| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 38,626,420 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 18,913,071 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 10,090,616 | 91 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,136,724 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 18,185,101 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 10,317,792 | 402 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 535,114 | 133 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 22,923,509 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 5,215,076 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 11,232,001 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 760,004 | 340 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,592,926 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 76,759,881 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 22,656,085 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 809,495 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 89,554,846 | 90 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 717,378 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,650,814 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 95,950,086 | 96 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,649,001 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,910,517 | 189 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 25,540,585 | 112 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 11,378,973 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,672,303 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 44,723,305 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,900,511 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 4,058,636 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 6,297,322 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 23,067,499 | 40 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 17,256,058 | 183 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 16,252,197 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,488,964 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,322,141 | 651 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 32,728,169 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 24,384,991 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,322,841 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 17,279,873 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 175,127,222 | 192 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 12,252,907 | 497 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,719 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 187,653 | 195 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 13,514,561 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 91,128 | 200 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 5,674,399 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 10,219,153 | 16 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 52,597,274 | 43 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 11,621,852 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 35,095,515 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,401,491 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 49,268,962 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 7,305,369 | 134 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,856,614 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 35,567,804 | 180 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 554,374 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 14,469,285 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 13,785,443 | 36 | people per km2 |