| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 37,904,593 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 18,392,719 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 9,807,987 | 89 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,109,609 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 17,634,964 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 9,982,795 | 389 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 527,649 | 131 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 22,326,880 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 5,103,711 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 11,013,313 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 745,437 | 334 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,500,252 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 74,832,457 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 22,210,118 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 791,455 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 87,278,772 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 699,153 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,591,885 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 93,186,879 | 93 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,617,127 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,868,124 | 185 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 24,981,188 | 110 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 11,081,007 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,639,909 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 43,755,103 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,894,251 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 3,956,273 | 41 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 6,130,835 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 22,465,898 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 16,688,592 | 177 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 15,766,203 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,409,974 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,313,371 | 647 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 32,390,676 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 23,791,717 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,275,178 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 16,714,653 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 170,816,515 | 188 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 11,929,202 | 484 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,699 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 184,036 | 191 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 13,179,113 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 90,331 | 199 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 5,542,031 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 10,033,603 | 16 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 51,938,245 | 43 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 11,150,491 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 34,459,984 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,385,261 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 47,892,752 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 7,108,571 | 131 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,756,116 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 34,423,642 | 175 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 538,538 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 14,054,624 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 13,343,345 | 34 | people per km2 |