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Population density by country (people per km² of land)

How many people live on each square kilometre of land, for 216 countries and areas, ranked from most to least densely populated. Source: World Bank.

Key facts

  • World average: 62.1 people per km² (2023).
  • Most densely populated: Macao SAR China (20,630.6), Monaco (18,536.9) and Singapore (8,329.0).
  • Least densely populated in the list: Greenland (0.1).
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Population density by country (people per km² of land). Select a column heading to sort.
1Macao SAR China20,630.62024
2Monaco18,536.92024
3Singapore8,329.02024
4Hong Kong SAR China7,165.82024
5Gibraltar3,932.92024
6Bahrain1,985.82024
7Malta1,805.02024
8Maldives1,771.12024
9Bangladesh1,333.42024
10Sint Maarten1,275.02024
11Bermuda1,197.02024
12Palestinian Territories877.92024
13Channel Islands842.12021
14Barbados655.42024
15Mauritius622.92024
16Aruba600.02024
17Rwanda599.92024
18Nauru568.92024
19Lebanon567.52024
20San Marino555.22024
21Burundi547.02024
22Netherlands534.42024
23South Korea530.22024
24St. Martin493.02024
25India488.02024
26Comoros463.52024
27Israel462.22024
28Haiti427.22024
29Belgium388.92024
30Philippines388.52024
31Tuvalu371.02024
32Puerto Rico361.12024
33Sri Lanka354.32024
34Curaçao351.32024
35Grenada340.72024
36Japan340.12024
37Pakistan326.02024
38Vietnam322.22024
39Cayman Islands310.22024
40Guam310.12024
41El Salvador305.92024
42U.S. Virgin Islands299.92024
43St. Lucia294.72024
44United Kingdom286.42024
45Kuwait274.82024
46Gambia272.72024
47Trinidad & Tobago266.82024
48Seychelles265.52024
49Luxembourg263.02024
50Jamaica262.22024
51British Virgin Islands261.42024
52St. Vincent & Grenadines258.72024
53Nigeria255.52024
54Liechtenstein252.82024
55Uganda249.42024
56Qatar248.72024
57São Tomé & Príncipe245.32024
58Germany239.02024
59Dominican Republic237.12024
60American Samoa235.02024
61Malawi229.72024
62Switzerland227.92024
63North Korea220.12024
64Antigua & Barbuda213.02024
65Marshall Islands207.42024
66Nepal206.82024
67Italy199.42024
68St. Kitts & Nevis179.52024
69Andorra175.12024
70Guatemala171.82024
71Kiribati165.92024
72Micronesia161.42024
73United Arab Emirates154.72024
74Togo154.62024
75Ghana151.32024
76China150.12024
77Indonesia149.82024
78Denmark149.42024
79Cyprus147.02024
79Isle of Man147.02024
81Tonga144.72024
82Czechia141.32024
83Thailand140.32024
84Syria134.42024
85Cape Verde130.22024
86Jordan130.12024
87Benin128.32024
88France127.22024
89Azerbaijan123.42024
90Sierra Leone119.72024
91Poland119.42024
92Ethiopia117.72024
93Egypt117.12024
94Portugal116.72024
95Slovakia112.82024
96Austria111.22024
97Türkiye111.12024
98Malaysia108.22024
99Armenia107.62024
100Iraq106.12024
101Cuba105.82024
102Slovenia105.72024
103Hungary104.82024
104Costa Rica101.52024
105Côte d’Ivoire100.42024
106Cambodia99.92024
107Spain97.82024
108Kenya97.22024
109Northern Mariana Islands96.92024
110Honduras96.82024
111Senegal96.12024
112Timor-Leste94.22024
113Dominica88.22024
114Brunei87.82024
115Albania86.82024
116Burkina Faso86.12024
117Morocco85.32024
118Moldova83.52024
118Myanmar (Burma)83.52024
120Uzbekistan82.92024
121Romania82.82024
122Greece80.72024
123French Polynesia80.02024
124Tunisia79.02024
125Samoa78.42024
126Guinea-Bissau78.32024
126Ireland78.32024
128Tanzania77.62024
129Lesotho77.02024
130Yemen76.92024
131Tajikistan76.32024
132Serbia75.22024
133Ecuador73.02024
134Eswatini72.32024
134North Macedonia72.32024
136Croatia69.12024
137Equatorial Guinea67.52024
138Mexico67.32024
139Georgia66.72024
140Afghanistan65.42024
141Ukraine65.32024
142Bosnia & Herzegovina61.82024
143Cameroon61.62024
144Panama60.92024
145Guinea60.02024
146Bulgaria59.32024
147Liberia58.32024
148Nicaragua56.72023
149Iran56.42024
150Madagascar54.92024
151South Africa52.82024
152Fiji50.72024
153Djibouti50.42024
154Turks & Caicos Islands49.12024
155Congo - Kinshasa48.22024
156Colombia47.72024
157Montenegro46.42024
158Lithuania46.12024
159Belarus45.02024
160Mozambique44.02024
161Zimbabwe43.02024
162Bahamas40.12024
163Faroe Islands39.92024
164Palau38.52024
165Kyrgyzstan37.72024
166United States37.22024
167Laos33.72024
168Venezuela32.22024
169Estonia32.12024
170Angola30.42024
171Somalia30.32024
172Latvia30.02024
173Eritrea29.32024
173Solomon Islands29.32024
175Zambia28.72024
176Sudan27.02024
177Vanuatu26.92024
178Peru26.72024
179Chile26.62024
180Sweden26.02024
181Brazil25.42024
182Papua New Guinea23.42024
183Niger21.32024
184Bhutan20.82024
185Mali20.12024
185New Zealand20.12024
187Algeria19.72024
188Uruguay19.42024
189South Sudan18.92024
190Congo - Brazzaville18.52024
190Finland18.52024
192Belize18.32024
193Paraguay17.52024
194Oman17.12024
195Argentina16.72024
196Saudi Arabia16.42024
197Chad16.12024
198Turkmenistan15.92024
199New Caledonia15.82024
200Norway15.32024
201Bolivia11.42024
202Gabon9.92024
203Russia8.82024
204Central African Republic8.62024
205Kazakhstan7.62024
206Mauritania5.02024
207Canada4.72024
208Botswana4.42024
209Libya4.22024
210Suriname4.02024
211Guyana3.92024
212Iceland3.82024
213Namibia3.72024
214Australia3.52024
215Mongolia2.32024
216Greenland0.12024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-31

About this data

Population density is mid-year population divided by land area. It is an average over the whole country, so a country with one huge city and a large empty interior can still have a low figure.

City-states and small islands top the list. Among large countries, Bangladesh is the most crowded.

FAQ

Which country has the highest population density?

Macao SAR China, with 20,630.6 people per km² in 2024, followed by Monaco (18,536.9).

What is the population density of the world?

About 62.1 people per km² of land in 2023.

Which country has the lowest population density?

In this list, Greenland, with 0.1 people per km².

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