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Top 10 Most Populous African Countries

Can you name the ten biggest African countries in terms of population?
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First submittedMay 22, 2016
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Population
Country
221 mil
Nigeria
125 mil
Ethiopia
112 mil
Egypt
100 mil
D.R. Congo
66.3 mil
Tanzania
Population
Country
60.1 mil
South Africa
54.5 mil
Kenya
47.8 mil
Uganda
47.4 mil
Sudan
45.2 mil
Algeria
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Level 77
May 22, 2016
Nice :)
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Level 74
Jun 6, 2016
Great quiz, thank you!
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Level 71
Nov 6, 2016
Nice little quiz, had to think there.
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Level 48
Sep 18, 2021
yeah. Libya has less population than laos somehow.
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Level 57
Oct 26, 2021
desert
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Level 59
Nov 6, 2016
Tiny little Uganda hmmm....
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Level 82
Nov 6, 2016
Not that they're probably accurate, but you should see the projections for 2050.
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Level ∞
Jul 16, 2019
The population of Uganda has just about doubled in the last 20 years. Those 2050 projections are quite likely accurate.
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Level 69
Apr 15, 2020
Beat Sudan in population! And I think it will come in the top 20 with like 80 million.
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Level 55
May 5, 2020
PraNic! You're from Uganda. Is it populated there?
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Level 23
Mar 5, 2021
yeah they say at some point nigeria will overtake china in population or something like that
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Level 40
Mar 7, 2021
i dont think so, india will
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Level 69
Oct 4, 2021
@Pandora49 (Yes Ik very late) Yeah the population is quite high, but it's also fairly evenly spread, with major towns everywhere. The only place that's extremely densely populated is the shores of Lake Victoria, I think.
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Level 48
Nov 27, 2021
By the end of the 21st century, it is very projected that Nigeria will overtake Brazil, Pakistan, Indonesia, and even the United States of America to become the 3rd most populated country,

India being 1st, China being 2nd.

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Level 82
Dec 29, 2022
The number of cats I own tripled in the past year. So by 2030 I should have close to 20 thousand. That's how it works, right?
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Level 54
Jul 5, 2019
How about Even smaller Rwanda and Burundi. Around 10 million each. ON that small area. Lesotho too
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Level 57
Sep 24, 2021
Rwanda expected to have around 30 million by 2100
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Level 66
Sep 12, 2020
Actually, Uganda is just smaller than the UK, which has about 1.5 times the population.
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Level 71
Jan 27, 2021
Yeah. I looked up the population density, and Uganda is only 52nd place. Still much lower than countries like Bangladesh, India, the UK, and only slightly ahead of China.
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Level 72
Mar 5, 2021
I typed in Uganda and simultaneously thought "no way Uganda is on the list; why am I typing this?"
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Level 22
Nov 6, 2016
Got all with 1:32 left
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Level 60
Nov 6, 2016
Always strange to remember that Nigeria, not particularly big for an African country, has such a huge population. Probably because many larger ones (Sudan, DRC) have large swathes of desert or rainforest which are low density, but still.
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Level 43
Nov 8, 2016
Didn't get Sudan... but that's not a country anymore so I'm excused!! 😜
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Level 68
Nov 8, 2016
Agreed. Whenever I miss a question I also revoke the answer's existence. I have been doing much better on Jetpunk quizzes since Harry Potter stopped existing.
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Level 84
May 27, 2017
Ooooh, great idea!!
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Level 52
Mar 5, 2021
Harry who?
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Level 74
Nov 21, 2016
It's still a country - South Sudan has recently gained independence
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Level 44
Sep 15, 2021
sudan never stopped existing, it got smaller
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Level 28
May 20, 2023
Yes it is. It just got split in two, part of it is Sudan and part is South Sudan
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Level 63
Apr 27, 2018
I had no idea Algeria had a population that large.
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Level 58
Mar 13, 2019
Updating required
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Level 27
Jun 26, 2019
I get the feeling people started moving to Uganda after the Ugandan Knuckles meme came up.
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Level 74
Aug 29, 2019
I find it so strange how Sudan can support such a large population. Looking Google Maps, it all seems to be just barren desert.
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Level 50
May 26, 2020
A lot of people live near the nile river
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Level 71
Jan 27, 2021
Exactly the reason why Egypt has a large population too. Try looking up a population map of Egypt sometime--you'll be surprised.
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Level 68
Sep 15, 2019
10 attempts = 10 correct answers.

I think that’s the first time I get such thing. Just didn’t get them in the right order, but Inthinknit doesn’t matter.

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Level 40
Dec 2, 2019
idk why but i thought sudan had a really low population
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Level 56
Jun 19, 2020
Ah yes, well you're mixing it up with Iceland. Don't worry, it's not just you
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Level 36
Feb 4, 2021
Congo brazaville+DRC
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Level 55
Mar 5, 2021
I honestly couldn't believe this quiz wasn't made before. Oh well..
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Level 39
Mar 5, 2021
Got All
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Level 21
Mar 5, 2021
Great quiz although its very easy.
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Level 23
Mar 5, 2021
how did only 60% of the people get uganda
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Level 71
Mar 5, 2021
Lol I thought that would be easy
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Level 50
Oct 27, 2021
I didn't, I thought something like Angola would beat it
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Level 32
Mar 5, 2021
Well done!
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Level 19
Mar 6, 2021
Phew! 1:45 left
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Level 67
Aug 14, 2021
33 seconds
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Level 60
Nov 13, 2021
Full version here. :)
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Level 36
Apr 5, 2022
I'm from a African country that looks like a city in the African map
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Level 68
Aug 3, 2023
Djibouti ?
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Level 54
Aug 23, 2023
eSwatini.
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Level 31
Jan 18, 2023
I'm surprised kenya is on the list..