| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 47,878,710 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 28,938,035 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 15,164,423 | 137 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,492,532 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 28,940,178 | 106 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 17,153,331 | 668 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 647,728 | 161 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 34,128,121 | 72 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 7,259,398 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 14,930,516 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 955,996 | 428 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 6,630,449 | 19 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 108,148,592 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 29,489,105 | 93 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,105,119 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 125,696,122 | 126 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,031,427 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 6,770,415 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 148,333,613 | 148 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,237,755 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,536,979 | 251 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 35,896,087 | 158 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 17,119,279 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,207,286 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 56,191,323 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,909,827 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 5,822,936 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 7,738,249 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 33,253,604 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 29,152,086 | 310 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 25,402,061 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 4,818,911 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,424,448 | 702 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 37,597,919 | 84 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 36,325,874 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,122,101 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 28,170,337 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 256,348,366 | 281 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 17,879,150 | 725 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,790 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 241,384 | 250 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 19,353,958 | 101 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 100,188 | 220 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 8,441,411 | 118 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 14,910,828 | 24 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 60,959,355 | 50 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 18,588,855 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 46,064,028 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,630,651 | 95 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 75,646,738 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 10,896,895 | 200 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 11,979,491 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 58,081,659 | 295 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 819,461 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 22,945,717 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 18,639,116 | 48 | people per km2 |