| Country | Region | Land Area ( km2 ) | Population | Population Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Northern Africa | 2,381,741 | 54,723,383 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Angola | Middle Africa | 1,246,700 | 44,695,856 | 36 | people per km2 |
| Benin | Western Africa | 110,622 | 21,668,561 | 196 | people per km2 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 566,730 | 2,825,282 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 273,800 | 46,147,696 | 169 | people per km2 |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | 25,680 | 29,490,476 | 1,148 | people per km2 |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4,033 | 732,365 | 182 | people per km2 |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | 472,710 | 50,710,820 | 107 | people per km2 |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | 622,984 | 10,104,087 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Chad | Middle Africa | 1,259,200 | 19,986,739 | 16 | people per km2 |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | 2,235 | 1,152,445 | 516 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Middle Africa | 341,500 | 9,951,906 | 29 | people per km2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Middle Africa | 2,267,048 | 142,248,106 | 63 | people per km2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Africa | 318,003 | 36,495,437 | 115 | people per km2 |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 23,180 | 1,374,854 | 59 | people per km2 |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | 995,450 | 166,028,392 | 167 | people per km2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | 28,051 | 1,402,216 | 50 | people per km2 |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 101,000 | 8,779,434 | 87 | people per km2 |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 1,000,000 | 222,918,384 | 223 | people per km2 |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | 257,667 | 3,144,051 | 12 | people per km2 |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | 10,120 | 3,159,291 | 312 | people per km2 |
| Ghana | Western Africa | 227,533 | 51,262,630 | 225 | people per km2 |
| Guinea | Western Africa | 245,717 | 25,780,681 | 105 | people per km2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 28,120 | 2,836,921 | 101 | people per km2 |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | 569,140 | 69,735,362 | 123 | people per km2 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 30,355 | 1,888,379 | 62 | people per km2 |
| Liberia | Western Africa | 96,320 | 8,031,376 | 83 | people per km2 |
| Libya | Northern Africa | 1,759,540 | 8,860,554 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 581,540 | 44,986,813 | 77 | people per km2 |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | 94,080 | 50,337,598 | 535 | people per km2 |
| Mali | Western Africa | 1,220,190 | 37,524,224 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | 1,030,700 | 6,414,274 | 6 | people per km2 |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 2,030 | 1,426,937 | 703 | people per km2 |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | 446,300 | 41,495,490 | 93 | people per km2 |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 786,380 | 57,403,201 | 73 | people per km2 |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | 823,290 | 4,086,186 | 5 | people per km2 |
| Niger | Western Africa | 1,266,700 | 43,195,723 | 34 | people per km2 |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | 910,768 | 381,558,393 | 419 | people per km2 |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 24,668 | 26,814,930 | 1,087 | people per km2 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | 308 | 7,235 | 23 | people per km2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | 964 | 304,475 | 316 | people per km2 |
| Senegal | Western Africa | 192,530 | 26,699,120 | 139 | people per km2 |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 455 | 99,599 | 219 | people per km2 |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 71,620 | 13,223,932 | 185 | people per km2 |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | 627,337 | 22,081,814 | 35 | people per km2 |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | 1,214,470 | 67,611,264 | 56 | people per km2 |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | 644,329 | 26,327,570 | 41 | people per km2 |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | 1,861,484 | 58,199,713 | 31 | people per km2 |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | 17,204 | 1,804,394 | 105 | people per km2 |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 885,800 | 115,744,105 | 131 | people per km2 |
| Togo | Western Africa | 54,385 | 16,205,126 | 298 | people per km2 |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | 155,360 | 12,052,116 | 78 | people per km2 |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | 197,100 | 91,122,880 | 462 | people per km2 |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | 266,000 | 1,151,946 | 4 | people per km2 |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | 743,398 | 37,827,144 | 51 | people per km2 |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 386,847 | 24,652,016 | 64 | people per km2 |