Population Map Of Africa

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Population map of africa. Park national park or hiking trails. 1104 1076 228 kb jpg. Africa is the world s second largest and second most populous continent after asia at about 30 3 million km 2 11 7 million square miles including adjacent islands it covers 6 of earth s total surface area and 20 of its land area. Despite a wide range.

60 of africa is 25 years of age or younger making demography and growth in the continent a matter of policy and economic significance. The animated map below shows south africa s population density map per year from 2002 to 2017. Nearest map fullsize share map. Un world population prospects 2019 revision united nations population estimates and projections.

Africa the planet s 2nd largest continent and the second most populous continent after asia includes 54 individual countries and western sahara a member state of the african union whose statehood is disputed by morocco. Saint helena ascension and tristan da cunha uk non sovereign. Estimated to be consistent with the 1951 1960 1970 1980 1985 1991 1996 2001 and 2011 censuses adjusted for underenumeration with official population estimates for 2014 and with estimates of the subsequent trends in fertility mortality and international migration. The most populous african country is nigeria.

The total fertility rate births per woman for sub saharan africa is 4 7 as of 2018 the highest in the world according to the world bank. With 1 3 billion people as of 2018 it accounts for about 16 of the world s human population africa s average population is the youngest amongst all the continents. Total population as of 2020 is estimated at more than 1 341 billion with a growth rate of more than 2 5 p a. Megan added nov 12 2009.

View location view map. Note the map is interactive and can be paused year can be selected and it has a scroll over function that shows the number of people per square kilometer living in each province for a specific year density in this case was calculated as the number of people living in each province per square kilometer. The median age in 2012 was 19 7 when the worldwide median age was 30 4. São tomé and príncipe.

The population in africa has grown rapidly over the last 40 years and it has a relatively young population with more than half of the population under 25 in some states. Keywords statistics country continent region congo congo. Democratic republic of the congo. Starting with the 1993 factbook demographic estimates for some.

Countries in africa by population african countries by population 2020 click on each country to view current estimates live population clock historical data list of countries and projected figures. Created 10 1979 from lib utexas edu. Least populous countries in africa. 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.

This is a list of african countries and dependent territories sorted by population which is sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data africa remains one of the world s fastest growing regions after asia. 3 68885514314705 20 0390625 3 satellite. Most populous countries in africa. Thematic map population africa loading map.

With a 2011 population of 1 032 532 974 it accounts for just over 14 of the world s human population. The population of africa has grown rapidly over the past century and consequently shows a large youth bulge further reinforced by a low life expectancy of below 50 years in some african countries. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region.