African Rhino Population Declining in State-Run Parks, Growing on Private Lands, Study Reveals

As of 2022, the population of rhinos in Africa was estimated to be 22,137, including 6,195 black rhinos and 15,942 white rhinos, according to a report released by the African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Since the previous AfRSG report in 2017, the number decreased by 6%, from 23,562.