| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 31,361,475 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 13,264,174 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 7,000,195 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 1,732,657 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 12,502,834 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 7,035,640 | 274 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 443,501 | 110 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 16,510,427 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 4,064,295 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 8,359,461 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 567,897 | 254 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 3,098,642 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 54,999,854 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 17,457,272 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 670,499 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 67,936,832 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 516,292 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 4,175,047 | 41 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 67,402,422 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,286,412 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,416,103 | 140 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 19,558,507 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 8,428,036 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,311,937 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 31,979,580 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,873,318 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 2,661,656 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 5,237,494 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 16,518,716 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 11,597,718 | 123 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 11,259,255 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 2,606,388 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,201,555 | 592 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 28,582,077 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 18,466,971 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 1,928,867 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 11,316,796 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 128,573,851 | 141 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 8,755,127 | 355 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,292 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 144,284 | 150 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 9,850,508 | 51 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 80,592 | 177 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 4,299,469 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 7,920,130 | 13 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 45,771,622 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,179,173 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 34,856,298 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 5,234,363 | 96 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 9,650,923 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 24,067,910 | 122 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 370,533 | 1 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 10,373,794 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 11,455,568 | 30 | people per km2 |