Western Africa

Largest Countries:: Niger, Mali
Number of Countries:: 16
Land Area:: 6.1M km² (4.12%)

Western Africa is a sub-continent located in Africa. Western Africa comprises 4.12% of the world's land area, along with 5.75% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Western Africa is 476,905,996.

Western Africa Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

16 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density /km²
Nigeria	242,431,832	262
Ghana	35,697,557	150
Ivory Coast	33,494,346	104
Niger	28,814,878	23
Mali	25,932,275	21
Burkina Faso	24,601,700	90
Senegal	19,366,548	98
Guinea	15,441,993	63
Benin	15,170,419	135
Togo	9,930,918	175
Sierra Leone	8,996,745	125
Liberia	5,853,949	53
Mauritania	5,461,319	5.3
Gambia	2,884,079	270
Guinea-Bissau	2,297,808	64
Cape Verde	529,630	131

Western Africa's Population Growth

Western Africa Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	476,905,996	2.22%	78
2025	466,527,593	2.3%	76
2020	416,315,688	2.53%	68
2015	367,494,997	2.77%	60
2010	320,513,380	2.83%	52
2005	278,789,725	2.82%	45
2000	242,580,110	2.74%	39
1995	211,862,305	2.69%	34
1990	185,540,899	2.74%	30
1985	162,050,523	2.85%	26
1980	140,822,293	2.89%	23
1975	122,114,518	2.58%	20
1970	107,497,123	2.34%	18
1965	95,763,446	2.2%	16
1960	85,880,829	2.06%	14
1955	77,569,893	1.95%	13
1950	70,436,924	1.88%	11
1945	64,161,936	1.72%	10
1940	58,903,809	1.47%	9.6
1935	54,756,550	1.44%	8.9
1930	50,974,097	1.52%	8.3
1925	47,267,674	1.45%	7.7
1920	43,985,537	0.96%	7.2
1915	41,939,652	0.95%	6.8
1910	39,995,889	1%	6.5
1905	38,046,509	0.98%	6.2
1900	36,241,037	0%	5.9

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	476,905,996	2.22%	78
2030	519,216,848	2.15%	85
2035	573,601,836	2.01%	93
2040	628,493,961	1.84%	102
2045	682,543,752	1.66%	111
2050	734,827,141	1.49%	120
2055	785,019,135	1.33%	128
2060	832,685,133	1.19%	136
2065	877,580,820	1.06%	143
2070	919,067,620	0.93%	150
2075	956,343,069	0.8%	156
2080	988,896,692	0.67%	161
2085	1,016,366,604	0.55%	165
2090	1,038,799,788	0.44%	169
2095	1,056,413,672	0.34%	172