Africa is the world’s second largest and second most-populous continent, being behind Asia in both categories. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. With over 1.2 billion people, it accounts for about 16% of the world’s human population. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with a population of 190,632,256 while Seychelles is the least populous with a population of 93,920.
Here is the list of all African countries by their population.
Rank | Country | Population |
1 | Nigeria | 190,632,256 |
2 | Ethiopia | 105,350,016 |
3 | Egypt | 97,041,072 |
4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 83,301,152 |
5 | South Africa | 54,841,552 |
6 | Tanzania | 53,950,936 |
7 | Kenya | 47,615,740 |
8 | Algeria | 40,969,444 |
9 | Uganda | 39,570,124 |
10 | Sudan | 37,345,936 |
11 | Morocco | 33,986,656 |
12 | Angola | 29,310,272 |
13 | Ghana | 27,499,924 |
14 | Mozambique | 26,573,706 |
15 | Madagascar | 25,054,160 |
16 | Cameroon | 24,994,884 |
17 | Cote d’Ivoire | 24,184,810 |
18 | Burkina Faso | 20,107,508 |
19 | Niger | 19,245,344 |
20 | Malawi | 19,196,246 |
21 | Mali | 17,885,244 |
22 | Zambia | 15,972,000 |
23 | Senegal | 14,668,522 |
24 | Zimbabwe | 13,805,084 |
25 | Guinea | 12,413,867 |
26 | Chad | 12,075,985 |
27 | Rwanda | 11,901,484 |
28 | Burundi | 11,466,756 |
29 | Tunisia | 11,403,800 |
30 | Benin | 11,038,805 |
31 | Somalia | 11,031,386 |
32 | Togo | 7,965,055 |
33 | Libya | 6,653,210 |
34 | Sierra Leone | 6,163,195 |
35 | Eritrea | 5,918,919 |
36 | Central African Republic | 5,625,118 |
37 | Congo, Republic of the | 4,954,674 |
38 | Liberia | 4,689,021 |
39 | Mauritania | 3,758,571 |
40 | Namibia | 2,484,780 |
41 | Botswana | 2,214,858 |
42 | Gambia, The | 2,051,363 |
43 | Lesotho | 1,958,042 |
44 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,792,338 |
45 | Gabon | 1,772,255 |
46 | Swaziland | 1,467,152 |
47 | Mauritius | 1,356,388 |
48 | Djibouti | 865,267 |
49 | Comoros | 808,080 |
50 | Equatorial Guinea | 778,358 |
51 | Western Sahara | 603,253 |
52 | Cape Verde | 560,899 |
53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 201,025 |
54 | Seychelles | 93,920 |
Total | 1,209,170,412 |
