Africa Population By Country 1981

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1981, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (76,068,103), followed by Egypt (45,147,224), and Ethiopia (35,304,012). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (64,035).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1981.

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 1981

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Country	Population
Algeria	19220704
Angola	8435607
Benin	4038307
Botswana	969996
Burkina Faso	7140271
Burundi	4566014
Cape Verde	327846
Cameroon	8816377
Republic of Congo	1869759
Ivory Coast	8556596
Democratic Republic of the Congo	27500515
Djibouti	343047
Central African Republic	2478402
Chad	4520959
Egypt	45147224
Equatorial Guinea	303252
Eritrea	1649939
Eswatini	616808
Ethiopia	35304012
Gabon	768385
Gambia	739125
Ghana	12281712
Guinea	5143288
Guinea-Bissau	842432
Kenya	16601507
Lesotho	1448069
Liberia	1986867
Libya	3621486
Madagascar	9279011
Malawi	6516454
Mali	7692766
Mauritania	1516877
Mauritius	980462
Morocco	19985401
Mozambique	11568127
Zambia	5983289
Zimbabwe	7498635
Tanzania	19784703
Uganda	13556452
Tunisia	6758284
Togo	3013043
Sudan	17780572
Somalia	5982849
South Africa	30541044
South Sudan	4447272
Sierra Leone	3338940
Senegal	5997160
Rwanda	5527230
Niger	6322006
Nigeria	76068103
Namibia	992500
Comoros	347382
Sao Tome and Principe	100615
Seychelles	64035

Population Trend of African Countries

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