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AFRICA
Africa is the second-largest continent, after Asia, in size and
population; located south of Europe and bordered to the west
by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east by the Indian Ocean.
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- Links to the African Continent - 58 countries and regions |
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1,394,588,547 population estimate for Africa in 2022 - Area: 32,221,532 sq km |
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601,643,061 Internet users in Africa in Dec. 2021, with 43.1% penetration rate. |
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289,759,800 Facebook subscribers in Jan.31, 2022, with 20.8% penetration rate. |
Internet Usage and Population Statistics Table for Africa
IT NEWS Africa
News from All Africa
BBC Africa News
African Country Guide from Stanford University
African Union - Africa Integration Portal
The Africa Report
Africa Market and Telecommunications Reports
Get the latest information about Africa from the largest
global telecommunications research site on the Web. United Nations - Economic Commission for Africa
Facebook - African Union Commission
ALGERIA |
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DZ - 45,150,879 population (2022) - Country Area: 2,381,741 sq km |
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Capital city: Algiers - population 2,767,661 (2020) |
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GDP (per capita): $3,307 (2020) per World Bank. |
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37,836,425 Internet users in Jun/2021, 83.8% of the population, per IWS. |
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28,575,400 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 63.3% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Algiers, Algeria |
Algeria Internet Stats and Country Data Algeria Internet Stats, Population and Telecom Market reports.
ANGOLA |
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AO - 34,592,611 population (2022) - Country Area: 1,246,700 sq km |
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Capital city: Luanda - population 2,776,168 (2020) |
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GDP (per capita): $1,776 (2020) per World Bank. |
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8,980,670 Internet users in Dec, 2021, 26.0% of the population, per IWS. |
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2,956,000 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 8.5% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Luanda, Angola |
Angola Market Report and Links
Angola Information, Telecoms and Internet Stats.
BENIN |
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BJ - 12,653,644 population (2022) - Country Area: 112,622 sq km |
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Capital city: Porto-Novo - population 267,191 (2020) |
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GDP (per capita): $1,291 (2020) per World Bank. |
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3,801,758 internet users in Jun/2021, 30.0% of the population, per IWS. |
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1,695,400 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 13.4% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Porto Novo, Benin |
Benin Internet Stats and Country Data
Benin Internet Usage, Population and Market reports.
BOTSWANA |
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BW - 2,429,926 population (2022) - Country Area: 581,730 sq km |
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Capital city: Gaborone - population 282,097 (2020 est) |
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GDP (per capita): $6,405 (2020) per World Bank. |
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1,247,000 Internet users in Dec/2021, 51.3% of the population, per IWS. |
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1,223,600 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 50.4% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Gaborone, Botswana |
Botswana Internet Stats and Country Data
Botswana Internet Stats, Population and Telecom Markets.
BURKINA FASO |
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BF - 21,863,344 population (2022) - Country Area: 267,950 sq km |
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Capital city: Ouagadougou - population 2,780,000 (2020) |
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GDP (per capita): $858 (2020) per World Bank. |
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4,594,265 Internet users in Dec/2021, 21.0% of the population, per IWS. |
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2,249,200 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 10.3% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso Internet Stats and Country Reports Burkina Faso Internet Stats, Population and Telecom Markets.
BURUNDI |
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BI - 12,487,044 population (2022) - Country Area: 27,834 sq km |
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Capital city: Bujumbura - population 751,863 (2020) |
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GNI (per capita): $239 (2020) per World Bank. |
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1,606,122 Internet users in Dec/2021, 12.9% penetration rate, per IWS. |
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762,800 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 6.1% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Bujumbura, Burundi |
Burundi Internet Stats and Country Data Burundi Internet Stats, Population and Telecom reports.
CABO VERDE (Cape Verde) |
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CV - 565,751 population (2022) - Country Area: 4,033 sq km |
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Capital city: Praia - population 168,900 (2018) |
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GDP (per capita): $3,064 (2020) per World Bank. |
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352,120 Internet users in Dec/2021, 62.2% of the population, per IWS. |
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332,000 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 58.7% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Praia, Cabo Verde |
Cabo Verde Internet and Telecommunications Reports Cabo Verde Internet Stats and Telecoms Market reports.
CAMEROON |
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CM - 27,646,656 population (2022) - Country Area: 475,442 sq km |
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Capital city: Yaoundé - population 3,066,462 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $1,537 (2020) per World Bank. |
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9,158,422 Internet users in Dec/2021, 33.1% of the population, per IWS. |
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4,853,300 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 17.6% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Cameroon Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Cameroon Internet users, data and telecommunications reports.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
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CF - 4,967,426 population (2022) - Country Area: 622,984 sq km |
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Capital city: Bangui - population 889,231 (2020) |
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GDP (per capita): $493 (2020) per World Bank. |
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557,085 Internet users in Dec/2021, 11.2% of the population, per IWS. |
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147,200 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 3.0% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Bangui, Central African Republic |
Central African Republic Internet and Telecoms Reports
Internet users, data and telecommunications reports.
CHAD |
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TD - 17,217,597 population (2022) - Country Area: 1,284,000 sq km |
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Capital city: N'Djaména - population 1,260,066 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $659 (2020) per World Bank. |
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2,237,932 Internet users in Dec/2021, 13.0% of the population, per IWS. |
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592,800 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 3.4% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Ndjamena, Chad |
Chad Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Internet users, data and telecommunications reports.
COMOROS |
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KM - 900,222 population (2022) - Country Area: 1,862 sq km |
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Capital city: Moroni - population 56,721 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $1,421 (2020) per World Bank. |
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228,800 Internet users in Jan/2022, 25.4% of the population, per IWS. |
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226,300 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 25.1% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Moroni, Comoros |
Comoros Internet Stats and Country Data Comoros Internet Stats, Population and Telecom reports.
CONGO, Republic of |
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CG - 5,744,245 population (2022) - Country Area: 341,999 sq km |
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Capital city: Brazzaville - population 1,888,533 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $1,846 (2020) per World Bank. |
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930,800 Internet users in Dec/2021, 16.2% of the population, per IWS. |
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930,800 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 16.2% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Brazzaville, Congo |
Congo Internet Stats and Country Data Congo Internet Stats, Population and Telecom reports.
CONGO, Democratic Republic of the, (ex-ZAIRE) |
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CD - 94,152,930 population (2022) - Country Area: 2,344,798 sq km |
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Capital city: Kinshasa - population 11,587,749 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $544 (2020) per World Bank. |
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16,355,917 Internet users in Dec/2021, 17.4% of the population, per IWS. |
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4,727,500 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 5.0% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Kinshasa, Congo Dem. Rep. |
Congo Democratic Rep. Internet Stats and Country Data Congo Democratic Republic Internet, Population and Telecom reports.
COTE D'IVOIRE (Ivory Coast) |
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CI - 27,473,679 population (2022) - Country Area: 322,461 sq km |
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Capital city: Yamoussoukro - population 259,373 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $2,326 (2020) per World Bank. |
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12,253,653 Internet users in Dec/2021, 44.6% of the population, per IWS. |
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6,683,100 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 24.3% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Yamoussoukro, Cote D'Ivoire |
Cote D'Ivoire Internet Stats and Country Data Cote D'Ivoire Internet, Population and Telecom reports.
DJIBOUTI |
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DJ - 1,011,573 population (2022) - Country Area: 23,200 sq km |
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Capital city: Djibouti - population 529,669 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $3,426 (2020) per World Bank. |
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548,832 Internet users in Dec/2021, 54.3% of the population, per IWS. |
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165,700 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 16.4% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Djibouti, Djibouti |
Djibouti Internet Stats and Country Data Djibouti Internet Stats, Population and Telecom reports.
EGYPT (Arab Republic of) |
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EG - 105,530,371 population (2022) - Country Area: 1,001,450 sq km |
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Capital city: Cairo - population 18,772,461 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $3,569 (2020) per World Bank. |
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54,741,493 Internet users in Dec/2021, 51.9% penetration, per IWS. |
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54,574,100 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 51.7% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Cairo, Egypt |
Egypt Internet Data and Telecoms Reports Egypt Internet users, penetration and population data.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
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GQ - 1,481,822 population (2022) - Country Area: 28,051 sq km |
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Capital city: Malabo - population 187,302 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $7,143 (2020) per World Bank. |
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362,891 Internet users in Jun/2021, 24.5% of the population, per IWS. |
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125,700 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 8.5% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea map and data.
ERITREA |
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ER - 3,626,986 population (2022) - Country Area: 121,100 sq km |
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Capital city: Asmara - population 804,013 (2015) |
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GNI (per capita): $643 (2019) per World Bank. |
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248,199 Internet users in Dec/2021, 6.8% of the population, per IWS. |
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9,100 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 0.3% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Asmara, Eritrea |
Eritrea
General data and Eritrea map.
ESWATINI /ex-Swaziland |
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SZ - 1,179,737 population (2022) - Country Area: 17,363 sq km |
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Capital city: Mbabane* - population 66,630 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): US$3,424 (2020) per World Bank. |
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665,245 Internet users in Dec/2021, 56.4% of the population, per IWS. |
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421,500 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 35.7% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Mbabane, Swaziland |
Note(*): Mbabane is the administrative capital; Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.
Eswatini (Swaziland) Internet Telecom Stats
Eswatini (Swaziland) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses.
ETHIOPIA |
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ET - 119,748,379 population (2022) - Country Area: 1,127,127 sq km |
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Capital City: Addis Abeba - population 3,480,229 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $936 (2020) per World Bank. |
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21,147,255 Internet users in Dec/2021, 17.7% of the population, per ITU. |
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7,535,700 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 6.3% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Market Reports
Ethiopia Internet Marketing, Search Engines and Telecommunications.
GABON |
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GA - 2,313,754 population (2022) - Country Area: 267,667 sq km |
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Capital City: Libreville - population 797,003 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $6,882 (2020) per World Bank. |
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1,367,641 Internet users in Dec/2021, 59.1% of the population, per IWS. |
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872,600 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 37.7% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Libreville, Gabon |
Gabon
Gabon map and data.
GAMBIA, The |
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GM - 2,531,578 population (2022) - Country Area: 10,689 sq km |
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Capital city: Banjul - population 380,834 (2016) |
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GNI (per capita): $773 (2020) per World Bank. |
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477,600 Internet users in Dec/2021, 18.9% of the population, per IWS. |
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478,000 Facebook users in Jan/2022, 18.9% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Banjul, Gambia |
Gambia
Gambia map and basic data.
GHANA |
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GH - 32,154,245 population (2022) - Country Area: 238,538 sq km |
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Capital City: Accra - population 2,291,352 (2015) |
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GDP (per capita): $2,206 (2020) per World Bank. |
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14,767,818 Internet users in Dec/2021, 45.9% of the population, per IWS. |
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9,163,200 Facebook subscribers in Jan/2022, 28.5% penetration rate. |
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Local Time and Weather in Accra, Ghana |
Ghana Internet and Telecommunications Reports Ghana Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.
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