| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 43,379,963 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 22,896,155 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 12,195,445 | 110 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,314,617 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 22,436,091 | 82 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 12,958,740 | 505 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 586,980 | 146 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 27,440,386 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 6,053,403 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 12,803,771 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 851,377 | 381 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 5,378,149 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 90,557,888 | 40 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 25,726,886 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 939,091 | 41 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 106,014,879 | 106 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 850,710 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 6,040,774 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 117,144,224 | 117 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 1,886,789 | 7 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,198,264 | 217 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 29,760,180 | 131 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 13,670,797 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 1,903,992 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 50,235,079 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,930,368 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 4,800,947 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 7,006,275 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 27,452,717 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 21,780,854 | 232 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 19,978,960 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 4,059,314 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,376,293 | 678 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 35,004,127 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 28,992,069 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,661,681 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 21,618,928 | 17 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 207,722,356 | 228 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 14,577,977 | 591 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,804 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 211,731 | 220 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 15,976,164 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 96,030 | 211 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 6,728,675 | 94 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 11,879,158 | 19 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 56,498,064 | 47 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 14,932,352 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 39,570,752 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,509,506 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 59,770,593 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 8,780,007 | 161 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,484,563 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 44,525,356 | 226 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 667,404 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 17,762,324 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 15,995,416 | 41 | people per km2 |