Population growth rate: Africa (UN)
2.316% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.316 |
| 2022 | 2.315 |
| 2021 | 2.318 |
| 2020 | 2.396 |
| 2019 | 2.414 |
| 2018 | 2.482 |
| 2017 | 2.523 |
| 2016 | 2.479 |
| 2015 | 2.561 |
| 2014 | 2.562 |
| 2013 | 2.625 |
| 2012 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.539 |
| 2010 | 2.605 |
| 2009 | 2.579 |
| 2008 | 2.601 |
| 2007 | 2.574 |
| 2006 | 2.555 |
| 2005 | 2.553 |
| 2004 | 2.555 |
| 2003 | 2.525 |
| 2002 | 2.523 |
| 2001 | 2.514 |
| 2000 | 2.505 |
| 1999 | 2.494 |
| 1998 | 2.531 |
| 1997 | 2.492 |
| 1996 | 2.478 |
| 1995 | 2.584 |
| 1994 | 2.443 |
| 1993 | 2.629 |
| 1992 | 2.626 |
| 1991 | 2.585 |
| 1990 | 2.729 |
| 1989 | 2.757 |
| 1988 | 2.737 |
| 1987 | 2.851 |
| 1986 | 2.843 |
| 1985 | 2.901 |
| 1984 | 2.91 |
| 1983 | 2.839 |
| 1982 | 3.032 |
| 1981 | 3.039 |
| 1980 | 2.902 |
| 1979 | 2.918 |
| 1978 | 2.992 |
| 1977 | 2.74 |
| 1976 | 2.834 |
| 1975 | 2.851 |
| 1974 | 2.752 |
| 1973 | 2.754 |
| 1972 | 2.627 |
| 1971 | 2.625 |
| 1970 | 2.653 |
| 1969 | 2.624 |
| 1968 | 2.63 |
| 1967 | 2.599 |
| 1966 | 2.557 |
| 1965 | 2.51 |
| 1964 | 2.507 |
| 1963 | 2.467 |
| 1962 | 2.447 |
| 1961 | 2.407 |
| 1960 | 2.389 |
| 1959 | 2.351 |
| 1958 | 2.192 |
| 1957 | 2.219 |
| 1956 | 2.249 |
| 1955 | 2.223 |
| 1954 | 2.188 |
| 1953 | 2.149 |
| 1952 | 2.137 |
| 1951 | 2.102 |
| 1950 | 2.052 |