| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 54,138,963 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 42,846,144 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 20,995,893 | 190 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,788,196 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 44,151,495 | 161 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 27,971,581 | 1,089 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 726,164 | 180 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 48,861,372 | 103 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 9,792,335 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 19,386,308 | 15 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,136,246 | 508 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 9,575,510 | 28 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 138,875,382 | 61 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 35,825,772 | 113 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,352,599 | 58 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 161,864,669 | 163 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,365,337 | 49 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 8,589,014 | 85 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 214,787,406 | 215 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 3,037,609 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 3,099,940 | 306 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 49,520,051 | 218 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 24,803,735 | 101 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,772,601 | 99 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 68,501,315 | 120 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,880,220 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 7,806,410 | 81 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,778,020 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 43,810,331 | 75 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 47,807,889 | 508 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 36,266,705 | 30 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 6,252,297 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,432,012 | 705 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 41,194,438 | 92 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 54,809,365 | 70 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 3,990,676 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 41,632,056 | 33 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 367,184,198 | 403 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 25,755,407 | 1,044 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,323 | 24 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 297,918 | 309 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 25,942,320 | 135 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 100,296 | 220 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 12,648,447 | 177 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 21,305,805 | 34 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 67,093,708 | 55 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 25,554,770 | 40 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 57,082,194 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,789,960 | 104 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 111,232,338 | 126 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 15,601,203 | 287 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,099,208 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 87,504,025 | 444 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 1,117,122 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 36,021,659 | 48 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 23,969,701 | 62 | people per km2 |