| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 46,099,144 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 26,137,404 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 13,817,147 | 125 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,420,043 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 25,905,819 | 95 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 15,169,936 | 591 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 622,139 | 154 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 31,036,263 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 6,707,851 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 13,968,294 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 909,796 | 407 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 6,045,985 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 100,422,535 | 44 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 27,847,941 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,032,858 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 117,207,991 | 118 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 950,462 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 6,407,818 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 133,984,584 | 134 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,075,343 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,390,550 | 236 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 33,074,975 | 145 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 15,522,738 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,072,210 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 53,507,955 | 94 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,925,750 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 5,360,497 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 7,426,612 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 30,677,429 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 25,652,782 | 273 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 22,925,677 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 4,479,204 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,406,674 | 693 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 36,498,873 | 82 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 32,824,678 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,914,210 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 25,146,078 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 233,780,247 | 257 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 16,350,090 | 663 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,814 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 228,227 | 237 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 17,830,472 | 93 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 98,674 | 217 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 7,634,520 | 107 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 13,495,010 | 22 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 59,098,805 | 49 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 16,935,223 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 43,193,365 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,579,729 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 68,272,250 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 9,924,857 | 182 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,807,960 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 51,816,400 | 263 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 751,017 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 20,500,092 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 17,492,378 | 45 | people per km2 |