| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 35,100,556 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 16,412,311 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 8,724,791 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 1,983,653 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 15,575,631 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 8,749,478 | 341 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 497,874 | 123 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 20,068,376 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 4,679,957 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 10,149,082 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 683,180 | 306 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,078,820 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 67,335,040 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 20,428,470 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 722,361 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 78,929,918 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 628,694 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,186,838 | 51 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 82,854,175 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,493,087 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,698,448 | 168 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 22,837,235 | 100 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 9,960,212 | 41 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,513,469 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 39,444,433 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,870,411 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 3,552,844 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 5,992,467 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 20,154,024 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 14,565,153 | 155 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 13,947,357 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,102,626 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,275,885 | 629 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 31,028,285 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 21,580,896 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,118,917 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 14,570,704 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 154,369,693 | 169 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 10,665,174 | 432 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,587 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 169,288 | 176 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 11,886,823 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 86,983 | 191 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 5,055,874 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 9,380,109 | 15 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 50,037,441 | 41 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 9,212,515 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 31,942,606 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,318,817 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 42,650,171 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 6,362,560 | 117 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,345,215 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 30,162,328 | 153 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 476,332 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 12,509,678 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 11,297,071 | 29 | people per km2 |