| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 29,160,148 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 11,485,191 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 5,944,463 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 1,559,278 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 10,380,247 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 6,076,371 | 237 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 400,912 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 14,436,631 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 3,659,727 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 7,145,359 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 499,601 | 224 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 2,661,297 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 47,253,997 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 15,467,059 | 49 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 599,403 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 61,276,417 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 446,702 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 3,573,447 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 58,305,149 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,116,758 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,231,338 | 122 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 17,649,515 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 7,599,045 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,177,398 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 28,235,672 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,843,033 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 2,244,519 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 4,678,067 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 14,247,304 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 10,096,328 | 107 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 9,713,647 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 2,287,702 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,141,448 | 562 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 26,730,639 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 16,522,104 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 1,727,454 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 9,540,021 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 113,334,007 | 124 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 7,726,189 | 313 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,019 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 129,179 | 134 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 8,679,585 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 75,749 | 166 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 3,603,334 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 6,695,748 | 11 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 42,801,998 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,054,401 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 30,025,560 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 4,548,152 | 84 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 9,139,071 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 20,463,594 | 104 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 295,377 | 1 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 9,039,450 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 11,259,538 | 29 | people per km2 |