Population of Africa today

1,581,336,145
Monday, June 15, 2026

Today's Africa Population

Today's Africa population is 1,581,336,145 with an annual growth rate of 2.222%.

Population1,581,336,145
Growth Rate2.222%
Male789,957,946 (49.955%)
Female791,378,199 (50.045%)
Today Change+ 80,420
Births today109,876
Deaths today27,453
Births in 202621,596,067
Deaths in 20265,395,912
Change in 2026+ 15,806,501 (1.01%)

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 Algeria48,000,2633.049%
2AO Angola40,153,0302.531%
3BJ Benin15,152,1950.958%
4BW Botswana2,601,3280.165%
5BF Burkina Faso24,575,0431.555%
6BI Burundi14,711,8820.93%
7CM Cameroon30,601,6171.933%
8CV Cape Verde529,5240.034%
9CF Central African...5,689,0490.358%
10TD Chad21,531,4791.359%
11KM Comoros898,2080.057%
12CD Democratic Repu...116,259,8197.322%
13DJ Djibouti1,198,6950.076%
14EG Egypt120,016,1837.616%
15GQ Equatorial Guin...1,982,1230.125%
16ER Eritrea3,678,8420.233%
17SZ Eswatini1,269,1970.081%
18ET Ethiopia138,725,3698.763%
19GA Gabon2,644,6720.167%
20GH Ghana35,666,2462.26%
21GN Guinea15,424,7030.975%
22GW Guinea-Bissau2,295,3780.145%
23CI Ivory Coast33,454,3722.114%
24KE Kenya58,581,3293.71%
25LS Lesotho2,388,0750.152%
26LR Liberia5,847,4960.37%
27LY Libya7,535,7920.479%
28MG Madagascar33,482,0762.116%
29MW Malawi22,756,0131.437%
30ML Mali25,893,8221.633%
31MR Mauritania5,453,7120.344%
32MU Mauritius1,265,2070.081%
33MA Morocco38,747,1022.466%
34MZ Mozambique36,586,8182.308%
35NA Namibia3,150,2760.2%
36NE Niger28,767,2941.812%
37NG Nigeria242,184,39615.328%
38CG Republic of the...6,629,9160.419%
39RW Rwanda14,873,8010.941%
40ST São Tomé and Pr...244,7560.015%
41SN Senegal19,344,4021.223%
42SC Seychelles134,8570.009%
43SL Sierra Leone8,987,9040.569%
44SO Somalia20,271,0931.276%
45ZA South Africa65,419,9544.159%
46SS South Sudan12,423,4330.786%
47SD Sudan53,197,8583.352%
48TZ Tanzania72,458,2734.57%
49GM The Gambia2,880,9490.182%
50TG Togo9,920,2240.628%
51TN Tunisia12,412,1650.791%
52UG Uganda52,690,3953.326%
53ZM Zambia22,490,1421.419%
54ZW Zimbabwe17,257,3951.093%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata