| # | Kraj | Liczba ludności 2026 | Powierzchnia lądowa (km²) | Gęstość (os./km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 242 431 832 | 910 770 | 266 |
| 2 | Etiopia | 138 902 185 | 1 000 000 | 139 |
| 3 | Egipt | 120 101 175 | 995 450 | 121 |
| 4 | DR Konga | 116 452 162 | 2 267 050 | 51 |
| 5 | Tanzania | 72 563 780 | 885 800 | 82 |
| 6 | Republika Południowej Afryki | 65 453 084 | 1 213 090 | 54 |
| 7 | Kenia | 58 636 412 | 569 140 | 103 |
| 8 | Sudan | 53 282 719 | 1 765 048 | 30 |
| 9 | Uganda | 52 761 469 | 199 810 | 264 |
| 10 | Algieria | 48 028 334 | 2 381 740 | 20 |
| 11 | Angola | 40 215 179 | 1 246 700 | 32 |
| 12 | Maroko | 38 762 441 | 446 300 | 87 |
| 13 | Mozambik | 36 639 851 | 786 380 | 47 |
| 14 | Ghana | 35 697 557 | 227 540 | 157 |
| 15 | Madagaskar | 33 522 052 | 581 795 | 58 |
| 16 | Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej | 33 494 346 | 318 000 | 105 |
| 17 | Kamerun | 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 | Czad | 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 | Gwinea | 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 | Sudan Południowy | 12 436 037 | 610 952 | 20 |
| 32 | Tunezja | 12 415 138 | 155 360 | 80 |
| 33 | Togo | 9 930 918 | 54 390 | 183 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 8 996 745 | 72 180 | 125 |
| 35 | Libia | 7 539 851 | 1 759 540 | 4 |
| 36 | Kongo | 6 637 785 | 341 500 | 19 |
| 37 | Liberia | 5 853 949 | 96 320 | 61 |
| 38 | Republika Środkowoafrykańska | 5 698 984 | 622 980 | 9 |
| 39 | Mauretania | 5 461 319 | 1 030 700 | 5 |
| 40 | Erytrea | 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 | Gwinea Bissau | 2 297 808 | 28 120 | 82 |
| 47 | Gwinea Równikowa | 1 984 468 | 28 050 | 71 |
| 48 | Eswatini | 1 269 859 | 17 200 | 74 |
| 49 | Mauritius | 1 265 059 | 2 030 | 623 |
| 50 | Dżibuti | 1 199 459 | 23 180 | 52 |
| 51 | Komory | 899 010 | 1 861 | 483 |
| 52 | Reunion | 886 298 | 2 500 | 355 |
| 53 | Sahara Zachodnia | 610 813 | 266 000 | 2 |
| 54 | Cabo Verde | 529 630 | 4 030 | 131 |
| 55 | Majotta | 347 536 | 375 | 927 |
| 56 | Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca | 244 994 | 960 | 255 |
| 57 | Seszele | 134 959 | 460 | 293 |
| 58 | Wyspa Świętej Heleny | 5 147 | 390 | 13 |