African Countries by Population (2026)

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#	Country (or dependency)	Population (2026)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Nigeria	242,431,832	2.06%	4,904,050	266	910,770	−2,810	4.2	18	56%	2.92%
2	Ethiopia	138,902,185	2.53%	3,430,134	139	1,000,000	27,298	3.7	19	23%	1.67%
3	Egypt	120,101,175	1.47%	1,735,180	121	995,450	−52,287	2.7	25	41%	1.45%
4	DR Congo	116,452,162	3.21%	3,619,689	51	2,267,050	−28,843	5.8	16	45%	1.40%
5	Tanzania	72,563,780	2.86%	2,017,915	82	885,800	−25,275	4.4	18	41%	0.87%
6	South Africa	65,453,084	1.09%	705,765	54	1,213,090	131,684	2.2	29	67%	0.79%
7	Kenya	58,636,412	1.92%	1,103,919	103	569,140	−34,838	3.1	20	33%	0.71%
8	Sudan	53,282,719	3.14%	1,620,572	30	1,765,048	252,038	4.1	19	35%	0.64%
9	Uganda	52,761,469	2.68%	1,376,575	264	199,810	−121,799	4	17	31%	0.64%
10	Algeria	48,028,334	1.25%	593,022	20	2,381,740	−28,841	2.6	29	75%	0.58%
11	Angola	40,215,179	3.01%	1,175,140	32	1,246,700	−4,270	4.9	17	69%	0.48%
12	Morocco	38,762,441	0.86%	331,671	87	446,300	−60,886	2.2	30	68%	0.47%
13	Mozambique	36,639,851	2.83%	1,008,198	47	786,380	−55,988	4.5	17	42%	0.44%
14	Ghana	35,697,557	1.81%	633,285	157	227,540	−24,195	3.3	22	59%	0.43%
15	Madagascar	33,522,052	2.39%	781,374	58	581,795	−2,665	3.8	19	41%	0.40%
16	Côte d'Ivoire	33,494,346	2.39%	782,799	105	318,000	6,535	4.1	18	49%	0.40%
17	Cameroon	30,640,817	2.55%	761,480	65	472,710	−18,922	4.1	18	60%	0.37%
18	Niger	28,814,878	3.21%	897,047	23	1,266,700	−10,620	5.6	16	18%	0.35%
19	Mali	25,932,275	2.91%	733,454	21	1,220,190	−52,609	5.3	16	45%	0.31%
20	Burkina Faso	24,601,700	2.19%	527,120	90	273,600	−28,309	3.9	18	35%	0.30%
21	Malawi	22,785,535	2.56%	569,415	242	94,280	1,348	3.4	18	20%	0.27%
22	Zambia	22,521,915	2.77%	608,041	30	743,390	6,939	3.9	18	47%	0.27%
23	Chad	21,560,380	2.65%	556,675	17	1,259,200	−112,304	5.8	16	23%	0.26%
24	Somalia	20,305,907	3.31%	651,168	32	627,340	15,364	5.8	16	47%	0.24%
25	Senegal	19,366,548	2.3%	434,582	101	192,530	−13,429	3.7	20	53%	0.23%
26	Zimbabwe	17,273,580	1.9%	322,785	45	386,850	−54,620	3.6	18	38%	0.21%
27	Guinea	15,441,993	2.27%	342,266	63	245,720	−19,725	4	18	41%	0.19%
28	Benin	15,170,419	2.4%	355,959	135	112,760	−6,318	4.3	18	48%	0.18%
29	Rwanda	14,889,693	2.2%	320,352	604	24,670	−7,003	3.5	20	18%	0.18%
30	Burundi	14,729,157	2.36%	339,154	574	25,680	−35,108	4.6	17	15%	0.18%
31	South Sudan	12,436,037	2.03%	247,249	20	610,952	7,974	3.6	19	28%	0.15%
32	Tunisia	12,415,138	0.54%	66,565	80	155,360	−14,794	1.8	33	72%	0.15%
33	Togo	9,930,918	2.15%	209,310	183	54,390	−12,642	4	19	45%	0.12%
34	Sierra Leone	8,996,745	2.01%	176,951	125	72,180	−12,277	3.5	20	46%	0.11%
35	Libya	7,539,851	1.09%	81,296	4	1,759,540	2,610	2.2	28	78%	0.091%
36	Congo	6,637,785	2.36%	153,348	19	341,500	−3,298	4	19	70%	0.080%
37	Liberia	5,853,949	2.14%	122,743	61	96,320	−1,051	3.7	19	56%	0.071%
38	Central African Republic	5,698,984	3.37%	185,702	9	622,980	−15,608	5.7	15	45%	0.069%
39	Mauritania	5,461,319	2.75%	146,254	5	1,030,700	−5,842	4.5	18	61%	0.066%
40	Eritrea	3,682,669	2.1%	75,666	36	101,000	−7,520	3.6	20	76%	0.044%
41	Namibia	3,153,246	1.95%	60,430	4	823,290	47	3.1	22	55%	0.038%
42	Gambia	2,884,079	2.2%	61,986	285	10,120	−2,894	3.7	19	62%	0.035%
43	Gabon	2,647,399	2.09%	54,269	10	257,670	1,152	3.5	22	84%	0.032%
44	Botswana	2,603,388	1.61%	41,266	5	566,730	−4,169	2.6	24	76%	0.031%
45	Lesotho	2,389,336	1.1%	26,011	79	30,360	−4,876	2.6	22	33%	0.029%
46	Guinea-Bissau	2,297,808	2.15%	48,293	82	28,120	−1,893	3.6	20	47%	0.028%
47	Equatorial Guinea	1,984,468	2.37%	46,037	71	28,050	3,533	4	21	64%	0.024%
48	Eswatini	1,269,859	1.09%	13,685	74	17,200	−5,493	2.6	23	32%	0.015%
49	Mauritius	1,265,059	−0.25%	−3,221	623	2,030	−2,679	1.2	38	42%	0.015%
50	Djibouti	1,199,459	1.3%	15,383	52	23,180	302	2.5	25	71%	0.014%
51	Comoros	899,010	1.83%	16,163	483	1,861	−2,225	3.7	21	34%	0.011%
52	Réunion	886,298	0.44%	3,893	355	2,500	−2,079	2.1	38	–	0.011%
53	Western Sahara	610,813	1.65%	9,909	2	266,000	4,689	2.1	33	98%	0.0074%
54	Cabo Verde	529,630	0.44%	2,304	131	4,030	−1,338	1.5	30	80%	0.0064%
55	Mayotte	347,536	3.12%	10,525	927	375	−2	4.4	17	41%	0.0042%
56	Sao Tome & Principe	244,994	1.97%	4,740	255	960	−691	3.5	20	79%	0.0030%
57	Seychelles	134,959	1.64%	2,180	293	460	1,367	2.1	35	43%	0.0016%
58	Saint Helena	5,147	−0.96%	−50	13	390	0	1.6	51	34%	0.000062%

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).