How many people live in Africa?
World medium Data from 2024
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The answer
1,480,000,000 people
Roughly 1.5B.
Africa holds about 1.48 billion people, roughly 18% of humanity, and it is the only continent whose population is still growing fast. The UN projects around 2.5 billion Africans by 2050 — one in four people alive.
Where this number comes from
| Source | United Nations, World Population Prospects |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | people |
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