| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 35,779,002 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 16,897,938 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 8,988,434 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,019,462 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 16,069,413 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 9,040,491 | 352 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 505,330 | 125 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 20,617,390 | 44 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 4,782,701 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 10,363,264 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 699,285 | 313 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,217,691 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 69,172,123 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 20,871,381 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 738,841 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 80,848,640 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 645,930 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,303,624 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 85,340,430 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,523,671 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,740,615 | 172 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 23,362,540 | 103 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 10,230,003 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,544,522 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 40,568,071 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,876,064 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 3,653,313 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 5,661,461 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 20,716,762 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 15,075,302 | 160 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 14,382,976 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,178,005 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,285,634 | 633 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 31,370,274 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 22,097,975 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,149,609 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 15,090,177 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 158,359,956 | 174 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 10,975,008 | 445 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,618 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 173,001 | 179 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 12,201,982 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 87,841 | 193 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 5,170,863 | 72 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 9,535,317 | 15 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 50,365,405 | 41 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 9,756,767 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 32,509,923 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,335,619 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 43,933,677 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 6,542,553 | 120 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,448,639 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 31,178,740 | 158 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 491,691 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 12,879,656 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 11,716,322 | 30 | people per km2 |