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The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century [1] and consequently shows a large youth bulge, further reinforced by increasing life expectancy in most African countries. [2] [3] Total population as of 2024 is about 1.5 billion, [4] with a growth rate of about 100 million every three
The number shown is the average annual growth rate for the period. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship—except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
This is a list of the current 54 African countries sorted by population, also sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data. Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021. [ 1 ]
To the right of each year column (except for the initial 1950 one), a percentage figure is shown, which gives the average annual growth for the previous five-year period. Thus, the figures after the 1960 column show the percentage annual growth for the 1955-60 period; the figures after the 1980 column calculate the same value for 1975–80; and ...
The population of the More Developed regions is slated to remain mostly unchanged, at 1.2-1.3 billion for the remainder of the 21st century. All population growth comes from the Less Developed regions. [6] [7] The table below breaks out the UN's future population growth predictions by region [6] [7]
Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division [1]. This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects.
Population (2021) [1] [2] [3] % (world) ±% p.a. (2010–2013) Sovereign states (2024) De facto states (2024) Non-self-governing territory(ies) (2024) Other area(s) (2024) World: 7,909,295,151: 100% 1.17% 197 8 17 34 Africa-Eurasia: 6,833,426,385: 86.4% 86.4% 146 8 3 12 America: 1,030,037,584: 13%: 0.96% 35 0 8 14 Oceania [a] 44,491,724: 0.6% ...
The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1] As of 2024, all African UN member states are included in the report.