Africa Population By Country 2010

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2010, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (166,642,886), followed by Ethiopia (90,538,514), and Egypt (89,196,072). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (89,770).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2010.

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 2010
Africa Population By Country 2010
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Country Population
Algeria 36188236
Angola 23294825
Benin 9797484
Botswana 2033111
Burkina Faso 16176498
Burundi 9376444
Cape Verde 509784
Cameroon 19668066
Republic of Congo 4462290
Ivory Coast 22488065
Democratic Republic of the Congo 68563038
Djibouti 930251
Central African Republic 4492995
Chad 12312575
Egypt 89196072
Equatorial Guinea 1189085
Eritrea 2945186
Eswatini 1111650
Ethiopia 90538514
Gabon 1719879
Gambia 1926630
Ghana 25474995
Guinea 10396086
Guinea-Bissau 1566347
Kenya 41598567
Lesotho 1996251
Liberia 4058890
Libya 6497839
Madagascar 22183340
Malawi 14826463
Mali 15945198
Mauritania 3390965
Mauritius 1250400
Morocco 32467016
Mozambique 22999235
Zambia 13965594
Zimbabwe 13356548
Tanzania 44758488
Uganda 32390802
Tunisia 10765980
Togo 6732590
Sudan 35414399
Somalia 12261756
South Africa 52344051
South Sudan 9745953
Sierra Leone 6222714
Senegal 12635413
Rwanda 10317553
Niger 16548835
Nigeria 166642886
Namibia 2109811
Comoros 654836
Sao Tome and Principe 181802
Seychelles 89770