| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 52,785,107 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 39,273,717 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 19,636,309 | 178 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,715,806 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 40,274,504 | 147 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 25,079,281 | 977 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 711,834 | 177 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 45,224,904 | 96 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 9,175,899 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 18,269,981 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,100,169 | 492 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 8,833,762 | 26 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 131,962,335 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 34,434,685 | 108 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,303,839 | 56 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 153,289,415 | 154 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,289,746 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 8,187,694 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 198,660,898 | 199 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,832,762 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 2,976,478 | 294 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 46,106,730 | 203 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 22,889,881 | 93 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,642,337 | 94 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 65,829,306 | 116 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,869,603 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 7,348,284 | 76 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,583,529 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 41,404,656 | 71 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 42,924,545 | 456 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 33,725,711 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 5,922,213 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,439,078 | 709 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 40,513,461 | 91 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 49,896,976 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,794,092 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 38,478,965 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 339,187,491 | 372 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 23,713,340 | 961 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,486 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 284,687 | 295 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 24,408,104 | 127 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 101,232 | 222 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 11,547,118 | 161 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 19,767,869 | 32 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 65,899,702 | 54 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 23,972,007 | 37 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 54,734,122 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,759,406 | 102 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 102,387,198 | 116 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 14,417,781 | 265 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,148,795 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 80,315,050 | 407 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 1,047,054 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 32,570,005 | 44 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 22,625,426 | 58 | people per km2 |