| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 50,547,549 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 34,261,392 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 17,570,676 | 159 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,611,161 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 34,779,634 | 127 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 21,136,182 | 823 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 685,774 | 170 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 39,937,201 | 84 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 8,271,478 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 16,687,240 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,036,866 | 464 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 7,766,090 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 121,224,218 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 32,229,620 | 101 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,219,791 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 140,368,865 | 141 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,172,290 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 7,535,621 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 174,912,737 | 175 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,545,243 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,780,356 | 275 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 41,204,789 | 181 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 20,126,990 | 82 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,442,910 | 87 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 61,388,161 | 108 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,878,207 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 6,646,797 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,228,454 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 37,693,790 | 65 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 36,132,668 | 384 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 29,866,922 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 5,415,943 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,440,343 | 710 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 39,292,696 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 43,198,508 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,487,929 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 33,693,269 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 299,296,416 | 329 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 20,858,847 | 846 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,673 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 264,631 | 275 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 22,071,708 | 115 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 101,501 | 223 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 10,021,545 | 140 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 17,493,776 | 28 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 63,801,622 | 53 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 21,516,084 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 50,911,722 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,706,726 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 89,606,159 | 101 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 12,724,996 | 234 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,131,046 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 69,768,598 | 354 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 941,530 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 27,812,084 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 20,704,138 | 54 | people per km2 |