Country Comparison > Population density

RankCountryPopulation density (Number of people per square kilometer)
1Macau21,789.29
2Monaco15,470
3Singapore8,634.12
4Hong Kong6,543.24
5Gaza Strip5,328.39
6Gibraltar4,550.92
7Holy See (Vatican City)2,272.73
8Bahrain1,980.27
9Malta1,447.05
10Bermuda1,328.7
11Maldives1,315.11
12Bangladesh1,095.59
13Jersey871.32
14Guernsey859.64
15Barbados685.02
16Mauritius676.16
17Coral Sea Islands672.33
18Aruba663.49
19Taiwan656
20Saint Martin598.46
21San Marino561.18
22Lebanon525.92
23Korea, South519.81
24West Bank494.89
25Rwanda482.67
26Nauru465.95
27Tuvalu436.23
28Marshall Islands430.48
29Burundi426.37
30Netherlands415.96
31India403.4
32Haiti398.84
33Israel395.47
34Belgium383.93
35Comoros378.65
36Philippines363.94
37Puerto Rico350.29
38Sri Lanka348.87
39Japan332.11
40Grenada328.76
41Wake Island310.46
42Guam309.72
43El Salvador308.02
44Vietnam298.06
45Pakistan293.31
46Saint Barthelemy284.88
47Saint Lucia270.27
48United Kingdom269.94
49Saint Vincent and the Grenadines260.64
50Jamaica255.53
51British Virgin Islands247.56
52Liechtenstein244.61
53Luxembourg242.99
54Trinidad and Tobago235.72
55Cayman Islands234.64
56Nigeria231.69
57Germany224.52
58Antigua and Barbuda221.82
59American Samoa220.7
60Sao Tome and Principe219.01
61Dominican Republic215.73
62Korea, North212.74
63Qatar210.96
64Seychelles210.95
65Italy207.08
66Saint Kitts and Nevis206.21
67Nepal206.06
68Switzerland203.6
69Anguilla198.79
70Gambia, The192.39
71Paracel Islands185.81
72Andorra182.98
73Uganda179.44
74Malawi178.9
75Kosovo177.53
76Kuwait168.02
77Isle of Man158.22
78Guatemala157.53
79Togo151.6
80Akrotiri147.93
81Micronesia, Federated States of145.92
82China145.26
83Cape Verde144.62
84Tonga142.03
85Indonesia140.2
86Kiribati137.85
87Denmark136.2
88Czech Republic135.7
89Thailand134.43
90Ghana123
91Poland122.43
92Jordan121.11
93United Arab Emirates119.52
94Azerbaijan117.85
95Benin114.23
96Portugal111.88
97Wallis and Futuna111.65
98Slovakia110.95
99Northern Mariana Islands110.85
100Albania106.95
101Austria105.63
102France105.39
103Hungary105.04
104Turkey104.67
105Egypt103.97
106Slovenia103.72
107Syria103.49
108Armenia101.58
109Costa Rica99.76
110Cuba99.76
111Moldova99.39
112Malaysia98.99
113Spain98.97
114Dominica98.86
115Ethiopia97.9
116Cambodia93.5
117East Timor93.03
118Sierra Leone92.35
119Kenya92.23
120Serbia90.51
121Romania89.36
122Iraq88.69
123Burma83.64
124Macedonia82.68
125Honduras82.39
126Brunei80.57
127Greece80.38
128Senegal79.99
129Morocco79.64
130Burkina Faso75.99
131Bosnia and Herzegovina74.92
132Croatia74.7
133Ireland73.66
134Ukraine72.77
135Samoa71.98
136Tunisia71.64
137French Polynesia70.82
138Georgia70.73
139Uzbekistan68.32
140Mexico65.49
141Lesotho64.88
142Swaziland63.61
143Bulgaria62.83
144Tanzania61.81
145Tajikistan61.58
146Ecuador59.62
147Turks and Caicos Islands58.99
148Cameroon58.36
149Yemen56.6
150Afghanistan56.18
151Virgin Islands55.62
152Guinea-Bissau53.35
153Montserrat52.68
154Eritrea51.71
155Panama51.63
156Iran51.53
157Fiji51.22
158Guinea50.95
159Norfolk Island48.56
160Nicaragua47.58
161Palau47.24
162South Africa46.32
163Madagascar45.92
164Belarus45.65
165Liberia45.55
166Montenegro44.15
167Congo, Democratic Republic of the43.41
168Colombia43.1
169Cocos (Keeling) Islands42.57
170Lithuania41.83
171Djibouti39.73
172Mozambique37.65
173Zimbabwe37.23
174Faroe Islands37.06
175Cook Islands36.33
176United States33.83
177Laos31.45
178Venezuela31.41
179Kyrgyzstan29.83
180Equatorial Guinea29.81
181Latvia29.13
182Estonia27.17
183Angola26.09
184Brazil24.86
185Peru24.83
186Sudan24.48
187Vanuatu24.48
188Bahamas, The24.33
189Chile24.05
190Solomon Islands23.71
191Zambia23.15
192Sweden22.66
193Saint Pierre and Miquelon22.1
194Bhutan20.38
195British Indian Ocean Territory20
196Saint Helena19.95
197Uruguay19.22
198Somalia18.44
199New Zealand18.32
200Algeria18.04
201Niger17.97
202Paraguay17.68
203Belize17.4
204Norway16.89
205Finland16.48
206South Sudan16.39
207Argentina16.36
208Christmas Island16.33
209Saudi Arabia15.9
210Mali15.77
211Papua New Guinea15.68
212New Caledonia15.61
213Congo, Republic of the15.48
214Chad13.14
215Oman11.74
216Turkmenistan11.33
217Bolivia10.6
218Central African Republic9.62
219Gabon8.33
220Russia8.29
221Niue7.69
222Kazakhstan7.01
223Botswana3.98
224Libya3.92
225Mauritania3.89
226Canada3.78
227Suriname3.72
228Guyana3.49
229Iceland3.41
230Australia3.29
231Namibia3.19
232Western Sahara2.45
233Mongolia2.03
234Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)0.26
235Svalbard0.05
236Greenland0.03
237Antarctica0

Definition: Population density is the number of people per unit of area.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

See also: Population density map

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