Africa’s top 10 countries with the fastest growing populations

Niger

From 2010 to 2019, Niger’s growth rate was at an average of 3.8 percent, with its population figure at 23.2 million, a huge rise from 1994’s 9.2 million. With life expectancy at 61, the fertility rate among women is 7.1 percent, a slight drop from 7.6 percent in 1969. 33 percent of the country’s population figure is aged between 10 and 24 years, while 47 percent are between 15 and 64 years.

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