Africa Population By Country 1972

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1972, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (58,601,748), followed by Egypt (36,258,328), and Ethiopia (29,374,608). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (56,029).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1972.

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 1972

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Country	Population
Algeria	14427072
Angola	6174262
Benin	3207543
Botswana	622407
Burkina Faso	5807234
Burundi	3617128
Cape Verde	297386
Cameroon	6806872
Republic of Congo	1486468
Ivory Coast	5909716
Democratic Republic of the Congo	21251160
Djibouti	166256
Central African Republic	2183769
Chad	3893252
Egypt	36258328
Equatorial Guinea	309468
Eritrea	1309235
Eswatini	465788
Ethiopia	29374608
Gabon	620960
Gambia	555370
Ghana	9438187
Guinea	4431292
Guinea-Bissau	586620
Kenya	12206060
Lesotho	1094063
Liberia	1542670
Libya	2226091
Madagascar	7074398
Malawi	4874475
Mali	6483726
Mauritania	1168355
Mauritius	852053
Morocco	15924692
Mozambique	8692935
Zambia	4569309
Zimbabwe	5542445
Tanzania	14479308
Uganda	10885796
Tunisia	5396557
Togo	2384994
Sudan	12527856
Somalia	3939436
South Africa	23609456
South Sudan	3542497
Sierra Leone	2814388
Senegal	4741631
Rwanda	4220335
Niger	4904845
Nigeria	58601748
Namibia	804399
Comoros	260077
Sao Tome and Principe	81041
Seychelles	56029

Population Trend of African Countries

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