Africa population evolution and future prospects
Related article: World population evolution - past, present, future
The chart bellow shows how the population of Africa has evolved from 1950 until now. It also contains the future prospects of Africa population. Data is groupped in several categories depending how the future projection was made: no change in evolution (the growth rate follows the trend of the last period), constant fertility, low fertility, medium fertility and high fertility. The data has been prepared by the United Nations Population Division. Please note that these numbers might be slightly different then those present in the country profiles.
Please click on the legend below the chart to show or hide projection categories.
Here's the raw data based on which the Africa population evolution and future prospects chart was generated:
| Year | No change | Constant fertility | Low fertility | Medium fertility | High fertility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 225,980,000 | ||||
| 1951 | 230,488,000 | ||||
| 1952 | 235,237,000 | ||||
| 1953 | 240,231,000 | ||||
| 1954 | 245,474,000 | ||||
| 1955 | 250,959,000 | ||||
| 1956 | 256,679,000 | ||||
| 1957 | 262,648,000 | ||||
| 1958 | 268,844,000 | ||||
| 1959 | 275,283,000 | ||||
| 1960 | 281,954,000 | ||||
| 1961 | 288,860,000 | ||||
| 1962 | 295,999,000 | ||||
| 1963 | 303,376,000 | ||||
| 1964 | 311,010,000 | ||||
| 1965 | 318,900,000 | ||||
| 1966 | 327,052,000 | ||||
| 1967 | 335,482,000 | ||||
| 1968 | 344,177,000 | ||||
| 1969 | 353,128,000 | ||||
| 1970 | 362,329,000 | ||||
| 1971 | 371,781,000 | ||||
| 1972 | 381,503,000 | ||||
| 1973 | 391,542,000 | ||||
| 1974 | 401,952,000 | ||||
| 1975 | 412,766,000 | ||||
| 1976 | 424,015,000 | ||||
| 1977 | 435,681,000 | ||||
| 1978 | 447,770,000 | ||||
| 1979 | 460,281,000 | ||||
| 1980 | 473,193,000 | ||||
| 1981 | 486,512,000 | ||||
| 1982 | 500,232,000 | ||||
| 1983 | 514,357,000 | ||||
| 1984 | 528,873,000 | ||||
| 1985 | 543,769,000 | ||||
| 1986 | 559,043,000 | ||||
| 1987 | 574,664,000 | ||||
| 1988 | 590,629,000 | ||||
| 1989 | 606,925,000 | ||||
| 1990 | 623,524,000 | ||||
| 1991 | 640,434,000 | ||||
| 1992 | 657,643,000 | ||||
| 1993 | 675,073,000 | ||||
| 1994 | 692,645,000 | ||||
| 1995 | 710,275,000 | ||||
| 1996 | 727,950,000 | ||||
| 1997 | 745,720,000 | ||||
| 1998 | 763,691,000 | ||||
| 1999 | 782,002,000 | ||||
| 2000 | 800,766,000 | ||||
| 2001 | 820,021,000 | ||||
| 2002 | 839,776,000 | ||||
| 2003 | 860,083,000 | ||||
| 2004 | 880,987,000 | ||||
| 2005 | 902,523,000 | ||||
| 2006 | 924,722,000 | ||||
| 2007 | 947,582,000 | ||||
| 2008 | 971,106,000 | ||||
| 2009 | 995,284,000 | ||||
| 2010 | 1,020,095,000 | ||||
| 2011 | 1,045,539,000 | ||||
| 2012 | 1,071,606,000 | ||||
| 2013 | 1,098,243,000 | ||||
| 2014 | 1,128,870,000 | 1,130,718,000 | 1,118,384,000 | 1,125,378,000 | 1,132,367,000 |
| 2015 | 1,158,012,000 | 1,160,922,000 | 1,143,349,000 | 1,152,957,000 | 1,162,568,000 |
| 2016 | 1,187,877,000 | 1,192,194,000 | 1,168,478,000 | 1,180,963,000 | 1,193,446,000 |
| 2017 | 1,218,502,000 | 1,224,562,000 | 1,193,741,000 | 1,209,386,000 | 1,225,028,000 |
| 2018 | 1,249,881,000 | 1,258,025,000 | 1,219,127,000 | 1,238,216,000 | 1,257,313,000 |
| 2019 | 1,282,038,000 | 1,292,567,000 | 1,244,601,000 | 1,267,453,000 | 1,290,307,000 |
| 2020 | 1,314,995,000 | 1,328,195,000 | 1,270,156,000 | 1,297,084,000 | 1,324,010,000 |
| 2021 | 1,348,755,000 | 1,364,920,000 | 1,295,775,000 | 1,327,100,000 | 1,358,426,000 |
| 2022 | 1,383,329,000 | 1,402,810,000 | 1,321,471,000 | 1,357,497,000 | 1,393,520,000 |
| 2023 | 1,418,730,000 | 1,441,874,000 | 1,347,326,000 | 1,388,288,000 | 1,429,255,000 |
| 2024 | 1,454,974,000 | 1,482,165,000 | 1,373,423,000 | 1,419,491,000 | 1,465,559,000 |
| 2025 | 1,492,076,000 | 1,523,718,000 | 1,399,844,000 | 1,451,118,000 | 1,502,401,000 |
| 2026 | 1,530,058,000 | 1,566,590,000 | 1,426,600,000 | 1,483,184,000 | 1,539,767,000 |
| 2027 | 1,568,942,000 | 1,610,822,000 | 1,453,677,000 | 1,515,665,000 | 1,577,675,000 |
| 2028 | 1,608,766,000 | 1,656,475,000 | 1,481,036,000 | 1,548,573,000 | 1,616,169,000 |
| 2029 | 1,649,560,000 | 1,703,610,000 | 1,508,646,000 | 1,581,928,000 | 1,655,302,000 |
| 2030 | 1,691,359,000 | 1,752,292,000 | 1,536,464,000 | 1,615,715,000 | 1,695,147,000 |
| 2031 | 1,734,197,000 | 1,802,581,000 | 1,564,479,000 | 1,649,948,000 | 1,735,693,000 |
| 2032 | 1,778,113,000 | 1,854,556,000 | 1,592,671,000 | 1,684,607,000 | 1,776,968,000 |
| 2033 | 1,823,145,000 | 1,908,277,000 | 1,621,018,000 | 1,719,701,000 | 1,818,986,000 |
| 2034 | 1,869,351,000 | 1,963,851,000 | 1,649,473,000 | 1,755,206,000 | 1,861,791,000 |
| 2035 | 1,916,757,000 | 2,021,347,000 | 1,678,006,000 | 1,791,128,000 | 1,905,413,000 |
| 2036 | 1,965,423,000 | 2,080,847,000 | 1,706,589,000 | 1,827,452,000 | 1,949,865,000 |
| 2037 | 2,015,383,000 | 2,142,440,000 | 1,735,197,000 | 1,864,161,000 | 1,995,141,000 |
| 2038 | 2,066,674,000 | 2,206,188,000 | 1,763,796,000 | 1,901,235,000 | 2,041,257,000 |
| 2039 | 2,119,344,000 | 2,272,197,000 | 1,792,341,000 | 1,938,655,000 | 2,088,207,000 |
| 2040 | 2,173,436,000 | 2,340,542,000 | 1,820,794,000 | 1,976,398,000 | 2,135,990,000 |
| 2041 | 2,228,997,000 | 2,411,316,000 | 1,849,137,000 | 2,014,439,000 | 2,184,602,000 |
| 2042 | 2,286,059,000 | 2,484,610,000 | 1,877,339,000 | 2,052,762,000 | 2,234,043,000 |
| 2043 | 2,344,672,000 | 2,560,508,000 | 1,905,391,000 | 2,091,348,000 | 2,284,277,000 |
| 2044 | 2,404,871,000 | 2,639,108,000 | 1,933,263,000 | 2,130,170,000 | 2,335,275,000 |
| 2045 | 2,466,702,000 | 2,720,486,000 | 1,960,942,000 | 2,169,201,000 | 2,387,016,000 |
| 2046 | 2,530,202,000 | 2,804,759,000 | 1,988,406,000 | 2,208,425,000 | 2,439,481,000 |
| 2047 | 2,595,432,000 | 2,892,017,000 | 2,015,639,000 | 2,247,814,000 | 2,492,658,000 |
| 2048 | 2,662,422,000 | 2,982,394,000 | 2,042,634,000 | 2,287,364,000 | 2,546,505,000 |
| 2049 | 2,731,219,000 | 3,075,981,000 | 2,069,385,000 | 2,327,042,000 | 2,600,967,000 |
| 2050 | 2,801,872,000 | 3,172,894,000 | 2,095,890,000 | 2,366,825,000 | 2,656,019,000 |
| 2051 | 2,874,427,000 | 3,273,270,000 | 2,122,141,000 | 2,406,697,000 | 2,711,633,000 |
| 2052 | 2,948,951,000 | 3,377,231,000 | 2,148,115,000 | 2,446,640,000 | 2,767,810,000 |
| 2053 | 3,025,480,000 | 3,484,897,000 | 2,173,796,000 | 2,486,645,000 | 2,824,524,000 |
| 2054 | 3,104,090,000 | 3,596,403,000 | 2,199,181,000 | 2,526,691,000 | 2,881,768,000 |
| 2055 | 3,184,825,000 | 3,711,896,000 | 2,224,258,000 | 2,566,772,000 | 2,939,540,000 |
| 2056 | 3,267,755,000 | 3,831,518,000 | 2,249,018,000 | 2,606,867,000 | 2,997,825,000 |
| 2057 | 3,352,953,000 | 3,955,429,000 | 2,273,433,000 | 2,646,965,000 | 3,056,613,000 |
| 2058 | 3,440,476,000 | 4,083,799,000 | 2,297,494,000 | 2,687,051,000 | 3,115,912,000 |
| 2059 | 3,530,405,000 | 4,216,787,000 | 2,321,175,000 | 2,727,111,000 | 3,175,730,000 |
| 2060 | 3,622,818,000 | 4,354,585,000 | 2,344,453,000 | 2,767,133,000 | 3,236,078,000 |
| 2061 | 3,717,794,000 | 4,497,379,000 | 2,367,321,000 | 2,807,097,000 | 3,296,944,000 |
| 2062 | 3,815,411,000 | 4,645,359,000 | 2,389,754,000 | 2,846,997,000 | 3,358,328,000 |
| 2063 | 3,915,759,000 | 4,798,733,000 | 2,411,732,000 | 2,886,804,000 | 3,420,231,000 |
| 2064 | 4,018,925,000 | 4,957,699,000 | 2,433,229,000 | 2,926,505,000 | 3,482,653,000 |
| 2065 | 4,124,997,000 | 5,122,482,000 | 2,454,224,000 | 2,966,084,000 | 3,545,599,000 |
| 2066 | 4,234,073,000 | 5,293,306,000 | 2,474,692,000 | 3,005,521,000 | 3,609,060,000 |
| 2067 | 4,346,244,000 | 5,470,414,000 | 2,494,627,000 | 3,044,794,000 | 3,673,014,000 |
| 2068 | 4,461,612,000 | 5,654,042,000 | 2,514,019,000 | 3,083,895,000 | 3,737,468,000 |
| 2069 | 4,580,274,000 | 5,844,442,000 | 2,532,846,000 | 3,122,802,000 | 3,802,402,000 |
| 2070 | 4,702,335,000 | 6,041,880,000 | 2,551,086,000 | 3,161,500,000 | 3,867,803,000 |
| 2071 | 4,827,908,000 | 6,246,628,000 | 2,568,750,000 | 3,199,968,000 | 3,933,662,000 |
| 2072 | 4,957,088,000 | 6,458,966,000 | 2,585,808,000 | 3,238,197,000 | 3,999,952,000 |
| 2073 | 5,089,991,000 | 6,679,194,000 | 2,602,261,000 | 3,276,154,000 | 4,066,661,000 |
| 2074 | 5,226,723,000 | 6,907,608,000 | 2,618,081,000 | 3,313,825,000 | 4,133,738,000 |
| 2075 | 5,367,399,000 | 7,144,500,000 | 2,633,274,000 | 3,351,180,000 | 4,201,157,000 |
| 2076 | 5,512,134,000 | 7,390,224,000 | 2,647,819,000 | 3,388,203,000 | 4,268,912,000 |
| 2077 | 5,661,059,000 | 7,645,111,000 | 2,661,720,000 | 3,424,889,000 | 4,336,970,000 |
| 2078 | 5,814,285,000 | 7,909,512,000 | 2,674,969,000 | 3,461,211,000 | 4,405,311,000 |
| 2079 | 5,971,934,000 | 8,183,768,000 | 2,687,563,000 | 3,497,156,000 | 4,473,922,000 |
| 2080 | 6,134,137,000 | 8,468,258,000 | 2,699,507,000 | 3,532,721,000 | 4,542,764,000 |
| 2081 | 6,301,025,000 | 8,763,373,000 | 2,710,792,000 | 3,567,882,000 | 4,611,831,000 |
| 2082 | 6,472,740,000 | 9,069,540,000 | 2,721,419,000 | 3,602,627,000 | 4,681,107,000 |
| 2083 | 6,649,428,000 | 9,387,160,000 | 2,731,381,000 | 3,636,945,000 | 4,750,574,000 |
| 2084 | 6,831,217,000 | 9,716,660,000 | 2,740,672,000 | 3,670,814,000 | 4,820,209,000 |
| 2085 | 7,018,255,000 | 10,058,491,000 | 2,749,284,000 | 3,704,219,000 | 4,889,996,000 |
| 2086 | 7,210,711,000 | 10,413,134,000 | 2,757,230,000 | 3,737,154,000 | 4,959,923,000 |
| 2087 | 7,408,735,000 | 10,781,094,000 | 2,764,496,000 | 3,769,603,000 | 5,029,975,000 |
| 2088 | 7,612,504,000 | 11,162,861,000 | 2,771,088,000 | 3,801,560,000 | 5,100,144,000 |
| 2089 | 7,822,169,000 | 11,558,957,000 | 2,777,006,000 | 3,833,015,000 | 5,170,424,000 |
| 2090 | 8,037,919,000 | 11,969,914,000 | 2,782,267,000 | 3,863,968,000 | 5,240,816,000 |
| 2091 | 8,259,926,000 | 12,396,319,000 | 2,786,858,000 | 3,894,398,000 | 5,311,302,000 |
| 2092 | 8,488,386,000 | 12,838,770,000 | 2,790,789,000 | 3,924,308,000 | 5,381,880,000 |
| 2093 | 8,723,487,000 | 13,297,894,000 | 2,794,055,000 | 3,953,679,000 | 5,452,518,000 |
| 2094 | 8,965,450,000 | 13,774,347,000 | 2,796,667,000 | 3,982,504,000 | 5,523,217,000 |
| 2095 | 9,214,469,000 | 14,268,792,000 | 2,798,621,000 | 4,010,766,000 | 5,593,946,000 |
| 2096 | 9,470,761,000 | 14,781,937,000 | 2,799,925,000 | 4,038,471,000 | 5,664,710,000 |
| 2097 | 9,734,543,000 | 15,314,471,000 | 2,800,585,000 | 4,065,595,000 | 5,735,482,000 |
| 2098 | 10,006,041,000 | 15,867,121,000 | 2,800,609,000 | 4,092,148,000 | 5,806,268,000 |
| 2099 | 10,285,473,000 | 16,440,610,000 | 2,799,998,000 | 4,118,122,000 | 5,877,051,000 |
| 2100 | 10,573,079,000 | 17,035,701,000 | 2,798,769,000 | 4,143,506,000 | 5,947,835,000 |
| Year | No change | Constant fertility | Low fertility | Medium fertility | High fertility |