Top African Countries by population 2021

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Top African Countries by Population 2021

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	20,61,39,589
2	Ethiopia	11,49,63,588
3	Egypt	10,23,34,404
4	DR Congo	8,95,61,403
5	South Africa	5,93,08,690
6	Tanzania	5,97,34,218
7	Kenya	5,37,71,296
8	Uganda	4,57,41,007
9	Algeria	4,38,51,044
10	Sudan	4,38,49,260
11	Morocco	3,69,10,560
12	Angola	3,28,66,272
13	Ghana	3,10,72,940
14	Mozambique	3,12,55,435
15	Madagascar	2,76,91,018
16	Cameroon	2,65,45,863
17	Ivory Coast	2,63,78,274
18	Niger	2,42,06,644
19	Burkina Faso	2,09,03,273
20	Mali	2,02,50,833
21	Malawi	1,91,29,952
22	Zambia	1,83,83,955
23	Senegal	1,67,43,927
24	Chad	1,64,25,864
25	Somalia	1,58,93,222
26	Zimbabwe	1,48,62,924
27	Guinea	1,31,32,795
28	Rwanda	1,29,52,218
29	Benin	1,21,23,200
30	Tunisia	1,18,18,619
31	Burundi	1,18,90,784
32	South Sudan	1,11,93,725
33	Togo	82,78,724
34	Sierra Leone	79,76,983
35	Libya	68,71,292
36	Congo	55,18,087
37	Liberia	50,57,681
38	Central African Republic	48,29,767
39	Mauritania	46,49,658
40	Eritrea	35,46,421
41	Namibia	25,40,905
42	Gambia	24,16,668
43	Botswana	23,51,627
44	Gabon	22,25,734
45	Lesotho	21,42,249
46	Guinea-Bissau	19,68,001
47	Equatorial Guinea	14,02,985
48	Mauritius	12,71,768
49	Eswatini	11,60,164
50	Djibouti	9,88,000
51	Réunion*	8,95,312
52	Comoros	8,69,601
53	Western Sahara*	5,97,339
54	Cabo Verde	5,55,987
55	Mayotte*	2,72,815
56	Sao Tome & Principe	2,19,159
57	Seychelles	98,347
58	Saint Helena*	6,077

*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