<P> This is a list of African countries and dependent territories sorted by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country (or dependent territory) </Th> <Th> July 1, 2015 projection </Th> <Th>% of pop . </Th> <Th> Average relative annual growth (%) </Th> <Th> Average absolute annual growth </Th> <Th> Estimated doubling time (Years) </Th> <Th> Official figure (where available) </Th> <Th> Date of last figure </Th> <Th> Source </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 181,563,000 </Td> <Td> 15.98 </Td> <Td> 2.91 </Td> <Td> 4,731,000 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 173,000,000 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 103,764,000 </Td> <Td> 7.81 </Td> <Td> 2.41 </Td> <Td> 2,424,000 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 99,391,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 89,125,000 </Td> <Td> 7.68 </Td> <Td> 2.29 </Td> <Td> 2,028,000 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 94,408,000 </Td> <Td> April 12, 2018 </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 77,267,000 </Td> <Td> 6.70 </Td> <Td> 3.13 </Td> <Td> 2,390,000 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 86,026,000 </Td> <Td> July 1, 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 54,957,000 </Td> <Td> 4.77 </Td> <Td> 1.61 </Td> <Td> 873,000 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 54,956,900 </Td> <Td> July 1, 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 51,046,000 </Td> <Td> 4.23 </Td> <Td> 2.97 </Td> <Td> 1,414,000 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 51,046,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 45,533,000 </Td> <Td> 3.84 </Td> <Td> 2.87 </Td> <Td> 1,196,000 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 45,533,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 40,235,000 </Td> <Td> 3.33 </Td> <Td> 3.07 </Td> <Td> 912,000 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 40,235,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 39,670,000 </Td> <Td> 3.46 </Td> <Td> 2.07 </Td> <Td> 768,000 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 40,100,000 </Td> <Td> January 1, 2016 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 37,102,000 </Td> <Td> 3.10 </Td> <Td> 3.09 </Td> <Td> 1,201,000 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 34,856,813 </Td> <Td> August 28, 2014 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2014 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 34,380,000 </Td> <Td> 3.33 </Td> <Td> 1.24 </Td> <Td> 412,000 </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 33,337,529 </Td> <Td> September 1, 2014 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2014 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 28,013,000 </Td> <Td> 2.23 </Td> <Td> 2.74 </Td> <Td> 702,000 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 28,013,000 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 27,414,000 </Td> <Td> 2.40 </Td> <Td> 2.48 </Td> <Td> 621,000 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 27,043,093 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 25,326,000 </Td> <Td> 2.20 </Td> <Td> 3.43 </Td> <Td> 839,000 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 24,383,301 </Td> <Td> May 16, 2014 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2014 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Ivory Coast </Td> <Td> 23,126,000 </Td> <Td> 2.02 </Td> <Td> 2.55 </Td> <Td> 451,000 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 22,671,331 </Td> <Td> May 15, 2014 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2014 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 23,043,000 </Td> <Td> 2.00 </Td> <Td> 2.71 </Td> <Td> 609,000 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 22,434,363 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 21,918,000 </Td> <Td> 1.90 </Td> <Td> 2.65 </Td> <Td> 565,000 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 21,917,602 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 18,880,000 </Td> <Td> 1.64 </Td> <Td> 3.86 </Td> <Td> 701,000 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 17,138,707 </Td> <Td> December 10, 2012 </Td> <Td> Final 2012 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 18,450,000 </Td> <Td> 1.60 </Td> <Td> 3.26 </Td> <Td> 582,000 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 18,450,494 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> 17,796,000 </Td> <Td> 1.54 </Td> <Td> 3.30 </Td> <Td> 568,000 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 14,528,662 </Td> <Td> April 1, 2009 </Td> <Td> Final 2009 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 16,307,000 </Td> <Td> 1.41 </Td> <Td> 3.18 </Td> <Td> 502,000 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 16,832,900 </Td> <Td> July 1, 2016 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> 15,474,000 </Td> <Td> 1.34 </Td> <Td> 3.00 </Td> <Td> 451,000 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 15,473,905 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> 14,317,996 </Td> <Td> 0.95 </Td> <Td> 1.54 </Td> <Td> 166,000 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 12,316,895 </Td> <Td> January 1, 2016 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 14,150,000 </Td> <Td> 1.23 </Td> <Td> 2.92 </Td> <Td> 401,000 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 14,354,690 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 13,675,000 </Td> <Td> 1.19 </Td> <Td> 3.57 </Td> <Td> 471,000 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 11,039,873 </Td> <Td> May 20, 2009 </Td> <Td> Final 2009 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> 13,503,000 </Td> <Td> 1.17 </Td> <Td> 1.17 </Td> <Td> 156,000 </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> 13,061,239 </Td> <Td> August 17, 2012 </Td> <Td> Final 2012 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> 12,519,000 </Td> <Td> 1.09 </Td> <Td> 5.95 </Td> <Td> 703,000 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 8,260,490 </Td> <Td> April 22, 2008 </Td> <Td> 2008 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> 11,324,000 </Td> <Td> 0.98 </Td> <Td> 2.61 </Td> <Td> 288,000 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 10,515,973 </Td> <Td> August 15, 2012 </Td> <Td> Final 2012 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 11,118,000 </Td> <Td> 0.96 </Td> <Td> 1.04 </Td> <Td> 114,000 </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> 10,982,754 </Td> <Td> April 23, 2014 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2014 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> 10,935,000 </Td> <Td> 0.95 </Td> <Td> 2.30 </Td> <Td> 246,000 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 10,628,972 </Td> <Td> April 2, 2014 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2014 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> 10,782,000 </Td> <Td> 0.93 </Td> <Td> 3.54 </Td> <Td> 369,000 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 10,008,749 </Td> <Td> May 11, 2013 </Td> <Td> Final 2013 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 9,824,000 </Td> <Td> 0.85 </Td> <Td> 2.93 </Td> <Td> 280,000 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 9,823,828 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> 7,065,000 </Td> <Td> 0.61 </Td> <Td> 2.87 </Td> <Td> 197,000 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 6,191,155 </Td> <Td> November 6, 2010 </Td> <Td> Final 2010 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 6,895,000 </Td> <Td> 0.60 </Td> <Td> 5.49 </Td> <Td> 359,000 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 6,536,000 </Td> <Td> July 1, 2014 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 6,513,000 </Td> <Td> 0.56 </Td> <Td> 2.57 </Td> <Td> 163,000 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 6,348,350 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 6,278,000 </Td> <Td> 0.54 </Td> <Td> 1.13 </Td> <Td> 70,000 </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> 5,298,152 </Td> <Td> April 15, 2006 </Td> <Td> 2006 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 4,706,000 </Td> <Td> 0.41 </Td> <Td> 2.98 </Td> <Td> 136,000 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 3,697,490 </Td> <Td> April 28, 2007 </Td> <Td> 2007 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> 4,659,080 </Td> <Td> 0.42 </Td> <Td> 2.00 </Td> <Td> 96,000 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 3,859,139 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> (1) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 4,046,000 </Td> <Td> 0.35 </Td> <Td> 2.09 </Td> <Td> 83,000 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 3,476,608 </Td> <Td> March 21, 2008 </Td> <Td> Final 2008 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 3,632,000 </Td> <Td> 0.31 </Td> <Td> 2.43 </Td> <Td> 86,000 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 3,718,678 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 2,281,000 </Td> <Td> 0.20 </Td> <Td> 2.01 </Td> <Td> 45,000 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 2,280,700 </Td> <Td> July 1, 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 2,176,000 </Td> <Td> 0.19 </Td> <Td> 1.92 </Td> <Td> 41,000 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 2,024,904 </Td> <Td> August 22, 2011 </Td> <Td> Final 2011 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> 2,022,000 </Td> <Td> 0.18 </Td> <Td> 3.27 </Td> <Td> 64,000 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 1,882,450 </Td> <Td> April 15, 2013 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2013 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> 1,996,000 </Td> <Td> 0.17 </Td> <Td> 4.23 </Td> <Td> 81,000 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 1,222,442 </Td> <Td> July 4, 2015 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2015 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 1,908,000 </Td> <Td> 0.17 </Td> <Td> 0.21 </Td> <Td> 4,000 </Td> <Td> 330 </Td> <Td> 1,894,194 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 1,873,000 </Td> <Td> 0.16 </Td> <Td> 1.85 </Td> <Td> 34,000 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 1,802,278 </Td> <Td> October 5, 2013 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2013 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> 1,788,000 </Td> <Td> 0.16 </Td> <Td> 2.58 </Td> <Td> 45,000 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 1,530,673 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 1,263,000 </Td> <Td> 0.11 </Td> <Td> 0.16 </Td> <Td> 2,000 </Td> <Td> 437 </Td> <Td> 1,261,208 </Td> <Td> July 1, 2014 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 1,119,000 </Td> <Td> 0.10 </Td> <Td> 1.18 </Td> <Td> 13,000 </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 1,119,375 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> 961,000 </Td> <Td> 0.08 </Td> <Td> 2.67 </Td> <Td> 25,000 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 864,618 </Td> <Td> July 1, 2011 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Réunion (France) </Td> <Td> 853,000 </Td> <Td> 0.07 </Td> <Td> 0.71 </Td> <Td> 6,000 </Td> <Td> 98 </Td> <Td> 840,974 </Td> <Td> January 1, 2013 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 783,000 </Td> <Td> 0.07 </Td> <Td> 2.62 </Td> <Td> 20,000 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 806,200 </Td> <Td> July 1, 2016 </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 525,000 </Td> <Td> 0.05 </Td> <Td> 1.35 </Td> <Td> 7,000 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 491,875 </Td> <Td> June 16, 2010 </Td> <Td> Final 2010 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> Western Sahara </Td> <Td> 509,000 </Td> <Td> 0.04 </Td> <Td> 1.80 </Td> <Td> 9,000 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 510,713 </Td> <Td> September 2, 2014 </Td> <Td> Preliminary 2014 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> Mayotte (France) </Td> <Td> 229,000 </Td> <Td> 0.02 </Td> <Td> 2.69 </Td> <Td> 6,000 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 212,600 </Td> <Td> August 21, 2012 </Td> <Td> 2012 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> 194,000 </Td> <Td> 0.02 </Td> <Td> 2.65 </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 179,200 </Td> <Td> May 13, 2012 </Td> <Td> Final 2012 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> 97,000 </Td> <Td> 0.01 </Td> <Td> 1.04 </Td> <Td> 1,000 </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> 90,945 </Td> <Td> August 26, 2010 </Td> <Td> Final 2010 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 58 </Td> <Td> Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) </Td> <Td> 4,000 </Td> <Td> <0.01 </Td> <Td> 0.0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 5,633 </Td> <Td> June 2016 </Td> <Td> 2016 census result </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 1,153,308,000 </Td> <Td> 100.00 </Td> <Td> 2.68 </Td> <Td> 30,155,000 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country (or dependent territory) </Th> <Th> July 1, 2015 projection </Th> <Th>% of pop . </Th> <Th> Average relative annual growth (%) </Th> <Th> Average absolute annual growth </Th> <Th> Estimated doubling time (Years) </Th> <Th> Official figure (where available) </Th> <Th> Date of last figure </Th> <Th> Source </Th> </Tr>

Which country in africa has the largest population