| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 47,025,290 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 27,515,706 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 14,486,902 | 131 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,457,231 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 27,395,088 | 100 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 16,136,408 | 628 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 635,262 | 158 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 32,559,424 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 6,980,843 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 14,446,026 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 932,888 | 417 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 6,332,164 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 104,313,649 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 28,675,931 | 90 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,069,476 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 121,490,871 | 122 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 990,924 | 35 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 6,580,898 | 65 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 141,071,470 | 141 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,155,313 | 8 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,464,578 | 244 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 34,467,073 | 151 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 16,309,190 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,139,783 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 54,826,968 | 96 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,918,683 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 5,590,680 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 7,585,124 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 31,969,022 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 27,357,356 | 291 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 24,153,846 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 4,648,882 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,416,347 | 698 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 37,060,099 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 34,536,508 | 44 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,017,747 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 26,641,078 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 244,874,194 | 269 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 17,100,532 | 693 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,806 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 234,817 | 244 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 18,589,015 | 97 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 99,498 | 219 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 8,029,177 | 112 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 14,195,855 | 23 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 60,055,416 | 49 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 17,758,167 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 44,634,075 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,605,853 | 93 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 71,900,513 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 10,404,456 | 191 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,902,931 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 54,906,491 | 279 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 785,108 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 21,693,566 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 18,067,786 | 47 | people per km2 |