Africa Population By Country 1966

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1966, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (51,188,234), followed by Egypt (31,406,541), and Ethiopia (24,952,689). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (48,699).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1966.

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 1966

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Country	Population
Algeria	12590069
Angola	5581386
Benin	2814317
Botswana	577866
Burkina Faso	5237933
Burundi	3217960
Cape Verde	252976
Cameroon	5837295
Republic of Congo	1242534
Ivory Coast	4617519
Democratic Republic of the Congo	17931929
Djibouti	115269
Central African Republic	1918082
Chad	3440903
Egypt	31406541
Equatorial Guinea	304859
Eritrea	1124957
Eswatini	398766
Ethiopia	24952689
Gabon	554463
Gambia	468516
Ghana	8074521
Guinea	3964155
Guinea-Bissau	566908
Kenya	9717816
Lesotho	881870
Liberia	1324383
Libya	1849063
Madagascar	5974279
Malawi	4197926
Mali	5902204
Mauritania	974157
Mauritius	768813
Morocco	13597065
Mozambique	7562990
Zambia	3812003
Zimbabwe	4601217
Tanzania	11827459
Uganda	9122864
Tunisia	4652287
Togo	1918513
Sudan	10197578
Somalia	3365106
South Africa	19690087
South Sudan	3236423
Sierra Leone	2514638
Senegal	3964299
Rwanda	3521626
Niger	4165544
Nigeria	51188234
Namibia	677655
Comoros	218663
Sao Tome and Principe	72576
Seychelles	48699

Population Trend of African Countries

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