Interesting facts about the population of Africa Is a great opportunity to learn more about the peoples of the world. In some regions, people feel safe and prosperous, but in general, African people live below the poverty line.
We bring to your attention the most interesting facts about the population of Africa.
- The exact number of African peoples is unknown. According to various sources, it ranges from 500 to 8500. Such a large gap in the count is due to the similarity of local ethnic groups.
- Africa is home to 15% of the world's population.
- Part of the African population are pygmies - representatives of the shortest people on the planet. The growth of pygmies is about 125-150 cm.
- An interesting fact is that up to 90% of the population of Africa consists of 120 peoples, numbering over 1 million people.
- More than 1.1 billion people live in Africa today.
- Almost half of Africans live in the top 10 largest cities on the continent.
- Did you know that African population growth is considered the highest in the world - over 2% per year?
- Africans speak 1,500 different languages (see interesting facts about languages).
- The most common language in Africa is Arabic.
- Curiously, over the past 50 years, the average life expectancy of the African population has increased from 39 to 54 years.
- If you believe the forecasts of experts, then by 2050 the population of Africa will exceed 2 billion people.
- Islam is the most popular religion among Africans, followed by Christianity.
- There are 30.5 people per 1 km² of Africa, which is significantly less than in Asia and Europe.
- Up to 17% of the total African population lives in Nigeria (see interesting facts about Nigeria). By the way, over 203 million people live in this country.
- Most of the African population does not have access to safe drinking water.
- You may not have known, but slavery is still practiced in some African countries.
- Most of the African population speaks at least two languages.
- During the Second Congolese War (1998-2006), about 5.4 million people died. In the history of mankind, more people died only during the Second World War (1939-1945).
