| # | Country | Population (2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 232,679,478 | 910,770 | 255 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 132,059,767 | 1,000,000 | 132 |
| 3 | Egypt | 116,538,258 | 995,450 | 117 |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 109,276,265 | 2,267,050 | 48 |
| 5 | Tanzania | 68,560,157 | 885,800 | 77 |
| 6 | South Africa | 64,007,187 | 1,213,090 | 53 |
| 7 | Kenya | 56,432,944 | 569,140 | 99 |
| 8 | Sudan | 50,448,963 | 1,765,048 | 29 |
| 9 | Uganda | 50,015,092 | 199,810 | 250 |
| 10 | Algeria | 46,814,308 | 2,381,740 | 20 |
| 11 | Morocco | 38,081,173 | 446,300 | 85 |
| 12 | Angola | 37,885,849 | 1,246,700 | 30 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 34,631,766 | 786,380 | 44 |
| 14 | Ghana | 34,427,414 | 227,540 | 151 |
| 15 | Madagascar | 31,964,956 | 581,795 | 55 |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31,934,230 | 318,000 | 100 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 29,123,744 | 472,710 | 62 |
| 18 | Niger | 27,032,412 | 1,266,700 | 21 |
| 19 | Mali | 24,478,595 | 1,220,190 | 20 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 23,548,781 | 273,600 | 86 |
| 21 | Malawi | 21,655,286 | 94,280 | 230 |
| 22 | Zambia | 21,314,956 | 743,390 | 29 |
| 23 | Chad | 20,299,123 | 1,259,200 | 16 |
| 24 | Somalia | 19,009,151 | 627,340 | 30 |
| 25 | Senegal | 18,501,984 | 192,530 | 96 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 16,634,373 | 386,850 | 43 |
| 27 | Guinea | 14,754,785 | 245,720 | 60 |
| 28 | Benin | 14,462,724 | 112,760 | 128 |
| 29 | Rwanda | 14,256,567 | 24,670 | 578 |
| 30 | Burundi | 14,047,786 | 25,680 | 547 |
| 31 | Tunisia | 12,277,109 | 155,360 | 79 |
| 32 | South Sudan | 11,943,408 | 610,952 | 20 |
| 33 | Togo | 9,515,236 | 54,390 | 175 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 8,642,022 | 72,180 | 120 |
| 35 | Libya | 7,381,023 | 1,759,540 | 4 |
| 36 | Congo | 6,332,961 | 341,500 | 19 |
| 37 | Liberia | 5,612,817 | 96,320 | 58 |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 5,330,690 | 622,980 | 9 |
| 39 | Mauritania | 5,169,395 | 1,030,700 | 5 |
| 40 | Eritrea | 3,535,603 | 101,000 | 35 |
| 41 | Namibia | 3,030,131 | 823,290 | 4 |
| 42 | Gambia | 2,759,988 | 10,120 | 273 |
| 43 | Gabon | 2,538,952 | 257,670 | 10 |
| 44 | Botswana | 2,521,139 | 566,730 | 4 |
| 45 | Lesotho | 2,337,423 | 30,360 | 77 |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,201,352 | 28,120 | 78 |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,892,516 | 28,050 | 67 |
| 48 | Mauritius | 1,271,169 | 2,030 | 626 |
| 49 | Eswatini | 1,242,822 | 17,200 | 72 |
| 50 | Djibouti | 1,168,722 | 23,180 | 50 |
| 51 | Réunion | 878,591 | 2,500 | 351 |
| 52 | Comoros | 866,628 | 1,861 | 466 |
| 53 | Western Sahara | 590,506 | 266,000 | 2 |
| 54 | Cabo Verde | 524,877 | 4,030 | 130 |
| 55 | Mayotte | 326,505 | 375 | 871 |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 235,536 | 960 | 245 |
| 57 | Seychelles | 130,418 | 460 | 284 |
| 58 | Saint Helena | 5,237 | 390 | 13 |