| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 36,479,008 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 17,393,035 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 9,256,894 | 84 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,051,832 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 16,577,246 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 9,343,675 | 364 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 512,748 | 127 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 21,172,689 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 4,887,545 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 10,578,728 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 715,047 | 320 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,328,102 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 71,035,387 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 21,316,473 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 755,952 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 82,904,367 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 663,428 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,404,613 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 87,882,586 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,554,513 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,783,035 | 176 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 23,896,407 | 105 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 10,506,676 | 43 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,575,966 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 41,669,632 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,881,933 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 3,753,764 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 5,502,061 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 21,290,038 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 15,598,826 | 166 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 14,831,734 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,254,392 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,295,129 | 638 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 31,710,850 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 22,649,431 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,184,651 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 15,620,282 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 162,432,897 | 178 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 11,288,812 | 458 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,648 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 176,708 | 183 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 12,522,548 | 65 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 88,683 | 195 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 5,290,236 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 9,693,627 | 15 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 50,836,148 | 42 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 10,231,225 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 33,168,269 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,352,198 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 45,225,940 | 51 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 6,726,991 | 124 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,551,678 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 32,221,988 | 163 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 507,183 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 13,259,589 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 12,232,497 | 32 | people per km2 |