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This is a list of African countries sorted by population, which is sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data.
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
remains one of the world's fastest growing regions. 60% of Africa is 25 years of age or younger. This list also includes the partially recognized country
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (; SADR; also romanized with Saharawi; ar, الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية ' es, República Árabe Saharaui Democrática), also known as Western Sahara, is a ...
, commonly known as
Western Sahara Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), while the ...
, which is a member of the African Union.


See also

* Demographics of Africa *
List of African countries by area Below is a list of all countries in Africa, in order of geographical area. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia ...
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List of countries and dependencies by population This is a list of countries and dependencies by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ...
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List of countries by population in 2010 This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 2010 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). The figures are estimates for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEC ...
* List of Middle Eastern countries by population *
List of countries by past and projected future population Introduction All the figures shown here have been sourced from the International Data Base (IDB) Division of the United States Census Bureau. Every individual value has been rounded to the nearest thousand, to assure data coherence, particularly wh ...
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List of Eurasian countries by population This is a list of Eurasian countries and dependent territories by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections. Table See also * List of Asian countries by population * List of countries by population (U ...


References

{{Reflist, group=n African Countries, population Demographics of Africa
Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
Lists of countries by continent