| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 48,284,266 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 29,665,512 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 15,505,421 | 140 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,509,703 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 29,733,653 | 109 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 17,681,459 | 689 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 653,691 | 162 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 34,928,208 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 7,400,651 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 15,175,231 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 967,569 | 433 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 6,784,125 | 20 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 110,046,130 | 49 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 29,890,001 | 94 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,122,504 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 127,782,213 | 128 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,051,659 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 6,871,129 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 152,027,108 | 152 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,279,885 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,572,609 | 254 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 36,625,058 | 161 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 17,532,840 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,241,021 | 80 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 56,895,966 | 100 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,905,019 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 5,939,777 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 7,812,654 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 33,893,050 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 30,083,207 | 320 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 26,032,472 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 4,904,024 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,427,891 | 703 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 37,857,667 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 37,249,182 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,174,409 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 28,945,643 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 262,224,556 | 288 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 18,280,296 | 741 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,780 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 244,665 | 254 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 19,738,613 | 103 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 100,479 | 221 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 8,654,126 | 121 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 15,272,535 | 24 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 61,394,257 | 51 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 19,006,179 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 46,772,817 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,642,529 | 95 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 77,562,418 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 11,148,029 | 205 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,011,553 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 59,698,783 | 303 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 836,730 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 23,594,686 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 18,925,339 | 49 | people per km2 |