20,569.7 people/km²
EN.POP.DNST · World Bank WDI · 2023
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Compare 215 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.
95.27 people/km²
Kenya
0.14 people/km²
Greenland
Country comparison
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) by country in 2023
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| Rank | Country | people per sq. km |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific | 20,569.7 people/km² |
| 2 | Monaco MCO · Europe & Central Asia | 18,692.9 people/km² |
| 3 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 8,241.8 people/km² |
| 4 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 7,177.2 people/km² |
| 5 | Gibraltar GIB · Europe & Central Asia | 3,847.1 people/km² |
| 6 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,971.3 people/km² |
| 7 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 1,765.1 people/km² |
| 8 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,727.3 people/km² |
| 9 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 1,319.2 people/km² |
| 10 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM · Latin America & Caribbean | 1,257.3 people/km² |
| 11 | Bermuda BMU · North America | 1,198.1 people/km² |
| 12 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 857.4 people/km² |
| 13 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 656.6 people/km² |
| 14 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 625.3 people/km² |
| 15 | Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean | 596.4 people/km² |
| 16 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | 593.8 people/km² |
| 17 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 565.6 people/km² |
| 18 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 564.4 people/km² |
| 19 | San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia | 564.3 people/km² |
| 20 | St. Martin (French part) MAF · Latin America & Caribbean | 550.3 people/km² |
| 21 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 533.1 people/km² |
| 22 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 531 people/km² |
| 23 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 529.8 people/km² |
| 24 | India IND · South Asia | 483.7 people/km² |
| 25 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 457 people/km² |
| 26 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 455.1 people/km² |
| 27 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 422.3 people/km² |
| 28 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 386.3 people/km² |
| 29 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 385.3 people/km² |
| 30 | Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 361.2 people/km² |
| 31 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 356.2 people/km² |
| 32 | Curacao CUW · Latin America & Caribbean | 348.3 people/km² |
| 33 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 344.4 people/km² |
| 34 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 341.5 people/km² |
| 35 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 327.2 people/km² |
| 36 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 321.1 people/km² |
| 37 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 320.2 people/km² |
| 38 | Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific | 308.3 people/km² |
| 39 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 304.5 people/km² |
| 40 | Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean | 304.3 people/km² |
| 41 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean | 299.8 people/km² |
| 42 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 293.9 people/km² |
| 43 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 283.2 people/km² |
| 44 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 272.4 people/km² |
| 45 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 266.6 people/km² |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 266.6 people/km² |
| 47 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 262.2 people/km² |
| 48 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 260.4 people/km² |
| 49 | British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean | 259.9 people/km² |
| 50 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 259.8 people/km² |
| 51 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 258.9 people/km² |
| 52 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 250.2 people/km² |
| 53 | Liechtenstein LIE · Europe & Central Asia | 249 people/km² |
| 54 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 242.7 people/km² |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 240.5 people/km² |
| 56 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 238.4 people/km² |
| 57 | American Samoa ASM · East Asia & Pacific | 237.6 people/km² |
| 58 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 235.1 people/km² |
| 59 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 231.2 people/km² |
| 60 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 225 people/km² |
| 61 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 223.8 people/km² |
| 62 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific | 219.4 people/km² |
| 63 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 215.7 people/km² |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 212.1 people/km² |
| 65 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 207.1 people/km² |
| 66 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 199.5 people/km² |
| 67 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 179.8 people/km² |
| 68 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 172 people/km² |
| 69 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 169.1 people/km² |
| 70 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 163.6 people/km² |
| 71 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific | 160.9 people/km² |
| 72 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 151.2 people/km² |
| 73 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 150.3 people/km² |
| 74 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 148.7 people/km² |
| 75 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 148.6 people/km² |
| 76 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 148.5 people/km² |
| 77 | Isle of Man IMN · Europe & Central Asia | 147.7 people/km² |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 147.6 people/km² |
| 79 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 145.6 people/km² |
| 80 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 145.3 people/km² |
| 81 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 140.8 people/km² |
| 82 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 140.3 people/km² |
| 83 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 129.6 people/km² |
| 84 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 128.8 people/km² |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 128.5 people/km² |
| 86 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 126.9 people/km² |
| 87 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 125.1 people/km² |
| 88 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 122.9 people/km² |
| 89 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 119.8 people/km² |
| 90 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 117.2 people/km² |
| 91 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 115.5 people/km² |
| 92 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 115.1 people/km² |
| 93 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 114 people/km² |
| 94 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 112.9 people/km² |
| 95 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 110.9 people/km² |
| 96 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 110.7 people/km² |
| 97 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 106.9 people/km² |
| 98 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 106.2 people/km² |
| 99 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 105.3 people/km² |
| 100 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 105.1 people/km² |
| 101 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 105.1 people/km² |
| 102 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 103.8 people/km² |
| 103 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 99.99 people/km² |
| 104 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 98.71 people/km² |
| 105 | Northern Mariana Islands MNP · East Asia & Pacific | 98.14 people/km² |
| 106 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 98.01 people/km² |
| 107 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 96.76 people/km² |
| 108 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 95.27 people/km² |
| 109 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 95.14 people/km² |
| 110 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 93.89 people/km² |
| 111 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 93.09 people/km² |
| 112 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 88.68 people/km² |
| 113 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 88.02 people/km² |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 87.09 people/km² |
| 115 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 85.44 people/km² |
| 116 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 84.5 people/km² |
| 117 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 84.16 people/km² |
| 118 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 82.94 people/km² |
| 119 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 82.85 people/km² |
| 120 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | 80.99 people/km² |
| 121 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 80.91 people/km² |
| 122 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 80.74 people/km² |
| 123 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 78.76 people/km² |
| 124 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 78.53 people/km² |
| 125 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 77.94 people/km² |
| 126 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 77.1 people/km² |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.58 people/km² |
| 128 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.14 people/km² |
| 129 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.21 people/km² |
| 130 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 74.86 people/km² |
| 131 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 74.61 people/km² |
| 132 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 72.47 people/km² |
| 133 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 72.4 people/km² |
| 134 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.54 people/km² |
| 135 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 68.97 people/km² |
| 136 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 66.74 people/km² |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.87 people/km² |
| 138 | Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia | 65.12 people/km² |
| 139 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 65 people/km² |
| 140 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.56 people/km² |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 62.21 people/km² |
| 142 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 60.11 people/km² |
| 143 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.02 people/km² |
| 144 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 59.38 people/km² |
| 145 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.63 people/km² |
| 146 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.03 people/km² |
| 147 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 56.7 people/km² |
| 148 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 55.85 people/km² |
| 149 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.62 people/km² |
| 150 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.11 people/km² |
| 151 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 50.58 people/km² |
| 152 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 49.74 people/km² |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 48.63 people/km² |
| 154 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 47.16 people/km² |
| 155 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.66 people/km² |
| 156 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 46.36 people/km² |
| 157 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 45.87 people/km² |
| 158 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 45.22 people/km² |
| 159 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.77 people/km² |
| 160 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.24 people/km² |
| 161 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 39.9 people/km² |
| 162 | Faroe Islands FRO · Europe & Central Asia | 39.71 people/km² |
| 163 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 38.54 people/km² |
| 164 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 37.02 people/km² |
| 165 | United States USA · North America | 36.81 people/km² |
| 166 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 33.21 people/km² |
| 167 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 32.09 people/km² |
| 168 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 32.07 people/km² |
| 169 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 30.27 people/km² |
| 170 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.48 people/km² |
| 171 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.26 people/km² |
| 172 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.64 people/km² |
| 173 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 28.58 people/km² |
| 174 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.88 people/km² |
| 175 | Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.79 people/km² |
| 176 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 26.46 people/km² |
| 177 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 26.44 people/km² |
| 178 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 26.28 people/km² |
| 179 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 25.87 people/km² |
| 180 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 25.26 people/km² |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 22.94 people/km² |
| 182 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.65 people/km² |
| 183 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 20.62 people/km² |
| 184 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 19.75 people/km² |
| 185 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.48 people/km² |
| 186 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.38 people/km² |
| 187 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 19.36 people/km² |
| 188 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 18.37 people/km² |
| 189 | South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.17 people/km² |
| 190 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.11 people/km² |
| 191 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 18.02 people/km² |
| 192 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.28 people/km² |
| 193 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 16.64 people/km² |
| 194 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.31 people/km² |
| 195 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 15.86 people/km² |
| 196 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.68 people/km² |
| 197 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 15.67 people/km² |
| 198 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.34 people/km² |
| 199 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 15.15 people/km² |
| 200 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 11.3 people/km² |
| 201 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.64 people/km² |
| 202 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 8.78 people/km² |
| 203 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.27 people/km² |
| 204 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 7.53 people/km² |
| 205 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.87 people/km² |
| 206 | Canada CAN · North America | 4.56 people/km² |
| 207 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.38 people/km² |
| 208 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.15 people/km² |
| 209 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.92 people/km² |
| 210 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.91 people/km² |
| 211 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 3.82 people/km² |
| 212 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6 people/km² |
| 213 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 3.47 people/km² |
| 214 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 2.23 people/km² |
| 215 | Greenland GRL · Europe & Central Asia | 0.14 people/km² |
Source & coverage
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2023
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215
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5113
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