List of African countries by population

Table columns:
Rank
Country (or dependent territory)
July 1, 2015 projection[1]
% of pop.
Average relative annual growth (%)[2]
Average absolute annual growth [3]
Estimated doubling time (Years)[4]
Official figure (where available)
Date of last figure
Source

Table rows:
cells: 1
Nigeria
181,563,000
15.98
2.91
4,731,000
24
173,000,000
2013
Official estimate
cells: 2
Ethiopia
103,764,000
7.81
2.41
2,424,000
29
99,391,000
2015
Official estimate
cells: 3
Egypt
89,125,000
7.68
2.29
2,028,000
31
94,408,000
April 12, 2018
Official population clock
cells: 4
Democratic Republic of the Congo
77,267,000
6.70
3.13
2,390,000
22
86,026,000
July 1, 2015
Official estimate
cells: 5
South Africa
54,957,000
4.77
1.61
873,000
43
54,956,900
July 1, 2015
Official estimate
cells: 6
Tanzania
51,046,000
4.23
2.97
1,414,000
24
51,046,000
2015
Official estimate
cells: 7
Kenya
45,533,000
3.84
2.87
1,196,000
24
45,533,000
2015
Official estimate
cells: 8
Sudan
40,235,000
3.33
3.07
912,000
23
40,235,000
2015
Official estimate
cells: 9
Algeria
39,670,000
3.46
2.07
768,000
34
40,100,000
January 1, 2016
Official estimate
cells: 10
Uganda
37,102,000
3.10
3.09
1,201,000
23
34,856,813
August 28, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
cells: 11
Morocco[5]
34,380,000
3.33
1.24
412,000
56
33,337,529
September 1, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
cells: 12
Mozambique
28,013,000
2.23
2.74
702,000
26
28,013,000
2015
Official estimate
cells: 13
Ghana
27,414,000
2.40
2.48
621,000
28
27,043,093
2014
Official estimate
cells: 14
Angola
25,326,000
2.20
3.43
839,000
21
24,383,301
May 16, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
cells: 15
Ivory Coast
23,126,000
2.02
2.55
451,000
27
22,671,331
May 15, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
cells: 16
Madagascar
23,043,000
2.00
2.71
609,000
26
22,434,363
2014
Official estimate
cells: 17
Cameroon
21,918,000
1.90
2.65
565,000
27
21,917,602
2015
Official estimate
cells: 18
Niger
18,880,000
1.64
3.86
701,000
18
17,138,707
December 10, 2012
Final 2012 census result
cells: 19
Burkina Faso
18,450,000
1.60
3.26
582,000
22
18,450,494
2015
Official estimate
cells: 20
Mali
17,796,000
1.54
3.3
568,000
21
14,528,662
April 1, 2009
Final 2009 census result
cells: 21
Malawi
16,307,000
1.41
3.18
502,000
22
16,832,900
July 1, 2016
Official estimate
cells: 22
Zambia
15,474,000
1.34
3.0
451,000
23
15,473,905
2015
Official estimate
cells: 23
Somalia
14,317,996
0.95
1.54
166,000
45
12,316,895
January 1, 2016
Official estimate
cells: 24
Senegal
14,150,000
1.23
2.92
401,000
24
14,354,690
2015
Official estimate
cells: 25
Chad
13,675,000
1.19
3.57
471,000
20
11,039,873
May 20, 2009
Final 2009 census result
cells: 26
Zimbabwe
13,503,000
1.17
1.17
156,000
60
13,061,239
August 17, 2012
Final 2012 census result
cells: 27
South Sudan
12,519,000
1.09
5.95
703,000
12
8,260,490
April 22, 2008
2008 census result
cells: 28
Rwanda
11,324,000
0.98
2.61
288,000
27
10,515,973
August 15, 2012
Final 2012 census result
cells: 29
Tunisia
11,118,000
0.96
1.04
114,000
67
10,982,754
April 23, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
cells: 30
Guinea
10,935,000
0.95
2.3
246,000
30
10,628,972
April 2, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
cells: 31
Benin
10,782,000
0.93
3.54
369,000
20
10,008,749
May 11, 2013
Final 2013 census result
cells: 32
Burundi
9,824,000
0.85
2.93
280,000
24
9,823,828
2015
Official estimate
cells: 33
Togo
7,065,000
0.61
2.87
197,000
25
6,191,155
November 6, 2010
Final 2010 census result
cells: 34
Eritrea
6,895,000
0.60
5.49
359,000
13
6,536,000
July 1, 2014
Official estimate
cells: 35
Sierra Leone
6,513,000
0.56
2.57
163,000
27
6,348,350
2014
Official estimate
cells: 36
Libya
6,278,000
0.54
1.13
70,000
62
5,298,152
April 15, 2006
2006 census result
cells: 37
Republic of the Congo
4,706,000
0.41
2.98
136,000
24
3,697,490
April 28, 2007
2007 census result
cells: 38
Central African Republic
4,659,080
0.42
2.0
96,000
35
3,859,139
2017
[1]
cells: 39
Liberia
4,046,000
0.35
2.09
83,000
33
3,476,608
March 21, 2008
Final 2008 census result
cells: 40
Mauritania
3,632,000
0.31
2.43
86,000
29
3,718,678
2016
Official estimate
cells: 41
Namibia
2,281,000
0.20
2.01
45,000
35
2,280,700
July 1, 2015
Official estimate
cells: 42
Botswana
2,176,000
0.19
1.92
41,000
36
2,024,904
August 22, 2011
Final 2011 census result
cells: 43
Gambia
2,022,000
0.18
3.27
64,000
22
1,882,450
April 15, 2013
Preliminary 2013 census result[permanent dead link]
cells: 44
Equatorial Guinea
1,996,000
0.17
4.23
81,000
17
1,222,442
July 4, 2015
Preliminary 2015 census result
cells: 45
Lesotho
1,908,000
0.17
0.21
4,000
330
1,894,194
2011
Official estimate
cells: 46
Gabon
1,873,000
0.16
1.85
34,000
38
1,802,278
October 5, 2013
Preliminary 2013 census result
cells: 47
Guinea-Bissau
1,788,000
0.16
2.58
45,000
27
1,530,673
2015
Official estimate
cells: 48
Mauritius
1,263,000
0.11
0.16
2,000
437
1,261,208
July 1, 2014
Official estimate
cells: 49
Swaziland
1,119,000
0.10
1.18
13,000
59
1,119,375
2015
Official estimate
cells: 50
Djibouti
961,000
0.08
2.67
25,000
26
864,618
July 1, 2011
Official estimate
cells: 51
Réunion (France)
853,000
0.07
0.71
6,000
98
840,974
January 1, 2013
Official estimate
cells: 52
Comoros
783,000
0.07
2.62
20,000
27
806,200
July 1, 2016
Official estimate
cells: 53
Cape Verde
525,000
0.05
1.35
7,000
52
491,875
June 16, 2010
Final 2010 census result
cells: 54
Western Sahara[6]
509,000
0.04
1.8
9,000
39
510,713
September 2, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result
cells: 55
Mayotte (France)
229,000
0.02
2.69
6,000
26
212,600
August 21, 2012
2012 census result
cells: 56
São Tomé and Príncipe
194,000
0.02
2.65
5,000
27
179,200
May 13, 2012
Final 2012 census result
cells: 57
Seychelles
97,000
0.01
1.04
1,000
67
90,945
August 26, 2010
Final 2010 census result
cells: 58
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)
4,000
<0.01
0.0
0
-
5,633
June 2016
2016 census result
cells: Total
1,153,308,000
100.00
2.68
30,155,000
26

Questions about this table:
originalText: which country in africa has the largest population
answer: answerTexts: Nigeria