Population of Africa today

1,544,013,694
Friday, May 23, 2025

Today's Africa Population

Today's Africa population is 1,544,013,694 with an annual growth rate of 2.257%.

Population1,544,013,694
Growth Rate2.257%
Male771,280,185 (49.953%)
Female772,733,509 (50.047%)
Today Change+ 17,820
Births today24,266
Deaths today6,031
Births in 202518,327,996
Deaths in 20254,555,040
Change in 2025+ 13,459,213 (0.879%)

Population chart for Africa

Population History of Africa

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
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
20151,202,862,02730,799,9632.561%1,233,661,990

Population of Africa Countries

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Africa
1DZ Algeria47,366,7173.079%
2AO Angola38,905,0042.513%
3BJ Benin14,773,7700.956%
4BW Botswana2,557,4890.166%
5BF Burkina Faso24,014,2341.556%
6BI Burundi14,351,0770.929%
7CM Cameroon29,791,8401.927%
8CV Cape Verde527,0620.034%
9CF Central African...5,491,7290.354%
10TD Chad20,939,9231.354%
11KM Comoros881,0020.057%
12CD Democratic Repu...112,413,6177.255%
13DJ Djibouti1,182,3840.077%
14EG Egypt118,169,1267.677%
15GQ Equatorial Guin...1,933,1360.125%
16ER Eritrea3,598,4040.233%
17SZ Eswatini1,254,6370.082%
18ET Ethiopia135,078,1768.74%
19GA Gabon2,586,9230.168%
20GH Ghana34,991,7722.27%
21GN Guinea15,060,2700.975%
22GW Guinea-Bissau2,243,9710.145%
23CI Ivory Coast32,621,5912.112%
24KE Kenya57,406,6993.723%
25LS Lesotho2,360,4140.154%
26LR Liberia5,717,7170.371%
27LY Libya7,449,7680.485%
28MG Madagascar32,651,0902.114%
29MW Malawi22,151,1341.433%
30ML Mali25,114,3441.623%
31MR Mauritania5,298,2050.343%
32MU Mauritius1,268,6190.083%
33MA Morocco38,392,6722.5%
34MZ Mozambique35,516,2422.295%
35NA Namibia3,085,7990.2%
36NE Niger27,813,8891.795%
37NG Nigeria236,969,78415.36%
38CG Republic of the...6,466,9340.419%
39RW Rwanda14,532,0520.941%
40ST São Tomé and Pr...239,7140.016%
41SN Senegal18,882,3461.223%
42SC Seychelles132,5170.009%
43SL Sierra Leone8,799,5060.57%
44SO Somalia19,579,4961.263%
45ZA South Africa64,666,1564.207%
46SS South Sudan12,160,9320.788%
47SD Sudan51,472,7323.322%
48TZ Tanzania70,313,1044.544%
49GM The Gambia2,814,9790.182%
50TG Togo9,697,8860.628%
51TN Tunisia12,340,8690.805%
52UG Uganda51,226,0043.312%
53ZM Zambia21,844,0611.412%
54ZW Zimbabwe16,914,1781.097%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata