Africa Population By Country 1984

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1984, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (82,526,443), followed by Egypt (49,247,334), and Ethiopia (38,735,722). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (64,717).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1984.

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 1984

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Country	Population
Algeria	21271969
Angola	9425917
Benin	4405895
Botswana	1083660
Burkina Faso	7772256
Burundi	4926465
Cape Verde	342505
Cameroon	9475078
Republic of Congo	1999528
Ivory Coast	9650516
Democratic Republic of the Congo	30245081
Djibouti	384053
Central African Republic	2568610
Chad	5045145
Egypt	49247334
Equatorial Guinea	364899
Eritrea	1771730
Eswatini	680783
Ethiopia	38735722
Gabon	833501
Gambia	825631
Ghana	13370590
Guinea	5480096
Guinea-Bissau	883519
Kenya	18514906
Lesotho	1578986
Liberia	2173312
Libya	3773633
Madagascar	10134550
Malawi	7332810
Mali	8208599
Mauritania	1653693
Mauritius	1012221
Morocco	21593778
Mozambique	12315954
Zambia	6580490
Zimbabwe	8391488
Tanzania	21779066
Uganda	14607677
Tunisia	7220044
Togo	3332837
Sudan	19546528
Somalia	6428389
South Africa	33892788
South Sudan	4750627
Sierra Leone	3558758
Senegal	6499364
Rwanda	6107627
Niger	6909971
Nigeria	82526443
Namibia	1065989
Comoros	377637
Sao Tome and Principe	106394
Seychelles	64717

Population Trend of African Countries

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