Sub-Saharan Africa Population 2023

1,196,382,262

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Year
Population
Density (/km²)
Growth Rate
20231,196,382,262532.53%
20221,166,871,764522.56%
20201,109,362,361492.66%
2015972,842,576432.78%
2010848,210,321382.78%
2005739,413,468332.72%
2000646,714,563292.64%
1995567,639,492252.69%
1990496,983,565222.92%
1985430,393,237192.9%
1980373,113,888172.85%
1975324,172,693142.73%
1970283,322,285132.62%
1965249,004,170112.49%
1960220,164,459102.23%
1955197,161,03792.12%
1950177,543,4898
showing: 17 rows

Sub-Saharan Africa Population 2023

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Country
Population
Density (/km²)
Nigeria223,804,632242
Ethiopia126,527,060115
DR Congo102,262,80844
Tanzania67,438,10671
South Africa60,414,49549
Kenya55,100,58695
Uganda48,582,334201
Angola36,684,20229
Ghana34,121,985143
Mozambique33,897,35442
Madagascar30,325,73252
Ivory Coast28,873,03490
Cameroon28,647,29360
Niger27,202,84321
Mali23,293,69819
Burkina Faso23,251,48585
Malawi20,931,751177
Zambia20,569,73727
Chad18,278,56814
Somalia18,143,37828
Senegal17,763,16390
Zimbabwe16,665,40943
Guinea14,190,61258
Rwanda14,094,683535
Benin13,712,828122
Burundi13,238,559476
South Sudan11,088,79618
Togo9,053,799159
Sierra Leone8,791,092123
Republic of the Congo6,106,86918
Central African Republic5,742,3159
Liberia5,418,37749
Mauritania4,862,9895
Eritrea3,748,90132
Gambia2,773,168259
Botswana2,675,3525
Namibia2,604,1723
Gabon2,436,5669
Lesotho2,330,31877
Guinea Bissau2,150,84260
Equatorial Guinea1,714,67161
Mauritius1,300,557638
Eswatini1,210,82270
Djibouti1,136,45549
Reunion981,796391
Comoros852,075458
Cape Verde598,682148
Mayotte335,995898
Sao Tome and Principe231,856241
Jersey111,802964
Seychelles107,660238
showing: 51 rows

Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Year
Population
Density (/km²)
Growth Rate
20231,196,382,262532.53%
20221,166,871,764522.56%
20201,109,362,361492.66%
2015972,842,576432.78%
2010848,210,321382.78%
2005739,413,468332.72%
2000646,714,563292.64%
1995567,639,492252.69%
1990496,983,565222.92%
1985430,393,237192.9%
1980373,113,888172.85%
1975324,172,693142.73%
1970283,322,285132.62%
1965249,004,170112.49%
1960220,164,459102.23%
1955197,161,03792.12%
1950177,543,4898
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Year
Population
Density (/km²)
Growth Rate
20983,413,332,1191520.49%
20933,330,595,6401490.59%
20883,233,619,4651440.7%
20833,122,238,9761390.82%
20782,997,394,5071340.94%
20732,860,155,0381281.07%
20682,711,413,5381211.21%
20632,553,124,9621141.35%
20582,387,598,6791071.5%
20532,216,346,260991.66%
20482,041,300,265911.83%
20431,864,766,947832%
20381,689,362,648752.17%
20331,517,590,698682.33%
20281,352,292,080602.48%
20231,196,382,26253
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Sub-Saharan Africa Population History and Projections

  1. World Population Prospects (2022 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.

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