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Ranking

Most populous African countries in 2025

Number of inhabitants, IMF estimate.

Population, 2025: Nigeria (237.6 M), Ethiopia (110.6 M), Egypt (107.9 M). The 53 African countries ranked, from IMF data.

  1. 41 The Gambia 2.9 M
  2. 42 Botswana 2.5 M
  3. 43 Lesotho 2.4 M
  4. 44 Gabon 2.3 M
  5. 45 Guinea-Bissau 2.0 M
  6. 46 Equatorial Guinea 1.6 M
  7. 47 Eswatini 1.3 M
  8. 48 Mauritius 1.2 M
  9. 49 Djibouti 1.1 M
  10. 50 Comoros 0.9 M

No data: Eritrea

IMF, World Economic Outlook · JSON