Africa Population By Country 2000

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2000, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (126,382,494), followed by Egypt (73,083,284), and Ethiopia (67,411,494). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (81,131).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2000.

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 2000

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Country	Population
Algeria	30903893
Angola	16194869
Benin	7221619
Botswana	1677382
Burkina Faso	11925546
Burundi	6470194
Cape Verde	453317
Cameroon	14912631
Republic of Congo	3151345
Ivory Coast	17699004
Democratic Republic of the Congo	50507442
Djibouti	747318
Central African Republic	3833416
Chad	8512093
Egypt	73083284
Equatorial Guinea	703279
Eritrea	2247031
Eswatini	1041414
Ethiopia	67411494
Gabon	1275572
Gambia	1455084
Ghana	19637087
Guinea	8428832
Guinea-Bissau	1234741
Kenya	30642890
Lesotho	2003913
Liberia	2928117
Libya	5305021
Madagascar	16516338
Malawi	11315942
Mali	11559290
Mauritania	2613441
Mauritius	1186873
Morocco	28423435
Mozambique	18129653
Zambia	10017631
Zimbabwe	11892055
Tanzania	34260139
Uganda	24000150
Tunisia	9764935
Togo	5140037
Sudan	27816745
Somalia	8838713
South Africa	47159719
South Sudan	6032267
Sierra Leone	4423611
Senegal	9968260
Rwanda	8213931
Niger	11509630
Nigeria	126382494
Namibia	1818647
Comoros	536080
Sao Tome and Principe	144018
Seychelles	81131

Population Trend of African Countries

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