| # | País | Població 2026 | Superfície terrestre (km²) | Densitat (hab./km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigèria | 242.431.832 | 910.770 | 266 |
| 2 | Etiòpia | 138.902.185 | 1.000.000 | 139 |
| 3 | Egipte | 120.101.175 | 995.450 | 121 |
| 4 | RD Congo | 116.452.162 | 2.267.050 | 51 |
| 5 | Tanzània | 72.563.780 | 885.800 | 82 |
| 6 | Sud-àfrica | 65.453.084 | 1.213.090 | 54 |
| 7 | Kenya | 58.636.412 | 569.140 | 103 |
| 8 | Sudan | 53.282.719 | 1.765.048 | 30 |
| 9 | Uganda | 52.761.469 | 199.810 | 264 |
| 10 | Algèria | 48.028.334 | 2.381.740 | 20 |
| 11 | Angola | 40.215.179 | 1.246.700 | 32 |
| 12 | Marroc | 38.762.441 | 446.300 | 87 |
| 13 | Moçambic | 36.639.851 | 786.380 | 47 |
| 14 | Ghana | 35.697.557 | 227.540 | 157 |
| 15 | Madagascar | 33.522.052 | 581.795 | 58 |
| 16 | Costa d'Ivori | 33.494.346 | 318.000 | 105 |
| 17 | Camerun | 30.640.817 | 472.710 | 65 |
| 18 | Níger | 28.814.878 | 1.266.700 | 23 |
| 19 | Mali | 25.932.275 | 1.220.190 | 21 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 24.601.700 | 273.600 | 90 |
| 21 | Malawi | 22.785.535 | 94.280 | 242 |
| 22 | Zàmbia | 22.521.915 | 743.390 | 30 |
| 23 | Txad | 21.560.380 | 1.259.200 | 17 |
| 24 | Somàlia | 20.305.907 | 627.340 | 32 |
| 25 | Senegal | 19.366.548 | 192.530 | 101 |
| 26 | Zimbàbue | 17.273.580 | 386.850 | 45 |
| 27 | Guinea | 15.441.993 | 245.720 | 63 |
| 28 | Benín | 15.170.419 | 112.760 | 135 |
| 29 | Ruanda | 14.889.693 | 24.670 | 604 |
| 30 | Burundi | 14.729.157 | 25.680 | 574 |
| 31 | Sudan del Sud | 12.436.037 | 610.952 | 20 |
| 32 | Tunísia | 12.415.138 | 155.360 | 80 |
| 33 | Togo | 9.930.918 | 54.390 | 183 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 8.996.745 | 72.180 | 125 |
| 35 | Líbia | 7.539.851 | 1.759.540 | 4 |
| 36 | Congo | 6.637.785 | 341.500 | 19 |
| 37 | Libèria | 5.853.949 | 96.320 | 61 |
| 38 | República Centreafricana | 5.698.984 | 622.980 | 9 |
| 39 | Mauritània | 5.461.319 | 1.030.700 | 5 |
| 40 | Eritrea | 3.682.669 | 101.000 | 36 |
| 41 | Namíbia | 3.153.246 | 823.290 | 4 |
| 42 | Gàmbia | 2.884.079 | 10.120 | 285 |
| 43 | Gabon | 2.647.399 | 257.670 | 10 |
| 44 | Botswana | 2.603.388 | 566.730 | 5 |
| 45 | Lesotho | 2.389.336 | 30.360 | 79 |
| 46 | Guinea Bissau | 2.297.808 | 28.120 | 82 |
| 47 | Guinea Equatorial | 1.984.468 | 28.050 | 71 |
| 48 | Eswatini | 1.269.859 | 17.200 | 74 |
| 49 | Maurici | 1.265.059 | 2.030 | 623 |
| 50 | Djibouti | 1.199.459 | 23.180 | 52 |
| 51 | Comores | 899.010 | 1.861 | 483 |
| 52 | Reunió | 886.298 | 2.500 | 355 |
| 53 | Sàhara Occidental | 610.813 | 266.000 | 2 |
| 54 | Cabo Verde | 529.630 | 4.030 | 131 |
| 55 | Mayotte | 347.536 | 375 | 927 |
| 56 | São Tomé i Príncipe | 244.994 | 960 | 255 |
| 57 | Seychelles | 134.959 | 460 | 293 |
| 58 | Santa Helena | 5.147 | 390 | 13 |