Total current population for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 is 1,257,334,259, a 2.51% increase from 2024.
Total population for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 was 1,226,533,962, a 2.65% decline from 2023.
Total population for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 was 1,259,902,353, a 2.5% increase from 2022.
Total population for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022 was 1,229,208,573, a 2.52% increase from 2021.
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.