Africa Population (LIVE)

1,540,887,319

Africa Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Subregions in Africa

Area	Population (2025)
Eastern Africa	500,703,846
Western Africa	456,251,329
Northern Africa	272,131,339
Middle Africa	212,915,636
Southern Africa	73,138,701

The current population of Africa is 1,540,634,011 as of Saturday, March 29, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
Africa population is equivalent to 18.83% of the total world population.
Africa ranks number 2 among regions of the world (roughly equivalent to “continents”), ordered by population.
The population density in Africa is 52 per Km² (135 people per mi²).
The total land area is 29,648,481 Km² (11,447,338 sq. miles).
45% of the population is urban (698,148,943 people in 2025)
The median age in Africa is 19.3 years.

Population of Africa (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Africa's Share of World Pop	World Population	Africa Rank
2025	1,549,867,579	2.29%	34,726,730	−377,785	19.3	3.95	52	45%	698,148,943	18.83%	8,231,613,070	2
2024	1,515,140,849	2.32%	34,370,324	−644,272	19.2	4.01	51	44.5%	674,871,188	18.56%	8,161,972,572	2
2023	1,480,770,525	2.34%	33,886,874	−436,291	19	4.07	50	44%	652,206,412	18.30%	8,091,734,930	2
2022	1,446,883,651	2.36%	33,031,241	−354,108	18.9	4.13	49	43.6%	630,139,701	18.04%	8,021,407,192	2
2020	1,380,821,170	2.51%	32,149,135	248,320	18.6	4.24	47	42.6%	587,737,793	17.51%	7,887,001,292	2
2015	1,220,075,495	2.62%	29,571,800	−431,404	18.2	4.63	41	40.3%	491,531,092	16.33%	7,470,491,872	2
2010	1,072,216,495	2.61%	25,934,023	−998,429	17.9	4.89	36	38.1%	408,587,045	15.27%	7,021,732,148	2
2005	942,546,382	2.56%	22,392,771	−862,971	17.6	5.04	32	36.2%	341,033,592	14.31%	6,586,970,132	2
2000	830,582,528	2.54%	19,577,475	−702,609	17.1	5.2	28	34.4%	285,997,612	13.46%	6,171,702,993	2
1995	732,695,155	2.62%	17,784,025	−278,456	16.8	5.51	25	33%	241,824,184	12.72%	5,758,878,982	2
1990	643,775,030	2.84%	16,822,252	−63,574	16.5	5.91	22	31.1%	200,111,296	12.08%	5,327,803,110	3
1985	559,663,770	2.99%	15,322,477	327,554	16.3	6.32	19	28.7%	160,721,947	11.49%	4,868,943,465	3
1980	483,051,384	2.91%	12,923,645	−84,250	16.3	6.59	16	26.6%	128,615,954	10.86%	4,447,606,236	3
1975	418,433,159	2.74%	10,576,257	249,885	16.5	6.69	14	24.7%	103,198,989	10.28%	4,070,735,277	3
1970	365,551,873	2.63%	8,907,725	−98,836	16.7	6.69	12	22.6%	82,637,370	9.89%	3,694,683,794	3
1965	321,013,247	2.49%	7,418,259	−224,473	17.1	6.68	11	20.7%	66,348,577	9.63%	3,334,533,703	3
1960	283,921,952	2.29%	6,076,819	−215,465	17.5	6.64	10	18.7%	53,008,425	9.42%	3,015,470,894	3
1955	253,537,855	2.17%	5,152,287	−248,075	17.9	6.58	9	16.3%	41,419,217	9.25%	2,740,213,792	3

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Africa Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Africa's Share of World Pop	World Population	Africa Rank
2030	1,727,213,466	2.19%	35,469,177	−713,685	20.2	3.65	58	47.7%	824,013,801	20.16%	8,569,124,911	2
2035	1,909,745,188	2.03%	36,506,344	−599,293	21.2	3.38	64	50.6%	966,329,885	21.49%	8,885,210,181	2
2040	2,095,653,385	1.88%	37,181,639	−734,775	22.3	3.15	71	53.7%	1,125,161,515	22.84%	9,177,190,203	2
2045	2,282,241,718	1.72%	37,317,667	−858,784	23.3	2.95	77	57%	1,299,953,249	24.18%	9,439,639,668	2
2050	2,466,647,618	1.57%	36,881,180	−918,724	24.4	2.79	83	60.4%	1,488,920,045	25.52%	9,664,378,587	2

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Notes

The Africa Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Africa delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Africa (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the region as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the countries within Africa, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Africa’s Share of World Pop: Total population as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Africa in the list of all regions worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.