| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 53,820,884 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 41,936,321 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 20,657,583 | 187 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,769,886 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 43,167,233 | 158 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 27,229,804 | 1,060 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 722,817 | 179 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 47,944,640 | 101 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 9,637,283 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 19,097,234 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,127,704 | 505 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 9,388,514 | 27 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 137,166,640 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 35,484,284 | 112 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,340,943 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 159,744,824 | 160 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,346,658 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 8,491,206 | 84 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 210,736,377 | 211 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 2,985,399 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 3,069,654 | 303 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 48,657,264 | 214 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 24,320,104 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,740,228 | 97 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 67,859,049 | 119 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,876,674 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 7,692,819 | 80 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,732,963 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 43,214,893 | 74 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 46,563,759 | 495 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 35,634,150 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 6,170,474 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,434,186 | 706 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 41,034,189 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 53,546,088 | 68 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,942,198 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 40,846,534 | 32 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 360,084,595 | 395 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 25,235,138 | 1,023 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,367 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 294,625 | 306 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 25,561,075 | 133 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 100,588 | 221 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 12,366,865 | 173 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 20,919,380 | 33 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 66,814,157 | 55 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 25,163,497 | 39 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 56,509,479 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,782,573 | 104 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 108,997,744 | 123 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 15,301,950 | 281 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,116,945 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 85,698,608 | 435 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 1,099,648 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 35,138,481 | 47 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 23,630,498 | 61 | people per km2 |