Sub-Saharan Africa Population Growth Rate 1961-2025

Sub-Saharan Africa population growth rate for 2023 was 2.54%, a 0.01% decline from 2022.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa population growth rate for 2022 was 2.54%, a 0.05% decline from 2021.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa population growth rate for 2021 was 2.59%, a 0.06% decline from 2020.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa population growth rate for 2020 was 2.65%, a 0.02% decline from 2019.
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.