Category: Africa

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Population table of African countries

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TT	Country	Sub-district	Population 2023	% change	to change	Density	Acreage	Net migration	Birth rate	Median age	% urban	% World
1	Nigeria	West African	223,804,632	2	5,263,420	246	910,770	-59,996	5.10	17	54	2.78
2	Ethiopia	East Africa	126,527,060	2	3,147,136	127	1,000,000	-11,999	4.00	19	22	1.57
3	Egypt	North Africa	112,716,598	1	1,726,495	113	995,450	-29,998	2.80	24	41	1.40
4	DR Congo	Central Africa	102,262,808	3	3,252,596	45	2,267,050	-14,999	6.10	16	46	1.27
5	Tanzania	East Africa	67,438,106	2	1,940,358	76	885,800	-39,997	4.60	17	38	0.84
6	South Africa	South Africa	60,414,495	0	520,610	50	1,213,090	58,496	2.30	28	69	0.75
7	Kenya	East Africa	55,100,586	1	1,073,099	97	569,140	-10,000	3.20	20	31	0.68
9	Uganda	East Africa	48,582,334	2	1,332,749	243	199,810	-126,181	4.40	16	29	0.60
8	Sudan	North Africa	48,109,006	2	1,234,802	27	1,765,048	-9,999	4.30	19	35	0.60
10	Algeria	North Africa	45,606,480	1	703,255	19	2,381,740	-9,999	2.80	28	75	0.57
11	Morocco	North Africa	37,840,044	1	382,073	85	446,300	-39,998	2.30	29	66	0.47
12	Angola	Central Africa	36,684,202	3	1,095,215	29	1,246,700	-1,000	5.10	16	68	0.46
13	Ghana	West African	34,121,985	1	646,115	150	227,540	-9,999	3.50	21	57	0.42
14	Mozambique	East Africa	33,897,354	2	927,836	43	786,380	-5,000	4.50	17	40	0.42
15	Madagascar	East Africa	30,325,732	2	714,018	52	581,795	-1,500	3.70	19	40	0.38
16	Ivory Coast	West African	28,873,034	2	712,492	91	318,000	6,000	4.30	18	52	0.36
17	Cameroon	Central Africa	28,647,293	2	732,757	61	472,710	-4,800	4.30	18	58	0.36
18	Niger	West African	27,202,843	3	994,866	21	1,266,700	1,000	6.70	15	17	0.34
20	Mali	West African	23,293,698	3	700,108	19	1,220,190	-39,998	5.80	15	44	0.29
19	Burkina Faso	West African	23,251,485	2	577,723	85	273,600	-24,998	4.60	17	32	0.29
21	Malawi	East Africa	20,931,751	2	526,434	222	94,280	-6,000	3.80	17	19	0.26
22	Zambia	East Africa	20,569,737	2	552,062	28	743,390	-5,000	4.20	17	46	0.26
23	Chad	Central Africa	18,278,568	3	555,253	15	1,259,200	-2,000	6.10	15	24	0.23
25	Somalia	East Africa	18,143,378	3	545,867	29	627,340	-30,000	6.10	15	46	0.23
24	Senegal	West African	17,763,163	2	446,714	92	192,530	-19,999	4.30	18	52	0.22
26	Zimbabwe	East Africa	16,665,409	2	344,872	43	386,850	-9,999	3.40	18	37	0.21
27	Guinea	West African	14,190,612	2	331,271	58	245,720	-4,000	4.20	18	40	0.18
28	Rwanda	East Africa	14,094,683	2	317,985	571	24,670	-8,999	3.70	19	18	0.18
29	Benin	West African	13,712,828	2	359,964	122	112,760	-200	4.80	18	48	0.17
31	Burundi	East Africa	13,238,559	2	348,983	516	25,680	2,000	4.90	16	15	0.16
30	Tunisia	North Africa	12,458,223	0	102,106	80	155,360	-4,000	2.00	32	69	0.15
32	South Sudan	East Africa	11,088,796	1	175,632	18	610,952	-23,291	4.30	17	28	0.14
33	Togo	West African	9,053,799	2	205,100	166	54,390	-2,000	4.10	19	44	0.11
34	Sierra Leone	West African	8,791,092	2	185,374	122	72,180	-4,000	3.80	19	43	0.11
35	Libya	North Africa	6,888,388	1	76,047	4	1,759,540	-2,000	2.40	27	82	0.09
36	Congo	Central Africa	6,106,869	2	136,445	18	341,500	-1,000	4.00	18	70	0.08
37	Central African Republic	Central Africa	5,742,315	2	163,171	9	622,980	-14,716	5.80	15	40	0.07
38	Liberia	West African	5,418,377	2	115,696	56	96,320	-5,000	4.00	18	54	0.07
39	Mauritania	West African	4,862,989	2	126,850	5	1,030,700	3,000	4.30	18	61	0.06
40	Eritrea	East Africa	3,748,901	1	64,869	37	101,000	-15,297	3.70	19	67	0.05
41	Gambia	West African	2,773,168	2	67,176	274	10,120	-3,000	4.50	17	58	0.03
42	Botswana	South Africa	2,675,352	1	45,056	5	566,730	3,000	2.70	24	69	0.03
43	Namibia	South Africa	2,604,172	1	37,160	3	823,290	-3,916	3.20	21	60	0.03
44	Gabon	Central Africa	2,436,566	1	47,574	9	257,670	1,000	3.40	22	85	0.03
45	Lesotho	South Africa	2,330,318	1	24,493	77	30,360	-4,000	2.90	22	31	0.03
46	Guinea-Bissau	West African	2,150,842	2	45,276	76	28,120	-1,400	3.80	19	45	0.03
47	Equatorial Guinea	Central Africa	1,714,671	2	39,763	61	28,050	4,000	4.10	21	67	0.02
48	Mauritius	East Africa	1,300,557	0	1,088	641	2,030	0	1.40	37	40	0.02
49	Eswatini	South Africa	1,210,822	0	9,152	70	17,200	-5,268	2.80	22	31	0.02
50	Djibouti	East Africa	1,136,455	1	15,606	49	23,180	900	2.70	24	72	0.01
51	Reunion Island	East Africa	981,796	0	7,744	393	2,500	-630	2.20	34	93	0.01
52	Comoros	East Africa	852,075	1	15,301	458	1,861	-2,000	3.80	20	33	0.01
53	Cape Verde	West African	598,682	0	5,533	149	4,030	-1,227	1.90	27	67	0.01
54	Western Sahara	North Africa	587,259	1	11,273	2	266,000	5,600	2.20	32	95	0.01
55	Mayotte	East Africa	335,995	3	9,894	896	375	0	4.30	17	40	0.00
56	Sao Tome & Principe	Central Africa	231,856	1	4,476	242	960	-600	3.70	19	77	0.00
57	Seychelles	East Africa	107,660	0	542	234	460	-200	2.30	33	53	0.00
58	Saint Helena	West African	5,314	-1	-60	14	390	0	1.60	53	32	0.00
TT	Country	Sub-district	Population 2023	% change	to change	Density	Acreage	Net migration	Birth rate	Median age	% urban	% World
			∑ = 1,460,481,772