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Population density, people per km²: ranking of countries
216 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2024). Macao is highest at 20,630.6; Greenland is lowest at 0.1.
World 62.1 (2023)Median country 97.0216 countries
Density: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 216 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
216 shown
| # | Country | Region | Density | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 20,630.6 | 2024 | |
| 2 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 18,536.9 | 2024 | |
| 3 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 8,329.0 | 2024 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 7,165.8 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 3,932.9 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,985.8 | 2024 | |
| 7 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,805.0 | 2024 | |
| 8 | Maldives | South Asia | 1,771.1 | 2024 | |
| 9 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 1,333.4 | 2024 | |
| 10 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,275.0 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Bermuda | North America | 1,197.0 | 2024 | |
| 12 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 877.9 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 842.1 | 2021 | |
| 14 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 655.4 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 622.9 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 600.0 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 599.9 | 2024 | |
| 18 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 568.9 | 2024 | |
| 19 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 567.5 | 2024 | |
| 20 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 555.2 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 547.0 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 534.4 | 2024 | |
| 23 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 530.2 | 2024 | |
| 24 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 493.0 | 2024 | |
| 25 | India | South Asia | 488.0 | 2024 | |
| 26 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 463.5 | 2024 | |
| 27 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 462.2 | 2024 | |
| 28 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 427.2 | 2024 | |
| 29 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 388.9 | 2024 | |
| 30 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 388.5 | 2024 | |
| 31 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 371.0 | 2024 | |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 361.1 | 2024 | |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 354.3 | 2024 | |
| 34 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 351.3 | 2024 | |
| 35 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 340.7 | 2024 | |
| 36 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 340.1 | 2024 | |
| 37 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 326.0 | 2024 | |
| 38 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 322.2 | 2024 | |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 310.2 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 310.1 | 2024 | |
| 41 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 305.9 | 2024 | |
| 42 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 299.9 | 2024 | |
| 43 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 294.7 | 2024 | |
| 44 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 286.4 | 2024 | |
| 45 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 274.8 | 2024 | |
| 46 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 272.7 | 2024 | |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 266.8 | 2024 | |
| 48 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 265.5 | 2024 | |
| 49 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 263.0 | 2024 | |
| 50 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 262.2 | 2024 | |
| 51 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 261.4 | 2024 | |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 258.7 | 2024 | |
| 53 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 255.5 | 2024 | |
| 54 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 252.8 | 2024 | |
| 55 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 249.4 | 2024 | |
| 56 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 248.7 | 2024 | |
| 57 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 245.3 | 2024 | |
| 58 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 239.0 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 237.1 | 2024 | |
| 60 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 235.0 | 2024 | |
| 61 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 229.7 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 227.9 | 2024 | |
| 63 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 220.1 | 2024 | |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 213.0 | 2024 | |
| 65 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 207.4 | 2024 | |
| 66 | Nepal | South Asia | 206.8 | 2024 | |
| 67 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 199.4 | 2024 | |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 179.5 | 2024 | |
| 69 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 175.1 | 2024 | |
| 70 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 171.8 | 2024 | |
| 71 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 165.9 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 161.4 | 2024 | |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 154.7 | 2024 | |
| 74 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 154.6 | 2024 | |
| 75 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 151.3 | 2024 | |
| 76 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 150.1 | 2024 | |
| 77 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 149.8 | 2024 | |
| 78 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 149.4 | 2024 | |
| 79 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 147.0 | 2024 | |
| 80 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 147.0 | 2024 | |
| 81 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 144.7 | 2024 | |
| 82 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 141.3 | 2024 | |
| 83 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 140.3 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 134.4 | 2024 | |
| 85 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 130.2 | 2024 | |
| 86 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 130.1 | 2024 | |
| 87 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 128.3 | 2024 | |
| 88 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 127.2 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 123.4 | 2024 | |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 119.7 | 2024 | |
| 91 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 119.4 | 2024 | |
| 92 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 117.7 | 2024 | |
| 93 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 117.1 | 2024 | |
| 94 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 116.7 | 2024 | |
| 95 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 112.8 | 2024 | |
| 96 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 111.2 | 2024 | |
| 97 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 111.1 | 2024 | |
| 98 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 108.2 | 2024 | |
| 99 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 107.6 | 2024 | |
| 100 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 106.1 | 2024 | |
| 101 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 105.8 | 2024 | |
| 102 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 105.7 | 2024 | |
| 103 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 104.8 | 2024 | |
| 104 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 101.5 | 2024 | |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 100.4 | 2024 | |
| 106 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 99.9 | 2024 | |
| 107 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 97.8 | 2024 | |
| 108 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 97.2 | 2024 | |
| 109 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 96.9 | 2024 | |
| 110 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 96.8 | 2024 | |
| 111 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 96.1 | 2024 | |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 94.2 | 2024 | |
| 113 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 88.2 | 2024 | |
| 114 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 87.8 | 2024 | |
| 115 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 86.8 | 2024 | |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.1 | 2024 | |
| 117 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 85.3 | 2024 | |
| 118 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 83.5 | 2024 | |
| 119 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 83.5 | 2024 | |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 82.9 | 2024 | |
| 121 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 82.8 | 2024 | |
| 122 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 80.7 | 2024 | |
| 123 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 80.0 | 2024 | |
| 124 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.0 | 2024 | |
| 125 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 78.4 | 2024 | |
| 126 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 78.3 | 2024 | |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.3 | 2024 | |
| 128 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.6 | 2024 | |
| 129 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.0 | 2024 | |
| 130 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 76.9 | 2024 | |
| 131 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 76.3 | 2024 | |
| 132 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 75.2 | 2024 | |
| 133 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 73.0 | 2024 | |
| 134 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 72.3 | 2024 | |
| 135 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.3 | 2024 | |
| 136 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 69.1 | 2024 | |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.5 | 2024 | |
| 138 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.3 | 2024 | |
| 139 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 66.7 | 2024 | |
| 140 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.4 | 2024 | |
| 141 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 65.3 | 2024 | |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 61.8 | 2024 | |
| 143 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.6 | 2024 | |
| 144 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 60.9 | 2024 | |
| 145 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.0 | 2024 | |
| 146 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 59.3 | 2024 | |
| 147 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.3 | 2024 | |
| 148 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.7 | 2023 | |
| 149 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 56.4 | 2024 | |
| 150 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.9 | 2024 | |
| 151 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.8 | 2024 | |
| 152 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 50.7 | 2024 | |
| 153 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 50.4 | 2024 | |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.1 | 2024 | |
| 155 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.2 | 2024 | |
| 156 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 47.7 | 2024 | |
| 157 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 46.4 | 2024 | |
| 158 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 46.1 | 2024 | |
| 159 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 45.0 | 2024 | |
| 160 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.0 | 2024 | |
| 161 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.0 | 2024 | |
| 162 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 40.1 | 2024 | |
| 163 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 39.9 | 2024 | |
| 164 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 38.5 | 2024 | |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 37.7 | 2024 | |
| 166 | United States | North America | 37.2 | 2024 | |
| 167 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 33.7 | 2024 | |
| 168 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.2 | 2024 | |
| 169 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 32.1 | 2024 | |
| 170 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.4 | 2024 | |
| 171 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.3 | 2024 | |
| 172 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 30.0 | 2024 | |
| 173 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.3 | 2024 | |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 29.3 | 2024 | |
| 175 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.7 | 2024 | |
| 176 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.0 | 2024 | |
| 177 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 26.9 | 2024 | |
| 178 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.7 | 2024 | |
| 179 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.6 | 2024 | |
| 180 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 26.0 | 2024 | |
| 181 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.4 | 2024 | |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 23.4 | 2024 | |
| 183 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.3 | 2024 | |
| 184 | Bhutan | South Asia | 20.8 | 2024 | |
| 185 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 20.1 | 2024 | |
| 186 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.1 | 2024 | |
| 187 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.7 | 2024 | |
| 188 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.4 | 2024 | |
| 189 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.9 | 2024 | |
| 190 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.5 | 2024 | |
| 191 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 18.5 | 2024 | |
| 192 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.3 | 2024 | |
| 193 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.5 | 2024 | |
| 194 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.1 | 2024 | |
| 195 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.7 | 2024 | |
| 196 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.4 | 2024 | |
| 197 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.1 | 2024 | |
| 198 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 15.9 | 2024 | |
| 199 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 15.8 | 2024 | |
| 200 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 15.3 | 2024 | |
| 201 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.4 | 2024 | |
| 202 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.9 | 2024 | |
| 203 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.8 | 2024 | |
| 204 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.6 | 2024 | |
| 205 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.6 | 2024 | |
| 206 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0 | 2024 | |
| 207 | Canada | North America | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 208 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.4 | 2024 | |
| 209 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2 | 2024 | |
| 210 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.0 | 2024 | |
| 211 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.9 | 2024 | |
| 212 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.8 | 2024 | |
| 213 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7 | 2024 | |
| 214 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.5 | 2024 | |
| 215 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.3 | 2024 | |
| 216 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.1 | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Population density (people per sq. km of land area)