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Population of Africa 2021
As per United Nations, In 1950 the population of Africa was estimated at around 228 million people. It reached 500 million in 1982 and 1 Billion in 2009. In 2020 Africa population was estimated to be 1.34 billion. Due to the high fertility rate, The African population is expected to reach around 2.5 billion by 2050 & 4 Billion by 2100
Africa’s rank is number 2 among Continents. The total land area is 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) & Population Density is 36.4 per Km2. It covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. 43.8 % of the population is urban & the median age in Africa is 19.7 years. As per the UN estimated Africa population in 2020 is 1,340,598,147 ( 1.34 Billion or 134Crores)
Africa population in 2021: 1,369,974,560 (1.37 Billion 137 Crores)
Source: UN estimates & Worldometers
List of Top African Countries by Population
16.72% percent of the world population lives in Africa (1.34 Billion). Nigeria (206 million), Ethiopia ( 114 million), and United Kingdom (102 million) remain the top three populous countries in Africa. Let’s have a look at the Country-wise population of Africa
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
# | Country | Population 2020 UN Projections | 2021 Estimates |
1 | Nigeria | 206,139,589 | 211 million |
2 | Ethiopia | 114,963,588 | 117 million |
3 | Egypt | 102,334,404 | 104 million |
4 | DR Congo | 89,561,403 | 92 million |
5 | South Africa | 59,308,690 | 60 million |
6 | Tanzania | 59,734,218 | 61 million |
7 | Kenya | 53,771,296 | 55 million |
8 | Uganda | 45,741,007 | 47 million |
9 | Algeria | 43,851,044 | 44.6 million |
10 | Sudan | 43,849,260 | 45 million |
11 | Morocco | 36,910,560 | 37.3 million |
12 | Angola | 32,866,272 | 34 million |
13 | Ghana | 31,072,940 | 31.7 million |
14 | Mozambique | 31,255,435 | 32 million |
15 | Madagascar | 27,691,018 | 28.5 million |
16 | Cameroon | 26,545,863 | 27.2 million |
17 | Ivory Coast | 26,378,274 | 27 million |
18 | Niger | 24,206,644 | 25 million |
19 | Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 | 21.5 million |
20 | Mali | 20,250,833 | 20.8 million |
21 | Malawi | 19,129,952 | 19.6 million |
22 | Zambia | 18,383,955 | 18.9 million |
23 | Senegal | 16,743,927 | 17.2 million |
24 | Chad | 16,425,864 | 17 million |
25 | Somalia | 15,893,222 | 16.4 million |
26 | Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 | 15 million |
27 | Guinea | 13,132,795 | 13.5 million |
28 | Rwanda | 12,952,218 | 13.3 million |
29 | Benin | 12,123,200 | 12.5 million |
30 | Tunisia | 11,818,619 | 12 million |
31 | Burundi | 11,890,784 | 12.2 million |
32 | South Sudan | 11,193,725 | 11.4 million |
33 | Togo | 8,278,724 | 8.5 million |
34 | Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 | 8.1 million |
35 | Libya | 6,871,292 | 7 million |
36 | Congo | 5,518,087 | 5.7 million |
37 | Liberia | 5,057,681 | 5.2 million |
38 | Central African Republic | 4,829,767 | 5 million |
39 | Mauritania | 4,649,658 | 4.8 million |
40 | Eritrea | 3,546,421 | 3.6 million |
41 | Namibia | 2,540,905 | 2.6 million |
42 | Gambia | 2,416,668 | 2.5 million |
43 | Botswana | 2,351,627 | 2.4 million |
44 | Gabon | 2,225,734 | 2.3 million |
45 | Lesotho | 2,142,249 | 2.2 million |
46 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 | 2 million |
47 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,402,985 | 1.45 million |
48 | Mauritius | 1,271,768 | 1.3 million |
49 | Eswatini | 1,160,164 | 1.2 million |
50 | Djibouti | 988,000 | 1 million |
51 | Réunion* | 895,312 | 0.9 million |
52 | Comoros | 869,601 | 0.88 million |
53 | Western Sahara* | 597,339 | 612 thousand |
54 | Cabo Verde | 555,987 | 562 thousand |
55 | Mayotte* | 272,815 | 280 thousand |
56 | Sao Tome & Principe | 219,159 | 223 thousand |
57 | Seychelles | 98,347 | 99 thousand |
58 | Saint Helena* | 6,077 | 6 thousand |
*Overseas territories or Dependencies
List of Top African Countries by Land Area
Africa covers about 30,370,000 km2 (11,730,000 sq mi) , or 6% of the Earth’s surface (20 % of land area), making it the second-largest continent. There are 54 Countries & 4 Dependencies in Africa & of which Algeria is the largest by area. The population density in Africa is 37 per Km2 (94 people per mi2).
Largest & Smallest Country by Area
Areawise | Country | Area (sq.km) |
Largest by Area | Algeria | 23,81,740 Km2 |
Smallest by Area | Seychelles | 460 Km2 |
Largest & Smallest Country by Density
Density wise | Country | Density (P/Km2) |
Highest Population Density | Mauritius | 626 (p/km2) |
least population Density | Namibia/ Western Sahara** | 3 (p/km2) 2 (p/km2) |
*Mayotte is territory of France with area of 375 sq.km & density of 728 p/km2
** Western Sahara is disputed Territory
# | Country | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) |
1 | Algeria | 23,81,740 | 18 |
2 | DR Congo | 22,67,050 | 40 |
3 | Sudan | 17,65,048 | 25 |
4 | Libya | 17,59,540 | 4 |
5 | Niger | 12,66,700 | 19 |
6 | Chad | 12,59,200 | 13 |
7 | Angola | 12,46,700 | 26 |
8 | Mali | 12,20,190 | 17 |
9 | South Africa | 12,13,090 | 49 |
10 | Mauritania | 10,30,700 | 5 |
11 | Ethiopia | 10,00,000 | 115 |
12 | Egypt | 9,95,450 | 103 |
13 | Nigeria | 9,10,770 | 226 |
14 | Tanzania | 8,85,800 | 67 |
15 | Namibia | 8,23,290 | 3 |
16 | Mozambique | 7,86,380 | 40 |
17 | Zambia | 7,43,390 | 25 |
18 | Somalia | 6,27,340 | 25 |
19 | Central African Republic | 6,22,980 | 8 |
20 | South Sudan | 6,10,952 | 18 |
21 | Madagascar | 5,81,795 | 48 |
22 | Kenya | 5,69,140 | 94 |
23 | Botswana | 5,66,730 | 4 |
24 | Cameroon | 4,72,710 | 56 |
25 | Morocco | 4,46,300 | 83 |
26 | Zimbabwe | 3,86,850 | 38 |
27 | Congo | 3,41,500 | 16 |
28 | Côte d’Ivoire | 3,18,000 | 83 |
29 | Burkina Faso | 2,73,600 | 76 |
30 | Western Sahara* | 2,66,000 | 2 |
31 | Gabon | 2,57,670 | 9 |
32 | Guinea | 2,45,720 | 53 |
33 | Ghana | 2,27,540 | 137 |
34 | Uganda | 1,99,810 | 229 |
35 | Senegal | 1,92,530 | 87 |
36 | Tunisia | 1,55,360 | 76 |
37 | Benin | 1,12,760 | 108 |
38 | Eritrea | 1,01,000 | 35 |
39 | Liberia | 96,320 | 53 |
40 | Malawi | 94,280 | 203 |
41 | Sierra Leone | 72,180 | 111 |
42 | Togo | 54,390 | 152 |
43 | Lesotho | 30,360 | 71 |
44 | Guinea-Bissau | 28,120 | 70 |
45 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,050 | 50 |
46 | Burundi | 25,680 | 463 |
47 | Rwanda | 24,670 | 525 |
48 | Djibouti | 23,180 | 43 |
49 | Eswatini | 17,200 | 67 |
50 | Gambia | 10,120 | 239 |
51 | Cabo Verde | 4,030 | 138 |
52 | Réunion* | 2,500 | 358 |
53 | Mauritius | 2,030 | 626 |
54 | Comoros | 1,861 | 467 |
55 | Sao Tome & Principe | 960 | 228 |
56 | Seychelles | 460 | 214 |
57 | Saint Helena* | 390 | 16 |
58 | Mayotte* | 375 | 728 |
*Overseas Territory or Dependencies
African Countries by Fertility Rate & Median Age
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of Africa is 4.44
- Niger is the country with the highest Fertility rate of 7
- Mauritius has the lowest rate i.e 1.4
The median age in Europe is 19.7 years.
- Mauritius has the highest median age of 37 Years
- Niger has the lowest median of 15 years
# | Country | Fert. Rate | Med. Age |
1 | Niger | 7 | 15 |
2 | Somalia | 6.1 | 17 |
3 | DR Congo | 6 | 17 |
4 | Mali | 5.9 | 16 |
5 | Chad | 5.8 | 17 |
6 | Angola | 5.6 | 17 |
7 | Burundi | 5.5 | 17 |
8 | Nigeria | 5.4 | 18 |
9 | Gambia | 5.3 | 18 |
10 | Burkina Faso | 5.2 | 18 |
11 | Uganda | 5 | 17 |
12 | Tanzania | 4.9 | 18 |
13 | Mozambique | 4.9 | 18 |
14 | Benin | 4.9 | 19 |
15 | Central African Republic | 4.8 | 18 |
16 | Zambia | 4.7 | 18 |
17 | South Sudan | 4.7 | 19 |
18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 4.7 | 19 |
19 | Guinea | 4.7 | 18 |
20 | Senegal | 4.7 | 19 |
21 | Mauritania | 4.6 | 20 |
22 | Cameroon | 4.6 | 19 |
23 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.6 | 22 |
24 | Congo | 4.5 | 19 |
25 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.5 | 19 |
26 | Sudan | 4.4 | 20 |
27 | Liberia | 4.4 | 19 |
28 | Togo | 4.4 | 19 |
29 | Sao Tome & Principe | 4.4 | 19 |
30 | Ethiopia | 4.3 | 19 |
31 | Malawi | 4.3 | 18 |
32 | Sierra Leone | 4.3 | 19 |
33 | Comoros | 4.2 | 20 |
34 | Madagascar | 4.1 | 20 |
35 | Eritrea | 4.1 | 19 |
36 | Rwanda | 4.1 | 20 |
37 | Gabon | 4 | 23 |
38 | Ghana | 3.9 | 22 |
39 | Mayotte | 3.7 | 20 |
40 | Zimbabwe | 3.6 | 19 |
41 | Kenya | 3.5 | 20 |
42 | Namibia | 3.4 | 22 |
43 | Egypt | 3.3 | 25 |
44 | Lesotho | 3.2 | 24 |
45 | Algeria | 3.1 | 29 |
46 | Eswatini | 3 | 21 |
47 | Botswana | 2.9 | 24 |
48 | Djibouti | 2.8 | 27 |
49 | Seychelles | 2.5 | 34 |
50 | South Africa | 2.4 | 28 |
51 | Morocco | 2.4 | 30 |
52 | Western Sahara | 2.4 | 28 |
53 | Libya | 2.3 | 29 |
54 | Cabo Verde | 2.3 | 28 |
55 | Réunion | 2.3 | 36 |
56 | Tunisia | 2.2 | 33 |
57 | Mauritius | 1.4 | 37 |
Source: World Population Prospects 2019