| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 53,487,975 | 22 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 41,037,632 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 20,318,479 | 184 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,751,721 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 42,193,158 | 154 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 26,500,280 | 1,032 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 719,308 | 178 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 47,033,385 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 9,482,928 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 18,815,529 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,118,862 | 501 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 9,202,503 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 135,446,576 | 60 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 35,138,748 | 110 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,328,918 | 57 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 157,606,242 | 158 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,327,849 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 8,391,827 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 206,700,836 | 207 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,933,847 | 11 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 3,039,003 | 300 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 47,800,710 | 210 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 23,840,166 | 97 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,707,764 | 96 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 67,199,643 | 118 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,873,634 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 7,578,642 | 79 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,685,456 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 42,615,808 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 45,334,620 | 482 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 35,000,731 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 6,088,216 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,436,098 | 707 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 40,867,433 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 52,306,421 | 67 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,893,282 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 40,060,408 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 353,052,061 | 388 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 24,721,192 | 1,002 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,408 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 291,326 | 302 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 25,178,518 | 131 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 100,840 | 222 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 12,089,487 | 169 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 20,534,613 | 33 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 66,521,502 | 55 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 24,769,667 | 38 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 55,927,881 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,775,026 | 103 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 106,779,457 | 121 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 15,004,862 | 276 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,131,002 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 83,899,258 | 426 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 1,082,149 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 34,268,900 | 46 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 23,293,088 | 60 | people per km2 |