Africa Population By Country 1999

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1999, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (123,047,320), followed by Egypt (71,520,954), and Ethiopia (65,374,561). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (80,410).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 1999.

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 1999
Africa Population By Country 1999
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Country Population
Algeria 30474354
Angola 15667235
Benin 7002818
Botswana 1641997
Burkina Faso 11574928
Burundi 6337155
Cape Verde 446519
Cameroon 14525140
Republic of Congo 3032874
Ivory Coast 17215935
Democratic Republic of the Congo 48912971
Djibouti 724218
Central African Republic 3729450
Chad 8222705
Egypt 71520954
Equatorial Guinea 667214
Eritrea 2212780
Eswatini 1030782
Ethiopia 65374561
Gabon 1243016
Gambia 1415779
Ghana 19149864
Guinea 8265123
Guinea-Bissau 1210206
Kenya 29733408
Lesotho 2003234
Liberia 2821684
Libya 5218038
Madagascar 16000506
Malawi 11047804
Mali 11227415
Mauritania 2541698
Mauritius 1175267
Morocco 28027179
Mozambique 17734506
Zambia 9740005
Zimbabwe 11783458
Tanzania 33300330
Uganda 23257281
Tunisia 9655963
Togo 5000269
Sudan 27130613
Somalia 8492059
South Africa 46730335
South Sudan 5771628
Sierra Leone 4318043
Senegal 9730887
Rwanda 8147912
Niger 11117411
Nigeria 123047320
Namibia 1776368
Comoros 525886
Sao Tome and Principe 142442
Seychelles 80410