Africa Population By Country 2009

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2009, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (162,049,464), followed by Ethiopia (88,007,636), and Egypt (87,501,636). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (87,298).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2009.

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 2009

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Country	Population
Algeria	35490445
Angola	22414773
Benin	9509423
Botswana	1990673
Burkina Faso	15710066
Burundi	8947646
Cape Verde	506141
Cameroon	19113974
Republic of Congo	4281219
Ivory Coast	21997940
Democratic Republic of the Congo	66412044
Djibouti	911527
Central African Republic	4529047
Chad	11893754
Egypt	87501636
Equatorial Guinea	1135673
Eritrea	2887885
Eswatini	1105153
Ethiopia	88007636
Gabon	1661556
Gambia	1871422
Ghana	24862664
Guinea	10143534
Guinea-Bissau	1526377
Kenya	40408891
Lesotho	1980883
Liberia	3943028
Libya	6366686
Madagascar	21547280
Malawi	14395788
Mali	15435539
Mauritania	3284448
Mauritius	1247429
Morocco	32030778
Mozambique	22391745
Zambia	13490389
Zimbabwe	13142790
Tanzania	43633982
Uganda	31451151
Tunisia	10650681
Togo	6551865
Sudan	34569113
Somalia	11961201
South Africa	51728516
South Sudan	9243556
Sierra Leone	6055646
Senegal	12337389
Rwanda	10060432
Niger	15943675
Nigeria	162049464
Namibia	2077394
Comoros	641947
Sao Tome and Principe	177853
Seychelles	87298

Population Trend of African Countries

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