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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
Per-Country
~2500
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
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%