Nigerian now most populated countries in Africa, see top six countries

beats Egypt 5 hours ago 5700 views by  Joseph Omotayo – UN Estimates has ranked Nigeria the country with the most numbers of people in Africa – With a total of 206.1 million population, it ranks over five other countries on the continent – Other countries who make the top 6 are Tanzania, South Africa, DR Congo, Tanzania and, Ethiopia

Nigeria is now the most populous country on the African continent with a whopping population of 206.1 million people.

In a table of six African populous countries according to UN estimates, Ethiopia and Egypt follow in the second and third positions with 114.9 million and 102.3 million people respectively.

Below is, therefore, the full list: 1. Nigeria (206.1 million people) 2.Ethiopia (114.9 million people) 3. Egypt (102.3 million people) 4. DR Congo (89.2 million people) 5. Tanzania (59.73 mil people) 6. South Africa (59.3 mil people)