Africa Population By Country 1974

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1974, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (61,679,144), followed by Egypt (37,969,667), and Ethiopia (30,957,273). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (57,937).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1974.

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 1974

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Country	Population
Algeria	15133502
Angola	6613367
Benin	3362633
Botswana	685448
Burkina Faso	6024904
Burundi	3703590
Cape Verde	302570
Cameroon	7193583
Republic of Congo	1582301
Ivory Coast	6474057
Democratic Republic of the Congo	22418878
Djibouti	192613
Central African Republic	2269338
Chad	4078356
Egypt	37969667
Equatorial Guinea	294953
Eritrea	1375688
Eswatini	492988
Ethiopia	30957273
Gabon	647691
Gambia	589085
Ghana	10000523
Guinea	4580510
Guinea-Bissau	613338
Kenya	13070078
Lesotho	1172420
Liberia	1626362
Libya	2432211
Madagascar	7509726
Malawi	5141337
Mali	6715436
Mauritania	1240188
Mauritius	878042
Morocco	16733842
Mozambique	9236093
Zambia	4842746
Zimbabwe	5908328
Tanzania	15561630
Uganda	11424846
Tunisia	5684674
Togo	2511760
Sudan	13580723
Somalia	4151842
South Africa	24989108
South Sudan	3723259
Sierra Leone	2920459
Senegal	5029437
Rwanda	4474228
Niger	5174953
Nigeria	61679144
Namibia	854320
Comoros	278075
Sao Tome and Principe	84672
Seychelles	57937

Population Trend of African Countries

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