Major African Tribes
The major tribes in Africa with their approximate population.
- Arab – 100 million
- Berber – 65 million
- Hausa – 30 million
- Yoruba – 30 million
- Oromo – 30 million
- Igbo – 30 million
- Fula – 27 million
- Akan – 20 million
- Amhara – 20 million
- Somali – 15-17 million
- Hutu – 16 million
- Ijaw – 14 million
- Mandinka – 13 million
- Kongo – 10 million
- Shona – 10 million
- Zulu – 10 million
In Africa, there are about 3,000 tribes, speaking more than 2,000 different languages.
The current population of Africa is 1,315,548,161 as of Tuesday, September 24, 2019, based on the latest United Nations estimates. Africa population is equivalent to 16.72% of the total world population. Africa ranks number 2 among regions of the world (roughly equivalent to “continents”), ordered by population.
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