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Nigeria vs Ethiopia vs Egypt vs DR Congo vs Tanzania vs South Africa vs Kenya vs Sudan · Population & demographics

Colours follow the countries in the order above, on every chart of this page.

  • Nigeria
  • Ethiopia
  • Egypt
  • DR Congo
  • Tanzania
  • South Africa
  • Kenya
  • Sudan
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Population density

people per km² of land area

Ranking
  • Nigeria
  • Ethiopia
  • Egypt
  • DR Congo
  • Tanzania
  • South Africa
  • Kenya
  • Sudan
Population density8 series from 1961 to 2023: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DR Congo, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Sudan.1970198019902000201020200100200300

8 series from 1961 to 2023: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DR Congo, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Sudan.

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Population & demographics

23 indicators with data · one colour per country.

  • Nigeria
  • Ethiopia
  • Egypt
  • DR Congo
  • Tanzania
  • South Africa
  • Kenya
  • Sudan
Population8 series from 1960 to 2025: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DR Congo, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Sudan.1960198020002020050M100M150M200M250M

8 series from 1960 to 2025: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DR Congo, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Sudan.

Source:

  • Nigeria
  • Ethiopia
  • Egypt
  • DR Congo
  • Tanzania
  • South Africa
  • Kenya
  • Sudan
Population growth8 series from 1961 to 2025: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DR Congo, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Sudan.1980200020200%1%2%3%4%5%

8 series from 1961 to 2025: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DR Congo, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Sudan.

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Source:

  • Urban population (% of total)
  • Urban population
  • Rural population

  • Fertility rate, total
  • Birth rate, crude
  • Death rate, crude
  • Adolescent fertility rate

  • Median age
  • Population ages 0–14 (% of total)
  • Population ages 15–64 (% of total)
  • Population ages 65 and above (% of total)
  • Age dependency ratio
  • Old-age dependency ratio

  • Net migration
  • International migrant stock (% of population)

  • Life expectancy at birth
  • Life expectancy at birth, female
  • Life expectancy at birth, male

Snapshot

Population & demographics: latest value per country. Best value highlighted where “better” is defined.