Western Africa Population Pyramid 2045
Western Africa in 2045
In 2045, Western Africa is projected to have a population of 682,547,937 people. That would be 19.0% more than in 2035 (573,606,492).
With a projected median age of 23.6 years, Western Africa would have a youth dependency ratio of 53.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.8 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.
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 |





