Africa Population By Country 1976

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1976, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (65,258,009), followed by Egypt (39,795,557), and Ethiopia (32,534,418). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (60,504).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1976.

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 1976

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Country	Population
Algeria	16409170
Angola	7074664
Benin	3532196
Botswana	758508
Burkina Faso	6280635
Burundi	3882626
Cape Verde	309455
Cameroon	7597962
Republic of Congo	1667225
Ivory Coast	7057958
Democratic Republic of the Congo	23624031
Djibouti	230737
Central African Republic	2348566
Chad	4251297
Egypt	39795557
Equatorial Guinea	281031
Eritrea	1443807
Eswatini	523330
Ethiopia	32534418
Gabon	677628
Gambia	625667
Ghana	10594913
Guinea	4727022
Guinea-Bissau	694191
Kenya	13957623
Lesotho	1253214
Liberia	1717060
Libya	2721237
Madagascar	7976831
Malawi	5443384
Mali	6960979
Mauritania	1315336
Mauritius	906507
Morocco	17574182
Mozambique	9867209
Zambia	5143842
Zimbabwe	6287105
Tanzania	16736211
Uganda	12037294
Tunisia	5996994
Togo	2637796
Sudan	14569716
Somalia	4365812
South Africa	26395450
South Sudan	3921910
Sierra Leone	3028820
Senegal	5308564
Rwanda	4745954
Niger	5464962
Nigeria	65258009
Namibia	906566
Comoros	297538
Sao Tome and Principe	88922
Seychelles	60504

Population Trend of African Countries

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