 679,182 mi² 1.19% Northern Africa.
The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century and consequently shows a large youth bulge, further reinforced by a low life expectancy of below 50 years in some African countries. Total population as of 2020 is estimated to be more than 1.3 billion, [3] with a growth rate of more than 2.5% p.a.
Overall, predictions project the African continent's population to reach 2.4 billion by 2050. By 2100, more than half of the world's growth is expected to come from Africa, which could reach 4.1 billion people by 2100 and claim more than 30% of the world's population.
