Most Populated African Countries

Among the African Countries, Nigeria is the most populated. Below is the map of Africa showing the top ten most populated countries along with the table stating their capital city and population.

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Most Populated African Countries

Country
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Egypt
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Kenya
Algeria
Uganda

Capital City
Abuja
Addis Ababa
Cairo
Kinshasa
Pretoria
Khartoum
Dar es Salaam
Nairobi
Algiers
Kampala

Population
15,52,15,573
9,08,73,739
8,20,79,636
7,17,12,867
4,90,04,031
4,50,47,502
4,27,46,620
4,10,70,934
3,49,94,937
3,46,12,250

* Source: CIA The World Factbook,2011(est.)

List of Thematic Maps

East Africa Map	African Countries with Minimum Arable Land
African Countries with Lowest Life Expectancy at Birth - Female	African countries with High Human Development Index Rank
Top Ten Largest African Countries by Area	African Countries with Lowest Birth Rate
African Countries with Longest Coastlines	Life Expectancy at Birth in African Countries
Least Populated African Countries	African Countries with Lowest Population Density
African Countries by Literacy Rate	Female Life Expectancy at Birth in African Countries
Top Ten Smallest African Countries by Area	African Countries by Arable Land
African Countries with Highest Life Expectancy at Birth - Male	African Countries with Lowest Life Expectancy at Birth - Male
African Countries with Lowest Literacy Rate	African Countries by Death Rate
African Countries with Lowest Death Rate	African Countries with Highest Literacy rate
African Countries with Minimum Forest Area	African countries by Human Development Index
African Countries with Sex Ratio less than One	African Countries by Forest Area
African Countries with Maximum Arable Land	African Countries with Lowest Urban Population
African Countries with Urban Population	Most Populated African Countries
African Countries with Highest Life Expectancy at Birth - Female	African countries with Low Human Development Index Rank
African Countries with Lowest Life Expectancy at Birth	African Countries with Highest Life Expectancy at Birth
African Countries by Birth Rate	African Countries with Maximum Forest Area
African Countries with Highest Population Density	African Countries with Highest Death Rate
African Countries with Sex Ratio greater than One	African Countries with Highest Birth Rate
Landlocked Countries of Africa	African Countries with Sex Ratio equal to One
African Countries with Highest Urban Population	Coastal Countries of Africa
African Countries with Shortest Coastlines	African Countries by Sex Ratio
Male Life Expectancy at Birth in African Countries

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