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List of African Countries by Population
Posted by Temi Kolawole | Posted in Quick Facts | Posted on 27-11-2008
Here’s a break-down of the population of African countries:
| Pos | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| - | Africa | 934,283,426 |
| 1 |  Nigeria |
135,031,164 |
| 2 |  Ethiopia |
83,700,450 |
| 3 |  Egypt |
80,335,036 |
| 4 |  Congo-Kinshasa |
65,751,512 |
| 5 |  South Africa |
43,997,828 |
| 6 |  Tanzania |
39,384,223 |
| 7 |  Sudan |
39,379,358 |
| 8 |  Kenya |
36,913,721 |
| 9 |  Morocco |
33,757,175 |
| 10 |  Algeria |
33,333,216 |
| 11 |  Uganda |
30,262,610 |
| 12 |  Ghana |
22,931,299 |
| 13 |  Mozambique |
20,905,585 |
| 14 |  Madagascar |
19,448,815 |
| 15 |  Cameroon |
18,060,382 |
| 16 |  Côte d’Ivoire |
18,013,409 |
| 17 |  Angola |
16,941,000 |
| 18 |  Burkina Faso |
14,326,203 |
| 19 |  Malawi |
13,603,181 |
| 20 |  Niger |
12,894,865 |
| 21 |  Senegal |
12,521,851 |
| 22 |  Zimbabwe |
12,311,143 |
| 23 |  Mali |
11,995,402 |
| 24 |  Zambia |
11,477,447 |
| 25 |  Tunisia |
10,276,158 |
| 26 |  Guinea |
9,947,814 |
| 27 |  Rwanda |
9,907,509 |
| 28 |  Chad |
9,885,661 |
| 29 |  Somalia |
9,118,773 |
| 30 |  Burundi |
8,390,505 |
| 31 |  Benin |
8,078,314 |
| 32 |  Sierra Leone |
6,144,562 |
| 33 |  Libya |
6,036,914 |
| 34 |  Togo |
5,701,579 |
| 35 |  Eritrea |
4,906,585 |
| 36 |  Central African Republic |
4,369,038 |
| 37 |  Congo-Brazzaville |
3,800,610 |
| 38 |  Mauritania |
3,270,065 |
| 39 |  Liberia |
3,195,931 |
| 40 |  Lesotho |
2,125,262 |
| 41 |  Namibia |
2,055,080 |
| 42 |  Botswana |
1,815,508 |
| 43 |  Gambia |
1,688,359 |
| 44 |  Guinea-Bissau |
1,472,780 |
| 45 |  Gabon |
1,454,867 |
| 46 |  Mauritius |
1,250,882 |
| 47 |  Swaziland |
1,133,066 |
| 48 |  Comoros |
711,417 |
| 49 |  Equatorial Guinea |
551,201 |
| 50 |  Djibouti |
496,374 |
| 51 |  Cape Verde |
423,613 |
| 52 |  Western Sahara (SADR) |
382,617 |
| 53 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
199,579 |
| 54 |  Seychelles |
81,895 |
from Wikipedia
