| Country | 2022 Population | Density (km²) |
|---|
| Nigeria | 216,746,934 | 234.63 |
| Ghana | 32,395,450 | 135.81 |
| Ivory Coast | 27,742,298 | 86.03 |
| Niger | 26,083,660 | 20.59 |
| Burkina Faso | 22,102,838 | 80.97 |
| Mali | 21,473,764 | 17.31 |
| Senegal | 17,653,671 | 89.74 |
| Guinea | 13,865,691 | 56.40 |
| Benin | 12,784,726 | 113.52 |
| Togo | 8,680,837 | 152.87 |
| Sierra Leone | 8,306,436 | 115.79 |
| Liberia | 5,305,117 | 47.64 |
| Mauritania | 4,901,981 | 4.76 |
| Gambia | 2,558,482 | 239.36 |
| Guinea Bissau | 2,063,367 | 57.12 |
| Cape Verde | 567,678 | 140.76 |
Countries in Western Africa
Territories/Dependencies in Western Africa
| Year | Population | Density (km²) | Growth Rate |
|---|
| 2022 | 423,232,930 | 68.91 | 2.63% |
| 2020 | 401,855,177 | 65.43 | 2.70% |
| 2015 | 351,711,768 | 57.27 | 2.75% |
| 2010 | 307,035,257 | 49.99 | 2.77% |
| 2005 | 267,889,284 | 43.62 | 2.68% |
| 2000 | 234,742,573 | 38.22 | 2.68% |
| 1995 | 205,685,572 | 33.49 | 2.64% |
| 1990 | 180,528,364 | 29.39 | 2.72% |
| 1985 | 157,884,634 | 25.71 | 2.76% |
| 1980 | 137,792,882 | 22.44 | 2.76% |
| 1975 | 120,235,535 | 19.58 | 2.54% |
| 1970 | 106,074,341 | 17.27 | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 94,601,974 | 15.40 | 2.18% |
| 1960 | 84,941,697 | 13.83 | 1.96% |
| 1955 | 77,102,978 | 12.55 | 1.70% |
| 1950 | 70,869,942 | 11.54 | 0.00% |
| Year | Population | Density (km²) | Growth Rate |
|---|
| 2095 | 1,431,914,273 | 233.15 | 0.82% |
| 2090 | 1,374,692,547 | 223.83 | 0.93% |
| 2085 | 1,312,436,099 | 213.70 | 1.05% |
| 2080 | 1,245,564,217 | 202.81 | 1.18% |
| 2075 | 1,174,741,622 | 191.28 | 1.30% |
| 2070 | 1,101,026,348 | 179.27 | 1.43% |
| 2065 | 1,025,439,664 | 166.97 | 1.56% |
| 2060 | 948,920,920 | 154.51 | 1.70% |
| 2055 | 872,389,622 | 142.05 | 1.84% |
| 2050 | 796,488,407 | 129.69 | 1.98% |
| 2045 | 722,171,231 | 117.59 | 2.13% |
| 2040 | 650,097,306 | 105.85 | 2.26% |
| 2035 | 581,274,285 | 94.65 | 2.39% |
| 2030 | 516,626,767 | 84.12 | 2.49% |
| 2025 | 456,736,062 | 74.37 | 0.00% |
Western Africa Population History / Western Africa Population Projections