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Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum are generally considered to be part of the population of their country of origin. Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.
Population, male - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Africa490,059,185
2Sub-Saharan Africa407,920,629
3Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa383,926,654
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria308,114,628
5North Africa82,138,556
6Nigeria75,812,026
7Egypt41,007,628
8Ethiopia40,146,693
9Democratic Republic of the Congo31,811,650
10South Africa23,993,974
11Tanzania21,170,308
12Sudan20,817,975
13Kenya19,256,592
14Algeria17,346,013
15Uganda15,849,857
16Morocco15,343,271
17Ghana11,833,315
18Mozambique10,578,043
19Ivory Coast10,497,184
20Madagascar9,515,699
21Cameroon9,443,340
22Angola8,883,311
23Burkina Faso7,593,529
24Niger7,343,681
25Malawi7,091,183
26Zambia6,292,807
27Mali6,275,777
28Senegal6,055,855
29Zimbabwe6,025,675
30Chad5,499,018
31Tunisia5,194,202
32Guinea4,965,484
33Rwanda4,704,715
34Somalia4,439,120
35Benin4,368,438
36Burundi3,954,471
37Libya3,247,443
38Togo3,196,550
39Sierra Leone2,705,958
40Eritrea2,455,476
41Central African Republic2,172,453
42Liberia1,884,182
43Republic of the Congo1,804,007
44Mauritania1,622,300
45Namibia1,041,502
46Botswana950,743
47Lesotho950,627
48Gambia823,295
49Guinea-Bissau780,344
50Gabon722,980
51Mauritius629,062
52Swaziland570,112
53Djibouti423,602
54Equatorial Guinea326,837
55Comoros322,921
56Cape Verde238,237
57Sao Tome and Principe79,722
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