African people or Africans are people who belong to any ethnic, racial, or national group with origins in Africa. Today, it primarily refers to people who are from Africa and reside in the continent, as well as the African diaspora.
, Africa's total population is estimated to be 1.5 billion people. The most populous African country is Nigeria, which has over 237.5 million people as of 2025.
Population of Africa
Over 150 different ethnic groups are known to reside in Africa.Goran Burenhult, Traditional Peoples Today: Continuity and Change in the Modern World Illustrated History of Humankind, vol. 5 (1994). In 2024, it was reported that 43 million African migrants live outside the country of their birth. In a 2020 report, New South Institute reported that Africa was hosting over 25 million international migrants.
Nigeria, which has a total population of 237.5 million, is the most populous country in Africa, followed by Ethiopia with 135 million.
African diaspora
Brazil is home to the largest African diaspora population, with between 20 million and 112 million people of full or partial African descent as of 2022. The United States has the second-largest African diaspora population, with 40 million people (including African Americans, Afro-Caribbean immigrants, Afro-Latinos, African immigrants) as of 2020.
See also Asian people European people Indigenous peoples of the Americas Indigenous peoples of Oceania
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