Nigeria leads Africa's 2026 population at 242 million people while Seychelles has the fewest at 135,000: every African ...
Key points Africa has more internationally recognised countries than any other continent, while Asia is home to the largest ...
Global life expectancy is rising, meaning a greater percentage of the world's population is older adults. However, not every country has experienced this elder boom equally. The World Bank Group ...
The Central African Republic has Africa's youngest population in 2026, with a median age of just 14.6 years — the world's lowest, per UN World Population Prospects 2024.