Sub-Saharan Africa

Largest Countries:: DR Congo, Chad
Number of Countries:: 51
Land Area:: 22.4M km² (15.05%)

Sub-Saharan Africa is a sub-continent located in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa comprises 15.05% of the world's land area, along with 15.48% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Sub-Saharan Africa is 1,273,663,761.

1,273,663,761

Total Population

56.83/km²

Density

15.48%

% of World Population

32.1M 2.52%

Annual Growth

Sub-Saharan Africa Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

51 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density
Nigeria	237,528,000	257
Ethiopia	135,472,000	123
DR Congo	112,832,000	48
Tanzania	70,545,900	75
South Africa	64,747,300	53
Kenya	57,532,500	99
Uganda	51,384,900	213
Angola	39,040,000	31
Mozambique	35,631,700	44
Ghana	35,064,300	147
Madagascar	32,740,700	56
Ivory Coast	32,711,500	101
Cameroon	29,879,300	63
Niger	27,917,800	22
Mali	25,198,800	20
Burkina Faso	24,074,600	88
Malawi	22,216,100	188
Zambia	21,913,900	29
Chad	21,003,700	16
Somalia	19,654,700	31
Senegal	18,932,000	96
Zimbabwe	16,950,800	43
Guinea	15,099,700	61
Benin	14,814,500	132
Rwanda	14,569,300	553
Burundi	14,390,000	517
South Sudan	12,188,800	20
Togo	9,721,610	171
Sierra Leone	8,819,790	123
Republic of the Congo	6,484,440	19
Liberia	5,731,210	51
Central African Republic	5,513,280	9
Mauritania	5,315,060	5
Eritrea	3,607,000	31
Namibia	3,092,820	4
Gambia	2,822,090	264
Gabon	2,593,130	10
Botswana	2,562,120	4
Lesotho	2,363,320	78
Guinea-Bissau	2,249,520	62
Equatorial Guinea	1,938,430	69
Mauritius	1,268,280	622
Eswatini	1,256,170	72
Djibouti	1,184,080	51
Comoros	882,847	474
Reunion	882,405	351
Cape Verde	527,326	131
Mayotte	337,011	901
Sao Tome and Principe	240,254	249
Seychelles	132,779	294
Jersey	103,989	896