List of African Countries
Africa contains a total of 54 independent countries, 3 dependencies, and one disputed territory. The United Nations divides Africa into five subregions for statistical purposes. They are Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Middle Africa, and Southern Africa.
| 1 | Nigeria | 206,139,589 | Western Africa |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 114,963,588 | Eastern Africa |
| 3 | Egypt | 102,334,404 | Northern Africa |
| 4 | DR Congo | 89,561,403 | Middle Africa |
| 5 | Tanzania | 59,734,218 | Eastern Africa |
| 6 | South Africa | 59,308,690 | Southern Africa |
| 7 | Kenya | 53,771,296 | Eastern Africa |
| 8 | Uganda | 45,741,007 | Eastern Africa |
| 9 | Algeria | 43,851,044 | Northern Africa |
| 10 | Sudan | 43,849,260 | Northern Africa |
| 11 | Morocco | 36,910,560 | Northern Africa |
| 12 | Angola | 32,866,272 | Middle Africa |
| 13 | Mozambique | 31,255,435 | Eastern Africa |
| 14 | Ghana | 31,072,940 | Western Africa |
| 15 | Madagascar | 27,691,018 | Eastern Africa |
| 16 | Cameroon | 26,545,863 | Middle Africa |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 26,378,274 | Western Africa |
| 18 | Niger | 24,206,644 | Western Africa |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 | Western Africa |
| 20 | Mali | 20,250,833 | Western Africa |
| 21 | Malawi | 19,129,952 | Eastern Africa |
| 22 | Zambia | 18,383,955 | Eastern Africa |
| 23 | Senegal | 16,743,927 | Western Africa |
| 24 | Chad | 16,425,864 | Middle Africa |
| 25 | Somalia | 15,893,222 | Eastern Africa |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 | Eastern Africa |
| 27 | Guinea | 13,132,795 | Western Africa |
| 28 | Rwanda | 12,952,218 | Eastern Africa |
| 29 | Benin | 12,123,200 | Western Africa |
| 30 | Burundi | 11,890,784 | Eastern Africa |
| 31 | Tunisia | 11,818,619 | Northern Africa |
| 32 | South Sudan | 11,193,725 | Eastern Africa |
| 33 | Togo | 8,278,724 | Western Africa |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 | Western Africa |
| 35 | Libya | 6,871,292 | Northern Africa |
| 36 | Congo | 5,518,087 | Middle Africa |
| 37 | Liberia | 5,057,681 | Western Africa |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 4,829,767 | Middle Africa |
| 39 | Mauritania | 4,649,658 | Western Africa |
| 40 | Eritrea | 3,546,421 | Eastern Africa |
| 41 | Namibia | 2,540,905 | Southern Africa |
| 42 | Gambia | 2,416,668 | Western Africa |
| 43 | Botswana | 2,351,627 | Southern Africa |
| 44 | Gabon | 2,225,734 | Middle Africa |
| 45 | Lesotho | 2,142,249 | Southern Africa |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 | Western Africa |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,402,985 | Middle Africa |
| 48 | Mauritius | 1,271,768 | Eastern Africa |
| 49 | Eswatini | 1,160,164 | Southern Africa |
| 50 | Djibouti | 988,000 | Eastern Africa |
| 51 | Comoros | 869,601 | Eastern Africa |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 555,987 | Western Africa |
| 53 | Sao Tome & Principe | 219,159 | Middle Africa |
| 54 | Seychelles | 98,347 | Eastern Africa |
