{"id":10520,"date":"2018-08-06T17:22:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T16:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/?p=10520"},"modified":"2018-08-06T17:22:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T16:22:55","slug":"top-5-most-populated-countries-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/top-5-most-populated-countries-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Most Populated Countries In Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa<\/b> is one of the <\/span>seven continents of the world<\/b>. Africa as a continent is not unknown to many because it has always been in the world news, either for the good reasons or not. The <\/span>population of Africa<\/b> is around 1.2 billion people, second to <\/span>Asia<\/b> as the <\/span>largest continent by population<\/b>. Africa is home to 54 countries. No wonder it is synonymous with varied cultures, people, beliefs and an abundance of natural resources. The majority of the continent\u2019s population is young, with over 50% below or at the age of 20 years of age. The <\/span>population density of Africa<\/b> is 30.51 people per square kilometre. <\/span><\/p>\n

With all the talk about Africa, its population and other things that make the news on a daily basis, it is normal to ask <\/span>which country is the most populated in Africa<\/b>?<\/span> Don\u2019t stress it, we got you covered with the <\/span>Top 5 most populated countries in Africa. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Tanzania<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Tanzania\"<\/p>\n

Among the 54 countries that make up Africa, our first stop is <\/span>Tanzania. <\/b>Tanzania is the 5th most populated country in Africa with a population of over fifty-nine million (59,000,000) people, with <\/span>Swahili<\/b> as its national language. Tanzania is a sovereign state in eastern Africa with the African Great Lakes region. The country shares borders with <\/span>Kenya <\/b>and <\/span>Uganda<\/b> to the north; <\/span>Rwanda<\/b>, <\/span>Burundi<\/b>, and the <\/span>Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/b> to the west; <\/span>Zambia<\/b>, <\/span>Malawi<\/b>, and <\/span>Mozambique<\/b> to the south; and the <\/span>Indian Ocean<\/b> to the east. <\/span>Dodoma<\/b> is the <\/span>capital of Tanzania<\/b>. <\/span>Dar es Salaam<\/b> is, however, the <\/span>largest city in Tanzania<\/b> and the former capital of Tanzania. At the north-eastern part of Tanzania is <\/span>Mount Kilimanjaro, <\/b>the<\/span> tallest mountain in Africa<\/b>. Tanzania is the second <\/span>largest country by area in the Sub-Saharan<\/b> after <\/span>Algeria<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"DR<\/p>\n

The <\/span>Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/b>, also known as <\/span>DR Congo<\/b>, is a country located in <\/span>Central Africa<\/b>. However, it is sometimes referred to as <\/span>Zaire<\/b>, which was the official name between 1971 and 1997. DR Congo is the 4th most populated country in Africa with a population of over eighty-four million (84,000,000). The capital of DR Congo is located at <\/span>Kinshasa<\/b>. The country shares boundaries with <\/span>the Central African Republic<\/b> and <\/span>South Sudan<\/b> to the north; <\/span>Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi<\/b> and <\/span>Tanzania<\/b> to the east; <\/span>Zambia<\/b> to the south; <\/span>Angola<\/b> to the southwest; and the Republic of the Congo and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The country\u2019s official or national languages are <\/span>Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, and Tshiluba. <\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Egypt<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Egypt\"<\/p>\n

The 3rd on the list of the<\/span> most populated countries in Africa 2018<\/b> is <\/span>Egypt. Egypt<\/b>, officially known as the<\/span> Arab Republic of Egypt<\/b>, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of<\/span> Asia<\/b> by a land bridge formed by the <\/span>Sinai Peninsula<\/b>. It has a population of over ninety-nine million (99,000,000) people. The country\u2019s official religion is Islam and the official language is <\/span>Arabic. Cairo<\/b> is the capital and <\/span>largest city in Egypt<\/b>.<\/span> Egypt is bordered by the <\/span>Gaza Strip<\/b> and <\/span>Israel<\/b> to the northeast; the <\/span>Gulf of Aqaba<\/b> to the east; the <\/span>Red Sea<\/b> to the east and south; <\/span>Sudan<\/b> to the south; and <\/span>Libya<\/b> to the west. The country has one of the longest histories of any country in the world, dating back to the 6th-4th millennia BCE. The country is home to the famous <\/span>pyramid of Giza <\/b>and also home to the <\/span>longest bridge in Africa<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Ethiopia\"<\/p>\n

Ethiopia<\/b>, officially known as the <\/span>Federal Republic of Ethiopia<\/b>, is located at the <\/span>Horn of Africa. <\/b>Ethiopia is 2nd on the<\/span> list of most populated countries in Africa<\/b>, with a population of over one hundred and two million (102,000,000). The country is the <\/span>most populous landlocked country in the world<\/b> and the second-most populous nation on the African continent. It shares borders with <\/span>Eritrea<\/b> to the north and northeast; <\/span>Djibouti<\/b> and <\/span>Somalia<\/b> to the east; <\/span>Sudan<\/b> and <\/span>South Sudan<\/b> to the west; and <\/span>Kenya<\/b> to the south. <\/span>Addis Ababa<\/b> is the capital and <\/span>largest city in Ethiopia, <\/b>it is also the <\/span>headquarters of the African Union<\/b>. The official language in Ethiopia is <\/span>Amharic<\/b>, it is however home to over eighty other languages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nigeria<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Nigeria\"<\/p>\n

Nigeria<\/b> is the most populous country in Africa with a population of 190 million (190,000,000) people. No wonder the country is nicked \u201cthe <\/span>giant of Africa<\/b>\u201d and \u201cthe <\/span>most populous black nation<\/b>\u201d. Nigeria is a country located in the west of Africa. The country is home to over 250 ethnic groups and languages. The country\u2019s capital is situated at <\/span>Abuja<\/b>. <\/span>Lagos<\/b>, being the <\/span>former capital of Nigeria<\/b>, is however considered the economic and commercial capital of the country and West Africa, and the busiest place to live in Nigeria. The country\u2019s two major religion is Christianity and Islam. The official language in Nigeria is <\/span>English<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hope you find the brief overview of the top 5 most populated countries in Africa useful, kindly share your experience in any of the countries with fellow <\/span>PropertyPro.ng<\/b><\/a> readers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Africa is one of the seven continents of the world. Africa as a continent is not unknown to…\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":10521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[380,3185,3188,3194,3196,2955,3201,2954,9,3197,2944,3189,3193,3200,3199,3195,3202,292,3190,3187,3198,3186,3066,3192,3191],"class_list":{"0":"post-10520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ask-us","8":"tag-abuja","9":"tag-africa","10":"tag-asia","11":"tag-democratic-republic-of-the-congo","12":"tag-egypt","13":"tag-former-capital-of-nigeria","14":"tag-giant-of-africa","15":"tag-headquarters-of-the-african-union","16":"tag-lagos","17":"tag-largest-city-in-egypt","18":"tag-largest-city-in-tanzania","19":"tag-largest-continent-by-population","20":"tag-largest-country-by-area-in-the-sub-saharan","21":"tag-list-of-most-populated-countries-in-africa","22":"tag-longest-bridge-in-africa","23":"tag-most-populated-countries-in-africa-2018-is-egypt","24":"tag-most-populous-black-nation","25":"tag-nigeria","26":"tag-population-density-of-africa","27":"tag-population-of-africa","28":"tag-pyramid-of-giza","29":"tag-seven-continents-of-the-world","30":"tag-tanzania","31":"tag-top-5-most-populated-countries-in-africa","32":"tag-which-country-is-the-most-populated-in-africa","33":"cs-entry","34":"cs-video-wrap"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10520"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10531,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10520\/revisions\/10531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}