| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 52,048,576 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 37,555,506 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 18,949,721 | 171 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,680,409 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 38,396,825 | 140 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 23,710,932 | 923 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 703,766 | 175 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 43,438,033 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 8,871,221 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 17,734,570 | 14 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,080,178 | 483 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 8,470,428 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 128,426,508 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 33,714,664 | 106 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,277,313 | 55 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 148,956,702 | 150 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,251,046 | 45 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 7,976,060 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 190,670,258 | 191 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,734,354 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,912,432 | 288 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 44,440,526 | 195 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 21,952,761 | 89 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,576,277 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 64,395,882 | 113 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,869,010 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 7,115,817 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,472,953 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 40,178,618 | 69 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 40,584,215 | 431 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 32,441,292 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 5,754,549 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,440,873 | 710 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 40,132,239 | 90 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 47,578,537 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,693,307 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 36,886,493 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 325,597,769 | 357 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 22,732,805 | 922 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,557 | 25 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 278,012 | 288 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 23,631,850 | 123 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 101,471 | 223 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 11,021,366 | 154 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 19,004,864 | 30 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 65,235,691 | 54 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 23,162,292 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 53,499,049 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,742,942 | 101 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 98,055,902 | 111 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 13,841,509 | 255 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,154,035 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 76,757,829 | 389 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 1,011,875 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 30,925,982 | 42 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 21,970,088 | 57 | people per km2 |