Urban population in Middle Africa in 2025 — 111,780,824 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,851.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| 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 | — | — |
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.
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