Region · REG_AFRICA
Africa
1.48B
Population · 2023
2.32%
Growth rate · 2023
4.07
Fertility rate · 2023
63.8 yrs
Life expectancy · 2023
Latest estimates · UN 2024
Africa, as the UN Population Division groups countries (location code 903).
Total population
1 series: Africa (1950–2100, latest 3.81B, projected).
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Population growth rate
1 series: Africa (1950–2100, latest 0.4%, projected).
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Median age
1 series: Africa (1950–2100, latest 35.1 yrs, projected).
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Population pyramid
2023 · estimate
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