Population by Country in Africa (2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Showing: 57 (3 territories)

World Share: 19.1%

1		Nigeria	242M
2		Ethiopia	139M
3		Egypt	120M
4		DR Congo	116M
5		Tanzania	72.56M
6		South Africa	65.45M
7		Kenya	58.64M
8		Sudan	53.28M
9		Uganda	52.76M
10		Algeria	48.03M
11		Angola	40.22M
12		Morocco	38.76M
13		Mozambique	36.64M
14		Ghana	35.7M
15		Madagascar	33.52M
16		Côte d’Ivoire	33.49M
17		Cameroon	30.64M
18		Niger	28.81M
19		Mali	25.93M
20		Burkina Faso	24.6M
21		Malawi	22.79M
22		Zambia	22.52M
23		Chad	21.56M
24		Somalia	20.31M
25		Senegal	19.37M
26		Zimbabwe	17.27M
27		Guinea	15.44M
28		Benin	15.17M
29		Rwanda	14.89M
30		Burundi	14.73M
31		South Sudan	12.44M
32		Tunisia	12.42M
33		Togo	9.93M
34		Sierra Leone	9M
35		Libya	7.54M
36		Republic of the Congo	6.64M
37		Liberia	5.85M
38		Central African Republic	5.7M
39		Mauritania	5.46M
40		Eritrea	3.68M
41		Namibia	3.15M
42		Gambia	2.88M
43		Gabon	2.65M
44		Botswana	2.6M
45		Lesotho	2.39M
46		Guinea-Bissau	2.3M
47		Equatorial Guinea	1.98M
48		Eswatini	1.27M
49		Mauritius	1.27M
50		Djibouti	1.2M
51		Comoros	899,010
52		Réunion	886,298
53		Cabo Verde	529,630
54		Mayotte	347,536
55		São Tomé and Príncipe	244,994
56		Seychelles	134,959
57		Saint Helena	5,148