| Population | 1,337,451,097 inhabitants |
| Area | 30,429,131 km² |
| Density | 43.95 inhabitants / km² |
| Number of countries and territories | 61 |
| Number of Time zone | 6 |
| Life expectancy | 59.60 years |
| Birth rate | 35.60 ‰ |
| Death rate | 13.00 ‰ |
| Infant mortality rate | 84.90 ‰ |
| Number of languages spoken | 1,302 |
| GDP | 2,497 billions USD$ (2017) |
| GDP/capita | 1,866 USD$ (2017) |
| Rank | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Algeria | 43,820,839 inhab. |
| 51 | Angola | 29,131,016 inhab. |
| 78 | Benin | 12,506,347 inhab. |
| 148 | Botswana | 2,325,082 inhab. |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 21,510,181 inhab. |
| 81 | Burundi | 11,759,805 inhab. |
| 58 | Cameroon | 23,799,022 inhab. |
| 152 | Canary Islands | 2,108,121 inhab. |
| 178 | Cape Verde | 544,081 inhab. |
| 116 | Central African Republic | 5,745,135 inhab. |
| 72 | Chad | 16,818,391 inhab. |
| 244 | Chagos | 4,239 inhab. |
| 169 | Comoros | 845,477 inhab. |
| 122 | Congo | 5,279,517 inhab. |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 95,784,841 inhab. |
| 166 | Djibouti | 1,048,999 inhab. |
| 14 | Egypt | 100,004,225 inhab. |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,015,334 inhab. |
| 123 | Eritrea | 5,187,948 inhab. |
| 165 | Eswatini (Swaziland) | 1,159,250 inhab. |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 101,104,642 inhab. |
| 154 | Gabon | 2,074,656 inhab. |
| 149 | Gambia | 2,207,816 inhab. |
| 49 | Ghana | 30,280,811 inhab. |
| 77 | Guinea | 12,559,623 inhab. |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,655,289 inhab. |
| 53 | Ivory Coast | 26,491,888 inhab. |
| 29 | Kenya | 50,773,109 inhab. |
| 150 | Lesotho | 2,183,687 inhab. |
| 118 | Liberia | 5,569,923 inhab. |
| 113 | Libya | 6,549,402 inhab. |
| 52 | Madagascar | 27,249,564 inhab. |
| 193 | Madeira | 254,368 inhab. |
| 67 | Malawi | 18,073,097 inhab. |
| 62 | Mali | 20,933,072 inhab. |
| 134 | Mauritania | 3,984,110 inhab. |
| 162 | Mauritius | 1,266,030 inhab. |
| 188 | Mayotte | 288,926 inhab. |
| 40 | Morocco | 35,481,848 inhab. |
| 48 | Mozambique | 30,405,881 inhab. |
| 147 | Namibia | 2,352,592 inhab. |
| 57 | Niger | 24,118,328 inhab. |
| 5 | Nigeria | 230,844,184 inhab. |
| 128 | Puntland | 4,905,246 inhab. |
| 168 | Réunion | 858,450 inhab. |
| 79 | Rwanda | 12,089,721 inhab. |
| 242 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 5,705 inhab. |
| 197 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 201,770 inhab. |
| 71 | Senegal | 17,215,428 inhab. |
| 212 | Seychelles | 97,023 inhab. |
| 102 | Sierra Leone | 8,567,493 inhab. |
| 75 | Somalia | 13,611,470 inhab. |
| 127 | Somaliland | 4,979,218 inhab. |
| 25 | South Africa | 57,725,606 inhab. |
| 76 | South Sudan | 12,864,588 inhab. |
| 32 | Sudan | 44,318,058 inhab. |
| 23 | Tanzania | 59,441,988 inhab. |
| 104 | Togo | 8,067,378 inhab. |
| 83 | Tunisia | 11,582,075 inhab. |
| 37 | Uganda | 39,612,378 inhab. |
| 173 | Western Sahara | 654,052 inhab. |
| 66 | Zambia | 18,411,253 inhab. |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 14,025,965 inhab. |
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North Africa
| Countries and territories | Population |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 43,820,839 inhabitants |
| Egypt | 100,004,225 inhabitants |
| Libya | 6,549,402 inhabitants |
| Morocco | 35,481,848 inhabitants |
| Western Sahara | 654,052 inhabitants |
| Tunisia | 11,582,075 inhabitants |
| Madeira | 254,368 inhabitants |
| Canary Islands | 2,108,121 inhabitants |
| Total | 200,454,930 inhabitants |
Sub-Saharan Africa
| Countries and territories | Population |
|---|---|
| Benin | 12,506,347 inhabitants |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,655,289 inhabitants |
| Guinea | 12,559,623 inhabitants |
| Ghana | 30,280,811 inhabitants |
| Gambia | 2,207,816 inhabitants |
| Gabon | 2,074,656 inhabitants |
| Ivory Coast | 26,491,888 inhabitants |
| Congo | 5,279,517 inhabitants |
| Central African Republic | 5,745,135 inhabitants |
| Cape Verde | 544,081 inhabitants |
| Cameroon | 23,799,022 inhabitants |
| Burkina Faso | 21,510,181 inhabitants |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2,015,334 inhabitants |
| Liberia | 5,569,923 inhabitants |
| Mali | 20,933,072 inhabitants |
| Mauritania | 3,984,110 inhabitants |
| Niger | 24,118,328 inhabitants |
| Nigeria | 230,844,184 inhabitants |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 95,784,841 inhabitants |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 201,770 inhabitants |
| Senegal | 17,215,428 inhabitants |
| Sierra Leone | 8,567,493 inhabitants |
| Chad | 16,818,391 inhabitants |
| Togo | 8,067,378 inhabitants |
| Total | 578,774,618 inhabitants |
East Africa
| Countries and territories | Population |
|---|---|
| Burundi | 11,759,805 inhabitants |
| Comoros | 845,477 inhabitants |
| Djibouti | 1,048,999 inhabitants |
| Eritrea | 5,187,948 inhabitants |
| Ethiopia | 101,104,642 inhabitants |
| Mauritius | 1,266,030 inhabitants |
| Seychelles | 97,023 inhabitants |
| Rwanda | 12,089,721 inhabitants |
| Réunion | 858,450 inhabitants |
| Uganda | 39,612,378 inhabitants |
| Mayotte | 288,926 inhabitants |
| Madagascar | 27,249,564 inhabitants |
| Kenya | 50,773,109 inhabitants |
| Somalia | 13,611,470 inhabitants |
| Sudan | 44,318,058 inhabitants |
| Tanzania | 59,441,988 inhabitants |
| Somaliland | 4,979,218 inhabitants |
| South Sudan | 12,864,588 inhabitants |
| Puntland | 4,905,246 inhabitants |
| Chagos | 4,239 inhabitants |
| Total | 382,422,415 inhabitants |
Southern Africa
| Countries and territories | Population |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 57,725,606 inhabitants |
| Angola | 29,131,016 inhabitants |
| Botswana | 2,325,082 inhabitants |
| Lesotho | 2,183,687 inhabitants |
| Malawi | 18,073,097 inhabitants |
| Mozambique | 30,405,881 inhabitants |
| Namibia | 2,352,592 inhabitants |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 5,705 inhabitants |
| Eswatini (Swaziland) | 1,159,250 inhabitants |
| Zambia | 18,411,253 inhabitants |
| Zimbabwe | 14,025,965 inhabitants |
| Total | 175,799,134 inhabitants |