| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 40,068,567 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 19,982,919 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 10,670,217 | 96 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,189,665 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 19,328,655 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 11,020,012 | 429 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 549,960 | 136 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 24,153,742 | 51 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 5,444,395 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 11,672,584 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 787,792 | 352 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,792,218 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 80,658,422 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 23,542,803 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 845,847 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 94,256,613 | 95 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 754,523 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,750,920 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 101,696,358 | 102 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,714,161 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 1,994,506 | 197 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 26,692,244 | 117 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 11,997,061 | 49 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,737,769 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 46,496,005 | 82 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,912,044 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 4,265,782 | 44 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 6,537,931 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 24,293,454 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 18,446,805 | 196 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 17,261,651 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,649,060 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,338,910 | 660 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 33,395,282 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 25,619,546 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,418,945 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 18,449,272 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 183,998,443 | 202 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 12,902,644 | 523 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,754 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 194,781 | 202 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 14,198,600 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 92,649 | 204 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 5,952,228 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 10,626,237 | 17 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 53,761,540 | 44 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 12,587,389 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 36,344,687 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,433,228 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 52,110,066 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 7,710,279 | 142 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,051,287 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 37,963,023 | 193 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 586,306 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 15,347,719 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 14,411,942 | 37 | people per km2 |