| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 39,350,889 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 19,443,118 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 10,378,053 | 94 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,163,321 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 18,749,698 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 10,663,682 | 415 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 542,547 | 135 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 23,532,372 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 5,328,654 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 11,451,450 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 774,098 | 346 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,690,131 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 78,702,035 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 23,100,111 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 827,619 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 91,889,981 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 735,840 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,700,106 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 98,788,454 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,681,328 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,952,641 | 193 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 26,110,929 | 115 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 11,684,337 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,704,929 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 45,634,622 | 80 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,906,474 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 4,161,746 | 43 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 6,427,001 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 23,677,033 | 41 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 17,841,333 | 190 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 16,750,899 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,568,663 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,330,659 | 655 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 33,062,981 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 24,994,104 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,370,778 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 17,857,883 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 179,520,194 | 197 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 12,576,744 | 510 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,738 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 191,239 | 198 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 13,854,417 | 72 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 91,901 | 202 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 5,811,116 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 10,416,442 | 17 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 53,218,657 | 44 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 12,100,831 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 35,723,181 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,417,450 | 82 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 50,674,553 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 7,505,981 | 138 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 10,955,138 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 36,748,150 | 186 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 570,298 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 14,900,184 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 14,094,784 | 36 | people per km2 |