👥 African Population Quiz
Rank countries by how many people live in them.
The 54 countries of Africa are home to about 1,524,333,064 people between them. Nigeria has the most, with 242,747,130; Seychelles the fewest, with 121,355.
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Populations of Africa
| Country | Population |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 47,400,000 |
| Angola | 36,604,681 |
| Benin | 13,754,688 |
| Botswana | 2,359,609 |
| Burkina Faso | 22,489,126 |
| Burundi | 14,151,540 |
| Cabo Verde | 491,233 |
| Cameroon | 30,987,821 |
| Central African Republic | 5,513,282 |
| Chad | 19,093,595 |
| Comoros | 944,388 |
| Congo | 6,228,784 |
| Djibouti | 1,066,809 |
| DRC | 124,388,160 |
| Egypt | 107,868,296 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,795,834 |
| Eritrea | 3,500,000 |
| Eswatini | 1,236,126 |
| Ethiopia | 135,500,000 |
| Gabon | 2,397,368 |
| Gambia | 2,422,712 |
| Ghana | 35,039,451 |
| Guinea | 17,521,167 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,080,000 |
| Ivory Coast | 31,500,000 |
| Kenya | 53,330,978 |
| Lesotho | 2,116,427 |
| Liberia | 5,437,249 |
| Libya | 7,361,263 |
| Madagascar | 31,964,956 |
| Malawi | 21,240,689 |
| Mali | 25,200,000 |
| Mauritania | 5,461,319 |
| Mauritius | 1,235,260 |
| Morocco | 36,828,330 |
| Mozambique | 34,881,007 |
| Namibia | 3,022,401 |
| Niger | 26,342,784 |
| Nigeria | 242,747,130 |
| Rwanda | 14,104,969 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 220,372 |
| Senegal | 18,847,519 |
| Seychelles | 121,355 |
| Sierra Leone | 8,460,512 |
| Somalia | 19,280,850 |
| South Africa | 63,015,904 |
| South Sudan | 12,703,714 |
| Sudan | 51,767,437 |
| Tanzania | 67,462,121 |
| Togo | 9,583,381 |
| Tunisia | 11,972,169 |
| Uganda | 45,905,417 |
| Zambia | 20,216,029 |
| Zimbabwe | 17,166,852 |
About the African Population quiz
- How many countries are in the Africa quiz?
- 54 — every country in Africa with the data this quiz needs. Questions are drawn fresh from that pool each round, so no two rounds repeat.
- Which country in Africa has the largest population?
- Nigeria, with roughly 242,747,130 people — the full ranking is in the table above.
- And the smallest?
- Seychelles, with about 121,355.