Population of Africa today

1,583,164,003
Sunday, July 5, 2026

Today's Africa Population

Today's Africa population is 1,583,164,003 with an annual growth rate of 2.222%.

Population1,583,164,003
Growth Rate2.222%
Male790,871,054 (49.955%)
Female792,292,949 (50.045%)
Today Change+ 2,086
Births today2,850
Deaths today712
Births in 202624,093,429
Deaths in 20266,019,893
Change in 2026+ 17,634,359 (1.126%)

Population chart for Africa

Population History of Africa

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
20251,530,554,48134,550,0622.257%1,565,104,543
20241,496,125,53834,004,7722.273%1,530,130,310
20231,461,863,68033,808,7532.313%1,495,672,433
20221,428,401,84133,046,9762.314%1,461,448,817
20211,395,651,24532,339,6322.317%1,427,990,877
20201,362,589,87132,639,1992.395%1,395,229,070
20191,330,068,84132,103,3852.414%1,362,172,226
20181,297,434,90232,206,2532.482%1,329,641,155
20171,265,084,80231,879,3752.52%1,296,964,177
20161,234,084,32630,534,7192.474%1,264,619,045

Population of Africa Countries

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Africa
1DZ Algeria48,030,4643.049%
2AO Angola40,214,5262.531%
3BJ Benin15,170,7930.958%
4BW Botswana2,603,5030.165%
5BF Burkina Faso24,602,5111.555%
6BI Burundi14,729,5230.93%
7CM Cameroon30,641,2681.933%
8CV Cape Verde529,6420.034%
9CF Central African...5,698,7190.358%
10TD Chad21,560,6051.359%
11KM Comoros899,0480.057%
12CD Democratic Repu...116,448,4577.322%
13DJ Djibouti1,199,5180.076%
14EG Egypt120,106,6487.616%
15GQ Equatorial Guin...1,984,5140.125%
16ER Eritrea3,682,8040.233%
17SZ Eswatini1,269,9130.081%
18ET Ethiopia138,904,1238.763%
19GA Gabon2,647,4990.167%
20GH Ghana35,699,0962.26%
21GN Guinea15,442,4280.975%
22GW Guinea-Bissau2,297,8830.145%
23CI Ivory Coast33,495,0712.114%
24KE Kenya58,638,8873.71%
25LS Lesotho2,389,4420.152%
26LR Liberia5,854,1260.37%
27LY Libya7,540,2080.479%
28MG Madagascar33,522,8092.116%
29MW Malawi22,785,8731.437%
30ML Mali25,932,1021.633%
31MR Mauritania5,461,3270.344%
32MU Mauritius1,265,0300.081%
33MA Morocco38,764,0582.466%
34MZ Mozambique36,639,7062.308%
35NA Namibia3,153,3700.2%
36NE Niger28,814,0141.812%
37NG Nigeria242,440,72815.328%
38CG Republic of the...6,637,9340.419%
39RW Rwanda14,890,2110.941%
40ST São Tomé and Pr...245,0030.015%
41SN Senegal19,367,1101.223%
42SC Seychelles134,9650.009%
43SL Sierra Leone8,997,0930.569%
44SO Somalia20,305,1011.276%
45ZA South Africa65,456,0114.159%
46SS South Sudan12,436,4800.786%
47SD Sudan53,281,4563.352%
48TZ Tanzania72,563,3484.57%
49GM The Gambia2,884,1670.182%
50TG Togo9,931,2200.628%
51TN Tunisia12,415,5150.791%
52UG Uganda52,761,9423.326%
53ZM Zambia22,521,9141.419%
54ZW Zimbabwe17,274,2971.093%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata