CONTINENT POPULATION

Africa Population

Population figures, historical trends, annual change tables and source-backed analysis for Africa.

Latest annual change+2.47%
5-year change+13.17%
10-year change+28.20%
Population rank#—
LONG-TERM TREND

Africa population history

2000–2026
200020132026Africa population
NUMERIC MOVEMENT

Annual population change

2001: 20,750,2992002: 21,230,3612003: 21,677,7102004: 22,097,2012005: 22,497,9842006: 22,892,8392007: 23,297,1112008: 23,727,3452009: 24,199,7202010: 24,728,4522011: 25,324,3162012: 25,993,4282013: 26,736,4362014: 27,548,2282015: 28,418,1822016: 29,330,9942017: 30,268,0202018: 31,209,0002019: 32,134,0562020: 33,025,7282021: 33,870,9002022: 34,662,3612023: 35,399,8782024: 36,090,6152025: 36,748,8412026: 37,394,909Annual population change20002026
PERCENTAGE MOVEMENT

Annual change rate

200120132026Annual change rate
POPULATION ANALYSIS

What the population series shows

Africa population in 2026

The latest population shown for Africa is 1,549,254,914. Compared with the previous year, the population increased by +2.47%.

Population change over 10 years

Across the most recent ten-year period, Africa recorded a upward population movement of +28.20%, based only on the annual population series.

Historical high and low

The highest value in this series is 1,549,254,914 in 2026. The lowest is 818,000,000 in 2000.

national population ranking

Africa is currently listed at #— in the available national population ranking. Rankings are recalculated when approved source data is updated.

YEAR-BY-YEAR DATA

Historical population table

HTML data table
YearPopulationAnnual changeNumeric change
20261,549,254,914——
20251,511,860,005-2.41%-37,394,909
20241,475,111,164-2.43%-36,748,841
20231,439,020,549-2.45%-36,090,615
20221,403,620,671-2.46%-35,399,878
20211,368,958,310-2.47%-34,662,361
20201,335,087,410-2.47%-33,870,900
20191,302,061,682-2.47%-33,025,728
20181,269,927,626-2.47%-32,134,056
20171,238,718,626-2.46%-31,209,000
20161,208,450,606-2.44%-30,268,020
20151,179,119,612-2.43%-29,330,994
20141,150,701,430-2.41%-28,418,182
20131,123,153,202-2.39%-27,548,228
20121,096,416,766-2.38%-26,736,436
20111,070,423,338-2.37%-25,993,428
20101,045,099,022-2.37%-25,324,316
20091,020,370,570-2.37%-24,728,452
2008996,170,850-2.37%-24,199,720
2007972,443,505-2.38%-23,727,345
2006949,146,394-2.40%-23,297,111
2005926,253,555-2.41%-22,892,839
2004903,755,571-2.43%-22,497,984
2003881,658,370-2.45%-22,097,201
2002859,980,660-2.46%-21,677,710
2001838,750,299-2.47%-21,230,361
2000818,000,000-2.47%-20,750,299
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POPULATION QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Africa in 2026?

The population of Africa is 1,549,254,914 in the latest 2026 record shown on this page.

Is the population of Africa increasing or decreasing?

The latest annual series indicates that the population is increasing, with a year-over-year change of +2.47%.

What was the population of Africa 10 years ago?

Ten years before the latest record, the population was 1,208,450,606.

Where does Africa rank by population?

Africa is listed at #— in the available national population ranking.