Africa Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Africa population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Africa in 2023 is 1,460,481,772, a 2.37% increase from 2022.
- The population of Africa in 2022 was 1,426,736,305, a 2.37% increase from 2021.
- The population of Africa in 2021 was 1,393,676,444, a 2.43% increase from 2020.
- The population of Africa in 2020 was 1,360,677,231, a 2.48% increase from 2019.
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2023 Population |
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Africa - Historical Population Data
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| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
1,460,481,772 |
2.37% |
| 2022 |
1,426,736,305 |
2.37% |
| 2021 |
1,393,676,444 |
2.43% |
| 2020 |
1,360,677,231 |
2.48% |
| 2019 |
1,327,701,163 |
2.50% |
| 2018 |
1,295,265,049 |
2.53% |
| 2017 |
1,263,333,733 |
2.53% |
| 2016 |
1,232,111,603 |
2.58% |
| 2015 |
1,201,107,938 |
2.63% |
| 2014 |
1,170,299,023 |
2.64% |
| 2013 |
1,140,180,580 |
2.65% |
| 2012 |
1,110,797,234 |
2.60% |
| 2011 |
1,082,675,800 |
2.60% |
| 2010 |
1,055,233,397 |
2.63% |
| 2009 |
1,028,200,282 |
2.62% |
| 2008 |
1,001,981,281 |
2.61% |
| 2007 |
976,461,444 |
2.60% |
| 2006 |
951,740,272 |
2.57% |
| 2005 |
927,898,100 |
2.55% |
| 2004 |
904,781,335 |
2.54% |
| 2003 |
882,349,262 |
2.53% |
| 2002 |
860,611,461 |
2.52% |
| 2001 |
839,463,871 |
2.50% |
| 2000 |
818,952,057 |
2.48% |
| 1999 |
799,099,340 |
2.46% |
| 1998 |
779,908,035 |
2.45% |
| 1997 |
761,224,444 |
2.49% |
| 1996 |
742,764,748 |
2.54% |
| 1995 |
724,331,670 |
2.53% |
| 1994 |
706,488,294 |
2.52% |
| 1993 |
689,139,958 |
2.56% |
| 1992 |
671,931,548 |
2.58% |
| 1991 |
655,040,493 |
2.65% |
| 1990 |
638,157,236 |
2.74% |
| 1989 |
621,167,635 |
2.76% |
| 1988 |
604,511,226 |
2.79% |
| 1987 |
588,079,706 |
2.87% |
| 1986 |
571,646,426 |
2.88% |
| 1985 |
555,652,630 |
2.86% |
| 1984 |
540,182,783 |
2.83% |
| 1983 |
525,335,031 |
2.90% |
| 1982 |
510,540,229 |
3.00% |
| 1981 |
495,655,336 |
2.93% |
| 1980 |
481,542,773 |
2.90% |
| 1979 |
467,975,884 |
2.97% |
| 1978 |
454,462,679 |
2.89% |
| 1977 |
441,701,411 |
2.82% |
| 1976 |
429,572,939 |
2.88% |
| 1975 |
417,556,630 |
2.83% |
| 1974 |
406,068,836 |
2.75% |
| 1973 |
395,212,021 |
2.67% |
| 1972 |
384,930,392 |
2.62% |
| 1971 |
375,085,855 |
2.64% |
| 1970 |
365,450,108 |
2.63% |
| 1969 |
356,070,247 |
2.62% |
| 1968 |
346,980,009 |
2.61% |
| 1967 |
338,159,594 |
2.58% |
| 1966 |
329,658,041 |
2.55% |
| 1965 |
321,446,986 |
2.55% |
| 1964 |
313,465,702 |
2.52% |
| 1963 |
305,755,225 |
2.49% |
| 1962 |
298,334,053 |
2.46% |
| 1961 |
291,177,557 |
2.42% |
| 1960 |
284,287,856 |
2.39% |
| 1959 |
277,648,187 |
2.29% |
| 1958 |
271,429,557 |
2.23% |
| 1957 |
265,515,232 |
2.27% |
| 1956 |
259,631,382 |
2.28% |
| 1955 |
253,847,728 |
2.26% |
| 1954 |
248,244,771 |
2.23% |
| 1953 |
242,837,448 |
2.21% |
| 1952 |
237,586,060 |
2.19% |
| 1951 |
232,483,995 |
2.17% |
| 1950 |
227,549,258 |
0.00% |
