| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 47,459,916 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 28,221,458 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 14,824,945 | 134 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,475,083 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 28,160,744 | 103 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 16,638,394 | 648 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 641,584 | 159 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 33,338,380 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 7,119,455 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 14,687,679 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 944,457 | 423 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 6,479,776 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 106,240,145 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 29,084,750 | 91 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,087,443 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 123,601,621 | 124 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,011,189 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 6,673,688 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 144,681,790 | 145 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,196,224 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,501,002 | 247 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 35,176,918 | 155 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 16,711,390 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,173,563 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 55,502,217 | 98 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,914,433 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 5,706,654 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 7,662,375 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 32,612,610 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 28,243,456 | 300 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 24,775,851 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 4,733,898 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,420,599 | 700 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 37,332,093 | 84 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 35,421,649 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,069,873 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 27,402,118 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 250,564,742 | 275 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 17,486,068 | 709 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,798 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 238,109 | 247 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 18,970,883 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 99,861 | 219 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 8,233,072 | 115 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 14,551,922 | 23 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 60,513,516 | 50 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 18,172,940 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 45,351,561 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,618,435 | 94 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 73,759,519 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 10,649,058 | 196 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,943,343 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 56,484,215 | 287 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 802,259 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 22,312,121 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 18,353,573 | 47 | people per km2 |