Population in Africa 2023, by country

Nigeria has the largest population in Africa. As of 2023, the country counted over 223.8 million individuals, whereas Ethiopia, which ranked second, has 115 million inhabitants. Egypt registered the largest population in North Africa, reaching 102 million people. In terms of inhabitants per square kilometer, Nigeria only ranks eighth, while Mauritius has the highest population density on the whole African continent. The fastest growing world regionAfrica is the second most populous continent in the world, after Asia. Nevertheless, Africa records the highest growth rate worldwide, with figures rising by over two percent every year. In some countries, such as in Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Chad, the population increase peaks at over three percent. With so many births, Africa is also the youngest continent in the world. However, this is also the result of a low life expectancy. African cities on the riseThe last decades have seen high urbanization rates in Asia, mainly in China and India. However, African cities are currently growing at larger rates. Indeed, most of the fastest-growing cities in the world are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gwagwalada, in Nigeria, and Kabinda, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ranked first worldwide. By 2035, instead, Africa’s fastest-growing cities are forecast to be Bujumbura, in Burundi, and Zinder, Nigeria.

尼日利亚拥有非洲最大的人口。截至2023年，该国人口已超过2.238亿，而排名第二的埃塞俄比亚则有1.15亿居民。埃及在北非地区人口最多，达到1.02亿。就每平方公里的人口密度而言，尼日利亚仅排名第八，而毛里求斯则是整个非洲大陆人口密度最高的地区。非洲是世界上人口增长最快的地区之一，位居亚洲之后，成为世界上人口第二多的洲。尽管如此，非洲的年增长率位居全球之首，年增长率超过2%。在一些国家，如尼日尔、刚果民主共和国和乍得，人口增长率峰值超过3%。如此众多的出生率使得非洲也成为世界上最年轻的大陆。然而，这同时也是由于较低的预期寿命所致。在过去的几十年里，亚洲，尤其是中国和印度，经历了高速的城市化进程。然而，目前非洲城市的发展速度正在加快。实际上，世界上增长最快的城市大多位于撒哈拉以南的非洲。尼日利亚的瓜加瓦达和刚果民主共和国的卡宾达在全球范围内排名首位。然而，到2035年，非洲增长最快的城市预计将是布隆迪的布琼布拉和尼日利亚的津德尔。

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集提供了2025年非洲人口最多的国家排名及具体人口数据，涵盖尼日利亚、埃塞俄比亚、埃及等13个国家。数据突显了非洲作为全球人口增长最快地区的特征，年增长率超过2%，且人口结构年轻化。数据集来源于Worldometer，通过Statista平台发布，适用于人口统计、区域研究等分析用途。