Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Population > CIA Factbook

DEFINITION: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Nigeria	146.26 million	2008
2	Ethiopia	82.54 million	2008
3	Democratic Republic of the Congo	66.51 million	2008
4	South Africa	48.78 million	2008
5	Sudan	40.22 million	2008
6	Tanzania	40.21 million	2008
7	Kenya	37.95 million	2008
8	Uganda	31.37 million	2008
9	Ghana	23.38 million	2008
10	Mozambique	21.28 million	2008
11	Cote d'Ivoire	20.18 million	2008
12	Madagascar	20.04 million	2008
13	Cameroon	18.47 million	2008
14	Burkina Faso	15.26 million	2008
15	Malawi	13.93 million	2008
16	Niger	13.27 million	2008
17	Senegal	12.85 million	2008
18	Angola	12.53 million	2008
19	Mali	12.32 million	2008
20	Zambia	11.67 million	2008
21	Zimbabwe	11.35 million	2008
22	Rwanda	10.19 million	2008
23	Chad	10.11 million	2008
24	Guinea	9.81 million	2008
25	Somalia	9.56 million	2008
26	Burundi	8.69 million	2008
27	Benin	8.53 million	2008
28	Sierra Leone	6.29 million	2008
29	Togo	5.86 million	2008
30	Eritrea	5.5 million	2008
31	Central African Republic	4.44 million	2008
32	Mauritania	3.36 million	2008
33	Liberia	3.33 million	2008
34	Lesotho	2.13 million	2008
35	Namibia	2.09 million	2008
36	Botswana	1.84 million	2008
37	The Gambia	1.74 million	2008
38	Guinea-Bissau	1.5 million	2008
39	Gabon	1.49 million	2008
40	Mauritius	1.27 million	2008
41	Swaziland	1.13 million	2008
42	Comoros	731,775	2008
43	Equatorial Guinea	616,459	2008
44	Djibouti	506,221	2008
45	Cape Verde	426,998	2008
46	Sao Tome and Principe	206,178	2008
47	Seychelles	82,247	2008

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