Middle Africa

Largest Countries:: DR Congo, Chad
Number of Countries:: 10
Land Area:: 7.2M km² (4.86%)

Middle Africa is a sub-continent located in Africa. Middle Africa comprises 4.86% of the world's land area, along with 2.87% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Middle Africa is 238,518,205.

Middle Africa Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

10 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density /km²
DR Congo	116,452,162	50
Angola	40,215,179	32
Cameroon	30,640,817	64
Chad	21,560,380	17
South Sudan	12,436,037	20
Republic of the Congo	6,637,785	19
Central African Republic	5,698,984	9.1
Gabon	2,647,399	9.9
Equatorial Guinea	1,984,468	71
Sao Tome and Principe	244,994	254

Middle Africa's Population Growth

Middle Africa Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	238,518,205	2.94%	33
2025	231,713,876	3.13%	32
2020	198,610,695	3.02%	27
2015	171,134,029	3.28%	24
2010	145,630,508	3.33%	20
2005	123,617,418	3.27%	17
2000	105,266,932	2.86%	15
1995	91,433,783	3.44%	13
1990	77,196,168	2.95%	11
1985	66,747,405	2.98%	9.2
1980	57,626,770	2.79%	8.0
1975	50,227,650	2.65%	6.9
1970	44,066,877	2.36%	6.1
1965	39,220,484	2.16%	5.4
1960	35,246,167	2%	4.9
1955	31,927,136	1.78%	4.4
1950	29,228,574	1.7%	4.0
1945	26,863,546	1.52%	3.7
1940	24,910,990	1.23%	3.4
1935	23,436,502	1.19%	3.2
1930	22,092,853	1.25%	3.1
1925	20,766,015	1.05%	2.9
1920	19,704,750	-0.19%	2.7
1915	19,888,136	-0.39%	2.7
1910	20,280,974	-0.63%	2.8
1905	20,936,585	-0.65%	2.9
1900	21,627,114	0%	3.0

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	238,518,205	2.94%	33
2030	267,196,969	2.88%	37
2035	305,290,663	2.7%	42
2040	345,222,570	2.49%	48
2045	386,883,934	2.3%	53
2050	430,054,043	2.14%	59
2055	474,278,682	1.98%	66
2060	518,701,635	1.81%	72
2065	562,586,282	1.64%	78
2070	605,347,937	1.48%	84
2075	646,664,305	1.33%	89
2080	685,915,116	1.19%	95
2085	722,737,701	1.05%	100
2090	756,713,637	0.92%	105
2095	787,241,972	0.79%	109