Countries in Africa

Countries	Population
Algeria	44,903,225
Angola	35,588,987
Benin	13,352,864
Botswana	2,630,296
Burkina Faso	22,673,762
Burundi	12,889,576
Cameroon	27,914,536
Cape Verde	593,149
The central African Republic	5,579,144
Chad	17,723,315
Comoros	836,774
Djibouti	1,120,849
DR Congo	99,010,212
Egypt	110,990,103
Equatorial Guinea	1,674,908
Eritrea	3,684,032
Eswatini	1,201,670
Ethiopia	123,379,924
Gabon	2,388,992
The Gambia	2,705,992
Ghana	33,475,870
Guinea	13,859,341
Guinea Bissau	2,105,566
Ivory Coast	28,160,542
Kenya	54,207,487
Lesotho	2,305,825
Liberia	5,302,681
Libya	6,812,314
Madagascar	29,611,714
Malawi	20,405,317
Mali	22,593,590
Mauritania	4,736,139
Mauritius	1,299,469
Morocco	37,457,971
Mozambique	32,969,518
Namibia	2,567,012
Niger	26,207,977
Nigeria	218,541,212
Republic of the Congo	5,970.424
Rwanda	13,776,698
Sao Tome and Principe	227,380
Senegal	17,316,449
Seychelles	107,118
Sierra Leone	8,605,718
Somalia	17,597,511
South Africa	59,893,885
South Sudan	10,913,164
Sudan	46,874,204
Tanzania	65,497,748
Togo	8,848,699
Uganda	47,249,585
Zambia	20,017,675

Some of the interesting facts about the countries of Africa are as follows:-

Angola

• It is termed as one of the countries that have the least population of all
• The largest city in the country is Luanda
• The Angolan economy is dominated by the oil industry

Benin

• Here, the country is divided into two main religions which are Christianity and Islam
• This country is known to be the chief producer of cotton in entire Africa
• Some of the other exports of the country are rice, maize

Botswana

• The largest city in this country is Botswana
• This country is ranked to be the bearer of the third highest HIV/AIDS rate that is prevailing in this world

Burkina Faso

• This country is known to have a very limited urban population
• On an approximation, a total number of 69 languages are being spoken across the country
• The common crop of the country is cotton

Burundi

• Agriculture is termed the largest industry that is  existing in this country
• The country employs more than 70 % of the living population

Cameroon

• It ranks as the second country that is the largest
• Baka who is the indigenous people of the country have highly inhabited the land of Cameron for over 2000 years

Cape Verde

• This country consists of around archipelago that is of the ten volcanic islands in the entire Atlantic Ocean
• Here, this very name is given to the country and the reason behind this is that it is used for the very purpose of the archipelago ever since its independence

The central African Republic

• The percentage of the urban population in the country is about 43.0%
• The median age in this country ranges somewhere around 17.6 years
• In terms of total world population, the country ranks I the number 125

Chad

• Here the population of the country is somewhere equivalent to 0.21% of the total prevailing population of the world
• Here, the median age of the country is 16.6 years
• In terms of urban percentage, their population is about 23.3%

Comoros

• This country is in 163 positions under the category of countries (and dependence) by population
• Here, 20.4 years is the median age of the country
• In the terms of total world population, the country’s population is somewhere equivalent to 0.01%

Djibouti

• Around 79% of the population of the country is urban
• Here, the median age of the country is 26.6 years
• The total world population of the country is said to be equivalent to 0.01%

DR Congo

• The median age here is 17.0 years
• The percentage of the urban population of the country is 45.6%
• Here, the country’s population is termed to be equivalent to 1.15% of the total prevailing population of the country

Egypt

• Here, the urban population is somewhere around 43.0%
• 24.6 years is the median age in the country
• In terms of the total population that is prevailing, the country percentage stands firm at 1.31%

Equatorial Guinea

• The country’s population is termed to be equivalent to 0.02% of the entire world population
• In terms of median age, it is somewhere around 22.3 years
• The country’s entire population is said to be equivalent to 0.02% of the total population of the world

Eritrea

• This country ranks in 133rd position in the list of the countries (and dependencies) by the population
• 19.2 years is the median age in the country
• Here, the population of the country is leveled equivalent to 0.05% of the entire population of the world

Eswatini

• Eswatini ranks in the 159th position under the category of countries (and dependencies) by population
• The urban population of the country in terms of percentage is 30.0%
• Here, 20.7 years is the median age of the country

Ethiopia

• The equivalent of the Ethiopia population is termed to be 1.47% of the entire population of the world
• Here, the urban population of the country is 21.3%
• The median age of the country is 19.5 years

Gabon

• It ranks in the 146th position under the category of the countries ( and dependencies) by population
• The percentage of the urban population is 87.1%
• The median age of the country is 22.5 years

The Gambia

• The population of this country is labeled to be equivalent to 0.03% of the entire population of the world
• 59.4% is the urban percentage population of the country
• Gambia’s median age is 17.8 years

Ghana

• This country is in 47th position under the category of the countries (and dependencies) by population
• The country’s median age is 21.5 years
• The urban population in terms of percentage is 56.7%

Guinea

• 18.0 years is the median age in the country
• 38.6% is the urban percentage of the population
• The country’s population is equivalent to 0.17% of the entire population of the world.

Guinea Bissau

• The country’s urban population percentage is 44.9%
• 18.8 years is the median age in the country
• The population of this country is equivalent to 0.03% of the total population of the world

Ivory Coast

• Abidjan is termed the largest city in the country
• This largest city of the country is termed as the 3rd ever largest city where French is spoken
• The people who are native to the country are majorly divided into Christian and Muslim

Kenya

• In the terms of pure land mass, this country is ranked in the 47th rank
• This country is ranked 140 positions in the terms of the most densely populated country that has ever existed on this earth
• Nairobi is the capital as well as the largest city in the country

Lesotho

• 24.0 years is the median age in this country
• Here the population of the country is equivalent to 0.03% of the entire population of the world
• The percentage of the urban population of the country is 31.5%

Liberia

• 52.6% is the urban population percentage of Liberia
• The median age of this country is 19.4 years
• It ranks in 123rd position under the category of countries (and dependencies) by population 

Libya

• Libya’s median age is 28.8 years
• It is in 108th position in the list of the countries (and dependencies) by population
• In terms of urban population percentage, it is 78.2%

Madagascar

• It is in 51st position and falls under the category of countries (and dependencies) by population
• 38.5% is the urban population percentage of this country
• The median age is 19.6 in Madagascar

Malawi

• The population of this country is equivalent to 0.25% of the entire prevailing population of the country
• The urban population percentage of Malawi is 18.5%
• 18.1 years is the median age in this country

Mali

• The median age of Mali is 16.3 years
• The urban population of this country is termed to be around 44.0%
• The population of Mali is somewhere equivalent to 0.26% of the entire population of the world

Mauritania

• Here the median age of Mauritania is 20.1 years
• 56.9% is the urban population percentage
• It ranks in 127th position under the category of countries (and dependencies) by population

Mauritius

• Here, the median age of Mauritius is 37.5 years
• Mauritius’s urban population percentage is 40.8%
• The country’s population is termed as equivalent to 0.02% of the total world’s population

Morocco

• 29.5 years is Morocco’s median age
• The urban population percentage is 63.8%
• It ranks in 40th position under the category of countries (and dependencies) by population

Mozambique

• Here, the country’s population is termed to be equivalent to around 0.4% of the total population prevailing in the world
• 17.6 years is said to be the median age in the country
• The urban population percentage of Mozambique is somewhere around 38.3%

Namibia

• Namibia’s urban population percentage is 55.2%
• 21.8 years is said to be the existing median age of the country
• The equivalent of the total population of the world is that of 0.03%

Niger

• The percentage of the urban population of the country is 16.5%
• The prevailing median age of the country is said to be 15.2 years
• The equivalent population of the country is 0.31% of the entire world’s population

Nigeria

• 18.1 years is said to be the median age in the country
• 52.0% is the urban population percentage
• It is in 7th number under the category of the countries (and dependencies) by population
• Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

• Here, 17.6% is the urban population percentage
• 20.0 years is the median age
• It is in 76th position in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population

Sao Tome and Principe

• The median age of this country is 18.6 years
• The equivalent of the total population of the world is 0%
• Sao Tone And Principe’s urban population percentage is 74.0%

Senegal

•  15.5 years is the median age here in this country
• The urban population percentage of this country is said to be 49.4%
• It ranks in 70th position under the category of countries (and dependencies) population

Sierra Leone

• 43.3% is the urban population percentage here
• The median age is said to be 19.4%
• The population here is said to be equivalent to 0.1% of the entire population that is prevailing in the country

Somalia

• It ranks in 73 positions under the wide category of countries (and dependencies) by population
• The urban population percentage is said to be 46.8%
• 16.7 years is he termed median age in this country

South Africa

• In terms of urban population percentage, it is 66.7%
• South Africa’s median age is somewhere around 27.6 years
• In terms of population, it is said that the population is equivalent to 0.75% of the prevailing world population

South Sudan

• 19.0 years is the median age here
• In terms of urban population percentage, it is 24.6%
• It has bagged the rank of 84 positions in the varied list of countries (and dependencies) by population
• Sudan
• 19.7 years is the median age
• 35.0% is the urban population percentage
• It ranks in 34 positions under the category of countries (and dependencies) by population

Tanzania

• The population equivalent here is up to 0.77% of the entire current population of the world
• The urban population percentage here is 37.0%
• In terms of median age, it is 18.0 years

Togo

• It is in 102 positions in the terms of countries (and dependencies) by population
• The median age here is that 19.4 years
• The population of this country is equivalent to 0.11% of the total world population

Tunisia

• 32.8 years is the median age that is here in this country
• 70.1% is the total urban population percentage
• It is in 79th position, under the list of countries (and dependencies) by population

Zambia

• In terms of urban population percentage, it is 45.3%
• 17.6 years is termed to be the median age here in this country
• The population is equivalent to somewhere around 0.24% of the entire population of the world

Zimbabwe

• 38.4% is the urban population percentage here
• Here the median age is 18.7 years
• In terms of population, it is equivalent to 0.19% of the total world population

Thus, these are everything that was there to know about the countries in Africa