Population of Africa as a share of global population 2020-2050
Africa is estimated to be the habitat of 25.52 percent of the total global population by the year 2050. In 2025, Africa will house 18.83 percent of the world population.
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Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050
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Population growth
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Worldometer. (June 20, 2025). Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
Worldometer. "Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050." Chart. June 20, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
Worldometer. (2025). Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
Worldometer. "Population of Africa as a Percentage of The Global Population from 2020 to 2050." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
Worldometer, Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/ (last visited June 25, 2025)
Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050 [Graph], Worldometer, June 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
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