Africa Population Pyramid 2001
Africa in 2001
The population of Africa in 2001 was 851,690,088. That is 28.8% more than in 1991, when the population stood at 661,103,504.
With a median age of 18.3 years, Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 79.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.0 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
27,007,173 immigrants live in Africa.
| South Sudan | 3,137,331 |
| Sudan | 2,494,313 |
| Burkina Faso | 2,033,940 |
| D.R. Congo | 1,804,509 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,308,132 |
45,746,777 people born in Africa live in other countries.
| France | 4,428,182 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2,811,282 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,622,804 |
| South Africa | 2,348,920 |
| Sudan | 2,338,949 |





