Africa Population By Country 1979

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1979, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (71,498,242), followed by Egypt (42,818,628), and Ethiopia (34,238,652). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (62,686).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1979.

You can also see links below for the trend of population for each country.

Data Source: World Bank.

See this for other years:

Africa Population By Country 1979

Items per page:

0 of 0

Country	Population
Algeria	18036655
Angola	7847207
Benin	3818528
Botswana	901742
Burkina Faso	6763903
Burundi	4203530
Cape Verde	319480
Cameroon	8239641
Republic of Congo	1788524
Ivory Coast	7902267
Democratic Republic of the Congo	25886782
Djibouti	304513
Central African Republic	2423794
Chad	4505384
Egypt	42818628
Equatorial Guinea	279846
Eritrea	1563332
Eswatini	577199
Ethiopia	34238652
Gabon	729375
Gambia	689781
Ghana	11597255
Guinea	4959283
Guinea-Bissau	819867
Kenya	15460666
Lesotho	1366169
Liberia	1872713
Libya	3233846
Madagascar	8737581
Malawi	6028749
Mali	7375266
Mauritania	1432758
Mauritius	949888
Morocco	18955589
Mozambique	11028809
Zambia	5631728
Zimbabwe	6647556
Tanzania	18592038
Uganda	13002163
Tunisia	6456419
Togo	2839854
Sudan	16355352
Somalia	5449117
South Africa	28634162
South Sudan	4232605
Sierra Leone	3207499
Senegal	5702895
Rwanda	5189541
Niger	5955556
Nigeria	71498242
Namibia	962825
Comoros	327791
Sao Tome and Principe	96252
Seychelles	62686

Population Trend of African Countries

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