Africa Population By Country 1989

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1989, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (94,531,014), followed by Egypt (56,710,642), and Ethiopia (45,879,690). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (69,167).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1989.

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 1989

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Country	Population
Algeria	24754485
Angola	11238562
Benin	5121657
Botswana	1270274
Burkina Faso	8921175
Burundi	5471706
Cape Verde	367803
Cameroon	11002745
Republic of Congo	2313558
Ivory Coast	11719771
Democratic Republic of the Congo	35486866
Djibouti	523355
Central African Republic	2783970
Chad	5819586
Egypt	56710642
Equatorial Guinea	456808
Eritrea	1987017
Eswatini	837800
Ethiopia	45879690
Gabon	957138
Gambia	1011357
Ghana	15006813
Guinea	6215811
Guinea-Bissau	957789
Kenya	22118434
Lesotho	1775436
Liberia	2517858
Libya	4342920
Madagascar	11704998
Malawi	9176220
Mali	8999938
Mauritania	1903048
Mauritius	1051260
Morocco	23939414
Mozambique	12906842
Zambia	7589216
Zimbabwe	9864798
Tanzania	25438759
Uganda	17010698
Tunisia	8151660
Togo	3883411
Sudan	21578022
Somalia	7114817
South Africa	39628575
South Sudan	4713229
Sierra Leone	4034037
Senegal	7502207
Rwanda	7184706
Niger	8034780
Nigeria	94531014
Namibia	1288947
Comoros	433103
Sao Tome and Principe	119979
Seychelles	69167

Population Trend of African Countries

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