| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 37,188,009 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 17,886,333 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 9,530,099 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,081,575 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 17,099,051 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 9,658,251 | 376 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 520,194 | 129 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 21,742,649 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 4,994,528 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 10,795,487 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 730,440 | 327 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,411,764 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 72,923,139 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 21,763,179 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 773,599 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 85,060,674 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 681,170 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,504,579 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 90,497,944 | 90 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,585,656 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,825,577 | 180 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 24,432,996 | 107 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 10,790,295 | 44 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,607,786 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 42,735,325 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,887,973 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 3,854,675 | 40 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 5,892,092 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 21,873,193 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 16,136,373 | 172 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 15,292,793 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,331,749 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,304,369 | 643 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 32,051,295 | 72 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 23,213,507 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,227,778 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 16,161,617 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 166,585,307 | 183 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 11,607,178 | 471 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,675 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 180,387 | 187 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 12,848,346 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 89,515 | 197 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 5,413,961 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 9,858,442 | 16 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 51,356,850 | 42 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 10,686,748 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 33,817,322 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,368,806 | 80 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 46,545,627 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 6,915,717 | 127 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,654,274 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 33,301,994 | 169 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 522,803 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 13,651,379 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 12,774,845 | 33 | people per km2 |