Top African Countries by population 2022

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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	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