Population density - Country rankings

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Population density, people per square km, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 196 countries was 459 people per square km.The highest value was in Macao: 20556 people per square km and the lowest value was in Mongolia: 2 people per square km. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: people per square km; Source: Food and Agriculture Organization
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Countries Population density, 2020 Global rank Available data
Macao 20556 1 1961 - 2020
Monaco 18215 2 1961 - 2020
Singapore 7919 3 1961 - 2020
Hong Kong 7125 4 1961 - 2020
Gibraltar 3271 5 1961 - 2020
Bahrain 1882 6 1961 - 2020
Maldives 1715 7 1961 - 2020
Malta 1610 8 1961 - 2020
Bangladesh 1286 9 1961 - 2020
Bermuda 1183 10 1961 - 2020
Palestine 798 11 1990 - 2020
Barbados 653 12 1961 - 2020
Mauritius 624 13 1961 - 2020
Aruba 592 14 1961 - 2020
San Marino 567 15 1961 - 2020
Lebanon 554 16 1961 - 2020
Rwanda 533 17 1961 - 2020
South Korea 531 18 1961 - 2020
Netherlands 518 19 1961 - 2020
Burundi 476 20 1961 - 2020
India 470 21 1961 - 2020
Comoros 433 22 1961 - 2020
Israel 426 23 1961 - 2020
Haiti 410 24 1961 - 2020
Belgium 381 25 1961 - 2020
Philippines 376 26 1961 - 2020
Puerto Rico 370 27 1961 - 2020
Tuvalu 369 28 1961 - 2020
Grenada 364 29 1961 - 2020
Sri Lanka 354 30 1961 - 2020
Japan 346 31 1961 - 2020
Vietnam 308 32 1961 - 2020
El Salvador 304 33 1961 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 296 34 1961 - 2020
Pakistan 295 35 1961 - 2020
Saint Lucia 294 36 1961 - 2020
UK 277 37 1961 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 268 38 1961 - 2020
Jamaica 260 39 1961 - 2020
Gambia 254 40 1961 - 2020
Kuwait 245 41 1961 - 2020
Luxembourg 245 42 2000 - 2020
Liechtenstein 242 43 1961 - 2020
Qatar 240 44 1961 - 2020
Germany 238 45 1961 - 2020
Nigeria 229 46 1961 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 228 47 1961 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 228 48 1961 - 2020
Uganda 221 49 1961 - 2020
Switzerland 219 50 1961 - 2020
North Korea 215 51 1961 - 2020
Seychelles 214 52 1961 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 211 53 1961 - 2020
Malawi 206 54 1961 - 2020
Nepal 205 55 1961 - 2020
Italy 201 56 1961 - 2020
Andorra 165 57 1961 - 2020
Micronesia 160 58 1961 - 2020
Guatemala 157 59 1961 - 2020
Kiribati 156 60 1961 - 2020
Togo 155 61 1961 - 2020
China 150 62 1961 - 2020
Denmark 146 63 1961 - 2020
Tonga 146 64 1961 - 2020
Cape Verde 145 65 1961 - 2020
Indonesia 145 66 1961 - 2020
Ghana 141 67 1961 - 2020
Thailand 140 68 1961 - 2020
Czechia 139 69 1961 - 2020
Cyprus 134 70 1961 - 2020
UA Emirates 131 71 1961 - 2020
Poland 124 72 1961 - 2020
France 123 73 1961 - 2020
Jordan 123 74 1961 - 2020
Azerbaijan 122 75 1961 - 2020
Sierra Leone 114 76 1961 - 2020
Slovakia 114 77 1961 - 2020
Syria 113 78 1961 - 2020
Benin 112 79 1961 - 2020
Portugal 112 80 1961 - 2020
Turkey 109 81 1961 - 2020
Austria 108 82 1961 - 2020
Egypt 108 83 1961 - 2020
Hungary 107 84 1961 - 2020
Albania 104 85 1961 - 2020
Ethiopia 104 86 1961 - 2020
Slovenia 104 87 1961 - 2020
Malaysia 101 88 1961 - 2020
Costa Rica 100 89 1961 - 2020
Armenia 99 90 1961 - 2020
Iraq 98 91 1961 - 2020
Dominica 96 92 1961 - 2020
Spain 95 93 1961 - 2020
Cambodia 93 94 1961 - 2020
Moldova 92 95 1961 - 2020
Kenya 91 96 1961 - 2020
Honduras 90 97 1961 - 2020
Senegal 85 98 1961 - 2020
Brunei 84 99 1961 - 2020
Ivory Coast 84 100 1961 - 2020
Romania 84 101 1961 - 2020
Greece 83 102 1961 - 2020
Burma 82 103 1961 - 2020
Morocco 82 104 1961 - 2020
North Macedonia 82 105 1961 - 2020
Burkina Faso 79 106 1961 - 2020
Serbia 79 107 1961 - 2020
Tunisia 78 108 1961 - 2020
Uzbekistan 78 109 1961 - 2020
Samoa 77 110 1961 - 2020
Ukraine 76 111 1961 - 2020
Lesotho 74 112 1961 - 2020
Croatia 72 113 1961 - 2020
G.-Bissau 72 114 1961 - 2020
Ireland 72 115 1961 - 2020
Ecuador 71 116 1961 - 2020
Tanzania 70 117 1961 - 2020
Swaziland 69 118 1961 - 2020
Tajikistan 69 119 1961 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 65 120 1961 - 2020
Georgia 65 121 1961 - 2020
Mexico 65 122 1961 - 2020
Bulgaria 64 123 1961 - 2020
Yemen 61 124 1961 - 2020
Afghanistan 60 125 1961 - 2020
Panama 58 126 1961 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 57 127 1961 - 2020
Cameroon 56 128 1961 - 2020
Nicaragua 56 129 1961 - 2020
Guinea 54 130 1961 - 2020
Iran 54 131 1961 - 2020
Liberia 53 132 1961 - 2020
Fiji 50 133 1961 - 2020
Madagascar 49 134 1961 - 2020
South Africa 48 135 1961 - 2020
Djibouti 47 136 1961 - 2020
Belarus 46 137 1961 - 2020
Colombia 46 138 1961 - 2020
Montenegro 46 139 1961 - 2020
Lithuania 45 140 1961 - 2020
Bahamas 41 141 1961 - 2020
DR Congo 41 142 1961 - 2020
Zimbabwe 41 143 1961 - 2020
Mozambique 40 144 1961 - 2020
Palau 39 145 1961 - 2020
Faroe Isl. 38 146 1961 - 2020
USA 36 147 1961 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 34 148 1961 - 2020
Laos 32 149 1961 - 2020
Venezuela 32 150 1961 - 2020
Estonia 31 151 1961 - 2020
Latvia 31 152 1961 - 2020
Eritrea 29 153 1993 - 2020
Angola 27 154 1961 - 2020
Brazil 26 155 1961 - 2020
Chile 26 156 1961 - 2020
Peru 26 157 1961 - 2020
Somalia 26 158 1961 - 2020
Vanuatu 26 159 1961 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 25 160 1961 - 2020
Sweden 25 161 1961 - 2020
Zambia 25 162 1961 - 2020
Sudan 24 163 1961 - 2020
Papua N.G. 22 164 1961 - 2020
Bhutan 20 165 1961 - 2020
Uruguay 20 166 1961 - 2020
New Zealand 19 167 1961 - 2020
Niger 19 168 1961 - 2020
Algeria 18 169 1961 - 2020
Finland 18 170 1961 - 2020
Argentina 17 171 1961 - 2020
Belize 17 172 1961 - 2020
Mali 17 173 1961 - 2020
Paraguay 17 174 1961 - 2020
R. of Congo 17 175 1961 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 17 176 1961 - 2020
N. Caledonia 15 177 1961 - 2020
Norway 15 178 1961 - 2020
Oman 15 179 1961 - 2020
Chad 13 180 1961 - 2020
Turkmenistan 13 181 1961 - 2020
Bolivia 11 182 1961 - 2020
C.A. Republic 9 183 1961 - 2020
Gabon 9 184 1961 - 2020
Russia 9 185 1961 - 2020
Kazakhstan 7 186 1961 - 2020
Botswana 4 187 1961 - 2020
Canada 4 188 1961 - 2020
Guyana 4 189 1961 - 2020
Iceland 4 190 1961 - 2020
Libya 4 191 1961 - 2020
Mauritania 4 192 1961 - 2020
Suriname 4 193 1961 - 2020
Australia 3 194 1961 - 2020
Namibia 3 195 1961 - 2020
Mongolia 2 196 1961 - 2020


Definition: 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.
1. Macao
2. Monaco
3. Singapore
4. Hong Kong
5. Gibraltar
6. Bahrain
7. Maldives
8. Malta
9. Bangladesh
10. Bermuda
11. Palestine
12. Barbados
13. Mauritius
14. Aruba
15. San Marino
16. Lebanon
17. Rwanda
18. South Korea
19. Netherlands
20. Burundi
21. India
22. Comoros
23. Israel
24. Haiti
25. Belgium
26. Philippines
27. Puerto Rico
28. Tuvalu
29. Grenada
30. Sri Lanka
31. Japan
32. Vietnam
33. El Salvador
34. Tr.&Tobago
35. Pakistan
36. Saint Lucia
37. UK
38. St. Vincent & ...
39. Jamaica
40. Gambia
41. Kuwait
42. Luxembourg
43. Liechtenstein
44. Qatar
45. Germany
46. Nigeria
47. Domin. Rep.
48. S.T.&Principe
49. Uganda
50. Switzerland
51. North Korea
52. Seychelles
53. Ant.& Barb.
54. Malawi
55. Nepal
56. Italy
57. Andorra
58. Micronesia
59. Guatemala
60. Kiribati
61. Togo
62. China
63. Denmark
64. Tonga
65. Cape Verde
66. Indonesia
67. Ghana
68. Thailand
69. Czechia
70. Cyprus
71. UA Emirates
72. Poland
73. France
74. Jordan
75. Azerbaijan
76. Sierra Leone
77. Slovakia
78. Syria
79. Benin
80. Portugal
81. Turkey
82. Austria
83. Egypt
84. Hungary
85. Albania
86. Ethiopia
87. Slovenia
88. Malaysia
89. Costa Rica
90. Armenia
91. Iraq
92. Dominica
93. Spain
94. Cambodia
95. Moldova
96. Kenya
97. Honduras
98. Senegal
99. Brunei
100. Ivory Coast
101. Romania
102. Greece
103. Burma
104. Morocco
105. North Macedonia
106. Burkina Faso
107. Serbia
108. Tunisia
109. Uzbekistan
110. Samoa
111. Ukraine
112. Lesotho
113. Croatia
114. G.-Bissau
115. Ireland
116. Ecuador
117. Tanzania
118. Swaziland
119. Tajikistan
120. Bosnia & Herz.
121. Georgia
122. Mexico
123. Bulgaria
124. Yemen
125. Afghanistan
126. Panama
127. Eq. Guinea
128. Cameroon
129. Nicaragua
130. Guinea
131. Iran
132. Liberia
133. Fiji
134. Madagascar
135. South Africa
136. Djibouti
137. Belarus
138. Colombia
139. Montenegro
140. Lithuania
141. Bahamas
142. DR Congo
143. Zimbabwe
144. Mozambique
145. Palau
146. Faroe Isl.
147. USA
148. Kyrgyzstan
149. Laos
150. Venezuela
151. Estonia
152. Latvia
153. Eritrea
154. Angola
155. Brazil
156. Chile
157. Peru
158. Somalia
159. Vanuatu
160. Solomon Isl.
161. Sweden
162. Zambia
163. Sudan
164. Papua N.G.
165. Bhutan
166. Uruguay
167. New Zealand
168. Niger
169. Algeria
170. Finland
171. Argentina
172. Belize
173. Mali
174. Paraguay
175. R. of Congo
176. Saudi Arabia
177. N. Caledonia
178. Norway
179. Oman
180. Chad
181. Turkmenistan
182. Bolivia
183. C.A. Republic
184. Gabon
185. Russia
186. Kazakhstan
187. Botswana
188. Canada
189. Guyana
190. Iceland
191. Libya
192. Mauritania
193. Suriname
194. Australia
195. Namibia
196. Mongolia
20556
18215
7919
7125
3271
1882
1715
1610
1286
1183
798
653
624
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567
554
533
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518
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10278
15417
20556
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