| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 33,838,076 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 15,500,768 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 8,212,098 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 1,907,025 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 14,629,837 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 8,203,905 | 319 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 482,728 | 120 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 18,967,187 | 40 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 4,481,207 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 9,720,204 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 650,120 | 291 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 3,762,027 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 63,724,087 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 19,553,612 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 690,851 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 75,431,879 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 595,074 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 4,929,154 | 49 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 78,057,648 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,435,229 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,614,976 | 160 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 21,843,001 | 96 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 9,455,972 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,452,537 | 52 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 37,130,974 | 65 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,865,364 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 3,312,216 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 5,777,054 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 19,060,821 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 13,600,222 | 145 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 13,113,096 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 2,954,997 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,255,691 | 619 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 30,337,864 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 20,626,778 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,060,256 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 13,563,704 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 146,643,337 | 161 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 10,057,393 | 408 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,515 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 161,922 | 168 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 11,273,202 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 85,216 | 187 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 4,838,991 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 9,073,285 | 14 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 48,970,920 | 40 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 8,238,003 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 30,651,095 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,282,527 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 40,359,298 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 6,005,734 | 110 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,139,989 | 65 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 28,316,070 | 144 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 446,029 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 11,829,932 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 10,998,074 | 28 | people per km2 |