Middle Africa Population Pyramid 2015
Middle Africa in 2015
As of 2015, Middle Africa counted 160,026,469 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2005, the population was 116,027,276; it has grown by 37.9% since.
The median age was 17.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 88.0 children under 15 and 5.6 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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.
3,978,859 immigrants live in Middle Africa.
| Sudan | 1,099,249 |
| Central African Republic | 852,246 |
| Rwanda | 312,558 |
| D.R. Congo | 296,377 |
| Angola | 247,142 |
4,792,621 people born in Middle Africa live in other countries.
| Uganda | 637,206 |
| D.R. Congo | 576,825 |
| Cameroon | 385,363 |
| France | 379,848 |
| Congo | 267,748 |





