List of African countries by population
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This is a list of African countries and dependent territories sorted by population, which is sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data. Africa remains one of the world's fastest growing regions.[1] 60% of Africa is 25 years of age or younger.[2]
Proportion of total African population by country
Nigeria (16.38%)
Ethiopia (8.37%)
Egypt (7.65%)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (6.57%)
Tanzania (4.55%)
South Africa (4.47%)
Kenya (3.88%)
Uganda (3.3%)
Other (44.83%)
See also[]
- Demographics of Africa
- List of African countries by area
- List of countries and dependencies by population
- List of countries by population in 2010
- List of Middle Eastern countries by population
- List of countries by past and projected future population
- List of Eurasian countries by population
References[]
- ^ "Africa's economic growth in a new global context". ODI.
- ^ "Population" (PDF). www.un.org. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "African countries by population (2019)". Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ ""World Population prospects – Population division"". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ ""Overall total population" – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision" (xslx). population.un.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Population by Country (2020)". Worldometer. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
Categories:
- Demographics of Africa
- Lists of countries in Africa
- Lists of countries by continent
- Lists of countries by population
- Lists of countries by continent, by population
- Africa