| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 42,118,488 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 21,688,971 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 11,572,976 | 105 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,266,649 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 21,150,256 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 12,151,254 | 473 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 572,284 | 142 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 26,089,533 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 5,804,066 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 12,348,274 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 826,948 | 370 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 5,128,486 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 86,592,737 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 24,861,955 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 901,596 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 101,352,401 | 102 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 811,724 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,917,737 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 110,785,321 | 111 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,815,942 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,118,221 | 209 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 28,501,381 | 125 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 12,979,293 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,837,239 | 65 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 48,835,173 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,925,503 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 4,584,116 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 6,828,093 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 26,176,839 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 20,384,606 | 217 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 18,860,072 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,893,887 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,362,092 | 671 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 34,373,831 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 27,594,196 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,564,271 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 20,307,342 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 197,959,663 | 217 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 13,901,069 | 564 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,789 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 205,080 | 213 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 15,255,131 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 94,759 | 208 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 6,403,272 | 89 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 11,334,861 | 18 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 55,400,054 | 46 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 14,092,444 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 38,178,590 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,479,725 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 56,607,222 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 8,343,005 | 153 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,322,379 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 41,804,905 | 212 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 634,738 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 16,760,067 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 15,368,663 | 40 | people per km2 |