| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 49,063,126 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 31,153,359 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 16,191,825 | 146 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,543,613 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 31,362,579 | 115 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 18,778,188 | 731 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 665,094 | 165 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 36,560,151 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 7,686,831 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 15,671,876 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 990,896 | 443 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 7,100,313 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 113,822,363 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 30,684,133 | 96 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,156,341 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 131,953,915 | 133 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,092,120 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 7,084,084 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 159,530,867 | 160 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,365,967 | 9 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,643,165 | 261 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 38,113,225 | 168 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 18,376,829 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,308,513 | 82 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 58,354,041 | 103 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,895,328 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 6,175,251 | 64 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 7,957,272 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 35,169,171 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 32,012,412 | 340 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 27,304,098 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 5,074,733 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,433,608 | 706 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 38,359,740 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 39,153,487 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,279,217 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 30,515,300 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 274,246,437 | 301 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 19,106,706 | 775 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,752 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 251,302 | 261 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 20,513,089 | 107 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 100,957 | 222 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 9,092,552 | 127 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 16,004,807 | 26 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 62,233,357 | 51 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 19,844,692 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 48,181,165 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,665,341 | 97 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 81,478,087 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 11,660,436 | 214 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,064,087 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 62,990,855 | 320 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 871,490 | 3 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 24,938,811 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 19,503,728 | 50 | people per km2 |