Middle Africa Population Pyramid 2026
Middle Africa in 2026
In 2026, Middle Africa has an estimated population of 226,082,168 people. A decade earlier, in 2016, the population was 165,456,681; it has grown by 36.6% since.
With a median age of 17.6 years, Middle Africa has a youth dependency ratio of 84.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.6 per 100 people of working age. 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 |





