| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 50,921,669 | 21 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 35,067,391 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 17,916,216 | 162 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,628,260 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 35,666,230 | 130 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 21,759,764 | 847 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 690,515 | 171 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 40,802,162 | 86 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 8,420,196 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 16,946,338 | 13 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,048,052 | 469 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 7,938,945 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 123,047,444 | 54 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 32,607,117 | 103 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,234,710 | 53 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 142,502,526 | 143 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,192,163 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 7,647,587 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 178,825,160 | 179 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,591,596 | 10 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,813,931 | 278 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 42,000,904 | 185 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 20,576,875 | 84 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,476,411 | 88 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 62,151,660 | 109 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,874,896 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 6,764,678 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,292,271 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 38,320,014 | 66 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 37,215,483 | 396 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 30,511,481 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 5,501,027 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,441,030 | 710 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 39,511,476 | 89 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 44,261,830 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,539,706 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 34,493,116 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 305,762,326 | 336 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 21,316,066 | 864 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,648 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 267,988 | 278 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 22,462,580 | 117 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 101,550 | 223 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 10,264,915 | 143 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 17,870,097 | 28 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 64,173,548 | 53 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 21,931,471 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 51,574,225 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,716,246 | 100 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 91,692,069 | 104 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 12,999,512 | 239 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,140,740 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 71,499,768 | 363 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 959,119 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 28,568,369 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 21,014,766 | 54 | people per km2 |