Population of West Africa (2025)

West Africa population

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West Africa population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 457,070,899 231,243,172 225,827,727 100 100 100 102.4
00-04 70,994,706 36,235,082 34,759,624 15.5 15.7 15.4 104.2
05-09 63,366,050 32,322,915 31,043,135 13.9 14 13.7 104.1
10-14 57,006,901 29,106,277 27,900,624 12.5 12.6 12.4 104.3
15-19 49,478,993 25,236,618 24,242,375 10.8 10.9 10.7 104.1
20-24 41,896,903 21,307,012 20,589,891 9.2 9.2 9.1 103.5
25-29 34,851,155 17,685,906 17,165,249 7.6 7.6 7.6 103
30-34 29,282,180 14,843,374 14,438,806 6.4 6.4 6.4 102.8
35-39 24,924,677 12,587,548 12,337,129 5.5 5.4 5.5 102
40-44 21,241,928 10,653,951 10,587,977 4.6 4.6 4.7 100.6
45-49 17,594,417 8,772,288 8,822,129 3.8 3.8 3.9 99.4
50-54 13,971,586 6,903,907 7,067,679 3.1 3 3.1 97.7
55-59 10,834,840 5,288,722 5,546,118 2.4 2.3 2.5 95.4
60-64 8,367,213 4,067,279 4,299,934 1.8 1.8 1.9 94.6
65-69 6,046,635 2,890,491 3,156,144 1.3 1.2 1.4 91.6
70-74 3,900,910 1,830,514 2,070,396 0.9 0.8 0.9 88.4
75-79 2,149,503 996,199 1,153,304 0.5 0.4 0.5 86.4
80-84 890,236 400,646 489,590 0.2 0.2 0.2 81.8
85-89 233,762 99,631 134,131 0.1 0 0.1 74.3
90-94 35,160 13,724 21,436 0 0 0 64
95-99 2,977 1,034 1,943 0 0 0 53.2
100+ 167 54 113 0 0 0 47.8

West Africa Age structure and Population pyramid

West Africa Age structure and Population pyramid

West Africa Sex ratio

West Africa Sex ratio

West Africa Dependency ratios

Chart working age in West Africa

West Africa Population (1950 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2024 445,832,660 2.54 11,038,888 102.37 73.52
2023 434,793,772 2.56 10,843,398 102.33 71.70
2022 423,950,374 2.58 10,652,825 102.29 69.91
2021 413,297,549 2.60 10,466,434 102.25 68.16
2020 402,831,115 2.62 10,278,085 102.21 66.43
2019 392,553,030 2.64 10,090,214 102.17 64.73
2018 382,462,816 2.66 9,911,405 102.12 63.07
2017 372,551,411 2.69 9,744,195 102.07 61.44
2016 362,807,216 2.71 9,583,253 102.02 59.83
2015 353,223,963 2.74 9,425,182 101.96 58.25
2014 343,798,781 2.77 9,258,567 101.89 56.69
2013 334,540,214 2.79 9,072,362 101.82 55.17
2012 325,467,852 2.80 8,859,524 101.74 53.67
2011 316,608,328 2.80 8,625,915 101.67 52.21
2010 307,982,413 2.80 8,389,236 101.61 50.79
2005 268,497,834 14.14 33,262,666 101.46 44.28
2000 235,235,168 13.96 28,816,101 101.32 38.79
1995 206,419,067 14.47 26,088,509 101.05 34.04
1990 180,330,558 14.38 22,672,837 100.94 29.74
1985 157,657,721 14.73 20,243,650 100.87 26.00
1980 137,414,071 14.47 17,368,623 100.93 22.66
1975 120,045,448 13.23 14,030,252 100.52 19.80
1970 106,015,196 12.10 11,445,482 100.24 17.48
1965 94,569,714 11.33 9,624,165 99.93 15.60
1960 84,945,549 10.32 7,944,855 99.69 14.01
1955 77,000,694 8.81 6,232,030 99.54 12.70
1950 70,768,664 99.45 11.67
Chart population West Africa Population (1950 - 2025)