This statistic shows the total population of Sub-Saharan Africa from 2013 to 2023. Sub-Saharan Africa includes all countries south of the Sahara desert. In 2023, the total population of Sub-Saharan Africa amounted to approximately 1.26 billion inhabitants.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2013 to 2023
(in million inhabitants)
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World Bank. (January 28, 2025). Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2013 to 2023 (in million inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2013 to 2023 (in million inhabitants)." Chart. January 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. (2025). Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2013 to 2023 (in million inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-saharan Africa: Total Population from 2013 to 2023 (in Million Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2013 to 2023 (in million inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2013 to 2023 (in million inhabitants) [Graph], World Bank, January 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/
