Africa Population By Country 2013

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2013, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (181,049,443), followed by Ethiopia (98,438,751), and Egypt (95,333,553). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (89,949).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2013.

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 2013

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Country	Population
Algeria	38414171
Angola	26165620
Benin	10708834
Botswana	2140682
Burkina Faso	17695409
Burundi	10439341
Cape Verde	512225
Cameroon	21402376
Republic of Congo	4857099
Ivory Coast	23939775
Democratic Republic of the Congo	75789395
Djibouti	984824
Central African Republic	4642419
Chad	13691079
Egypt	95333553
Equatorial Guinea	1346218
Eritrea	3074360
Eswatini	1129990
Ethiopia	98438751
Gabon	1913059
Gambia	2103820
Ghana	27386193
Guinea	11191873
Guinea-Bissau	1695973
Kenya	44986791
Lesotho	2056504
Liberia	4470239
Libya	6304628
Madagascar	24109290
Malawi	16161816
Mali	17459615
Mauritania	3734318
Mauritius	1258927
Morocco	33787571
Mozambique	25051611
Zambia	15398997
Zimbabwe	14013808
Tanzania	48824128
Uganda	35337042
Tunisia	11141361
Togo	7285442
Sudan	37785849
Somalia	12869594
South Africa	54678791
South Sudan	11166275
Sierra Leone	6714051
Senegal	13710849
Rwanda	11093340
Niger	18519898
Nigeria	181049443
Namibia	2252508
Comoros	696192
Sao Tome and Principe	193148
Seychelles	89949

Population Trend of African Countries

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