| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 46,572,407 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 26,820,943 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 14,150,798 | 128 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,438,909 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 26,643,362 | 97 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 15,647,046 | 609 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 628,775 | 156 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 31,791,876 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 6,843,599 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 14,206,079 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 921,324 | 412 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 6,187,605 | 18 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 102,372,817 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 28,263,450 | 89 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,051,257 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 119,360,507 | 120 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 970,671 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 6,492,272 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 137,504,721 | 138 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,115,016 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,427,728 | 240 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 33,766,414 | 148 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 15,912,909 | 65 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,105,992 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 54,163,255 | 95 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,922,474 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 5,475,190 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 7,506,533 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 31,323,662 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 26,493,821 | 282 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 23,536,826 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 4,563,950 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,411,702 | 695 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 36,782,216 | 82 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 33,670,729 | 43 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 2,965,833 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 25,888,584 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 239,278,798 | 263 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 16,721,999 | 678 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,810 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 231,518 | 240 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 18,208,738 | 95 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 99,103 | 218 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 7,829,670 | 109 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 13,843,343 | 22 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 59,584,101 | 49 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 17,345,353 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 43,913,984 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,592,940 | 93 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 70,071,036 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 10,163,056 | 187 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,857,915 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 53,350,039 | 271 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 768,020 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 21,089,607 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 17,780,983 | 46 | people per km2 |