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Africa
Explore how different global fertility assumptions reshape Africa's long-range population path.
2024
1.51B
UN WPP
2050
2.46B
UN WPP
2100
3.81B
UN WPP
~2200
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Per-Country
~2500
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Per-Country
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
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 227M | 6.53 | 37.5 | 47.8 | 26.9 | -82K | 2.1% |
| 1955 | 253M | 6.60 | 39.8 | 48.1 | 24.9 | -250K | 2.3% |
| 1960 | 283M | 6.67 | 41.7 | 47.8 | 23.2 | -219K | 2.5% |
| 1965 | 320M | 6.70 | 43.8 | 47.4 | 21.6 | -224K | 2.6% |
| 1970 | 365M | 6.72 | 45.5 | 46.9 | 20.1 | -109K | 2.7% |
| 1975 | 418M | 6.72 | 47.3 | 46.6 | 18.7 | +271K | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 482M | 6.62 | 50.0 | 45.9 | 16.7 | -89K | 2.9% |
| 1985 | 559M | 6.35 | 51.2 | 44.4 | 15.9 | +325K | 2.8% |
| 1990 | 643M | 5.95 | 52.7 | 41.9 | 14.6 | -68K | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 732M | 5.58 | 53.4 | 40.1 | 13.8 | -290K | 2.6% |
| 2000 | 829M | 5.32 | 54.6 | 38.7 | 12.8 | -711K | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 941M | 5.17 | 56.6 | 38.0 | 11.6 | -862K | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.07B | 5.00 | 59.4 | 37.0 | 10.0 | -1,002K | 2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.22B | 4.71 | 61.4 | 35.0 | 9.0 | -431K | 2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.38B | 4.30 | 62.7 | 32.2 | 8.4 | +240K | 2.4% |
| 2024Now | 1.51B | 4.06 | 64.4 | 30.8 | 7.6 | -649K | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.55B | 3.99 | 64.6 | 30.4 | 7.6 | -382K | 2.3% |
| 2030 | 1.73B | 3.68 | 65.5 | 28.6 | 7.3 | -716K | 2.1% |
| 2035 | 1.91B | 3.39 | 66.3 | 26.9 | 7.2 | -601K | 2.0% |
| 2040 | 2.09B | 3.15 | 67.0 | 25.4 | 7.2 | -736K | 1.8% |
| 2045 | 2.28B | 2.95 | 67.8 | 23.8 | 7.2 | -860K | 1.7% |
| 2050 | 2.46B | 2.79 | 68.5 | 22.4 | 7.2 | -919K | 1.5% |
| 2055 | 2.64B | 2.65 | 69.2 | 21.1 | 7.4 | -855K | 1.4% |
| 2060 | 2.82B | 2.53 | 69.9 | 20.0 | 7.5 | -907K | 1.2% |
| 2065 | 2.99B | 2.43 | 70.6 | 18.9 | 7.7 | -952K | 1.1% |
| 2070 | 3.14B | 2.34 | 71.2 | 18.0 | 8.0 | -1,017K | 1.0% |
| 2075 | 3.29B | 2.27 | 71.9 | 17.1 | 8.3 | -955K | 0.9% |
| 2080 | 3.42B | 2.20 | 72.5 | 16.3 | 8.6 | -1,023K | 0.8% |
| 2085 | 3.54B | 2.15 | 73.2 | 15.6 | 9.0 | -923K | 0.7% |
| 2090 | 3.65B | 2.09 | 73.8 | 14.9 | 9.3 | -963K | 0.6% |
| 2095 | 3.74B | 2.05 | 74.5 | 14.4 | 9.7 | -1,073K | 0.5% |
| 2100 | 3.81B | 2.01 | 75.1 | 13.9 | 10.0 | -905K | 0.4% |