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Definition: Population density is the number of people per unit of area.
Description: The map displayed here shows how Population density varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
| Country | Population density (Number of people per square kilometer) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 676 | 2020 |
| Rwanda | 483 | 2020 |
| Burundi | 426 | 2020 |
| Comoros | 379 | 2020 |
| Nigeria | 232 | 2020 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 219 | 2020 |
| Seychelles | 211 | 2020 |
| Gambia, The | 192 | 2020 |
| Uganda | 179 | 2020 |
| Malawi | 179 | 2020 |
| Togo | 152 | 2020 |
| Cape Verde | 145 | 2020 |
| Ghana | 123 | 2020 |
| Benin | 114 | 2020 |
| Egypt | 104 | 2020 |
| Ethiopia | 98 | 2020 |
| Sierra Leone | 92 | 2020 |
| Kenya | 92 | 2020 |
| Senegal | 80 | 2020 |
| Morocco | 80 | 2020 |
| Burkina Faso | 76 | 2020 |
| Tunisia | 72 | 2020 |
| Lesotho | 65 | 2020 |
| Swaziland | 64 | 2020 |
| Tanzania | 62 | 2020 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 2020 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 53 | 2020 |
| Eritrea | 52 | 2020 |
| Guinea | 51 | 2020 |
| South Africa | 46 | 2020 |
| Madagascar | 46 | 2020 |
| Liberia | 46 | 2020 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 43 | 2020 |
| Djibouti | 40 | 2020 |
| Mozambique | 38 | 2020 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 2020 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 30 | 2020 |
| Angola | 26 | 2020 |
| Sudan | 24 | 2020 |
| Zambia | 23 | 2020 |
| Somalia | 18 | 2020 |
| Algeria | 18 | 2020 |
| Niger | 18 | 2020 |
| Mali | 16 | 2020 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 15 | 2020 |
| Chad | 13 | 2020 |
| Central African Republic | 10 | 2020 |
| Gabon | 8 | 2020 |
| Botswana | 4 | 2020 |
| Libya | 4 | 2020 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 2020 |
| Namibia | 3 | 2020 |
| Western Sahara | 2 | 2020 |
