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Countries by Population Density

People per square kilometre of land area.

240 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Macao
20,570/km²
Asia
World Bank, 2023
#2 Monaco
18,693/km²
Europe
World Bank, 2023
#3 Singapore
8,242/km²
Asia
World Bank, 2023
Median country
90/km²
Across 240 ranked countries

Full Ranking (240 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

240 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Macao20,570/km²
2Monaco18,693/km²
3Singapore8,242/km²
4Hong Kong7,177/km²
5Gibraltar3,847/km²
6Bahrain1,971/km²
7Maldives1,765/km²
8Malta1,727/km²
9Bangladesh1,319/km²
10Sint Maarten1,257/km²
11Bermuda1,198/km²
12Vatican City1,177/km²
13Guernsey1,021/km²
14Jersey956/km²
15Mayotte871/km²
16State of Palestine857/km²
17Taiwan673/km²
18Barbados657/km²
19Mauritius625/km²
20Aruba596/km²
21Nauru594/km²
22Rwanda566/km²
23Lebanon564/km²
24San Marino564/km²
25Burundi533/km²
26Netherlands531/km²
27South Korea530/km²
28India484/km²
29Comoros457/km²
30Israel455/km²
31Haiti422/km²
32Réunion392/km²
33Belgium386/km²
34Philippines385/km²
35Puerto Rico361/km²
36Sri Lanka356/km²
37Curaçao348/km²
38Grenada344/km²
39Japan342/km²
40Martinique334/km²
41Tuvalu327/km²
42Pakistan321/km²
43Vietnam320/km²
44Guam308/km²
45El Salvador305/km²
46Cayman Islands304/km²
47U.S. Virgin Islands300/km²
48Saint Lucia294/km²
49United Kingdom283/km²
50Kuwait272/km²
51Gambia267/km²
52Trinidad and Tobago267/km²
53Jamaica262/km²
54Seychelles260/km²
55British Virgin Islands260/km²
56Saint Vincent260/km²
57Luxembourg259/km²
58Nigeria250/km²
59Liechtenstein249/km²
60Guadeloupe244/km²
61Uganda243/km²
62Sao Tome and Principe240/km²
63Germany238/km²
64American Samoa238/km²
65Dominican Republic235/km²
66Qatar231/km²
67Switzerland225/km²
68Malawi224/km²
69North Korea219/km²
70Marshall Islands216/km²
71Antigua and Barbuda212/km²
72Nepal207/km²
73Italy199/km²
74Tokelau189/km²
75Anguilla176/km²
76Kosovo173/km²
77Andorra172/km²
78Guatemala169/km²
79Kiribati164/km²
80Micronesia161/km²
81Togo151/km²
82China150/km²
83Denmark149/km²
84Indonesia149/km²
85Ghana148/km²
86Isle of Man148/km²
87United Arab Emirates148/km²
88Cyprus146/km²
89Tonga145/km²
90Czech Republic141/km²
91Thailand140/km²
92Cape Verde130/km²
93Jordan129/km²
94Syria128/km²
95France127/km²
96Benin125/km²
97Azerbaijan123/km²
98Poland120/km²
99Sierra Leone117/km²
100Portugal115/km²
101Egypt115/km²
102Ethiopia114/km²
103Slovakia113/km²
104Turkey111/km²
105Austria111/km²
106Malaysia107/km²
107Cuba106/km²
108Slovenia105/km²
109Armenia105/km²
110Hungary105/km²
111Iraq104/km²
112Costa Rica100/km²
113Cambodia99/km²
114Northern Mariana Islands98/km²
115Ivory Coast98/km²
116Spain97/km²
117Kenya95/km²
118Honduras95/km²
119Senegal94/km²
120Timor-Leste93/km²
121Caribbean Netherlands90/km²
122Dominica89/km²
123Albania88/km²
124Brunei87/km²
125Moldova85/km²
126Morocco85/km²
127Burkina Faso84/km²
128Myanmar83/km²
129Romania83/km²
130French Polynesia81/km²
131Uzbekistan81/km²
132Greece81/km²
133Wallis and Futuna80/km²
134Serbia79/km²
135Tunisia79/km²
136Samoa78/km²
137Ireland77/km²
138Guinea-Bissau77/km²
139Lesotho76/km²
140Tanzania75/km²
141Tajikistan75/km²
142Yemen75/km²
143North Macedonia72/km²
144Ecuador72/km²
145Eswatini72/km²
146Cook Islands71/km²
147Croatia69/km²
148Mexico67/km²
149Equatorial Guinea66/km²
150Ukraine65/km²
151Georgia65/km²
152Norfolk Island65/km²
153Afghanistan64/km²
154Bosnia and Herzegovina62/km²
155Panama60/km²
156Cameroon60/km²
157Bulgaria59/km²
158Guinea59/km²
159Liberia57/km²
160Nicaragua57/km²
161Iran56/km²
162Madagascar54/km²
163South Africa52/km²
164Fiji51/km²
165Djibouti50/km²
166Turks and Caicos49/km²
167Colombia47/km²
168DR Congo47/km²
169Montenegro46/km²
170Lithuania46/km²
171Belarus45/km²
172Montserrat44/km²
173Mozambique43/km²
174Zimbabwe42/km²
175Cocos Islands42/km²
176Bahamas40/km²
177Faroe Islands40/km²
178Palau39/km²
179Kyrgyzstan37/km²
180United States37/km²
181Laos33/km²
182Venezuela32/km²
183Estonia32/km²
184Latvia30/km²
185Angola29/km²
186Somalia29/km²
187Eritrea29/km²
188Solomon Islands29/km²
189Zambia28/km²
190Sudan27/km²
191Chile26/km²
192Peru26/km²
193Vanuatu26/km²
194Sweden26/km²
195Brazil25/km²
196Saint Pierre and Miquelon25/km²
197Papua New Guinea23/km²
198Niger21/km²
199Bhutan21/km²
200New Zealand20/km²
201Mali19/km²
202Algeria19/km²
203Uruguay19/km²
204Åland Islands19/km²
205Finland18/km²
206South Sudan18/km²
207Congo18/km²
208Belize18/km²
209Paraguay17/km²
210Argentina17/km²
211Oman16/km²
212Saint Helena16/km²
213New Caledonia16/km²
214Saudi Arabia16/km²
215Turkmenistan16/km²
216Chad15/km²
217Norway15/km²
218Christmas Island13/km²
219Bolivia11/km²
220Gabon10/km²
221Russia9/km²
222Central African Republic8/km²
223Kazakhstan8/km²
224Niue7/km²
225Mauritania5/km²
226Canada5/km²
227Botswana4/km²
228Libya4/km²
229French Guiana4/km²
230Suriname4/km²
231Guyana4/km²
232Iceland4/km²
233Namibia4/km²
234Australia3/km²
235Mongolia2/km²
236Western Sahara2/km²
237Pitcairn Islands1/km²
238Falkland Islands0/km²
239Greenland0/km²
240Svalbard0/km²

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by population density.

  1. Macao20,570
  2. Monaco18,693
  3. Singapore8,242
  4. Hong Kong7,177
  5. Gibraltar3,847
  6. Bahrain1,971
  7. Maldives1,765
  8. Malta1,727
  9. Bangladesh1,319
  10. Sint Maarten1,257
Top ten countries by population density
NamePopulation Density
Macao20,570
Monaco18,693
Singapore8,242
Hong Kong7,177
Gibraltar3,847
Bahrain1,971
Maldives1,765
Malta1,727
Bangladesh1,319
Sint Maarten1,257

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average population density by continent
NameValueShare
Asia99246.3%
Europe62929.4%
North America25511.9%
Africa1296.0%
Oceania1145.3%
South America221.0%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

People per square kilometre of land area.

Coverage and vintage

240 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2023.