Sub-Saharan Africa

Largest Countries:: DR Congo, Chad
Number of Countries:: 51
Land Area:: 22.4M km² (15.05%)

Sub-Saharan Africa is a sub-continent located in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa comprises 15.05% of the world's land area, along with 15.72% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Sub-Saharan Africa is 1,304,343,746.

Sub-Saharan Africa Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

51 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density /km²
Nigeria	242,431,832	262
Ethiopia	138,902,185	126
DR Congo	116,452,162	50
Tanzania	72,563,780	77
South Africa	65,453,084	54
Kenya	58,636,412	101
Uganda	52,761,469	218
Angola	40,215,179	32
Mozambique	36,639,851	46
Ghana	35,697,557	150
Madagascar	33,522,052	57
Ivory Coast	33,494,346	104
Cameroon	30,640,817	64
Niger	28,814,878	23
Mali	25,932,275	21
Burkina Faso	24,601,700	90
Malawi	22,785,535	192
Zambia	22,521,915	30
Chad	21,560,380	17
Somalia	20,305,907	32
Senegal	19,366,548	98
Zimbabwe	17,273,580	44
Guinea	15,441,993	63
Benin	15,170,419	135
Rwanda	14,889,693	565
Burundi	14,729,157	529
South Sudan	12,436,037	20
Togo	9,930,918	175
Sierra Leone	8,996,745	125
Republic of the Congo	6,637,785	19
Liberia	5,853,949	53
Central African Republic	5,698,984	9.1
Mauritania	5,461,319	5.3
Eritrea	3,682,669	31
Namibia	3,153,246	3.8
Gambia	2,884,079	270
Gabon	2,647,399	9.9
Botswana	2,603,388	4.5
Lesotho	2,389,336	79
Guinea-Bissau	2,297,808	64
Equatorial Guinea	1,984,468	71
Eswatini	1,269,859	73
Mauritius	1,265,059	620
Djibouti	1,199,459	52
Comoros	899,010	483
Reunion	886,298	353
Cape Verde	529,630	131
Mayotte	347,536	929
Sao Tome and Principe	244,994	254
Seychelles	134,959	299
Jersey	104,106	897

Sub-Saharan Africa Overview

Most Populous Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria

242,431,832

Ethiopia

138,902,185

Least Populous Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jersey

104,106

Seychelles

134,959

Sub-Saharan Africa's Population Growth

Sub-Saharan Africa Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	1,304,343,746	1.34%	58
2025	1,273,664,121	2.52%	57
2020	1,124,619,392	2.63%	50
2015	987,502,011	2.77%	44
2010	861,369,020	2.8%	38
2005	750,349,279	2.75%	33
2000	655,095,096	2.7%	29
1995	573,302,268	2.74%	26
1990	500,733,845	2.92%	22
1985	433,513,744	3%	19
1980	373,897,145	2.89%	17
1975	324,254,325	2.75%	14
1970	283,097,111	2.64%	13
1965	248,573,396	2.48%	11
1960	219,878,910	2.23%	9.8
1955	196,943,965	2.07%	8.8
1950	177,782,946	1.72%	7.9
1945	163,245,697	1.52%	7.3
1940	151,415,178	1.29%	6.8
1935	142,040,516	1.25%	6.3
1930	133,491,775	1.31%	6.0
1925	125,097,757	1.19%	5.6
1920	117,930,454	0.45%	5.3
1915	115,338,182	0.31%	5.1
1910	113,545,704	0.19%	5.1
1905	112,451,421	0.14%	5.0
1900	111,677,623	0%	5.0

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	1,304,343,746	1.34%	58
2030	1,430,333,060	2.35%	64
2035	1,593,116,695	2.18%	71
2040	1,759,440,083	2.01%	79
2045	1,926,979,414	1.84%	86
2050	2,093,722,799	1.67%	93
2055	2,258,104,102	1.52%	101
2060	2,418,410,496	1.38%	108
2065	2,572,591,431	1.24%	115
2070	2,718,512,915	1.11%	121
2075	2,854,818,306	0.98%	127
2080	2,979,909,535	0.86%	133
2085	3,092,414,198	0.74%	138
2090	3,192,101,403	0.64%	142
2095	3,278,174,412	0.53%	146