Sub-Saharan Africa Population 2024

1,226,641,550

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Year
Population
Density (/km²)
Growth Rate
20241,226,641,550552.53%
20231,196,382,262532.55%
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

Sub-Saharan Africa Population 2024

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Country
Population
Density (/km²)
Nigeria229,152,217248
Ethiopia129,719,719117
DR Congo105,625,11445
Tanzania69,419,07373
South Africa61,020,22150
Kenya56,203,03097
Uganda49,924,252207
Angola37,804,63430
Mozambique34,858,40243
Ghana34,777,522146
Madagascar31,056,61053
Ivory Coast29,603,30292
Cameroon29,394,43362
Niger28,238,97222
Mali24,015,78919
Burkina Faso23,840,24787
Malawi21,475,962181
Zambia21,134,69528
Chad18,847,14815
Somalia18,706,92229
Senegal18,221,56793
Zimbabwe17,020,32144
Guinea14,528,77059
Rwanda14,414,910547
Benin14,080,072125
Burundi13,591,657488
South Sudan11,277,09218
Togo9,260,864163
Sierra Leone8,977,972125
Republic of the Congo6,244,54718
Central African Republic5,915,6279
Liberia5,536,94950
Mauritania4,993,9225
Eritrea3,817,65132
Gambia2,841,803266
Botswana2,719,6945
Namibia2,645,8053
Gabon2,484,5579
Lesotho2,356,08378
Guinea Bissau2,197,14961
Equatorial Guinea1,754,99363
Mauritius1,301,978638
Eswatini1,222,07570
Djibouti1,152,32950
Reunion989,350394
Comoros867,605466
Cape Verde604,461150
Mayotte345,996925
Sao Tome and Principe236,381245
Jersey112,843973
Seychelles108,263240
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Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Year
Population
Density (/km²)
Growth Rate
20241,226,641,550552.53%
20231,196,382,262532.55%
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
20993,428,193,5541530.47%
20943,348,308,6791490.57%
20893,254,171,8671450.68%
20843,145,640,6381400.8%
20793,023,377,0931350.92%
20742,888,617,3511291.05%
20692,741,998,0381221.18%
20642,585,446,9111151.32%
20592,421,179,1521081.47%
20542,250,951,5551001.63%
20492,076,532,526931.79%
20441,900,075,079851.96%
20391,724,239,733772.13%
20341,551,534,953692.3%
20291,384,703,916622.45%
20241,226,641,55055

Sub-Saharan Africa Population History and Projections

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

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