Africa Population By Country 1978

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1978, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (69,326,532), followed by Egypt (41,761,431), and Ethiopia (33,734,592). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (62,150).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1978.

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 1978

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Country	Population
Algeria	17506974
Angola	7576734
Benin	3718305
Botswana	849239
Burkina Faso	6590984
Burundi	4100338
Cape Verde	316147
Cameroon	8011921
Republic of Congo	1748089
Ivory Coast	7603130
Democratic Republic of the Congo	24992689
Djibouti	280031
Central African Republic	2397961
Chad	4411366
Egypt	41761431
Equatorial Guinea	276531
Eritrea	1522378
Eswatini	558446
Ethiopia	33734592
Gabon	711245
Gambia	667103
Ghana	11248450
Guinea	4877854
Guinea-Bissau	791694
Kenya	14934126
Lesotho	1327240
Liberia	1818247
Libya	3052526
Madagascar	8475864
Malawi	5810132
Mali	7229651
Mauritania	1392713
Mauritius	933499
Morocco	18477385
Mozambique	10618250
Zambia	5465374
Zimbabwe	6543575
Tanzania	17976566
Uganda	12692113
Tunisia	6309390
Togo	2768148
Sudan	15695003
Somalia	4814892
South Africa	27869507
South Sudan	4127657
Sierra Leone	3145517
Senegal	5568096
Rwanda	5035171
Niger	5782932
Nigeria	69326532
Namibia	947269
Comoros	317688
Sao Tome and Principe	93794
Seychelles	62150

Population Trend of African Countries

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