Most Populous Countries in Africa by Year - Past and Future

Can you guess the 15 most populous countries in Africa every twenty years from 1980 to 2100?

Figures based off of United Nation estimates and projections from 2022.

Population figure in millions.

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1980
Pop.	Answer
71.8	Nigeria
43.1	Egypt
34.9	Ethiopia
29.0	South Africa
26.3	Democratic Republic of the Congo
19.4	Morocco
19.0	Tanzania
18.4	Algeria
16.3	Sudan
15.8	Kenya
13.1	Uganda
11.6	Ghana
11.3	Mozambique
8.8	Madagascar
8.3	Cameroon

2000
Pop.	Answer
121.2	Nigeria
70.6	Egypt
66.0	Ethiopia
47.9	Democratic Republic of the Congo
46.6	South Africa
33.9	South Africa
30.5	Algeria
30.3	Kenya
28.3	Morocco
25.9	Sudan
23.6	Uganda
19.4	Ghana
17.5	Mozambique
16.5	Ivory Coast
16.1	Angola

2020
Pop.	Answer
205.7	Nigeria
115.6	Ethiopia
106.5	Egypt
91.3	Democratic Republic of the Congo
60.7	Tanzania
58.4	South Africa
51.4	Kenya
43.8	Sudan
43.6	Uganda
43.0	Algeria
32.8	Angola
31.8	Ghana
30.7	Mozambique
27.8	Madagascar
26.4	Ivory Coast

2040
Pop.	Answer
317.8	Nigeria
180.4	Ethiopia
167.7	Democratic Republic of the Congo
142.5	Egypt
103.7	Tanzania
74.2	Kenya
72.2	Uganda
69.6	Sudan
69.4	South Africa
57.4	Angola
54.6	Algeria
51.2	Mozambique
48.7	Niger
45.2	Ghana
43.1	Madagascar

2060
Pop.	Answer
426.5	Nigeria
264.3	Democratic Republic of the Congo
244.4	Ethiopia
173.6	Egypt
154.5	Tanzania
100.5	Uganda
97.7	Sudan
93.9	Kenya
86.0	Angola
85.7	Niger
75.5	South Africa
73.5	Mozambique
63.4	Algeria
59.8	Ivory Coast
59.5	Cameroon

2080
Pop.	Answer
507.7	Nigeria
359.0	Democratic Republic of the Congo
293.9	Ethiopia
203.8	Tanzania
194.7	Egypt
127.7	Niger
122.8	Sudan
121.3	Uganda
112.6	Angola
106.9	Kenya
92.8	Mozambique
76.4	South Africa
76.4	Ivory Coast
75.3	Cameroon
74.6	Mali

2100
Pop.	Answer
545.7	Nigeria
430.9	Democratic Republic of the Congo
323.2	Ethiopia
243.9	Tanzania
205.1	Egypt
166.1	Niger
141.6	Sudan
132.5	Angola
131.9	Uganda
112.4	Kenya
105.9	Mozambique
89.1	Ivory Coast
86.8	Mali
86.8	Cameroon
83.3	Madagascar