Population of Africa today

1,587,398,746
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Today's Africa Population

Today's Africa population is 1,587,398,746 with an annual growth rate of 2.222%.

Population1,587,398,746
Growth Rate2.222%
Male792,986,524 (49.955%)
Female794,412,222 (50.045%)
Today Change+ 43,207
Births today59,033
Deaths today14,750
Births in 202629,879,263
Deaths in 20267,465,520
Change in 2026+ 21,869,102 (1.397%)

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 Algeria48,100,4323.049%
2AO Angola40,357,0002.531%
3BJ Benin15,213,8790.958%
4BW Botswana2,608,5420.165%
5BF Burkina Faso24,666,1481.555%
6BI Burundi14,770,3920.93%
7CM Cameroon30,733,1321.933%
8CV Cape Verde529,9130.034%
9CF Central African...5,721,1200.358%
10TD Chad21,628,0841.359%
11KM Comoros900,9940.057%
12CD Democratic Repu...116,885,4887.322%
13DJ Djibouti1,201,4240.076%
14EG Egypt120,316,2357.616%
15GQ Equatorial Guin...1,990,0540.125%
16ER Eritrea3,691,9830.233%
17SZ Eswatini1,271,5700.081%
18ET Ethiopia139,318,2558.763%
19GA Gabon2,654,0510.167%
20GH Ghana35,775,2022.26%
21GN Guinea15,483,4930.975%
22GW Guinea-Bissau2,303,6870.145%
23CI Ivory Coast33,589,3632.114%
24KE Kenya58,772,2373.71%
25LS Lesotho2,392,6090.152%
26LR Liberia5,869,4840.37%
27LY Libya7,550,4390.479%
28MG Madagascar33,617,1792.116%
29MW Malawi22,855,0511.437%
30ML Mali26,020,7871.633%
31MR Mauritania5,478,9700.344%
32MU Mauritius1,264,6200.081%
33MA Morocco38,803,3402.466%
34MZ Mozambique36,762,2362.308%
35NA Namibia3,160,5370.2%
36NE Niger28,922,2551.812%
37NG Nigeria243,034,59415.328%
38CG Republic of the...6,656,5100.419%
39RW Rwanda14,928,2290.941%
40ST São Tomé and Pr...245,5760.015%
41SN Senegal19,419,7181.223%
42SC Seychelles135,2140.009%
43SL Sierra Leone9,018,3800.569%
44SO Somalia20,383,8921.276%
45ZA South Africa65,539,5474.159%
46SS South Sudan12,466,7060.786%
47SD Sudan53,475,1333.352%
48TZ Tanzania72,806,7854.57%
49GM The Gambia2,891,6240.182%
50TG Togo9,956,6950.628%
51TN Tunisia12,423,2780.791%
52UG Uganda52,927,6983.326%
53ZM Zambia22,595,5251.419%
54ZW Zimbabwe17,313,4571.093%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata