Population
People, total
- Order
- Highest to lowest · Show lowest first
- Countries
- 54 of 54 have data
- Period
- All figures refer to 2025.
- Source
- World Bank · annual
Download CSV Compare countries on this measure
| Rank | Country | Value (people) | Year | Change from previous figure | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria+ compare | 237.5M ↑ 4.8M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 4.8M | + compare |
| 2 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia+ compare | 135.5M ↑ 3.4M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 3.4M | + compare |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt+ compare | 118.4M ↑ 1.8M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 1.8M | + compare |
| 4 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo+ compare | 112.8M ↑ 3.6M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 3.6M | + compare |
| 5 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania+ compare | 70.5M ↑ 2M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 2M | + compare |
| 6 | 🇿🇦 South Africa+ compare | 64.7M ↑ 740,132 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 740,132 | + compare |
| 7 | 🇰🇪 Kenya+ compare | 57.5M ↑ 1.1M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 1.1M | + compare |
| 8 | 🇸🇩 Sudan+ compare | 51.7M ↑ 1.2M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 1.2M | + compare |
| 9 | 🇺🇬 Uganda+ compare | 51.4M ↑ 1.4M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 1.4M | + compare |
| 10 | 🇩🇿 Algeria+ compare | 47.4M ↑ 621,004 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 621,004 | + compare |
| 11 | 🇦🇴 Angola+ compare | 39M ↑ 1.2M from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 1.2M | + compare |
| 12 | 🇲🇦 Morocco+ compare | 38.4M ↑ 349,597 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 349,597 | + compare |
| 13 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique+ compare | 35.6M ↑ 999,887 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 999,887 | + compare |
| 14 | 🇬🇭 Ghana+ compare | 35.1M ↑ 636,858 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 636,858 | + compare |
| 15 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar+ compare | 32.7M ↑ 775,722 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 775,722 | + compare |
| 16 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire+ compare | 32.7M ↑ 777,317 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 777,317 | + compare |
| 17 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon+ compare | 29.9M ↑ 755,593 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 755,593 | + compare |
| 18 | 🇳🇪 Niger+ compare | 27.9M ↑ 885,419 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 885,419 | + compare |
| 19 | 🇲🇱 Mali+ compare | 25.2M ↑ 720,226 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 720,226 | + compare |
| 20 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso+ compare | 24.1M ↑ 525,799 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 525,799 | + compare |
| 21 | 🇲🇼 Malawi+ compare | 22.2M ↑ 560,834 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 560,834 | + compare |
| 22 | 🇿🇲 Zambia+ compare | 21.9M ↑ 598,918 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 598,918 | + compare |
| 23 | 🇹🇩 Chad+ compare | 21M ↑ 704,582 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 704,582 | + compare |
| 24 | 🇸🇴 Somalia+ compare | 19.7M ↑ 645,588 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 645,588 | + compare |
| 25 | 🇸🇳 Senegal+ compare | 18.9M ↑ 429,982 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 429,982 | + compare |
| 26 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe+ compare | 17M ↑ 316,422 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 316,422 | + compare |
| 27 | 🇬🇳 Guinea+ compare | 15.1M ↑ 344,942 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 344,942 | + compare |
| 28 | 🇧🇯 Benin+ compare | 14.8M ↑ 351,736 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 351,736 | + compare |
| 29 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda+ compare | 14.6M ↑ 312,774 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 312,774 | + compare |
| 30 | 🇧🇮 Burundi+ compare | 14.4M ↑ 342,217 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 342,217 | + compare |
| 31 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia+ compare | 12.3M ↑ 71,464 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 71,464 | + compare |
| 32 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan+ compare | 12.2M ↑ 245,380 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 245,380 | + compare |
| 33 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone+ compare | 8.8M ↑ 177,772 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 177,772 | + compare |
| 34 | 🇹🇬 Togo+ compare | 8.6M ↑ 185,068 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 185,068 | + compare |
| 35 | 🇱🇾 Libya+ compare | 7.5M ↑ 77,532 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 77,532 | + compare |
| 36 | 🇨🇬 Congo+ compare | 6.5M ↑ 151,476 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 151,476 | + compare |
| 37 | 🇱🇷 Liberia+ compare | 5.7M ↑ 118,389 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 118,389 | + compare |
| 38 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic+ compare | 5.5M ↑ 182,592 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 182,592 | + compare |
| 39 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania+ compare | 5.3M ↑ 145,670 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 145,670 | + compare |
| 40 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea+ compare | 3.6M ↑ 71,400 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 71,400 | + compare |
| 41 | 🇳🇦 Namibia+ compare | 3.1M ↑ 62,685 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 62,685 | + compare |
| 42 | 🇬🇲 Gambia+ compare | 2.8M ↑ 62,105 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 62,105 | + compare |
| 43 | 🇬🇦 Gabon+ compare | 2.6M ↑ 54,178 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 54,178 | + compare |
| 44 | 🇧🇼 Botswana+ compare | 2.6M ↑ 40,983 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 40,983 | + compare |
| 45 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho+ compare | 2.4M ↑ 25,902 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 25,902 | + compare |
| 46 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau+ compare | 2.2M ↑ 48,163 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 48,163 | + compare |
| 47 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea+ compare | 1.9M ↑ 45,915 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 45,915 | + compare |
| 48 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini+ compare | 1.3M ↑ 13,352 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 13,352 | + compare |
| 49 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius+ compare | 1.2M ↓ 2,038 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 2,038 | + compare |
| 50 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti+ compare | 1.2M ↑ 15,354 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 15,354 | + compare |
| 51 | 🇰🇲 Comoros+ compare | 882,847 ↑ 16,219 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 16,219 | + compare |
| 52 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde+ compare | 527,326 ↑ 2,449 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 2,449 | + compare |
| 53 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe+ compare | 240,254 ↑ 4,718 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 4,718 | + compare |
| 54 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles+ compare | 122,730 ↑ 1,376 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 1,376 | + compare |
| Median | 15M | median of shown |
“—” in the change column means there is no earlier figure to compare with.
All rankings
Currencies & Rates
- Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average)
- FX premium
- Policy rate
- 364-day T-bill
- 10-year bond auction
- Stock index 10-year return
- FX reserves (includes gold)
- Lending rate
- Deposit rate
Economy & Prices
- Inflation
- Food inflation
- Core inflation
- GDP (current US$)
- GDP growth
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- GDP per capita growth
- Unemployment (ILO modeled estimate)
- Investment rate
- Agriculture share of GDP
- Manufacturing share of GDP
- Services share of GDP
- Minimum wage (local currency)
Public Finance & Debt
Trade & Resources
- Imports of goods and services
- Trade balance
- Exports of goods and services
- Exports per capita
- Current account / GDP
- FDI inflows
- Remittances
- Terms of trade
- Crude oil production
- Proved crude reserves (billion bbl)
- International tourist arrivals