| # | Country | Population 2026 | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 242,431,832 | 910,770 | 266 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 138,902,185 | 1,000,000 | 139 |
| 3 | Egypt | 120,101,175 | 995,450 | 121 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 116,452,162 | 2,267,050 | 51 |
| 5 | Tanzania | 72,563,780 | 885,800 | 82 |
| 6 | South Africa | 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 | Algeria | 48,028,334 | 2,381,740 | 20 |
| 11 | Angola | 40,215,179 | 1,246,700 | 32 |
| 12 | Morocco | 38,762,441 | 446,300 | 87 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 36,639,851 | 786,380 | 47 |
| 14 | Ghana | 35,697,557 | 227,540 | 157 |
| 15 | Madagascar | 33,522,052 | 581,795 | 58 |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 33,494,346 | 318,000 | 105 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 30,640,817 | 472,710 | 65 |
| 18 | Niger | 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 | Zambia | 22,521,915 | 743,390 | 30 |
| 23 | Chad | 21,560,380 | 1,259,200 | 17 |
| 24 | Somalia | 20,305,907 | 627,340 | 32 |
| 25 | Senegal | 19,366,548 | 192,530 | 101 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 17,273,580 | 386,850 | 45 |
| 27 | Guinea | 15,441,993 | 245,720 | 63 |
| 28 | Benin | 15,170,419 | 112,760 | 135 |
| 29 | Rwanda | 14,889,693 | 24,670 | 604 |
| 30 | Burundi | 14,729,157 | 25,680 | 574 |
| 31 | South Sudan | 12,436,037 | 610,952 | 20 |
| 32 | Tunisia | 12,415,138 | 155,360 | 80 |
| 33 | Togo | 9,930,918 | 54,390 | 183 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 8,996,745 | 72,180 | 125 |
| 35 | Libya | 7,539,851 | 1,759,540 | 4 |
| 36 | Congo | 6,637,785 | 341,500 | 19 |
| 37 | Liberia | 5,853,949 | 96,320 | 61 |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 5,698,984 | 622,980 | 9 |
| 39 | Mauritania | 5,461,319 | 1,030,700 | 5 |
| 40 | Eritrea | 3,682,669 | 101,000 | 36 |
| 41 | Namibia | 3,153,246 | 823,290 | 4 |
| 42 | Gambia | 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 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,984,468 | 28,050 | 71 |
| 48 | Eswatini | 1,269,859 | 17,200 | 74 |
| 49 | Mauritius | 1,265,059 | 2,030 | 623 |
| 50 | Djibouti | 1,199,459 | 23,180 | 52 |
| 51 | Comoros | 899,010 | 1,861 | 483 |
| 52 | Réunion | 886,298 | 2,500 | 355 |
| 53 | Western Sahara | 610,813 | 266,000 | 2 |
| 54 | Cabo Verde | 529,630 | 4,030 | 131 |
| 55 | Mayotte | 347,536 | 375 | 927 |
| 56 | Sao Tome & Principe | 244,994 | 960 | 255 |
| 57 | Seychelles | 134,959 | 460 | 293 |
| 58 | Saint Helena | 5,147 | 390 | 13 |