| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 40,770,332 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 20,537,218 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 10,966,876 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,215,777 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 19,921,697 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 11,386,746 | 443 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 557,400 | 138 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 24,787,060 | 52 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 5,562,242 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 11,896,107 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 801,173 | 358 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 4,899,203 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 82,628,699 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 23,984,611 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 864,289 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 96,626,690 | 97 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 773,405 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,803,954 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 104,665,932 | 105 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,747,521 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,036,129 | 201 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 27,284,512 | 120 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 12,317,089 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,770,799 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 47,316,862 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,917,127 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 4,370,906 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 6,639,286 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 24,915,992 | 43 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 19,072,449 | 203 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 17,783,540 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,730,135 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,346,886 | 663 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 33,725,271 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 26,261,424 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,467,305 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 19,054,469 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 188,563,294 | 207 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 13,232,565 | 536 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,768 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 198,273 | 206 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 14,546,978 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 93,375 | 205 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 6,097,866 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 10,848,890 | 17 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 54,304,153 | 45 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 13,081,493 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 36,961,667 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,448,913 | 84 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 53,576,755 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 7,918,026 | 146 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,144,784 | 72 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 39,211,167 | 199 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 602,392 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 15,806,826 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 14,731,275 | 38 | people per km2 |