This statistic shows the total population of Sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2022. Sub-Saharan Africa includes all countries south of the Sahara desert. In 2022, the total population of Sub-Saharan Africa amounted to approximately 1.21 billion inhabitants.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2012 to 2022
(in million inhabitants)
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World Bank. (December 18, 2023). Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2012 to 2022 (in million inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/?session=78db7333be4590c4d66466e804331dcf
World Bank. "Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2012 to 2022 (in million inhabitants)." Chart. December 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/?session=78db7333be4590c4d66466e804331dcf
World Bank. (2023). Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2012 to 2022 (in million inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/?session=78db7333be4590c4d66466e804331dcf
World Bank. "Sub-saharan Africa: Total Population from 2012 to 2022 (in Million Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/?session=78db7333be4590c4d66466e804331dcf
World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2012 to 2022 (in million inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/?session=78db7333be4590c4d66466e804331dcf (last visited July 08, 2024)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total population from 2012 to 2022 (in million inhabitants) [Graph], World Bank, December 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805605/total-population-sub-saharan-africa/?session=78db7333be4590c4d66466e804331dcf