Africa Facts, Population Count, Statistics & News (2022)
Last Updated on: July 24th, 2021
Here are a few of the most interesting Africa facts and statistics I was able to dig up including population counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Africa Facts
- Geographical Location: Google Maps
- Size: 11.73 square miles (30.37 square kilometers)
- Population Count: 1.225 billion (2016)
- Top Languages Spoken: Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, English, Amharic, French
- Number of Recognized Countries: 54
Countries in Africa:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Africa Time Zone(s):
| Time zone | Offset |
| Central Africa Time | UTC +2 |
| Central European Time | UTC +1 |
| Cape Verde Time | UTC -1 |
| Eastern Africa Time | UTC +3 |
| Eastern European Time | UTC +2 |
| Greenwich Mean Time | UTC +0 |
| Mauritius Time | UTC +4 |
| Reunion Time | UTC +4 |
| South Africa Standard Time | UTC +2 |
| Seychelles Time | UTC +4 |
| West Africa Summer Time | UTC +2 |
| West Africa Time | UTC +1 |
| Western European Summer Time | UTC +1 |
| Western European Time | UTC +0 |
| Western Sahara Summer Time | UTC +1 |
| Western Sahara Standard Time | UTC +0 |
Africa Statistics
Africa’s richest man:
Aliko Dangote (worth $10.8 billion)
Last updated 3/8/19
Percentage of sub-Sahran Africa that lives on $1.90 or less per day:
Last updated 2013
Number of people who faced food insecurity in Africa in 2017 because of conflict:
Number of African countries that faced a food crisis in 2017 due to climate and weather conditions:
Rate of growth of the African population from 2010-2015:
Number of elephants that roamed Africa in 1930:
Number of elephants that roam Africa today:
Last updated 2018
Decrease in African poverty level from 1990-2012:
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these Africa stats come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.
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