List of African countries by population density - wikipedia List of African countries by population density This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2016 ) Map of African countries by population density This is a list of African countries and dependencies by population density in inhabitants / km2. Saint Helena, being closest to Africa, has been included. Rank Country or territory Density ( inh. / km2 ) Area ( km2 ) Population ( 2015 est. ) -- Mayotte ( France ) 641.7 374 240,000 Mauritius 624.0 2,040 1,273,000 Rwanda 440.8 26,338 11,610,000 Burundi 401.7 27,830 11,179,000 Comoros 363.1 2,170 788,000 -- Réunion ( France ) 342.8 2,512 861,000 Seychelles 211.0 455 96,000 6 Nigeria 197.2 923,768 182,202,000 7 São Tomé and Príncipe 189.8 1,001 190,000 8 Gambia 176.2 11,300 1,991,000 9 Uganda 165.4 236,040 39,032,000 10 Malawi 145.3 118,480 17,215,000 11 Cape Verde 129.2 4,033 521,000 12 Togo 128.6 56,785 7,305,000 13 Ghana 114.5 239,460 27,410,000 14 Benin 96.6 112,620 10,880,000 15 Egypt 91.4 1,001,450 91,508,000 16 Sierra Leone 89.9 71,740 6,453,000 17 Ethiopia 88.2 1,127,127 99,391,000 18 Kenya 79.0 582,650 46,050,000 19 Senegal 77.1 196,190 15,129,000 20 Morocco 77.0 446,550 34,378,000 21 Swaziland 74.1 17,363 1,287,000 22 Côte d'Ivoire 70.4 322,460 22,702,000 23 Lesotho 70.3 30,355 2,135,000 24 Tunisia 68.8 163,610 11,254,000 25 Burkina Faso 66.0 274,200 18,106,000 26 Tanzania 56.6 945,087 53,470,000 27 Guinea 51.3 245,857 12,609,000 28 Guinea - Bissau 51.1 36,120 1,844,000 29 Cameroon 49.1 475,440 23,344,000 30 South Africa 44.7 1,219,912 54,490,000 31 Eritrea 43.1 121,320 5,228,000 32 Madagascar 41.3 587,040 24,235,000 33 Liberia 40.4 111,370 4,503,000 34 Zimbabwe 39.9 390,580 15,603,000 35 Djibouti 38.6 23,000 888,000 36 Mozambique 34.9 801,590 27,978,000 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo 32.9 2,345,410 77,267,000 38 Equatorial Guinea 30.1 28,051 845,000 39 Sudan 21.6 1,861,484 40,235,000 40 Zambia 21.5 752,614 16,212,000 41 Angola 20.1 1,246,700 25,022,000 42 South Sudan 19.2 644,329 12,340,000 43 Somalia 16.9 637,657 10,787,000 44 Algeria 16.7 2,381,740 39,667,000 45 Niger 15.7 1,267,000 19,899,000 46 Mali 14.2 1,240,000 17,600,000 47 Republic of the Congo 13.5 342,000 4,620,000 48 Chad 10.9 1,284,000 14,037,000 -- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ( UK ) 19.6 394 7,729 49 Central African Republic 7.9 622,984 4,900,000 50 Gabon 6.4 267,667 1,725,000 51 Mauritania 3.9 1,030,700 4,068,000 52 Botswana 3.8 600,370 2,262,000 53 Libya 3.6 1,759,540 6,278,000 54 Namibia 3.0 825,418 2,459,000 -- Western Sahara 266,000 573,000 AVERAGE / TOTAL 39.1 30,360,301 1,186,178,255 See also List of African countries by population List of African countries by GDP Demographics of Africa Africa articles History Chronology Antiquity North Africa Archaeology Pre-colonial kingdoms Bantu expansion Arab conquest Exploration European colonisation Slavery Atlantic Arab Scramble for Africa Decolonisation By topic Economy Empires Historiography Military conflicts By region Central East North South West Geography Countries and territories Highest points Impact craters Islands Natural history Regions Central East North South West Rivers Politics African Union Elections Heads of government Heads of state Human rights LGBT rights Linguistic rights Religious rights Women 's rights International organisations Pan-African Parliament Pan-Africanism Politics parties United States of Africa Economy Central banks and currencies Countries by GDP ( nominal ) Countries by GDP ( PPP ) Countries by HDI Education Internet Millionaires Natural resources Poverty Renewable energy Stock exchanges Society Caste systems Etiquette Health Circumcision Infrastructure Languages Philosophy Culture Architecture Art contemporary Cinema films film festivals Cuisine Literature writers by country Media Newspapers Radio TV Music musicians guitarists Religion Irreligion World Heritage Sites Sport African Cricket Association African Games Afro - Asian Games Australian - rules football Confederation of African Football Africa Cup of Nations FIBA Africa Rugby Africa Africa Cup Stadiums by capacity Tour d'Afrique Demographics Countries by population density Emigration Ethnic groups HIV / AIDS Urbanization cities metropolitan areas By year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Outline Index Book Portal References Jump up ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division Total Population Both sexes, July, 2015 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_African_countries_by_population_density&oldid=809229716 '' Categories : Lists of countries in Africa Lists of countries by population density Lists by population density Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from June 2016 All articles needing additional references Talk About Wikipedia Languages Kiswahili Edit links This page was last edited on 7 November 2017, at 21 : 57. 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Question: which of these sub-saharan african nations possesses the lowest concentration of population
Answer: Namibia
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