| # | Land | Bevölkerung 2025 | Landfläche (km²) | Dichte (P/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 237,527,782 | 910,770 | 261 |
| 2 | Äthiopien | 135,472,051 | 1,000,000 | 135 |
| 3 | Ägypten | 118,365,995 | 995,450 | 119 |
| 4 | DR Kongo | 112,832,473 | 2,267,050 | 50 |
| 5 | Tansania | 70,545,865 | 885,800 | 80 |
| 6 | Südafrika | 64,747,319 | 1,213,090 | 53 |
| 7 | Kenia | 57,532,493 | 569,140 | 101 |
| 8 | Sudan | 51,662,147 | 1,765,048 | 29 |
| 9 | Uganda | 51,384,894 | 199,810 | 257 |
| 10 | Algerien | 47,435,312 | 2,381,740 | 20 |
| 11 | Angola | 39,040,039 | 1,246,700 | 31 |
| 12 | Marokko | 38,430,770 | 446,300 | 86 |
| 13 | Mosambik | 35,631,653 | 786,380 | 45 |
| 14 | Ghana | 35,064,272 | 227,540 | 154 |
| 15 | Madagaskar | 32,740,678 | 581,795 | 56 |
| 16 | Elfenbeinküste | 32,711,547 | 318,000 | 103 |
| 17 | Kamerun | 29,879,337 | 472,710 | 63 |
| 18 | Niger | 27,917,831 | 1,266,700 | 22 |
| 19 | Mali | 25,198,821 | 1,220,190 | 21 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 24,074,580 | 273,600 | 88 |
| 21 | Malawi | 22,216,120 | 94,280 | 236 |
| 22 | Sambia | 21,913,874 | 743,390 | 29 |
| 23 | Tschad | 21,003,705 | 1,259,200 | 17 |
| 24 | Somalia | 19,654,739 | 627,340 | 31 |
| 25 | Senegal | 18,931,966 | 192,530 | 98 |
| 26 | Simbabwe | 16,950,795 | 386,850 | 44 |
| 27 | Guinea | 15,099,727 | 245,720 | 61 |
| 28 | Benin | 14,814,460 | 112,760 | 131 |
| 29 | Ruanda | 14,569,341 | 24,670 | 591 |
| 30 | Burundi | 14,390,003 | 25,680 | 560 |
| 31 | Tunesien | 12,348,573 | 155,360 | 79 |
| 32 | Südsudan | 12,188,788 | 610,952 | 20 |
| 33 | Togo | 9,721,608 | 54,390 | 179 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 8,819,794 | 72,180 | 122 |
| 35 | Libyen | 7,458,555 | 1,759,540 | 4 |
| 36 | Kongo | 6,484,437 | 341,500 | 19 |
| 37 | Liberia | 5,731,206 | 96,320 | 60 |
| 38 | Zentralafrikanische Republik | 5,513,282 | 622,980 | 9 |
| 39 | Mauretanien | 5,315,065 | 1,030,700 | 5 |
| 40 | Eritrea | 3,607,003 | 101,000 | 36 |
| 41 | Namibia | 3,092,816 | 823,290 | 4 |
| 42 | Gambia | 2,822,093 | 10,120 | 279 |
| 43 | Gabun | 2,593,130 | 257,670 | 10 |
| 44 | Botsuana | 2,562,122 | 566,730 | 5 |
| 45 | Lesotho | 2,363,325 | 30,360 | 78 |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,249,515 | 28,120 | 80 |
| 47 | Äquatorialguinea | 1,938,431 | 28,050 | 69 |
| 48 | Mauritius | 1,268,280 | 2,030 | 625 |
| 49 | Eswatini | 1,256,174 | 17,200 | 73 |
| 50 | Dschibuti | 1,184,076 | 23,180 | 51 |
| 51 | Komoren | 882,847 | 1,861 | 474 |
| 52 | Réunion | 882,405 | 2,500 | 353 |
| 53 | Westsahara | 600,904 | 266,000 | 2 |
| 54 | Cabo Verde | 527,326 | 4,030 | 131 |
| 55 | Mayotte | 337,011 | 375 | 899 |
| 56 | São Tomé und Príncipe | 240,254 | 960 | 250 |
| 57 | Seychellen | 132,779 | 460 | 289 |
| 58 | St. Helena | 5,197 | 390 | 13 |