thumb|upright=1|Density map of Africa
This is a list of African countries and dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. Saint Helena, being closest to Africa, has been included.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" rowspan=2|Rank
!scope="col" rowspan=2|Country or territory
!scope="col" colspan=2|Density
!scope="col" colspan=2|Area
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" rowspan=2|Population (2015 est.)
|-
!scepe="col"|inh./km<sup>2</sup>
!scepe="col"|inh./mi²
!scepe="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
!scepe="col"|mi²
|-
|—
|align="left" | (France)
|
|
|240,000
|-
|1
|align="left" |
|
|
|1,273,000
|-
|2
|align="left" |
|
|
|11,610,000
|-
|3
|align="left" |
|
|
|11,179,000
|-
|4
|align="left" |
|
|
|788,000
|-
|—
|align="left" | (France)
|
|
|861,200
|-
|5
|align="left" |
|
|
|96,000
|-
|6
|align="left" |
|
|
|182,202,000
|-
|7
|align="left" |
|
|
|190,000
|-
|8
|align="left" |
|
|
|1,991,000
|-
|9
|align="left" |
|
|
|39,032,000
|-
|10
|align="left" |
|
|
|17,215,000
|-
|11
|align="left" |
|
|
|521,000
|-
|12
|align="left" |
|
|
|7,305,000
|-
|13
|align="left" |
|
|
|27,410,000
|-
|14
|align="left" |
|
|
|10,880,000
|-
|15
|align="left" |
|
|
|91,508,000
|-
|16
|align="left" |
|
|
|6,453,000
|-
|17
|align="left" |
|
|
|99,391,000
|-
|18
|align="left" |
|
|
|46,050,000
|-
|19
|align="left" |
|
|
|15,129,000
|-
|20
|align="left" |
|
|
|1,287,000
|-
|21
|align="left" |
|
|
|22,702,000
|-
|22
|align="left" |
|
|
|2,135,000
|-
|23
|align="left" |
|
|
|11,254,000
|-
|24
|align="left" |
|
|
|18,106,000
|-
|25
|align="left" |
|
|
|53,470,000
|-
|26
|align="left" |
|
|
|12,609,000
|-
|27
|align="left" |
|
|
|1,844,000
|-
|28
|align="left" |
|
|
|23,344,000
|-
|29
|align="left" |
|
|
|34,378,000
|-
|30
|align="left" |
|
|
|54,490,000
|-
|31
|align="left" |
|
|
|5,228,000
|-
|32
|align="left" |
|
|
|24,235,000
|-
|33
|align="left" |
|
|
|4,503,000
|-
|34
|align="left" |
|
|
|15,603,000
|-
|35
|align="left" |
|
|
|888,000
|-
|36
|align="left" |
|
|
|27,978,000
|-
|37
|align="left" |
|
|
|77,267,000
|-
|38
|align="left" |
|
|
|845,000
|-
|39
|align="left" |
|
|
|40,235,000
|-
|40
|align="left" |
|
|
|16,212,000
|-
|41
|align="left" |
|
|
|25,022,000
|-
|42
|align="left" |
|
|
|12,340,000
|-
|43
|align="left" |
|
|
|10,787,000
|-
|44
|align="left" |
|
|
|39,667,000
|-
|45
|align="left" |
|
|
|19,899,000
|-
|46
|align="left" |
|
|
|17,600,000
|-
|47
|align="left" |
|
|
|4,620,000
|-
|48
|align="left" |
|
|
|14,037,000
|-
|—
|align="left" | (UK)
|
|
|7,729
|-
|49
|align="left" |
|
|
|4,900,000
|-
|50
|align="left" |
|
|
|1,725,000
|-
|51
|align="left" |
|
|
|4,068,000
|-
|52
|align="left" |
|
|
|2,262,000
|-
|53
|align="left" |
|
|
|6,278,000
|-
|54
|align="left" |
|
|
|2,459,000
|-
|—
|align="left" |AVERAGE/TOTAL
|
|
|1,186,178,255
|}
See also
- List of African countries by population
- List of African countries by GDP
- Demographics of Africa