Population growth rate in Africa 2000-2030

In 2023, the population of Africa was projected to grow by 2.34 percent compared to the previous year. The population growth rate on the continent has been constantly over 2.3 percent from 2000 onwards, and it peaked at 2.59 percent between 2012 and 2013. Despite a slowdown in the growth rate, the continent's population will continue to increase significantly in the coming years. The second-largest population worldwideIn 2022, the total population of Africa amounted to around 1.4 billion. The number of inhabitants had grown steadily in the previous decades, rising from approximately 810 million in 2000. Driven by a decreasing mortality rate and a higher life expectancy at birth, the African population was forecast to increase to about 2.5 billion individuals by 2050. Africa is currently the second most populous continent worldwide after Asia. However, forecasts showed that Africa could gradually close the gap and almost reach the size of the Asian population in 2100. By that year, Africa might count 3.9 billion people, compared to 4.7 billion in Asia. The world's youngest continentThe median age in Africa corresponded to 18.8 years in 2023. Although the median age has increased in recent years, the continent remains the youngest worldwide. In 2023, roughly 40 percent of the African population was aged 15 years and younger, compared to a global average of 25 percent. Africa recorded not only the highest share of youth but also the smallest elderly population worldwide. As of the same year, only three percent of Africa's population was aged 65 years and older. Africa and Latin America were the only regions below the global average of 10 percent. On the continent, Niger, Uganda, and Angola were the countries with the youngest population in 2023.

于2023年，非洲大陆的人口预计将比上一年增长2.34个百分点。自2000年以来，该大陆的人口增长率持续超过2.3个百分点，并在2012至2013年间达到峰值，为2.59个百分点。尽管增长率有所放缓，但预计在未来几年内，非洲大陆的人口将持续显著增加。截至2022年，非洲的总人口约为14亿。在过去的几十年中，非洲的人口稳步增长，从2000年的约8.1亿增长至当前水平。受死亡率下降和出生时预期寿命提高的推动，非洲人口预计到2050年将增长至约25亿。目前，非洲是全球第二人口密集的大陆，仅次于亚洲。然而，预测显示非洲可能会逐渐缩小与亚洲人口的差距，并在2100年几乎达到亚洲人口规模。到那时，非洲可能拥有39亿人口，而亚洲则为47亿。非洲是全球最年轻的大陆，2023年的中位年龄为18.8岁。尽管近年来中位年龄有所上升，但非洲大陆仍然是全球最年轻的大陆。到2023年，大约40%的非洲人口年龄在15岁及以下，这一比例高于全球平均水平25%。非洲不仅拥有全球最高的青年人口比例，还拥有全球最少的老年人口。同年，只有3%的非洲人口年龄在65岁及以上。非洲和拉丁美洲是全球平均10%以下人口老龄化水平的唯一地区。在非洲大陆上，尼日尔、乌干达和安哥拉是2023年人口最年轻的国家。