| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 51,297,505 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 35,885,024 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 18,261,433 | 165 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,645,511 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 36,564,856 | 134 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 22,396,808 | 872 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 695,092 | 172 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 41,674,513 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 8,569,763 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 17,207,409 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,059,029 | 474 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 8,114,092 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 124,855,970 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 32,980,612 | 104 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,249,287 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 144,646,551 | 145 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,211,925 | 43 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 7,758,402 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 182,757,213 | 183 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,638,560 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,847,162 | 281 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 42,805,808 | 188 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 21,031,293 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,509,817 | 89 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 62,909,764 | 111 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,872,150 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 6,882,211 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,354,359 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 38,943,154 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 38,318,732 | 407 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 31,155,873 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 5,585,867 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,441,341 | 710 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 39,724,488 | 89 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 45,346,308 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,591,234 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 35,292,595 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 312,302,318 | 343 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 21,780,763 | 883 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,619 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 271,339 | 281 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 22,853,131 | 119 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 101,560 | 223 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 10,512,704 | 147 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 18,247,568 | 29 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 64,536,627 | 53 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 22,344,612 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 52,226,661 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,725,446 | 100 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 93,796,159 | 106 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 13,277,207 | 244 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,147,809 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 73,242,661 | 372 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 976,713 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 29,339,505 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 21,329,446 | 55 | people per km2 |