| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 42,761,004 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 22,285,795 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 11,882,139 | 107 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,291,039 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 21,785,910 | 80 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 12,549,595 | 489 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 579,668 | 144 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 26,758,831 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 5,927,805 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 12,575,420 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 839,289 | 376 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 5,251,381 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 88,575,331 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 25,295,663 | 80 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 920,315 | 40 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 103,695,201 | 104 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 831,136 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 5,978,011 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 113,935,283 | 114 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,851,057 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,158,467 | 213 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 29,125,793 | 128 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 13,321,444 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,870,569 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 49,546,295 | 87 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,928,466 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 4,691,987 | 49 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 6,918,191 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 26,813,205 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 21,071,876 | 224 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 19,414,506 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 3,976,383 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,369,321 | 675 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 34,691,131 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 28,285,022 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,612,784 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 20,955,643 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 202,794,092 | 223 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 14,237,852 | 577 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,797 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 208,410 | 216 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 15,614,075 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 95,409 | 210 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 6,563,372 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 11,599,424 | 18 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 55,952,617 | 46 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 14,544,024 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 38,841,656 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,494,730 | 87 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 58,172,294 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 8,559,992 | 157 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,405,623 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 43,149,779 | 219 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 651,008 | 2 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 17,254,774 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 15,683,763 | 41 | people per km2 |