Population of Africa today

1,583,923,987
Sunday, July 12, 2026

Today's Africa Population

Today's Africa population is 1,583,923,987 with an annual growth rate of 2.222%.

Population1,583,923,987
Growth Rate2.222%
Male791,250,705 (49.955%)
Female792,673,282 (50.045%)
Today Change+ 94,903
Births today129,663
Deaths today32,397
Births in 202625,131,778
Deaths in 20266,279,331
Change in 2026+ 18,394,343 (1.175%)

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 Algeria48,043,0203.049%
2AO Angola40,240,0952.531%
3BJ Benin15,178,5250.958%
4BW Botswana2,604,4070.165%
5BF Burkina Faso24,613,9311.555%
6BI Burundi14,736,8570.93%
7CM Cameroon30,657,7551.933%
8CV Cape Verde529,6900.034%
9CF Central African...5,702,7390.358%
10TD Chad21,572,7151.359%
11KM Comoros899,3970.057%
12CD Democratic Repu...116,526,8887.322%
13DJ Djibouti1,199,8600.076%
14EG Egypt120,144,2617.616%
15GQ Equatorial Guin...1,985,5080.125%
16ER Eritrea3,684,4520.233%
17SZ Eswatini1,270,2100.081%
18ET Ethiopia138,978,4448.763%
19GA Gabon2,648,6750.167%
20GH Ghana35,712,7542.26%
21GN Guinea15,449,7970.975%
22GW Guinea-Bissau2,298,9250.145%
23CI Ivory Coast33,511,9932.114%
24KE Kenya58,662,8193.71%
25LS Lesotho2,390,0100.152%
26LR Liberia5,856,8820.37%
27LY Libya7,542,0440.479%
28MG Madagascar33,539,7452.116%
29MW Malawi22,798,2881.437%
30ML Mali25,948,0171.633%
31MR Mauritania5,464,4930.344%
32MU Mauritius1,264,9560.081%
33MA Morocco38,771,1072.466%
34MZ Mozambique36,661,6962.308%
35NA Namibia3,154,6560.2%
36NE Niger28,833,4391.812%
37NG Nigeria242,547,30615.328%
38CG Republic of the...6,641,2680.419%
39RW Rwanda14,897,0340.941%
40ST São Tomé and Pr...245,1060.015%
41SN Senegal19,376,5511.223%
42SC Seychelles135,0100.009%
43SL Sierra Leone9,000,9130.569%
44SO Somalia20,319,2421.276%
45ZA South Africa65,471,0034.159%
46SS South Sudan12,441,9050.786%
47SD Sudan53,316,2143.352%
48TZ Tanzania72,607,0364.57%
49GM The Gambia2,885,5060.182%
50TG Togo9,935,7920.628%
51TN Tunisia12,416,9090.791%
52UG Uganda52,791,6893.326%
53ZM Zambia22,535,1251.419%
54ZW Zimbabwe17,281,3251.093%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata