Africa Population By Country 2022

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2022, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest population (223,150,896), followed by Ethiopia (125,384,287), and Egypt (112,618,250). On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest population (119,878).

The chart and table below show the population of African countries in 2022.

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 2022

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Country	Population
Algeria	45477389
Angola	35635029
Benin	13759501
Botswana	2439892
Burkina Faso	22509038
Burundi	13321097
Cape Verde	519741
Cameroon	27632771
Republic of Congo	6035104
Ivory Coast	30395002
Democratic Republic of the Congo	102396968
Djibouti	1137096
Central African Republic	5098039
Chad	18455316
Egypt	112618250
Equatorial Guinea	1803545
Eritrea	3409447
Eswatini	1218917
Ethiopia	125384287
Gabon	2430747
Gambia	2636470
Ghana	33149152
Guinea	14055137
Guinea-Bissau	2105529
Kenya	54252461
Lesotho	2286110
Liberia	5373294
Libya	7223805
Madagascar	30437261
Malawi	20568728
Mali	23072640
Mauritania	4875637
Mauritius	1262523
Morocco	37329064
Mozambique	32656246
Zambia	20152938
Zimbabwe	16069056
Tanzania	64711821
Uganda	47312719
Tunisia	12119334
Togo	9089738
Sudan	49383346
Somalia	17801897
South Africa	62378410
South Sudan	11021177
Sierra Leone	8276807
Senegal	17651103
Rwanda	13651030
Niger	25311973
Nigeria	223150896
Namibia	2889662
Comoros	834188
Sao Tome and Principe	226305
Seychelles	119878

Population Trend of African Countries

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