Western Africa Population Pyramid 2028
Western Africa in 2028
In 2028, Western Africa is projected to have a population of 497,923,236 people. Compared with 2018, when the projection stands at 397,047,966, that represents growth of 25.4% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 19.8 years, with 68.1 children under 15 and 5.5 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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.
7,706,726 immigrants live in Western Africa.
| Burkina Faso | 2,026,281 |
| Mali | 1,000,882 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 948,444 |
| Benin | 615,742 |
| Togo | 541,509 |
11,328,034 people born in Western Africa live in other countries.
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2,811,282 |
| Nigeria | 1,172,502 |
| United States of America | 823,411 |
| Burkina Faso | 690,598 |
| France | 625,072 |





