Population growth in Africa is projected to remain strong throughout this century Population by region, in billions billion
Africa is the only world region projected to have strong population growth for the rest of this century. Between 2020 and 2100, Africa’s population is expected to increase from 1.3 billion to 4.3 billion. Projections show these gains will come mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, which is expected to more than triple in population by 2100. The regions that include the United States and Canada (Northern America) and Australia and New Zealand (Oceania) are projected to grow throughout the rest of the century, too, but at slower rates than Africa. (This analysis uses regional classifications from the UN and may differ from other Pew Research Center reports.)
Population growth in Africa is projected to remain strong throughout this century  | Population by region, in billions  | billion  | 5  | 4. 7  | Asia  | 4.3  | 3  | Africa  | 2  | 1, 4  | Latin America and  | 0.8 the Caribbean  | 1  | Europe  | 2  | 0 5  | Northern America  | Oceania  | 0. 1  | 1950  | 1975  | 2050  | 2075  | 2000  | 2025  | 2100  | Note: Data labels show projected peak population for each region: Europe (2021), Asia (2055) and Latin America and the Caribbean (2058).  | Regions follow United Nations definitions and may differ from other Pew Research Center reports.  | Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 