Population growth rate in Africa 2022, by country
is expected to nearly double by 2050. This is due to several factors, including the rising life expectancy and the high fertility rates registered on the continent.
All the African countries registered a positive population growth in 2022, except for Mauritius. Niger had the highest population growth rate at nearly 3.7 percent compared to the previous year. The Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Angola, Mali, and Somalia followed, recording over three percent of growth each. The African population has been increasing considerably in the last decades and