| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 25,734,108 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 9,573,580 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 4,793,316 | 43 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 1,302,683 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 8,515,463 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 5,576,506 | 217 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 343,962 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 12,200,664 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 3,142,088 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 5,986,616 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 434,391 | 194 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 2,265,527 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 40,004,641 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 12,908,576 | 41 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 525,975 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 377,078 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 2,822,416 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 49,117,714 | 49 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 951,371 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 988,828 | 98 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 15,659,449 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 6,532,851 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,010,574 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 24,138,088 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,708,088 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 1,838,455 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 4,186,329 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 11,841,037 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 9,574,961 | 102 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 8,494,189 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 1,963,222 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,062,643 | 523 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 24,210,414 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 12,848,079 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 1,485,599 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 7,890,379 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 97,652,151 | 107 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 7,021,886 | 285 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 6,692 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 116,120 | 120 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 7,430,082 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 70,872 | 156 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 4,076,085 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 5,875,747 | 9 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 39,036,834 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 924,388 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 25,201,309 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 3,813,757 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 8,312,592 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 16,877,617 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 225,233 | 1 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 7,702,486 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 10,369,393 | 27 | people per km2 |