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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population by country

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...

Countries reporting
175
Highest
7.18 million Persons
World outside Africa
Lowest
13.21 Persons
Tuvalu
Median
11,902 Persons
Years covered
61
1990–2050
Data points
10,557

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 7.18 million Persons in World outside Africa; the lowest is 13.21 Persons in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 11,902 Persons, and the mean is 117,034 Persons.

Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 35.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 9.4%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 World outside Africa 7.18 million Persons 2050 up 1.8% rising
2 India 1.67 million Persons 2050 up 3.6% rising
3 Africa, fragile states 1.52 million Persons 2050 up 19.8% rising
4 OECD 1.43 million Persons 2050 up 0.0% rising
5 China (People’s Republic of) 1.31 million Persons 2050 down 4.7% rising
6 Resource-rich countries 832,265 Persons 2050 up 8.7% rising
7 East African Community 584,959 Persons 2050 up 22.5% rising
8 Nigeria 377,460 Persons 2050 up 17.7% rising
9 United States 375,392 Persons 2050 up 2.4% rising
10 Pakistan 367,808 Persons 2050 up 14.0% rising
11 Indonesia 317,225 Persons 2050 up 2.9% rising
12 Brazil 230,886 Persons 2050 up 0.3% rising
13 Bangladesh 203,905 Persons 2050 up 3.8% rising
14 Egypt 160,340 Persons 2050 up 11.8% rising
15 Philippines 157,892 Persons 2050 up 8.9% rising
16 Mexico 143,772 Persons 2050 up 1.9% rising
17 Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 136,817 Persons 2050 up 7.7% rising
18 Russia 133,133 Persons 2050 down 2.9% falling
19 Tanzania 129,932 Persons 2050 up 23.8% rising
20 Japan 103,784 Persons 2050 down 6.6% falling
21 Iran 99,007 Persons 2050 up 2.6% rising
22 Uganda 87,622 Persons 2050 up 20.0% rising
23 Kenya 85,212 Persons 2050 up 14.0% rising
24 Sudan 84,494 Persons 2050 up 20.1% rising
25 Germany 78,932 Persons 2050 down 2.8% flat
26 Iraq 74,515 Persons 2050 up 16.8% rising
27 Afghanistan 74,075 Persons 2050 up 19.1% rising
28 South Africa 73,530 Persons 2050 up 5.5% rising
29 Angola 72,328 Persons 2050 up 24.5% rising
30 United Kingdom 71,685 Persons 2050 up 1.4% rising
31 Thailand 67,880 Persons 2050 down 4.3% rising
32 Niger 67,043 Persons 2050 up 35.3% volatile
33 France 65,827 Persons 2050 down 0.5% rising
34 Mozambique 63,044 Persons 2050 up 21.7% rising
35 Algeria 60,001 Persons 2050 up 9.3% rising
36 Myanmar 59,929 Persons 2050 up 1.3% rising
37 Colombia 56,988 Persons 2050 up 1.2% rising
38 Yemen 55,296 Persons 2050 up 15.7% rising
39 Italy 52,250 Persons 2050 down 5.4% flat
40 Ghana 52,232 Persons 2050 up 14.6% rising
41 Argentina 51,621 Persons 2050 up 3.2% rising
42 Côte d’Ivoire 51,358 Persons 2050 up 20.6% rising
43 Cameroon 51,280 Persons 2050 up 20.9% rising
44 Saudi Arabia 48,374 Persons 2050 up 7.8% rising
45 Mali 47,440 Persons 2050 up 25.9% rising
46 Canada 45,891 Persons 2050 up 4.7% rising
47 Uzbekistan 45,593 Persons 2050 up 8.4% rising
48 Morocco 45,045 Persons 2050 up 4.8% rising
49 Spain 44,220 Persons 2050 down 4.0% rising
50 Peru 42,023 Persons 2050 up 5.8% rising
51 Malaysia 41,032 Persons 2050 up 4.5% rising
52 Burkina Faso 40,542 Persons 2050 up 19.1% rising
53 Zambia 37,460 Persons 2050 up 20.9% rising
54 Nepal 37,401 Persons 2050 up 5.2% rising
55 Malawi 37,159 Persons 2050 up 19.6% rising
56 Somalia 36,463 Persons 2050 up 25.3% rising
57 Chad 36,452 Persons 2050 up 24.8% rising
58 Venezuela 35,937 Persons 2050 up 4.3% rising
59 Ukraine 32,868 Persons 2050 down 7.8% falling
60 Senegal 32,563 Persons 2050 up 22.6% rising
61 Australia 32,193 Persons 2050 up 6.1% rising
62 Zimbabwe 26,439 Persons 2050 up 15.4% rising
63 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 25,807 Persons 2050 down 2.4% rising
64 Kazakhstan 25,610 Persons 2050 up 10.0% rising
65 Benin 25,264 Persons 2050 up 22.5% rising
66 Guatemala 24,601 Persons 2050 up 9.1% rising
67 Burundi 24,209 Persons 2050 up 21.5% rising
68 Guinea 23,712 Persons 2050 up 17.5% rising
69 Rwanda 23,030 Persons 2050 up 16.8% rising
70 Ecuador 22,270 Persons 2050 up 5.6% rising
71 Sri Lanka 21,815 Persons 2050 down 2.0% rising
72 Chile 20,675 Persons 2050 up 0.5% rising
73 Cambodia 20,258 Persons 2050 up 4.4% rising
74 South Sudan 17,461 Persons 2050 up 15.4% rising
75 Romania 17,457 Persons 2050 down 4.6% falling
76 Bolivia 16,610 Persons 2050 up 8.9% rising
77 Togo 15,479 Persons 2050 up 19.6% rising
78 Tajikistan 15,201 Persons 2050 up 13.8% rising
79 Haiti 15,088 Persons 2050 up 7.8% rising
80 Jordan 15,006 Persons 2050 up 10.8% rising
81 Papua New Guinea 14,910 Persons 2050 up 11.6% rising
82 Tunisia 14,316 Persons 2050 up 4.0% rising
83 Honduras 14,258 Persons 2050 up 8.5% rising
84 Sierra Leone 13,595 Persons 2050 up 13.9% rising
85 Dominican Republic 13,180 Persons 2050 up 3.8% rising
86 Israel 12,992 Persons 2050 up 12.6% rising
87 Belgium 12,091 Persons 2050 up 0.3% rising
88 Sweden 11,902 Persons 2050 up 3.9% rising
89 Central African Republic 11,533 Persons 2050 up 23.8% rising
90 United Arab Emirates 11,450 Persons 2050 up 7.4% rising
91 Azerbaijan 10,867 Persons 2050 down 1.1% rising
92 Czechia 10,577 Persons 2050 up 0.7% flat
93 Congo 10,379 Persons 2050 up 19.0% rising
94 Cuba 10,028 Persons 2050 down 5.5% flat
95 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 9,776 Persons 2050 up 6.9% rising
96 Switzerland 9,754 Persons 2050 up 2.7% rising
97 Kyrgyzstan 9,427 Persons 2050 up 11.6% rising
98 Portugal 9,261 Persons 2050 down 4.8% flat
99 Greece 9,145 Persons 2050 down 5.1% falling
100 Nicaragua 9,095 Persons 2050 up 7.3% rising
101 Austria 8,924 Persons 2050 down 1.4% rising
102 Liberia 8,891 Persons 2050 up 17.1% rising
103 Hungary 8,817 Persons 2050 down 4.6% falling
104 Paraguay 8,591 Persons 2050 up 6.3% rising
105 Libya 8,540 Persons 2050 up 6.0% rising
106 Belarus 8,410 Persons 2050 down 4.4% falling
107 Turkmenistan 8,264 Persons 2050 up 7.4% rising
108 El Salvador 6,637 Persons 2050 down 0.7% rising
109 Denmark 6,445 Persons 2050 up 2.2% rising
110 Norway 6,368 Persons 2050 up 4.5% rising
111 Singapore 6,337 Persons 2050 down 1.1% rising
112 Oman 6,329 Persons 2050 up 11.2% rising
113 Eritrea 5,964 Persons 2050 up 15.9% rising
114 New Zealand 5,949 Persons 2050 up 3.1% rising
115 Serbia 5,778 Persons 2050 down 8.5% falling
116 Panama 5,736 Persons 2050 up 7.2% rising
117 Ireland 5,725 Persons 2050 up 3.5% rising
118 Costa Rica 5,703 Persons 2050 up 1.1% rising
119 Finland 5,461 Persons 2050 down 1.4% rising
120 Bulgaria 5,187 Persons 2050 down 9.4% falling
121 Kuwait 5,155 Persons 2050 up 4.6% rising
122 Lebanon 4,938 Persons 2050 up 4.1% rising
123 Gambia 4,674 Persons 2050 up 17.3% rising
124 Mongolia 4,519 Persons 2050 up 9.5% rising
125 Namibia 3,780 Persons 2050 up 12.9% rising
126 Gabon 3,757 Persons 2050 up 14.9% rising
127 Botswana 3,679 Persons 2050 up 9.7% rising
128 Guinea-Bissau 3,445 Persons 2050 up 15.8% rising
129 Georgia 3,385 Persons 2050 down 4.0% falling
130 Qatar 3,358 Persons 2050 up 8.8% volatile
131 Uruguay 3,337 Persons 2050 down 2.0% rising
132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,739 Persons 2050 down 6.9% falling
133 Armenia 2,573 Persons 2050 down 4.1% falling
134 Jamaica 2,494 Persons 2050 down 7.6% rising
135 Albania 2,456 Persons 2050 down 7.7% falling
136 North Macedonia 1,909 Persons 2050 down 5.0% flat
137 Bahrain 1,809 Persons 2050 up 6.5% rising
138 Djibouti 1,503 Persons 2050 up 8.0% rising
139 Trinidad and Tobago 1,485 Persons 2050 down 3.1% rising
140 Cyprus 1,392 Persons 2050 up 2.3% rising
141 Comoros 1,246 Persons 2050 up 12.5% rising
142 Mauritius 1,226 Persons 2050 down 4.5% rising
143 Solomon Islands 1,225 Persons 2050 up 18.3% rising
144 Guyana 878.75 Persons 2050 up 0.6% rising
145 Bhutan 874.29 Persons 2050 up 1.6% rising
146 Luxembourg 781.91 Persons 2050 up 5.0% rising
147 Suriname 725.52 Persons 2050 up 3.7% rising
148 Montenegro 586.38 Persons 2050 down 3.4% flat
149 Vanuatu 578.57 Persons 2050 up 20.1% rising
150 Maldives 569.91 Persons 2050 up 5.2% rising
151 Belize 538.84 Persons 2050 up 7.7% rising
152 Malta 522.74 Persons 2050 down 2.8% rising
153 Brunei Darussalam 498.37 Persons 2050 up 1.1% rising
154 Bahamas 450.62 Persons 2050 up 0.9% rising
155 Iceland 408.78 Persons 2050 up 1.2% rising
156 Sao Tome and Principe 366.66 Persons 2050 up 15.8% rising
157 Samoa 320.02 Persons 2050 up 12.8% rising
158 Barbados 267.79 Persons 2050 down 3.9% rising
159 Kiribati 188.57 Persons 2050 up 11.9% rising
160 Saint Lucia 177.86 Persons 2050 down 2.9% rising
161 Grenada 136.25 Persons 2050 up 1.5% rising
162 Tonga 131.22 Persons 2050 up 6.3% rising
163 Seychelles 116.64 Persons 2050 up 1.6% rising
164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 101.69 Persons 2050 down 2.3% falling
165 Antigua and Barbuda 99.03 Persons 2050 down 0.7% rising
166 Andorra 80.5 Persons 2050 down 2.1% rising
167 Dominica 74.17 Persons 2050 down 2.0% rising
168 Marshall Islands 51.21 Persons 2050 up 5.7% falling
169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.88 Persons 2050 down 2.5% rising
170 Liechtenstein 42.29 Persons 2050 up 0.4% rising
171 Monaco 37.66 Persons 2050 up 3.4% rising
172 San Marino 32.04 Persons 2050 down 3.2% rising
173 Palau 16.69 Persons 2050 down 3.9% flat
174 Nauru 14.7 Persons 2050 up 4.2% rising
175 Tuvalu 13.21 Persons 2050 up 5.4% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
246 places, 10,557 data points, 1990–2050
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 5 shows figures on population, broken down by rural and urban population, as well as old-age and child-dependency ratios.