| Country | Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1997 | 2,841,106 | 2,914,837 | 5,755,943 | ||
| Cabo Verde | 1997 | 187,945 | 203,812 | 391,757 | ||
| Gambia, The | 1997 | 592,471 | 600,327 | 1,192,798 | ||
| Ghana | 1997 | 8,604,655 | 8,720,783 | 17,325,438 | ||
| Guinea | 1997 | 3,721,208 | 3,764,751 | 7,485,959 | ||
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1997 | 7,695,565 | 7,421,486 | 15,117,051 | ||
| Liberia | 1997 | 998,108 | 1,008,012 | 2,006,120 | ||
| Mali | 1997 | 4,653,924 | 4,819,160 | 9,473,084 | ||
| Mauritania | 1997 | 1,073,426 | 1,156,345 | 2,229,771 | ||
| Niger | 1997 | 4,608,038 | 4,628,909 | 9,236,947 | ||
| Nigeria | 1997 | 56,507,533 | 54,130,699 | 110,638,232 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 1997 | 555,333 | 594,598 | 1,149,931 | ||
| Senegal | 1997 | 4,103,101 | 4,354,415 | 8,457,516 | ||
| Saint Helena | 1997 | 3,537 | 3,426 | 6,963 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 1997 | 1,753,770 | 1,867,040 | 3,620,810 | ||
| Togo | 1997 | 2,187,476 | 2,221,445 | 4,408,921 | ||
| Burkina Faso | 1997 | 4,886,293 | 5,174,707 | 10,061,000 |