Population of Africa today

1,565,966,689
Monday, January 5, 2026

Today's Africa Population

Today's Africa population is 1,565,966,689 with an annual growth rate of 2.222%.

Population1,565,966,689
Growth Rate2.222%
Male782,280,120 (49.955%)
Female783,686,569 (50.045%)
Today Change+ 55,808
Births today76,249
Deaths today19,051
Births in 2026597,125
Deaths in 2026149,195
Change in 2026+ 437,045 (0.028%)

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 Algeria47,746,3243.049%
2AO Angola39,635,9382.531%
3BJ Benin14,995,8210.958%
4BW Botswana2,583,0380.165%
5BF Burkina Faso24,344,0821.555%
6BI Burundi14,563,5520.93%
7CM Cameroon30,268,2091.933%
8CV Cape Verde528,5390.034%
9CF Central African...5,607,7460.358%
10TD Chad21,286,5721.359%
11KM Comoros891,1470.057%
12CD Democratic Repu...114,673,6727.322%
13DJ Djibouti1,191,7780.076%
14EG Egypt119,255,5137.616%
15GQ Equatorial Guin...1,962,0190.125%
16ER Eritrea3,645,5270.233%
17SZ Eswatini1,263,1820.081%
18ET Ethiopia137,222,3308.763%
19GA Gabon2,620,8940.167%
20GH Ghana35,390,0292.26%
21GN Guinea15,275,6620.975%
22GW Guinea-Bissau2,274,3130.145%
23CI Ivory Coast33,112,1522.114%
24KE Kenya58,097,3523.71%
25LS Lesotho2,376,5790.152%
26LR Liberia5,791,7550.37%
27LY Libya7,498,6590.479%
28MG Madagascar33,139,5732.116%
29MW Malawi22,504,9391.437%
30ML Mali25,571,9511.633%
31MR Mauritania5,389,6800.344%
32MU Mauritius1,266,6960.081%
33MA Morocco38,604,5322.466%
34MZ Mozambique36,142,1142.308%
35NA Namibia3,124,2640.2%
36NE Niger28,374,4471.812%
37NG Nigeria240,029,03915.328%
38CG Republic of the...6,562,4970.419%
39RW Rwanda14,735,8190.941%
40ST São Tomé and Pr...242,6790.015%
41SN Senegal19,153,4671.223%
42SC Seychelles133,9530.009%
43SL Sierra Leone8,910,6450.569%
44SO Somalia19,985,1341.276%
45ZA South Africa65,116,7714.159%
46SS South Sudan12,313,7310.786%
47SD Sudan52,494,9313.352%
48TZ Tanzania71,574,7494.57%
49GM The Gambia2,853,8860.182%
50TG Togo9,827,7650.628%
51TN Tunisia12,383,9890.791%
52UG Uganda52,088,8033.326%
53ZM Zambia22,222,9821.419%
54ZW Zimbabwe17,115,2701.093%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata