| Population | 1,337,191,722 inhabitants |
| Area | 30,429,132 km² |
| Density | 43.94 inhabitants / km² |
| Number of countries and territories | 61 |
| Number of Time zone | 6 |
| Life expectancy | 59.60 years |
| Birth rate | 35.60 ‰ |
| Death rate | 13.00 ‰ |
| Infant mortality rate | 84.90 ‰ |
| Number of languages spoken | 1,302 |
| GDP | 2,496 billions USD$ (2017) |
| GDP/capita | 1,866 USD$ (2017) |
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North Africa
| Countries and territories | Population |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 43,820,839 inhabitants |
| Egypt | 100,004,225 inhabitants |
| Libya | 6,549,402 inhabitants |
| Morocco | 35,481,848 inhabitants |
| Western Sahara | 654,052 inhabitants |
| Tunisia | 11,582,075 inhabitants |
| Madeira | 254,368 inhabitants |
| Canary Islands | 2,108,121 inhabitants |
| Total | 200,454,930 inhabitants |
Sub-Saharan Africa
| Countries and territories | Population |
|---|---|
| Benin | 12,506,347 inhabitants |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,655,289 inhabitants |
| Guinea | 12,559,623 inhabitants |
| Ghana | 30,280,811 inhabitants |
| Gambia | 2,207,816 inhabitants |
| Gabon | 2,074,656 inhabitants |
| Ivory Coast | 26,491,888 inhabitants |
| Congo | 5,279,517 inhabitants |
| Central African Republic | 5,745,135 inhabitants |
| Cape Verde | 544,081 inhabitants |
| Cameroon | 23,799,022 inhabitants |
| Burkina Faso | 21,510,181 inhabitants |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2,015,334 inhabitants |
| Liberia | 5,310,548 inhabitants |
| Mali | 20,933,072 inhabitants |
| Mauritania | 3,984,110 inhabitants |
| Niger | 24,118,328 inhabitants |
| Nigeria | 230,844,184 inhabitants |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 95,784,841 inhabitants |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 201,770 inhabitants |
| Senegal | 17,215,428 inhabitants |
| Sierra Leone | 8,567,493 inhabitants |
| Chad | 16,818,391 inhabitants |
| Togo | 8,067,378 inhabitants |
| Total | 578,515,243 inhabitants |
East Africa
| Countries and territories | Population |
|---|---|
| Burundi | 11,759,805 inhabitants |
| Comoros | 845,477 inhabitants |
| Djibouti | 1,048,999 inhabitants |
| Eritrea | 5,187,948 inhabitants |
| Ethiopia | 101,104,642 inhabitants |
| Mauritius | 1,266,030 inhabitants |
| Seychelles | 97,023 inhabitants |
| Rwanda | 12,089,721 inhabitants |
| Réunion | 858,450 inhabitants |
| Uganda | 39,612,378 inhabitants |
| Mayotte | 288,926 inhabitants |
| Madagascar | 27,249,564 inhabitants |
| Kenya | 50,773,109 inhabitants |
| Somalia | 13,611,470 inhabitants |
| Sudan | 44,318,058 inhabitants |
| Tanzania | 59,441,988 inhabitants |
| Somaliland | 4,979,218 inhabitants |
| South Sudan | 12,864,588 inhabitants |
| Puntland | 4,905,246 inhabitants |
| Chagos | 4,239 inhabitants |
| Total | 382,422,415 inhabitants |
Southern Africa
| Countries and territories | Population |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 57,725,606 inhabitants |
| Angola | 29,131,016 inhabitants |
| Botswana | 2,325,082 inhabitants |
| Lesotho | 2,183,687 inhabitants |
| Malawi | 18,073,097 inhabitants |
| Mozambique | 30,405,881 inhabitants |
| Namibia | 2,352,592 inhabitants |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 5,705 inhabitants |
| Eswatini (Swaziland) | 1,159,250 inhabitants |
| Zambia | 18,411,253 inhabitants |
| Zimbabwe | 14,025,965 inhabitants |
| Total | 175,799,134 inhabitants |