Africa Population By Country 1985

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1985, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (84,897,973), followed by Egypt (50,734,968), and Ethiopia (39,842,136). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (65,244).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1985.

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 1985

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Country	Population
Algeria	22008544
Angola	9779120
Benin	4538012
Botswana	1121945
Burkina Faso	7999935
Burundi	5034042
Cape Verde	347365
Cameroon	9761730
Republic of Congo	2059311
Ivory Coast	10040483
Democratic Republic of the Congo	31264816
Djibouti	402687
Central African Republic	2600932
Chad	5096269
Egypt	50734968
Equatorial Guinea	385547
Eritrea	1807816
Eswatini	706196
Ethiopia	39842136
Gabon	856726
Gambia	858874
Ghana	13661229
Guinea	5610373
Guinea-Bissau	897697
Kenya	19201768
Lesotho	1624379
Liberia	2240539
Libya	3898745
Madagascar	10433142
Malawi	7620508
Mali	8374663
Mauritania	1702107
Mauritius	1020528
Morocco	22113953
Mozambique	12548949
Zambia	6780953
Zimbabwe	8686813
Tanzania	22501693
Uganda	15023681
Tunisia	7409903
Togo	3441091
Sudan	19905872
Somalia	6693289
South Africa	35042093
South Sudan	4834296
Sierra Leone	3638438
Senegal	6683287
Rwanda	6317228
Niger	7118457
Nigeria	84897973
Namibia	1096890
Comoros	388352
Sao Tome and Principe	108658
Seychelles	65244

Population Trend of African Countries

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