Population of Africa today

1,587,469,797
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Today's Africa Population

Today's Africa population is 1,587,469,797 with an annual growth rate of 2.222%.

Population1,587,469,797
Growth Rate2.222%
Male793,022,017 (49.955%)
Female794,447,779 (50.045%)
Today Change+ 18,948
Births today25,889
Deaths today6,468
Births in 202629,976,338
Deaths in 20267,489,775
Change in 2026+ 21,940,153 (1.401%)

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 Algeria48,101,6053.049%
2AO Angola40,359,3912.531%
3BJ Benin15,214,6010.958%
4BW Botswana2,608,6270.165%
5BF Burkina Faso24,667,2151.555%
6BI Burundi14,771,0780.93%
7CM Cameroon30,734,6741.933%
8CV Cape Verde529,9180.034%
9CF Central African...5,721,4960.358%
10TD Chad21,629,2161.359%
11KM Comoros901,0270.057%
12CD Democratic Repu...116,892,8207.322%
13DJ Djibouti1,201,4560.076%
14EG Egypt120,319,7517.616%
15GQ Equatorial Guin...1,990,1470.125%
16ER Eritrea3,692,1370.233%
17SZ Eswatini1,271,5980.081%
18ET Ethiopia139,325,2038.763%
19GA Gabon2,654,1610.167%
20GH Ghana35,776,4792.26%
21GN Guinea15,484,1820.975%
22GW Guinea-Bissau2,303,7850.145%
23CI Ivory Coast33,590,9452.114%
24KE Kenya58,774,4743.71%
25LS Lesotho2,392,6620.152%
26LR Liberia5,869,7420.37%
27LY Libya7,550,6110.479%
28MG Madagascar33,618,7622.116%
29MW Malawi22,856,2121.437%
30ML Mali26,022,2751.633%
31MR Mauritania5,479,2660.344%
32MU Mauritius1,264,6130.081%
33MA Morocco38,803,9992.466%
34MZ Mozambique36,764,2912.308%
35NA Namibia3,160,6580.2%
36NE Niger28,924,0711.812%
37NG Nigeria243,044,55815.328%
38CG Republic of the...6,656,8210.419%
39RW Rwanda14,928,8670.941%
40ST São Tomé and Pr...245,5850.015%
41SN Senegal19,420,6001.223%
42SC Seychelles135,2180.009%
43SL Sierra Leone9,018,7370.569%
44SO Somalia20,385,2141.276%
45ZA South Africa65,540,9494.159%
46SS South Sudan12,467,2130.786%
47SD Sudan53,478,3833.352%
48TZ Tanzania72,810,8704.57%
49GM The Gambia2,891,7490.182%
50TG Togo9,957,1220.628%
51TN Tunisia12,423,4090.791%
52UG Uganda52,930,4793.326%
53ZM Zambia22,596,7601.419%
54ZW Zimbabwe17,314,1141.093%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata