| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 32,718,728 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 14,628,243 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 7,721,954 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 1,831,656 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 13,738,414 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 7,705,259 | 300 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 467,364 | 116 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 17,914,247 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 4,293,660 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 9,263,661 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 616,281 | 276 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 3,495,779 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 60,118,438 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 18,707,230 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 660,743 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 72,312,613 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 562,598 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 4,669,990 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 73,569,982 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,377,382 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,533,226 | 152 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 20,894,966 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 9,006,480 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,393,186 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 34,937,486 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,868,052 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 2,987,352 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 5,561,579 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 18,010,291 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 12,730,634 | 135 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 12,334,461 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 2,811,869 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,234,731 | 608 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 29,644,434 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 19,724,872 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,005,730 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 12,606,377 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 139,257,779 | 153 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 9,486,395 | 385 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,432 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 154,673 | 160 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 10,682,969 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 83,407 | 183 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 4,638,962 | 65 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 8,636,242 | 14 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 47,719,482 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,242,125 | 72 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 38,069,940 | 43 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 5,660,941 | 104 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 9,944,332 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 26,587,512 | 135 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 416,342 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 11,192,809 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 11,184,690 | 29 | people per km2 |