Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Middle Africa

Urban population in Middle Africa in 2025 — 111,780,824 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,851.9%.

2025 112M people +3.97% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 112M people2025
Period minimum 5.73M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Middle Africa, 1960–2025050M100M150M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,726,686 people1962: 6,166,121 people1964: 6,686,545 people1966: 7,303,505 people1968: 8,021,939 people1970: 8,832,077 people1972: 9,801,121 people1974: 10,975,177 people1976: 12,222,354 people1978: 13,528,623 people1980: 15,005,830 people1982: 16,578,578 people1984: 18,305,377 people1986: 20,200,661 people1988: 22,288,335 people1990: 24,590,134 people1992: 27,130,391 people1994: 30,025,395 people1996: 32,918,784 people1998: 35,742,676 people2000: 39,211,955 people2002: 42,903,812 people2004: 46,887,112 people2006: 51,105,868 people2008: 55,600,681 people2010: 60,460,164 people2012: 65,842,026 people2014: 71,631,653 people2016: 77,966,826 people2018: 84,782,734 people2020: 91,803,005 people2022: 99,272,193 people2024: 107,510,017 people2025: 111,780,824 people
Change over the period: +106M (+1,851.93%) Average annual rate: 4.68 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle Africa 112M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 112M +4.27M +3.97%
2024 108M +4.23M +4.1%
2023 103M +4.01M +4.04%
2022 99.27M +3.77M +3.95%
2021 95.5M +3.7M +4.03%
2020 91.8M +3.57M +4.05%
2019 88.23M +3.45M +4.07%
2018 84.78M +3.41M +4.19%
2017 81.37M +3.41M +4.37%
2016 77.97M +3.25M +4.35%
2015 74.72M +3.08M +4.31%
2014 71.63M +2.94M +4.29%
2013 68.69M +2.84M +4.32%
2012 65.84M +2.74M +4.34%
2011 63.1M +2.64M +4.37%
2010 60.46M +2.5M +4.3%
2009 57.96M +2.36M +4.25%
2008 55.6M +2.28M +4.28%
2007 53.32M +2.21M +4.33%
2006 51.11M +2.16M +4.42%
2005 48.94M +2.06M +4.39%
2004 46.89M +2.04M +4.56%
2003 44.84M +1.94M +4.52%
2002 42.9M +1.86M +4.54%
2001 41.04M +1.83M +4.67%
2000 39.21M +1.77M +4.72%
1999 37.44M +1.7M +4.76%
1998 35.74M +1.52M +4.45%
1997 34.22M +1.3M +3.95%
1996 32.92M +1.32M +4.17%
1995 31.6M +1.57M +5.24%
1994 30.03M +1.55M +5.45%
1993 28.47M +1.34M +4.95%
1992 27.13M +1.3M +5.03%
1991 25.83M +1.24M +5.05%
1990 24.59M +1.18M +5.05%
1989 23.41M +1.12M +5.02%
1988 22.29M +1.07M +5.04%
1987 21.22M +1.02M +5.05%
1986 20.2M +971,566 +5.05%
1985 19.23M +923,718 +5.05%
1984 18.31M +881,667 +5.06%
1983 17.42M +845,132 +5.1%
1982 16.58M +808,885 +5.13%
1981 15.77M +763,863 +5.09%
1980 15.01M +740,707 +5.19%
1979 14.27M +736,500 +5.44%
1978 13.53M +681,752 +5.31%
1977 12.85M +624,517 +5.11%
1976 12.22M +621,063 +5.35%
1975 11.6M +626,114 +5.7%
1974 10.98M +607,091 +5.86%
1973 10.37M +566,965 +5.78%
1972 9.8M +510,110 +5.49%
1971 9.29M +458,934 +5.2%
1970 8.83M +418,563 +4.97%
1969 8.41M +391,575 +4.88%
1968 8.02M +371,042 +4.85%
1967 7.65M +347,392 +4.76%
1966 7.3M +321,827 +4.61%
1965 6.98M +295,133 +4.41%
1964 6.69M +270,451 +4.22%
1963 6.42M +249,973 +4.05%
1962 6.17M +227,863 +3.84%
1961 5.94M +211,572 +3.69%
1960 5.73M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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