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Population density (people per sq. km of land area) by country

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered...

Countries reporting
215
Highest
20,570 people per sq. km of land area
Macao
Lowest
0.1385 people per sq. km of land area
Greenland
Median
95.27 people per sq. km of land area
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
15,281

What the numbers show

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 20,570 people per sq. km of land area in Macao; the lowest is 0.1385 people per sq. km of land area in Greenland.

The median across all reporting countries is 95.27 people per sq. km of land area, and the mean is 453.62 people per sq. km of land area.

Over the past decade 182 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 43.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 26.5%).

Population density: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 20,570 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 5.3% rising
2 Monaco 18,693 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 6.9% rising
3 Singapore 8,242 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 7.9% rising
4 Hong Kong 7,177 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 5.0% rising
5 Gibraltar 3,847 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 18.7% rising
6 Bahrain 1,971 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 21.1% volatile
7 Maldives 1,765 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 32.4% rising
8 Malta 1,727 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 30.1% rising
9 Bangladesh 1,319 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 9.7% rising
10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,257 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 19.2% rising
11 Bermuda 1,198 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 1.8% rising
12 Palestine 857.39 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 26.6% rising
13 Barbados 656.6 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 1.7% rising
14 Mauritius 625.26 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 0.8% rising
15 Aruba 596.44 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 1.6% rising
16 Nauru 593.75 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 12.9% rising
17 Rwanda 565.64 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 25.8% rising
18 Lebanon 564.37 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.5% rising
19 San Marino 564.33 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.5% rising
20 Saint Martin (French part) 550.3 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 26.5% falling
21 Burundi 533.08 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 31.1% rising
22 Netherlands 530.95 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 6.4% rising
23 South Korea 529.84 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.4% rising
24 India 483.68 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 11.0% rising
25 Comoros 456.95 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 22.1% rising
26 Israel 455.13 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 22.2% rising
27 Haiti 422.26 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 13.8% rising
28 Belgium 386.3 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 5.0% rising
29 Philippines 385.32 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 12.6% rising
30 Puerto Rico 361.19 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 11.8% rising
31 Sri Lanka 356.24 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 8.5% rising
32 Curacao 348.32 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.5% flat
33 Grenada 344.36 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.2% rising
34 Japan 341.55 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 2.3% rising
35 Tuvalu 327.2 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 10.8% rising
36 Pakistan 321.07 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 17.3% rising
37 Vietnam 320.18 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 10.6% rising
38 Guam 308.34 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.3% rising
39 El Salvador 304.52 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.8% rising
40 Cayman Islands 304.32 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 24.5% volatile
41 United States Virgin Islands 299.76 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 2.9% rising
42 Saint Lucia 293.91 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.4% rising
43 United Kingdom 283.25 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 6.8% rising
44 Kuwait 272.36 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 38.4% volatile
45 Gambia 266.58 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 28.2% volatile
46 Trinidad and Tobago 266.57 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.0% rising
47 Jamaica 262.21 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.0% rising
48 Seychelles 260.38 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 33.2% rising
49 British Virgin Islands 259.9 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 23.0% rising
50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 259.8 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 6.3% rising
51 Luxembourg 258.86 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 22.6% rising
52 Nigeria 250.21 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 25.9% rising
53 Liechtenstein 249.04 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 7.7% rising
54 Uganda 242.65 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 37.7% volatile
55 Sao Tome and Principe 240.49 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 19.5% rising
56 Germany 238.35 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.1% rising
57 American Samoa 237.6 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 12.0% rising
58 Dominican Republic 235.1 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 11.4% rising
59 Qatar 231.16 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 40.0% volatile
60 Switzerland 224.98 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 9.9% rising
61 Malawi 223.85 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 30.6% rising
62 North Korea 219.4 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 4.3% rising
63 Marshall Islands 215.71 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 23.4% falling
64 Antigua and Barbuda 212.08 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 6.0% rising
65 Nepal 207.15 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 7.6% rising
66 Italy 199.46 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 2.2% rising
67 Saint Kitts and Nevis 179.84 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 0.7% rising
68 Andorra 172.03 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 7.5% rising
69 Guatemala 169.14 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 17.8% rising
70 Kiribati 163.62 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 16.4% rising
71 Micronesia (country) 160.9 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 4.2% flat
72 Togo 151.2 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 21.0% rising
73 China 150.26 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.5% rising
74 Denmark 148.67 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 5.9% rising
75 Indonesia 148.58 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 9.0% rising
76 Ghana 148.5 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 23.4% rising
77 Isle of Man 147.66 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.0% rising
78 United Arab Emirates 147.62 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 36.3% volatile
79 Cyprus 145.56 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 13.6% rising
80 Tonga 145.27 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 2.3% rising
81 Czechia 140.79 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.4% flat
82 Thailand 140.35 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.7% rising
83 Cape Verde 129.61 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.0% rising
84 Jordan 128.83 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 43.1% volatile
85 Syria 128.49 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 8.9% rising
86 France 126.86 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.6% rising
87 Benin 125.14 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 31.8% volatile
88 Azerbaijan 122.86 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 7.8% rising
89 Poland 119.79 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 3.6% rising
90 Sierra Leone 117.21 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 26.0% rising
91 Portugal 115.47 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 1.2% rising
92 Egypt 115.06 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 20.1% rising
93 Ethiopia 114.04 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 30.7% rising
94 Slovakia 112.87 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.3% flat
95 Turkey 110.87 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 12.1% rising
96 Austria 110.66 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 7.7% rising
97 Malaysia 106.91 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 16.4% rising
98 Cuba 106.17 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 2.1% rising
99 Slovenia 105.31 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.0% rising
100 Armenia 105.12 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 1.0% falling
101 Hungary 105.11 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 3.6% falling
102 Iraq 103.83 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 27.8% volatile
103 Costa Rica 99.99 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 8.3% rising
104 Cambodia 98.71 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 14.9% rising
105 Northern Mariana Islands 98.14 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 14.4% falling
106 Cote d'Ivoire 98.01 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 30.2% volatile
107 Spain 96.76 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.9% rising
108 Kenya 95.27 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 20.5% volatile
109 Honduras 95.14 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 19.7% rising
110 Senegal 93.89 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 31.8% rising
111 East Timor 93.09 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 19.5% rising
112 Dominica 88.68 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 4.6% flat
113 Albania 88.02 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 14.4% rising
114 Brunei 87.09 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 11.6% rising
115 Moldova 85.44 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 14.2% falling
116 Morocco 84.5 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 11.6% rising
117 Burkina Faso 84.16 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 30.1% rising
118 Myanmar 82.94 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 7.8% rising
119 Romania 82.85 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 4.6% flat
120 French Polynesia 80.99 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.3% rising
121 Uzbekistan 80.91 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 18.6% rising
122 Greece 80.74 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 5.1% rising
123 Serbia 78.76 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 3.9% falling
124 Tunisia 78.53 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 9.5% rising
125 Samoa 77.94 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 11.2% rising
126 Ireland 77.1 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 14.9% rising
127 Guinea-Bissau 76.58 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 27.0% rising
128 Lesotho 76.14 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 12.4% rising
129 Tanzania 75.21 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 36.4% volatile
130 Tajikistan 74.86 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 27.5% rising
131 Yemen 74.61 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 34.4% volatile
132 North Macedonia 72.47 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 4.9% falling
133 Ecuador 72.4 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 13.7% rising
134 Eswatini 71.54 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 8.9% rising
135 Croatia 68.97 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 8.8% falling
136 Mexico 66.74 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 9.6% rising
137 Equatorial Guinea 65.87 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 37.2% volatile
138 Ukraine 65.12 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 18.2% falling
139 Georgia 65 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 0.1% falling
140 Afghanistan 63.56 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 31.1% volatile
141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.21 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 11.8% falling
142 Panama 60.11 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 16.8% rising
143 Cameroon 60.02 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 32.6% rising
144 Bulgaria 59.38 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 10.0% falling
145 Guinea 58.63 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 28.7% rising
146 Liberia 57.03 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 22.9% rising
147 Nicaragua 56.7 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 14.0% rising
148 Iran 55.85 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 13.1% rising
149 Madagascar 53.62 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 29.4% volatile
150 South Africa 52.11 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 15.6% rising
151 Fiji 50.58 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.9% rising
152 Djibouti 49.74 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 17.1% volatile
153 Turks and Caicos Islands 48.63 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 37.3% volatile
154 Colombia 47.16 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 13.4% rising
155 Democratic Republic of Congo 46.66 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 39.6% volatile
156 Montenegro 46.36 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.2% flat
157 Lithuania 45.87 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 2.9% falling
158 Belarus 45.22 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 2.8% falling
159 Mozambique 42.77 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 34.3% rising
160 Zimbabwe 42.24 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 16.6% rising
161 Bahamas 39.9 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 5.4% rising
162 Faroe Islands 39.71 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 14.9% rising
163 Palau 38.54 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.4% flat
164 Kyrgyzstan 37.02 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 22.9% rising
165 United States 36.81 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 6.3% rising
166 Laos 33.21 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 15.9% rising
167 Venezuela 32.09 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 5.4% rising
168 Estonia 32.07 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 5.8% falling
169 Latvia 30.27 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 6.4% falling
170 Angola 29.48 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 40.5% volatile
171 Somalia 29.26 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 42.7% volatile
172 Eritrea 28.64 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 12.8% rising
173 Solomon Islands 28.58 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 34.5% rising
174 Zambia 27.88 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 34.6% volatile
175 Sudan 26.79 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 32.4% rising
176 Chile 26.46 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 11.3% rising
177 Peru 26.44 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 13.5% rising
178 Vanuatu 26.28 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 25.9% rising
179 Sweden 25.87 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 9.8% rising
180 Brazil 25.26 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 6.4% rising
181 Papua New Guinea 22.94 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 25.1% volatile
182 Niger 20.65 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 41.3% volatile
183 Bhutan 20.62 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 8.4% rising
184 New Zealand 19.75 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 17.1% rising
185 Mali 19.48 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 36.1% rising
186 Algeria 19.38 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 20.2% rising
187 Uruguay 19.36 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 1.3% rising
188 Finland 18.37 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.6% rising
189 South Sudan 18.17 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.8% flat
190 Congo 18.11 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 27.3% volatile
191 Belize 18.02 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 20.3% rising
192 Paraguay 17.28 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 14.8% rising
193 Argentina 16.64 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 6.9% rising
194 Oman 16.31 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 31.7% volatile
195 New Caledonia 15.86 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 4.7% rising
196 Saudi Arabia 15.68 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 22.0% volatile
197 Turkmenistan 15.67 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 24.0% rising
198 Chad 15.34 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 41.1% volatile
199 Norway 15.15 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 8.9% rising
200 Bolivia 11.3 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 14.6% rising
201 Gabon 9.64 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 29.9% rising
202 Russia 8.78 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.0% flat
203 Central African Republic 8.27 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 11.0% rising
204 Kazakhstan 7.53 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 15.8% rising
205 Mauritania 4.87 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 34.5% volatile
206 Canada 4.56 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 16.5% rising
207 Botswana 4.38 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 15.9% rising
208 Libya 4.15 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 15.9% rising
209 Suriname 3.92 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 10.5% rising
210 Guyana 3.91 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 2.7% rising
211 Iceland 3.82 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 18.4% rising
212 Namibia 3.6 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 31.5% rising
213 Australia 3.47 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 15.1% rising
214 Mongolia 2.23 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 20.0% rising
215 Greenland 0.1385 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 0.7% rising

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.