Population — all countries

Population — Northern Africa

Population in Northern Africa in 2025 — 275,701,352 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 330.3%.

2025 276M people +1.53% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 276M people2025
Period minimum 64.07M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Northern Africa, 1960–20250100M200M300M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 64,071,001 people1962: 67,301,000 people1964: 70,712,290 people1966: 74,292,603 people1968: 78,269,511 people1970: 82,446,914 people1972: 86,760,596 people1974: 91,534,619 people1976: 97,066,856 people1978: 102,802,709 people1980: 109,107,008 people1982: 115,920,329 people1984: 122,653,286 people1986: 129,458,539 people1988: 136,148,367 people1990: 142,939,208 people1992: 149,571,915 people1994: 156,058,123 people1996: 162,382,552 people1998: 168,760,445 people2000: 175,297,313 people2002: 181,896,766 people2004: 188,518,240 people2006: 195,414,143 people2008: 202,690,562 people2010: 210,529,542 people2012: 218,274,561 people2014: 227,463,323 people2016: 236,939,459 people2018: 246,872,054 people2020: 255,750,110 people2022: 264,151,188 people2024: 271,540,834 people2025: 275,701,352 people
Change over the period: +212M (+330.31%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa

Northern Africa 276M people
World 8.22B people
Population — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 276M +4.16M +1.53%
2024 272M +3.58M +1.34%
2023 268M +3.81M +1.44%
2022 264M +4.23M +1.63%
2021 260M +4.17M +1.63%
2020 256M +4.32M +1.72%
2019 251M +4.56M +1.85%
2018 247M +4.94M +2.04%
2017 242M +5M +2.11%
2016 237M +4.76M +2.05%
2015 232M +4.72M +2.07%
2014 227M +4.7M +2.11%
2013 223M +4.49M +2.06%
2012 218M +4M +1.86%
2011 214M +3.75M +1.78%
2010 211M +3.92M +1.9%
2009 207M +3.92M +1.93%
2008 203M +3.73M +1.87%
2007 199M +3.55M +1.82%
2006 195M +3.47M +1.81%
2005 192M +3.43M +1.82%
2004 189M +3.33M +1.8%
2003 185M +3.29M +1.81%
2002 182M +3.31M +1.85%
2001 179M +3.29M +1.88%
2000 175M +3.27M +1.9%
1999 172M +3.27M +1.94%
1998 169M +3.25M +1.96%
1997 166M +3.13M +1.93%
1996 162M +3.12M +1.96%
1995 159M +3.2M +2.05%
1994 156M +3.21M +2.1%
1993 153M +3.27M +2.19%
1992 150M +3.24M +2.21%
1991 146M +3.39M +2.37%
1990 143M +3.46M +2.48%
1989 139M +3.33M +2.44%
1988 136M +3.35M +2.52%
1987 133M +3.34M +2.58%
1986 129M +3.39M +2.69%
1985 126M +3.42M +2.79%
1984 123M +3.37M +2.82%
1983 119M +3.37M +2.9%
1982 116M +3.41M +3.03%
1981 113M +3.41M +3.12%
1980 109M +3.25M +3.07%
1979 106M +3.05M +2.97%
1978 103M +2.9M +2.9%
1977 99.9M +2.84M +2.92%
1976 97.07M +2.89M +3.06%
1975 94.18M +2.65M +2.89%
1974 91.53M +2.43M +2.73%
1973 89.1M +2.34M +2.7%
1972 86.76M +2.18M +2.58%
1971 84.58M +2.13M +2.59%
1970 82.45M +2.11M +2.62%
1969 80.34M +2.07M +2.65%
1968 78.27M +2.02M +2.65%
1967 76.25M +1.96M +2.64%
1966 74.29M +1.83M +2.53%
1965 72.46M +1.75M +2.47%
1964 70.71M +1.73M +2.5%
1963 68.99M +1.69M +2.51%
1962 67.3M +1.63M +2.49%
1961 65.67M +1.6M +2.49%
1960 64.07M

About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.