| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 34,454,063 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 15,949,995 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 8,466,017 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 1,945,490 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 15,095,872 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 8,470,644 | 330 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 490,331 | 122 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 19,516,681 | 41 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 4,579,360 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 9,936,235 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 666,773 | 298 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 3,907,406 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 65,525,509 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 19,988,647 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 706,361 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 77,134,033 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 611,743 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,066,819 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 80,414,845 | 80 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,463,627 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,656,561 | 164 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 22,328,967 | 98 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 9,701,072 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,482,808 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 38,296,596 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,866,532 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 3,452,410 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 5,884,676 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 19,602,100 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 14,071,564 | 150 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 13,523,623 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,028,278 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,265,896 | 624 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 30,683,751 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 21,097,803 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,089,110 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 14,061,654 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 150,463,518 | 165 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 10,358,883 | 420 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,553 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 165,594 | 172 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 11,577,175 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 86,107 | 189 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 4,945,265 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 9,228,321 | 15 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 49,608,131 | 41 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 8,696,778 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 31,361,676 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,301,245 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 41,469,029 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 6,185,288 | 114 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,241,531 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 29,209,098 | 148 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 461,109 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 12,158,457 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 11,042,627 | 29 | people per km2 |