Nigeria has remained Africa’s most populous country with an estimated 242.4 million people in 2026, ahead of Ethiopia and Egypt, according to the latest Worldometer estimates.
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With Ethiopia (138.9M) and Egypt (120.1M) rounding out Africa’s top three most populous nations, rapid urbanization continues to re-shape public infrastructure and resource management across the continent.
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Nations across Central and East Africa are leading the surge toward a projected continental population of over 2.5 billion by 2050.