Countries in Africa

59 countries and territories in Africa with a combined population of 1,462,464,411, sorted from most to least populous. Figures come from the REST Countries v3.1 dataset.

NigeriaCapital: AbujaPopulation: 223,800,000Africa

DR CongoCapital: KinshasaPopulation: 112,832,000Africa

EthiopiaCapital: Addis AbabaPopulation: 111,652,998Africa

EgyptCapital: CairoPopulation: 107,271,260Africa

TanzaniaCapital: DodomaPopulation: 68,153,004Africa

South AfricaCapital: PretoriaPopulation: 63,100,945Africa

KenyaCapital: NairobiPopulation: 53,330,978Africa

SudanCapital: KhartoumPopulation: 51,662,000Africa

AlgeriaCapital: AlgiersPopulation: 47,400,000Africa

UgandaCapital: KampalaPopulation: 45,905,417Africa

MoroccoCapital: RabatPopulation: 36,828,330Africa

AngolaCapital: LuandaPopulation: 36,170,961Africa

MozambiqueCapital: MaputoPopulation: 34,090,466Africa

GhanaCapital: AccraPopulation: 33,742,380Africa

MadagascarCapital: AntananarivoPopulation: 31,727,042Africa

Ivory CoastCapital: YamoussoukroPopulation: 31,719,275Africa

CameroonCapital: YaoundéPopulation: 29,442,327Africa

NigerCapital: NiameyPopulation: 26,312,034Africa

Burkina FasoCapital: OuagadougouPopulation: 24,070,553Africa

MaliCapital: BamakoPopulation: 22,395,489Africa

MalawiCapital: LilongwePopulation: 20,734,262Africa

ZambiaCapital: LusakaPopulation: 19,693,423Africa

SomaliaCapital: MogadishuPopulation: 19,655,000Africa

ChadCapital: N'DjamenaPopulation: 19,340,757Africa

SenegalCapital: DakarPopulation: 18,593,258Africa

ZimbabweCapital: HararePopulation: 17,073,087Africa

South SudanCapital: JubaPopulation: 15,786,898Africa

GuineaCapital: ConakryPopulation: 14,363,931Africa

RwandaCapital: KigaliPopulation: 14,104,969Africa

BeninCapital: Porto-NovoPopulation: 13,224,860Africa

BurundiCapital: GitegaPopulation: 12,332,788Africa

TunisiaCapital: TunisPopulation: 11,972,169Africa

Sierra LeoneCapital: FreetownPopulation: 9,077,691Africa

TogoCapital: LoméPopulation: 8,095,498Africa

LibyaCapital: TripoliPopulation: 7,459,000Africa

Central African RepublicCapital: BanguiPopulation: 6,470,307Africa

Republic of the CongoCapital: BrazzavillePopulation: 6,142,180Africa

LiberiaCapital: MonroviaPopulation: 5,248,621Africa

MauritaniaCapital: NouakchottPopulation: 4,927,532Africa

EritreaCapital: AsmaraPopulation: 3,607,000Africa

NamibiaCapital: WindhoekPopulation: 3,022,401Africa

GabonCapital: LibrevillePopulation: 2,469,296Africa

GambiaCapital: BanjulPopulation: 2,422,712Africa

BotswanaCapital: GaboronePopulation: 2,359,609Africa

LesothoCapital: MaseruPopulation: 2,116,427Africa

Guinea-BissauCapital: BissauPopulation: 1,781,308Africa

Equatorial GuineaCapital: Ciudad de la PazPopulation: 1,668,768Africa

MauritiusCapital: Port LouisPopulation: 1,243,741Africa

EswatiniCapital: MbabanePopulation: 1,235,549Africa

DjiboutiCapital: DjiboutiPopulation: 1,066,809Africa

ComorosCapital: MoroniPopulation: 919,901Africa

RéunionCapital: Saint-DenisPopulation: 896,175Africa

Western SaharaCapital: El AaiúnPopulation: 600,904Africa

Cape VerdeCapital: PraiaPopulation: 491,233Africa

MayotteCapital: MamoudzouPopulation: 320,901Africa

São Tomé and PríncipeCapital: São ToméPopulation: 209,607Africa

SeychellesCapital: VictoriaPopulation: 122,729Africa

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaCapital: JamestownPopulation: 5,651Africa

British Indian Ocean TerritoryCapital: Diego GarciaPopulation: --Africa