World StatisticsPopulation density (people per km² of land) in Sub-Saharan Africa
1. Mauritius625.32023
Regional median68.7
Lowest3.6Namibia
625.3
565.6
533.1
457.0
266.6
260.4
250.2
242.7
240.5
223.8
151.2
148.5
129.6
125.1
117.2
114.0
98.0
95.3
93.9
84.2
76.6
76.1
75.2
71.5
65.9
60.0
58.6
57.0
53.6
52.1
46.7
42.8
42.2
29.5
29.3
28.6
27.9
26.8
20.7
19.5
18.2
18.1
15.3
9.6
8.3
4.9
4.4
3.6
Regional median over time
| # | Country / region | Population density (people per km² of land) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 625.3 | 2023 |
| 2 | Rwanda | 565.6 | 2023 |
| 3 | Burundi | 533.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Comoros | 457.0 | 2023 |
| 5 | Gambia | 266.6 | 2023 |
| 6 | Seychelles | 260.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 250.2 | 2023 |
| 8 | Uganda | 242.7 | 2023 |
| 9 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 240.5 | 2023 |
| 10 | Malawi | 223.8 | 2023 |
| 11 | Togo | 151.2 | 2023 |
| 12 | Ghana | 148.5 | 2023 |
| 13 | Cape Verde | 129.6 | 2023 |
| 14 | Benin | 125.1 | 2023 |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 117.2 | 2023 |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 114.0 | 2023 |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 98.0 | 2023 |
| 18 | Kenya | 95.3 | 2023 |
| 19 | Senegal | 93.9 | 2023 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 84.2 | 2023 |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 76.6 | 2023 |
| 22 | Lesotho | 76.1 | 2023 |
| 23 | Tanzania | 75.2 | 2023 |
| 24 | Eswatini | 71.5 | 2023 |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.9 | 2023 |
| 26 | Cameroon | 60.0 | 2023 |
| 27 | Guinea | 58.6 | 2023 |
| 28 | Liberia | 57.0 | 2023 |
| 29 | Madagascar | 53.6 | 2023 |
| 30 | South Africa | 52.1 | 2023 |
| 31 | Congo - Kinshasa | 46.7 | 2023 |
| 32 | Mozambique | 42.8 | 2023 |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 42.2 | 2023 |
| 34 | Angola | 29.5 | 2023 |
| 35 | Somalia | 29.3 | 2023 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 28.6 | 2023 |
| 37 | Zambia | 27.9 | 2023 |
| 38 | Sudan | 26.8 | 2023 |
| 39 | Niger | 20.7 | 2023 |
| 40 | Mali | 19.5 | 2023 |
| 41 | South Sudan | 18.2 | 2023 |
| 42 | Congo - Brazzaville | 18.1 | 2023 |
| 43 | Chad | 15.3 | 2023 |
| 44 | Gabon | 9.6 | 2023 |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 8.3 | 2023 |
| 46 | Mauritania | 4.9 | 2023 |
| 47 | Botswana | 4.4 | 2023 |
| 48 | Namibia | 3.6 | 2023 |
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