This statistic shows the total population of Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2020. Sub-Saharan Africa includes all countries south of the Sahara desert. In 2020, the total population of Sub-Saharan Africa amounted to approximately 1.14 billion inhabitants.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2010 to 2020
(in million inhabitants)
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World Bank. (February 15, 2022). Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2010 to 2020 (in million inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2010 to 2020 (in million inhabitants)." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. (2022). Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2010 to 2020 (in million inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-saharan Africa: Total Population from 2010 to 2020 (in Million Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
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