Africa Population By Country 1965

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1965, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (50,086,764), followed by Egypt (30,629,174), and Ethiopia (24,310,612). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (47,500).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1965.

You can also see links below for the trend of population for each country.

Data Source: World Bank.

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Africa Population By Country 1965

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Country	Population
Algeria	12365976
Angola	5521981
Benin	2757936
Botswana	574664
Burkina Faso	5152833
Burundi	3141367
Cape Verde	244856
Cameroon	5704686
Republic of Congo	1207880
Ivory Coast	4442377
Democratic Republic of the Congo	17427802
Djibouti	109092
Central African Republic	1877854
Chad	3374220
Egypt	30629174
Equatorial Guinea	298238
Eritrea	1098335
Eswatini	388336
Ethiopia	24310612
Gabon	546308
Gambia	455952
Ghana	7882606
Guinea	3890716
Guinea-Bissau	575005
Kenya	9338078
Lesotho	854090
Liberia	1291156
Libya	1804015
Madagascar	5819116
Malawi	4096157
Mali	5815487
Mauritania	945838
Mauritius	753000
Morocco	13239171
Mozambique	7406421
Zambia	3692086
Zimbabwe	4458462
Tanzania	11470728
Uganda	8849203
Tunisia	4561385
Togo	1853771
Sudan	9858030
Somalia	3277874
South Africa	19089380
South Sudan	3189835
Sierra Leone	2468666
Senegal	3849788
Rwanda	3423210
Niger	4049695
Nigeria	50086764
Namibia	660558
Comoros	214967
Sao Tome and Principe	71680
Seychelles	47500

Population Trend of African Countries

Use the following links to see the population trend of the following African countries.