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 15.72% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Sub-Saharan Africa is 1,304,343,713.

1,304,343,713

Total Population

58.20/km²

Density

15.72%

% of World Population

17.5M 1.34%

Annual Growth

Sub-Saharan Africa Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

51 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density
Nigeria	242,432,000	262
Ethiopia	138,902,000	126
DR Congo	116,452,000	50
Tanzania	72,563,800	77
South Africa	65,453,100	54
Kenya	58,636,400	101
Uganda	52,761,500	218
Angola	40,215,200	32
Mozambique	36,639,900	46
Ghana	35,697,600	150
Madagascar	33,522,100	57
Ivory Coast	33,494,300	104
Cameroon	30,640,800	64
Niger	28,814,900	23
Mali	25,932,300	21
Burkina Faso	24,601,700	90
Malawi	22,785,500	192
Zambia	22,521,900	30
Chad	21,560,400	17
Somalia	20,305,900	32
Senegal	19,366,500	98
Zimbabwe	17,273,600	44
Guinea	15,442,000	63
Benin	15,170,400	135
Rwanda	14,889,700	565
Burundi	14,729,200	529
South Sudan	12,436,000	20
Togo	9,930,920	175
Sierra Leone	8,996,740	125
Republic of the Congo	6,637,780	19
Liberia	5,853,950	53
Central African Republic	5,698,980	9
Mauritania	5,461,320	5
Eritrea	3,682,670	31
Namibia	3,153,250	4
Gambia	2,884,080	270
Gabon	2,647,400	10
Botswana	2,603,390	4
Lesotho	2,389,340	79
Guinea-Bissau	2,297,810	64
Equatorial Guinea	1,984,470	71
Eswatini	1,269,860	73
Mauritius	1,265,060	620
Djibouti	1,199,460	52
Comoros	899,010	483
Reunion	886,298	353
Cape Verde	529,630	131
Mayotte	347,536	929
Sao Tome and Principe	244,994	254
Seychelles	134,959	299
Jersey	104,106	897