Africa Population By Country 1998

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1998, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (119,846,254), followed by Egypt (69,943,294), and Ethiopia (63,363,524). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (78,846).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1998.

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 1998

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Country	Population
Algeria	30054133
Angola	15159370
Benin	6789489
Botswana	1606899
Burkina Faso	11240664
Burundi	6187108
Cape Verde	439784
Cameroon	14144860
Republic of Congo	2952061
Ivory Coast	16663948
Democratic Republic of the Congo	47297600
Djibouti	699352
Central African Republic	3628827
Chad	7938840
Egypt	69943294
Equatorial Guinea	641474
Eritrea	2180419
Eswatini	1019653
Ethiopia	63363524
Gabon	1211736
Gambia	1376987
Ghana	18688036
Guinea	8081990
Guinea-Bissau	1187473
Kenya	28888057
Lesotho	1998049
Liberia	2670124
Libya	5140704
Madagascar	15489364
Malawi	10792876
Mali	10919573
Mauritania	2474651
Mauritius	1160421
Morocco	27621648
Mozambique	17340464
Zambia	9482408
Zimbabwe	11594297
Tanzania	32420458
Uganda	22515806
Tunisia	9541667
Togo	4860913
Sudan	26458999
Somalia	8155417
South Africa	46223880
South Sudan	5620068
Sierra Leone	4295785
Senegal	9502952
Rwanda	8081681
Niger	10741413
Nigeria	119846254
Namibia	1732745
Comoros	516597
Sao Tome and Principe	140751
Seychelles	78846

Population Trend of African Countries

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