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Africa population map and data table

Compare latest available World Bank country population totals on a shaded map, with dated reference tables.

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Intermediate
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Using this activity

  1. Read the population band legend on the map. Grey means no matched World Bank observation.
  2. Use the reference table to compare exact values and observation years. These are country totals, not density or city populations.
  3. Observation years may differ. Geographic and statistical territory coverage can differ between Natural Earth and World Bank.

What to practise

  • Read a choropleth map using a key.
  • Compare population totals while checking each observation year.

Reference data

Data observation: Latest available observations: 2025.
Country or territoryPopulationObservation year
Algeria47,435,3122025
Angola39,040,0392025
Benin14,814,4602025
Botswana2,562,1222025
Burkina Faso24,074,5802025
Burundi14,390,0032025
Cameroon29,879,3372025
Cape Verde527,3262025
Central African Republic5,513,2822025
Chad21,003,7052025
Comoros882,8472025
Democratic Republic of the Congo112,832,4732025
Djibouti1,184,0762025
Egypt118,365,9952025
Equatorial Guinea1,938,4312025
Eritrea3,607,0032025
Eswatini1,256,1742025
Ethiopia135,472,0512025
Gabon2,593,1302025
Ghana35,064,2722025
Guinea15,099,7272025
Guinea-Bissau2,249,5152025
Ivory Coast32,711,5472025
Kenya57,532,4932025
Lesotho2,363,3252025
Liberia5,731,2062025
Libya7,458,5552025
Madagascar32,740,6782025
Malawi22,216,1202025
Mali25,198,8212025
Mauritania5,315,0652025
Morocco38,430,7702025
Mozambique35,631,6532025
Namibia3,092,8162025
Niger27,917,8312025
Nigeria237,527,7822025
Republic of the Congo6,484,4372025
Rwanda14,569,3412025
Senegal18,931,9662025
Sierra Leone8,819,7942025
Somalia19,654,7392025
South Africa64,747,3192025
Sudan51,662,1472025
São Tomé and Príncipe240,2542025
Tanzania70,545,8652025
The Gambia2,822,0932025
Togo8,591,6262025
Tunisia12,348,5732025
Uganda51,384,8942025
Zambia21,913,8742025
Zimbabwe16,950,7952025

Map data: World Bank and Natural Earth. Snapshot retrieved 2026-10-22 01:24:56 UTC. Latest available observations: 2025. Boundaries are simplified for printing. Sources and licences

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