Africa Population By Country 2003

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2003, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (137,202,644), followed by Egypt (77,853,548), and Ethiopia (73,832,663). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (82,781).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2003.

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 2003

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Country	Population
Algeria	32175818
Angola	17943712
Benin	7913070
Botswana	1775736
Burkina Faso	13082532
Burundi	7043154
Cape Verde	473383
Cameroon	16160340
Republic of Congo	3445753
Ivory Coast	19125542
Democratic Republic of the Congo	55343867
Djibouti	813519
Central African Republic	4103086
Chad	9487833
Egypt	77853548
Equatorial Guinea	847862
Eritrea	2493903
Eswatini	1066700
Ethiopia	73832663
Gabon	1382350
Gambia	1577611
Ghana	21296705
Guinea	8870781
Guinea-Bissau	1318806
Kenya	33652223
Lesotho	1985059
Liberia	3119532
Libya	5619398
Madagascar	18071854
Malawi	12181574
Mali	12684955
Mauritania	2802046
Mauritius	1213370
Morocco	29571415
Mozambique	19392475
Zambia	10983595
Zimbabwe	12232323
Tanzania	37089555
Uganda	26352124
Tunisia	10071632
Togo	5552167
Sudan	29896035
Somalia	9909157
South Africa	48500348
South Sudan	6903127
Sierra Leone	5177687
Senegal	10721176
Rwanda	8586875
Niger	12796984
Nigeria	137202644
Namibia	1917464
Comoros	569798
Sao Tome and Principe	153814
Seychelles	82781

Population Trend of African Countries

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