Total Population (Africa)
Overview
Population size determines the potential manpower pool available for military service and defense industries. While technology has reduced the importance of raw numbers, larger populations still provide strategic depth and greater mobilization capacity during extended conflicts.
🇳🇬 Nigeria
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| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 216,346,261 | |
| 2 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 120,682,710 | |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 106,256,587 | |
| 4 | 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic | 95,020,348 | |
| 5 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 63,129,521 | |
| 6 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 60,835,831 | |
| 7 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 56,142,057 | |
| 8 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 48,778,061 | |
| 9 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 45,881,124 | |
| 10 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 45,486,083 | |
| 11 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 37,795,181 | |
| 12 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 34,907,095 | |
| 13 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 33,000,322 | |
| 14 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 32,375,549 | |
| 15 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 29,109,702 |
| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 27,868,973 | |
| 17 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 27,677,202 | |
| 18 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 25,952,015 | |
| 19 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 22,047,234 | |
| 20 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 21,414,484 | |
| 21 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 20,107,651 | |
| 22 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 19,408,191 | |
| 23 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 17,629,165 | |
| 24 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 17,368,168 | |
| 25 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 16,767,797 | |
| 26 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 15,282,667 | |
| 27 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 13,845,748 | |
| 28 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 13,600,622 | |
| 29 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 12,757,255 | |
| 30 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 12,602,035 |
| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 12,074,280 | |
| 32 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 11,392,088 | |
| 33 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 8,666,511 | |
| 34 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 8,303,068 | |
| 35 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 7,064,668 | |
| 36 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 5,790,398 | |
| 37 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 5,295,223 | |
| 38 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 4,988,112 | |
| 39 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 4,894,921 | |
| 40 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 3,721,111 | |
| 41 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 2,633,252 | |
| 42 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 2,552,305 | |
| 43 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 2,449,278 | |
| 44 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 2,332,731 | |
| 45 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 2,176,103 |
| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 2,061,385 | |
| 47 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 1,496,981 | |
| 48 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 1,266,387 | |
| 49 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 1,183,841 | |
| 50 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 1,017,207 | |
| 51 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 906,777 | |
| 52 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 568,280 | |
| 53 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 227,237 | |
| 54 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 100,193 |