| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 41,454,288 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 21,105,988 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 11,267,845 | 102 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,241,481 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 20,528,881 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 11,763,751 | 458 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 564,848 | 140 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 25,432,301 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 5,682,161 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 12,121,588 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 814,233 | 364 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 5,011,223 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 84,608,509 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 24,424,650 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 882,898 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 98,994,310 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 792,475 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,859,623 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 107,695,632 | 108 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,781,446 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,077,400 | 205 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 27,887,560 | 123 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 12,644,486 | 51 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,803,968 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 48,094,492 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,921,640 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 4,477,068 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 6,735,323 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 25,544,062 | 44 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 19,718,363 | 210 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 18,316,376 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,811,781 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,354,607 | 667 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 34,051,765 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 26,919,637 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,515,783 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 19,673,745 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 193,216,476 | 212 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 13,565,810 | 550 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,779 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 201,707 | 209 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 14,899,261 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 94,080 | 207 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 6,248,160 | 87 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 11,084,960 | 18 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 54,847,760 | 45 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 13,583,177 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 37,573,293 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,464,431 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 55,075,447 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 8,129,007 | 149 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,235,282 | 72 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 40,491,938 | 205 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 618,542 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 16,277,611 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 15,050,731 | 39 | people per km2 |