| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 29,624,762 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 11,823,009 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 6,141,057 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 1,597,937 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 10,721,265 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 6,257,022 | 244 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 409,838 | 102 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 14,826,990 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 3,748,261 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 7,364,502 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 512,037 | 229 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 2,732,405 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 48,759,737 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 15,868,333 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 624,415 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 62,535,606 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 459,723 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 3,669,359 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 60,016,095 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,154,046 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,268,904 | 125 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 17,990,535 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 7,839,809 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,204,875 | 43 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 28,882,508 | 51 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,853,927 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 2,387,339 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 4,791,636 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 14,690,267 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 10,367,019 | 110 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 9,998,226 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 2,349,340 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,153,636 | 568 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 27,116,371 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 16,897,414 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 1,768,970 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 9,860,471 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 116,095,507 | 127 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 7,908,616 | 321 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,077 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 131,908 | 137 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 8,891,349 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 76,722 | 169 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 3,595,045 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 6,927,527 | 11 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 43,365,504 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,081,558 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 30,905,751 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 4,680,658 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 9,249,202 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 21,166,922 | 107 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 309,842 | 1 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 9,294,148 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 11,381,992 | 29 | people per km2 |