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Africa

Explore how different global fertility assumptions reshape Africa's long-range population path.

2024
1.51B
UN
2050
2.46B
UN
2100
3.81B
UN
~2200
3.63B
GPU
~2500
891.0M
GPU
Population1.51B
Fertility (TFR)4.06
Life expectancy64.4
LanguageMultiple
ReligionMultiple

Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.

UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
YearPopulationTFRLife Exp.CBRCDRNet MigrationGrowth
1950227M6.5337.547.826.9-82K2.1%
1955253M6.6039.848.124.9-250K2.3%
1960283M6.6741.747.823.2-219K2.5%
1965320M6.7043.847.421.6-224K2.6%
1970365M6.7245.546.920.1-109K2.7%
1975418M6.7247.346.618.7+271K2.8%
1980482M6.6250.045.916.7-89K2.9%
1985559M6.3551.244.415.9+325K2.8%
1990643M5.9552.741.914.6-68K2.7%
1995732M5.5853.440.113.8-290K2.6%
2000829M5.3254.638.712.8-711K2.6%
2005941M5.1756.638.011.6-862K2.6%
20101.07B5.0059.437.010.0-1,002K2.7%
20151.22B4.7161.435.09.0-431K2.6%
20201.38B4.3062.732.28.4+240K2.4%
2024Now1.51B4.0664.430.87.6-649K2.3%
20251.55B3.9964.630.47.6-382K2.3%
20301.73B3.6865.528.67.3-716K2.1%
20351.91B3.3966.326.97.2-601K2.0%
20402.09B3.1567.025.47.2-736K1.8%
20452.28B2.9567.823.87.2-860K1.7%
20502.46B2.7968.522.47.2-919K1.5%
20552.64B2.6569.221.17.4-855K1.4%
20602.82B2.5369.920.07.5-907K1.2%
20652.99B2.4370.618.97.7-952K1.1%
20703.14B2.3471.218.08.0-1,017K1.0%
20753.29B2.2771.917.18.3-955K0.9%
20803.42B2.2072.516.38.6-1,023K0.8%
20853.54B2.1573.215.69.0-923K0.7%
20903.65B2.0973.814.99.3-963K0.6%
20953.74B2.0574.514.49.7-1,073K0.5%
21003.81B2.0175.113.910.0-905K0.4%