Africa Population By Country 1996

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1996, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (113,754,779), followed by Egypt (67,028,048), and Ethiopia (59,467,635). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (76,417).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1996.

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 1996

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Country	Population
Algeria	29033044
Angola	14170973
Benin	6391858
Botswana	1535914
Burkina Faso	10655942
Burundi	6070506
Cape Verde	425581
Cameroon	13414757
Republic of Congo	2826785
Ivory Coast	15442312
Democratic Republic of the Congo	45296124
Djibouti	648348
Central African Republic	3435965
Chad	7410108
Egypt	67028048
Equatorial Guinea	593492
Eritrea	2128464
Eswatini	989841
Ethiopia	59467635
Gabon	1152015
Gambia	1301410
Ghana	17810181
Guinea	7770035
Guinea-Bissau	1143535
Kenya	27344211
Lesotho	1972418
Liberia	2232289
Libya	4987393
Madagascar	14510711
Malawi	10352228
Mali	10407278
Mauritania	2358188
Mauritius	1133996
Morocco	26808107
Mozambique	16492480
Zambia	9004053
Zimbabwe	11158360
Tanzania	30945762
Uganda	21231550
Tunisia	9294432
Togo	4577860
Sudan	25231528
Somalia	7554474
South Africa	45123018
South Sudan	5356925
Sierra Leone	4199210
Senegal	9067014
Rwanda	6708764
Niger	10044852
Nigeria	113754779
Namibia	1646103
Comoros	499107
Sao Tome and Principe	136962
Seychelles	76417

Population Trend of African Countries

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