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[2] [3] Total population as of 2024 is about 1.5 billion, [4] with a growth rate of about 100 million every three years. The total fertility rate (births per woman) for Africa is 4.1 as of 2024, the highest in the world. [5] The most populous African country is Nigeria with over 206 million inhabitants as of 2020 and a growth rate of 2.6% p.a. [6]
This is a list of the current 54 African countries sorted by population, also sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data. Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021. [1]
Future projections are based on the 2024 UN's medium-fertility scenario. Chart created by Our World In Data in 2024. The UN Population Division has calculated the future population of the world's countries, based on current demographic trends. The UN's 2024 report projects world population to be 8.1 billion in 2024, about 9.6 billion in 2050 ...
Population (2021) [1] [2] [3] % (world) ±% p.a. (2010–2013) Sovereign states (2024) De facto states (2024) Non-self-governing territory(ies) (2024) Other area(s) (2024) World: 7,909,295,151: 100% 1.17% 197 8 17 34 Africa-Eurasia: 6,833,426,385: 86.4% 86.4% 146 8 3 12 America: 1,030,037,584: 13%: 0.96% 35 0 8 14 Oceania [a] 44,491,724: 0.6% ...
Figures are from the 2024 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the calendar year 2023. List of countries by number of births [ edit ]
Population of the present-day top seven most-populous countries, 1800 to 2100. Future projections are based on the 2024 UN's medium-fertility scenario. Chart created by Our World In Data in 2024. The following is a list of countries by past and projected future population. This assumes that countries stay constant in the unforeseeable future ...
The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ranking list is based on the data of the 2024 World Population Data Sheet [6] published online. The PRB [7] is a private, nonprofit organization which informs people around the world about population, health and the environment for research or academic purposes. It was founded in 1929.
With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest among all the continents; [10] [11] the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. [12] Based on 2024 projections, Africa's population will reach 3.8 billion people by 2099. [13]