Population of Africa as a share of global population 2020-2050
Africa is estimated to be the habitat of 26.2 percent of the total global population by the year 2050. In 2023, Africa contributed to 18.2 percent of the world population.
Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050
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Population growth
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Worldometer. (March 21, 2024). Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
Worldometer. "Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
Worldometer. (2024). Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
Worldometer. "Population of Africa as a Percentage of The Global Population from 2020 to 2050." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/
Worldometer, Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Population of Africa as a percentage of the global population from 2020 to 2050 [Graph], Worldometer, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1224632/population-of-africa-as-a-share-of-global-population/