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Population density

How many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.

Unit: people per km² Period: 1961–2023 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 455.4 per km² Countries: 216

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2023.

Population density, 2021–2023

Top-20 · people per km²

Population density, 2021–2023010,00020,00030,000MacaoMacao: 20,569.7 per km²20,569.7MonacoMonaco: 18,692.9 per km²18,692.9SingaporeSingapore: 8,241.8 per km²8,241.8Hong KongHong Kong: 7,177.2 per km²7,177.2GibraltarGibraltar: 3,847.1 per km²3,847.1BahrainBahrain: 1,971.3 per km²1,971.3MaldivesMaldives: 1,765.1 per km²1,765.1MaltaMalta: 1,727.3 per km²1,727.3BangladeshBangladesh: 1,319.2 per km²1,319.2Sint MaartenSint Maarten: 1,257.3 per km²1,257.3BermudaBermuda: 1,198.1 per km²1,198.1PalestinePalestine: 857.4 per km²857.4Channel IslandsChannel Islands: 842.1 per km²842.1BarbadosBarbados: 656.6 per km²656.6MauritiusMauritius: 625.3 per km²625.3ArubaAruba: 596.4 per km²596.4NauruNauru: 593.8 per km²593.8RwandaRwanda: 565.6 per km²565.6LebanonLebanon: 564.4 per km²564.4San MarinoSan Marino: 564.3 per km²564.3
Population density — 2021–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 MO Macao 20,569.7 2023 1
2 MC Monaco 18,692.9 2023 2
3 SG Singapore 8,241.8 2023 3
4 HK Hong Kong 7,177.2 2023 4
5 GI Gibraltar 3,847.1 2023 5
6 BH Bahrain 1,971.3 2023 6
7 MV Maldives 1,765.1 2023 7
8 MT Malta 1,727.3 2023 8
9 BD Bangladesh 1,319.2 2023 9
10 SX Sint Maarten 1,257.3 2023 10
11 BM Bermuda 1,198.1 2023 11
12 PS Palestine 857.4 2023 12
13 JE Channel Islands 842.1 2021 13
14 BB Barbados 656.6 2023 14
15 MU Mauritius 625.3 2023 15
16 AW Aruba 596.4 2023 16
17 NR Nauru 593.8 2023 17
18 RW Rwanda 565.6 2023 18
19 LB Lebanon 564.4 2023 19
20 SM San Marino 564.3 2023 20
21 MF Saint Martin 550.3 2023 21
22 BI Burundi 533.1 2023 22
23 NL Netherlands 531 2023 23
24 KR South Korea 529.8 2023 24
25 IN India 483.7 2023 25
26 KM Comoros 457 2023 26
27 IL Israel 455.1 2023 27
28 HT Haiti 422.3 2023 28
29 BE Belgium 386.3 2023 29
30 PH Philippines 385.3 2023 30
31 PR Puerto Rico 361.2 2023 31
32 LK Sri Lanka 356.2 2023 32
33 CW Curaçao 348.3 2023 33
34 GD Grenada 344.4 2023 34
35 JP Japan 341.5 2023 35
36 TV Tuvalu 327.2 2023 36
37 PK Pakistan 321.1 2023 37
38 VN Vietnam 320.2 2023 38
39 GU Guam 308.3 2023 39
40 SV El Salvador 304.5 2023 40
41 KY Cayman Islands 304.3 2023 41
42 VI United States Virgin Islands 299.8 2023 42
43 LC Saint Lucia 293.9 2023 43
44 GB United Kingdom 283.2 2023 44
45 KW Kuwait 272.4 2023 45
46 GM Gambia 266.6 2023 46
47 TT Trinidad and Tobago 266.6 2023 47
48 JM Jamaica 262.2 2023 48
49 SC Seychelles 260.4 2023 49
50 VG British Virgin Islands 259.9 2023 50
51 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 259.8 2023 51
52 LU Luxembourg 258.9 2023 52
53 NG Nigeria 250.2 2023 53
54 LI Liechtenstein 249 2023 54
55 UG Uganda 242.7 2023 55
56 ST Sao Tome and Principe 240.5 2023 56
57 DE Germany 238.4 2023 57
58 AS American Samoa 237.6 2023 58
59 DO Dominican Republic 235.1 2023 59
60 QA Qatar 231.2 2023 60
61 CH Switzerland 225 2023 61
62 MW Malawi 223.8 2023 62
63 KP North Korea 219.4 2023 63
64 MH Marshall Islands 215.7 2023 64
65 AG Antigua and Barbuda 212.1 2023 65
66 NP Nepal 207.1 2023 66
67 IT Italy 199.5 2023 67
68 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 179.8 2023 68
69 AD Andorra 172 2023 69
70 GT Guatemala 169.1 2023 70
71 KI Kiribati 163.6 2023 71
72 FM Micronesia 160.9 2023 72
73 TG Togo 151.2 2023 73
74 CN China 150.3 2023 74
75 DK Denmark 148.7 2023 75
76 ID Indonesia 148.6 2023 76
77 GH Ghana 148.5 2023 77
78 IM Isle of Man 147.7 2023 78
79 AE United Arab Emirates 147.6 2023 79
80 CY Cyprus 145.6 2023 80
81 TO Tonga 145.3 2023 81
82 CZ Czechia 140.8 2023 82
83 TH Thailand 140.3 2023 83
84 CV Cabo Verde 129.6 2023 84
85 JO Jordan 128.8 2023 85
86 SY Syria 128.5 2023 86
87 FR France 126.9 2023 87
88 BJ Benin 125.1 2023 88
89 AZ Azerbaijan 122.9 2023 89
90 PL Poland 119.8 2023 90
91 SL Sierra Leone 117.2 2023 91
92 PT Portugal 115.5 2023 92
93 EG Egypt 115.1 2023 93
94 ET Ethiopia 114 2023 94
95 SK Slovakia 112.9 2023 95
96 TR Türkiye 110.9 2023 96
97 AT Austria 110.7 2023 97
98 MY Malaysia 106.9 2023 98
99 CU Cuba 106.2 2023 99
100 SI Slovenia 105.3 2023 100
101 AM Armenia 105.1 2023 101
102 HU Hungary 105.1 2023 102
103 IQ Iraq 103.8 2023 103
104 CR Costa Rica 100 2023 104
105 KH Cambodia 98.7 2023 105
106 MP Northern Mariana Islands 98.1 2023 106
107 CI Côte d'Ivoire 98 2023 107
108 ES Spain 96.8 2023 108
109 KE Kenya 95.3 2023 109
110 HN Honduras 95.1 2023 110
111 SN Senegal 93.9 2023 111
112 TL Timor-Leste 93.1 2023 112
113 DM Dominica 88.7 2023 113
114 AL Albania 88 2023 114
115 BN Brunei Darussalam 87.1 2023 115
116 MD Moldova 85.4 2023 116
117 MA Morocco 84.5 2023 117
118 BF Burkina Faso 84.2 2023 118
119 MM Myanmar 82.9 2023 119
120 RO Romania 82.8 2023 120
121 PF French Polynesia 81 2023 121
122 UZ Uzbekistan 80.9 2023 122
123 GR Greece 80.7 2023 123
124 RS Serbia 78.8 2023 124
125 TN Tunisia 78.5 2023 125
126 WS Samoa 77.9 2023 126
127 IE Ireland 77.1 2023 127
128 GW Guinea-Bissau 76.6 2023 128
129 LS Lesotho 76.1 2023 129
130 TZ Tanzania 75.2 2023 130
131 TJ Tajikistan 74.9 2023 131
132 YE Yemen 74.6 2023 132
133 MK North Macedonia 72.5 2023 133
134 EC Ecuador 72.4 2023 134
135 SZ Eswatini 71.5 2023 135
136 HR Croatia 69 2023 136
137 MX Mexico 66.7 2023 137
138 GQ Equatorial Guinea 65.9 2023 138
139 UA Ukraine 65.1 2023 139
140 GE Georgia 65 2023 140
141 AF Afghanistan 63.6 2023 141
142 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.2 2023 142
143 PA Panama 60.1 2023 143
144 CM Cameroon 60 2023 144
145 BG Bulgaria 59.4 2023 145
146 GN Guinea 58.6 2023 146
147 LR Liberia 57 2023 147
148 NI Nicaragua 56.7 2023 148
149 IR Iran 55.8 2023 149
150 MG Madagascar 53.6 2023 150
151 ZA South Africa 52.1 2023 151
152 FJ Fiji 50.6 2023 152
153 DJ Djibouti 49.7 2023 153
154 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 48.6 2023 154
155 CO Colombia 47.2 2023 155
156 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 46.7 2023 156
157 ME Montenegro 46.4 2023 157
158 LT Lithuania 45.9 2023 158
159 BY Belarus 45.2 2023 159
160 MZ Mozambique 42.8 2023 160
161 ZW Zimbabwe 42.2 2023 161
162 BS Bahamas 39.9 2023 162
163 FO Faroe Islands 39.7 2023 163
164 PW Palau 38.5 2023 164
165 KG Kyrgyzstan 37 2023 165
166 US United States 36.8 2023 166
167 LA Laos 33.2 2023 167
168 VE Venezuela 32.1 2023 168
169 EE Estonia 32.1 2023 169
170 LV Latvia 30.3 2023 170
171 AO Angola 29.5 2023 171
172 SO Somalia 29.3 2023 172
173 ER Eritrea 28.6 2023 173
174 SB Solomon Islands 28.6 2023 174
175 ZM Zambia 27.9 2023 175
176 SD Sudan 26.8 2023 176
177 CL Chile 26.5 2023 177
178 PE Peru 26.4 2023 178
179 VU Vanuatu 26.3 2023 179
180 SE Sweden 25.9 2023 180
181 BR Brazil 25.3 2023 181
182 PG Papua New Guinea 22.9 2023 182
183 NE Niger 20.7 2023 183
184 BT Bhutan 20.6 2023 184
185 NZ New Zealand 19.7 2023 185
186 ML Mali 19.5 2023 186
187 DZ Algeria 19.4 2023 187
188 UY Uruguay 19.4 2023 188
189 FI Finland 18.4 2023 189
190 SS South Sudan 18.2 2023 190
191 CG Republic of the Congo 18.1 2023 191
192 BZ Belize 18 2023 192
193 PY Paraguay 17.3 2023 193
194 AR Argentina 16.6 2023 194
195 OM Oman 16.3 2023 195
196 NC New Caledonia 15.9 2023 196
197 SA Saudi Arabia 15.7 2023 197
198 TM Turkmenistan 15.7 2023 198
199 TD Chad 15.3 2023 199
200 NO Norway 15.2 2023 200
201 BO Bolivia 11.3 2023 201
202 GA Gabon 9.6 2023 202
203 RU Russia 8.8 2023 203
204 CF Central African Republic 8.3 2023 204
205 KZ Kazakhstan 7.5 2023 205
206 MR Mauritania 4.9 2023 206
207 CA Canada 4.6 2023 207
208 BW Botswana 4.4 2023 208
209 LY Libya 4.2 2023 209
210 SR Suriname 3.9 2023 210
211 GY Guyana 3.9 2023 211
212 IS Iceland 3.8 2023 212
213 NA Namibia 3.6 2023 213
214 AU Australia 3.5 2023 214
215 MN Mongolia 2.2 2023 215
216 GL Greenland 0.1 2023 216
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Maximum 20,569.7 per km²
Median 96 per km²
Minimum 0.1 per km²
World 62.1 per km²

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
people per km²
Observation period
1961–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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