List of countries by population density

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
World Bank
Date14 Sep 2025

Population density is calculated as the population divided by the total land area.

The European city-state of Monaco is the most densely populated country, with a population density of 25,732 people per sq. km (66,646/sq. mile), and its population only numbers in thousands. The Chinese territory of Macau has the world's 2nd highest population density at 22,563/km². Only these two have over 10,000 people per square kilometer. The population density of 3rd-ranked Singapore is the highest among countries/territories with over one million people. Hong Kong and Gibraltar complete the list of the top five most densely populated countries/territories. Among the top 10, six are located in Asia, and three are located in Europe.

All top 8 countries/territories by population density have a population below 10 million. Of the 94 larger countries having a population of over 10 million, Bangladesh (1,350) has the greatest density, followed by Taiwan (652.7), Rwanda (601.8), Burundi (554.5), and the Netherlands (544.9). In the list of 237, 13 have more than 1000 humans per square kilometer.

Greenland is the least densely populated territory in the world, with 0.136 people per sq. km. With 0.285 people per square km, the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is the least densely populated country, followed by Mongolia and Western Sahara. The five least dense countries with a population of over 10 million are Australia (3.51), Canada (4.41), Kazakhstan (7.72), the Russian Federation (8.79), and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (11.61).

Out of countries having at least ten million people, top-ranked Bangladesh is 385 times as dense as the lowest-ranked Australia.

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Population density (UN)

Code Rank Country/Territory Density (2025) Population Continent
per sq kmper sq mile2020
BDI24Burundi554.51,43614,390,003Africa
COM30Comoros474.41,229882,847Africa
DJI167Djibouti51.08132.31,184,076Africa
ERI188Eritrea29.7777.123,607,003Africa
ETH96Ethiopia135.5350.9135,472,051Africa
KEN119Kenya99.07256.657,532,493Africa
MDG163Madagascar56.27145.832,740,678Africa
MWI67Malawi235.0608.522,216,120Africa
MUS19Mauritius624.81,6181,268,280Africa
MYT15Mayotte898.72,328337,011Africa
MOZ173Mozambique45.31117.435,631,653Africa
REU39Réunion353.0914.2882,405Africa
RWA20Rwanda601.81,55914,569,341Africa
SYC51Seychelles290.5752.5132,779Africa
SOM183Somalia31.3381.1419,654,739Africa
SSD200South Sudan21.6155.9612,188,788Africa
UGA60Uganda257.2666.151,384,894Africa
TZA137United Republic of Tanzania79.64206.370,545,865Africa
ZMB189Zambia29.4876.3521,913,874Africa
ZWE176Zimbabwe43.82113.516,950,795Africa
AGO184Angola31.3281.1139,040,039Africa
CMR155Cameroon64.11166.029,879,337Africa
CAF220Central African Republic8.85022.925,513,282Africa
TCD212Chad16.6843.2021,003,705Africa
COG206Congo18.9949.186,484,437Africa
COD169Democratic Republic of the Congo49.77128.9112,832,473Africa
GNQ150Equatorial Guinea69.11179.01,938,431Africa
GAB219Gabon10.0626.072,593,130Africa
STP63Sao Tome and Principe250.3648.2240,254Africa
DZA203Algeria19.9251.5847,435,312Africa
EGY104Egypt118.9308.0118,365,995Africa
LBY226Libya4.45011.537,458,555Africa
MAR131Morocco86.11223.038,430,770Africa
SDN190Sudan29.2775.8151,662,147Africa
TUN138Tunisia79.45205.812,348,573Africa
ESH234Western Sahara2.2595.851600,904Africa
BWA225Botswana4.52111.712,562,122Africa
SWZ149Eswatini72.35187.41,256,174Africa
LSO140Lesotho77.84201.62,363,325Africa
NAM232Namibia3.7579.7313,092,816Africa
ZAF166South Africa53.04137.464,747,319Africa
BEN97Benin131.4340.314,814,460Africa
BFA127Burkina Faso87.99227.924,074,580Africa
CPV98Cabo Verde130.8338.9527,326Africa
CIV114Côte d'Ivoire102.9266.432,711,547Africa
GMB54Gambia278.9722.32,822,093Africa
GHA86Ghana154.1399.135,064,272Africa
GIN158Guinea61.45159.215,099,727Africa
GNB135Guinea-Bissau80.00207.22,249,515Africa
LBR160Liberia59.50154.15,731,206Africa
MLI202Mali20.6553.4925,198,821Africa
MRT224Mauritania5.15713.365,315,065Africa
NER199Niger22.0457.0827,917,831Africa
NGA58Nigeria260.8675.5237,527,782Africa
SHN217Saint Helena13.3234.515,197Africa
SEN121Senegal98.33254.718,931,966Africa
SLE102Sierra Leone122.9318.48,819,794Africa
TGO79Togo178.7462.99,721,608Africa
KAZ222Kazakhstan7.72120.0020,843,754Asia
KGZ180Kyrgyzstan38.0398.517,295,034Asia
TJK145Tajikistan75.38195.210,786,734Asia
TKM214Turkmenistan16.2141.997,618,847Asia
UZB130Uzbekistan87.10225.637,053,428Asia
CHN90China147.5382.01,416,096,094Asia
HKG4China, Hong Kong SAR6,73017,4307,396,076Asia
MAC2China, Macao SAR22,56358,437722,007Asia
TWN18China, Taiwan Province of China652.71,69123,112,793Asia
PRK71Dem. People's Republic of Korea220.7571.526,571,036Asia
JPN42Japan326.7846.1123,103,479Asia
MNG235Mongolia2.2585.8483,517,100Asia
KOR27Republic of Korea522.21,35251,667,029Asia
AFG152Afghanistan67.53174.943,844,111Asia
BGD9Bangladesh1,3503,496175,686,899Asia
BTN201Bhutan20.7553.74796,682Asia
IND29India492.41,2751,463,865,525Asia
IRN162Iran (Islamic Republic of)56.74147.092,417,681Asia
MDV7Maldives1,7664,573529,676Asia
NPL75Nepal201.2521.229,618,118Asia
PAK41Pakistan331.1857.5255,219,554Asia
LKA38Sri Lanka370.5959.523,229,470Asia
BRN134Brunei Darussalam80.89209.5466,330Asia
KHM120Cambodia98.59255.317,847,982Asia
IDN88Indonesia149.5387.3285,721,236Asia
LAO182Lao People's Democratic Republic34.1188.357,873,046Asia
MYS109Malaysia109.5283.635,977,838Asia
MMR132Myanmar83.96217.554,850,648Asia
PHL35Philippines389.31,008116,786,962Asia
SGP3Singapore8,59622,2625,870,750Asia
THA93Thailand140.2363.171,619,863Asia
TLS123Timor-Leste95.39247.11,418,517Asia
VNM43Viet Nam324.2839.6101,598,527Asia
ARM113Armenia103.7268.62,952,365Asia
AZE100Azerbaijan125.8325.810,397,713Asia
BHR6Bahrain2,0995,4361,643,332Asia
CYP89Cyprus148.3384.21,370,754Asia
GEO165Georgia54.78141.93,806,671Asia
IRQ110Iraq108.3280.547,020,774Asia
ISR32Israel439.71,1399,517,181Asia
JOR99Jordan129.7336.011,520,684Asia
KWT53Kuwait282.1730.65,026,078Asia
LBN23Lebanon571.81,4815,849,421Asia
OMN210Oman17.7545.985,494,691Asia
QAT55Qatar268.9696.53,115,889Asia
SAU216Saudi Arabia16.0841.6534,566,328Asia
PSE14State of Palestine928.52,4055,589,623Asia
SYR94Syrian Arab Republic139.5361.225,620,427Asia
TUR105Türkiye113.9295.187,685,426Asia
ARE84United Arab Emirates159.7413.711,346,000Asia
YEM139Yemen79.12204.941,773,878Asia
BLR175Belarus44.34114.88,997,603Europe
BGR156Bulgaria61.95160.46,714,560Europe
CZE95Czechia137.4355.910,609,239Europe
HUN111Hungary106.4275.69,632,287Europe
POL101Poland124.6322.638,140,910Europe
MDA126Republic of Moldova91.12236.02,996,106Europe
ROU133Romania82.18212.918,908,650Europe
RUS221Russian Federation8.79322.77143,997,393Europe
SVK107Slovakia111.7289.25,474,881Europe
UKR154Ukraine67.29174.338,980,376Europe
DNK92Denmark141.6366.76,002,507Europe
EST186Estonia30.9380.101,344,232Europe
FRO178Faroe Islands40.43104.756,002Europe
FIN207Finland18.6048.175,623,329Europe
GGY13Guernsey1,0072,60964,477Europe
ISL230Iceland3.97310.29398,266Europe
IRL141Ireland77.64201.15,308,039Europe
IMN91Isle of Man147.1380.984,118Europe
JEY16Jersey896.52,322103,989Europe
LVA187Latvia29.7977.151,853,559Europe
LTU174Lithuania45.20117.12,830,144Europe
NOR209Norway18.4847.875,623,071Europe
SWE195Sweden26.1667.7610,656,633Europe
GBR52United Kingdom286.5742.169,551,332Europe
ALB116Albania101.2262.02,771,508Europe
AND80Andorra176.4456.982,904Europe
BIH159Bosnia and Herzegovina61.33158.93,140,095Europe
HRV151Croatia68.84178.33,848,160Europe
GIB5Gibraltar4,01310,39340,126Europe
GRC144Greece75.97196.89,938,844Europe
VAT12Holy See1,1402,952501Europe
ITA76Italy199.8517.659,146,260Europe
XXK87Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)153.5397.61,674,125Europe
MLT8Malta1,7314,484545,405Europe
MNE172Montenegro45.81118.6632,729Europe
MKD148North Macedonia72.81188.61,813,791Europe
PRT106Portugal113.2293.210,411,834Europe
SMR25San Marino550.41,42533,572Europe
SRB129Serbia87.17225.86,689,039Europe
SVN112Slovenia105.1272.32,117,072Europe
ESP124Spain95.33246.947,889,958Europe
AUT108Austria110.4286.09,113,574Europe
BEL36Belgium388.41,00611,758,603Europe
FRA103France120.9313.166,650,804Europe
DEU64Germany241.2624.784,075,075Europe
LIE62Liechtenstein250.8649.640,128Europe
LUX56Luxembourg262.7680.4680,453Europe
MCO1Monaco25,73266,64638,341Europe
NLD26Netherlands544.91,41118,346,819Europe
CHE70Switzerland224.2580.88,967,407Europe
AIA82Anguilla167.4433.514,728North America
ATG73Antigua and Barbuda214.1554.594,209North America
ABW22Aruba600.81,556108,147North America
BHS146Bahamas75.22194.8403,033North America
BRB17Barbados657.31,702282,623North America
BES122Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba95.54247.531,338North America
VGB59British Virgin Islands258.0668.239,732North America
CYM46Cayman Islands314.7815.175,844North America
CUB115Cuba102.4265.310,937,203North America
CUW33Curaçao437.51,133185,487North America
DMA128Dominica87.83227.565,871North America
DOM66Dominican Republic238.5617.611,520,487North America
GRD40Grenada345.0893.6117,303North America
GLP69Guadeloupe229.6594.7373,791North America
HTI34Haiti431.91,11911,906,095North America
JAM57Jamaica262.0678.52,837,077North America
MTQ44Martinique321.2831.8340,439North America
MSR177Montserrat42.33109.64,359North America
PRI37Puerto Rico372.2964.03,235,289North America
BLM28Saint Barthélemy518.81,34411,414North America
KNA78Saint Kitts and Nevis180.5467.446,922North America
LCA50Saint Lucia292.4757.4180,149North America
MAF31Saint Martin (French part)470.61,21924,941North America
VCT61Saint Vincent and the Grenadines256.2663.699,924North America
SXM10Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,2923,34643,923North America
TTO49Trinidad and Tobago294.6762.91,511,155North America
TCA170Turks and Caicos Islands49.32127.746,855North America
VIR65United States Virgin Islands240.4622.684,138North America
BLZ208Belize18.5448.02422,924North America
CRI117Costa Rica100.9261.45,152,950North America
SLV48El Salvador307.2795.76,365,503North America
GTM81Guatemala174.4451.718,687,881North America
HND118Honduras100.9261.311,005,850North America
MEX153Mexico67.35174.4131,946,900North America
NIC161Nicaragua58.23150.87,007,502North America
PAN157Panama61.62159.64,571,189North America
ARG213Argentina16.4242.5445,851,378South America
BOL218Bolivia (Plurinational State of)11.6130.0812,581,843South America
BRA196Brazil25.4665.95212,812,405South America
CHL194Chile26.3868.3119,859,921South America
COL171Colombia47.55123.153,425,635South America
ECU147Ecuador73.64190.718,289,896South America
FLK236Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.2850.7383,469South America
GUF231French Guiana3.8169.883313,666South America
GUY228Guyana4.24711.00835,986South America
PRY211Paraguay17.3444.917,013,078South America
PER193Peru27.0169.9634,576,665South America
SUR229Suriname4.10210.62639,850South America
URY205Uruguay19.5450.623,384,688South America
VEN185Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)31.1280.5928,516,896South America
BMU11Bermuda1,1953,09664,555North America
CAN227Canada4.41311.4340,126,723North America
GRL237Greenland0.1360.35255,745North America
SPM197Saint Pierre and Miquelon24.2362.765,574North America
USA181United States of America37.9698.33347,275,807North America
AUS233Australia3.5119.09326,974,026Oceania
NZL204New Zealand19.8351.355,251,899Oceania
FJI168Fiji51.08132.3933,154Oceania
NCL215New Caledonia16.1641.84295,333Oceania
PNG198Papua New Guinea23.7761.5510,762,817Oceania
SLB191Solomon Islands29.1275.43838,645Oceania
VUT192Vanuatu27.5071.21335,169Oceania
GUM47Guam312.4809.1168,999Oceania
KIR77Kiribati188.0486.9136,488Oceania
MHL74Marshall Islands201.6522.136,282Oceania
FSM83Micronesia (Fed. States of)162.4420.6113,683Oceania
NRU21Nauru601.31,55712,025Oceania
MNP125Northern Mariana Islands95.28246.843,541Oceania
PLW179Palau38.4099.4517,663Oceania
ASM68American Samoa230.1596.146,029Oceania
COK164Cook Islands55.26143.113,263Oceania
PYF143French Polynesia76.67198.6282,465Oceania
NIU223Niue7.00218.141,821Oceania
WSM142Samoa77.49200.7219,306Oceania
TKL72Tokelau217.3562.92,608Oceania
TON85Tonga159.6413.4103,742Oceania
TUV45Tuvalu316.4819.59,492Oceania
WLF136Wallis and Futuna Islands79.96207.111,194Oceania
World 63.12 163.49 8,231,613,070

World Bank (2017)

Rank Country/territory Density
1Macao SAR, China20,546.766
2Monaco19,347.500
3Singapore7,915.731
4Hong Kong SAR, China7,039.714
5Gibraltar3,457.100
6Bahrain1,935.907
7Maldives1,454.433
8Malta1,454.038
9Bermuda1,308.820
10Bangladesh1,265.036
11Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,209.088
12Channel Islands870.074
13West Bank and Gaza778.202
14Nauru682.450
15Barbados664.463
16Mauritius622.962
17Lebanon594.561
18St. Martin (French part)590.533
19Aruba584.800
20San Marino556.667
21Korea, Rep.527.967
22Netherlands508.544
23Rwanda494.869
24India450.419
25Comoros437.352
26Burundi423.063
27Israel402.606
28Haiti398.448
29Puerto Rico376.232
30Belgium375.564
31Tuvalu373.067
32Curacao362.644
33Philippines351.873
34Japan347.778
35Sri Lanka341.955
36Grenada317.132
37Vietnam308.127
38El Salvador307.811
39Virgin Islands (U.S.)306.480
40Guam304.128
41Marshall Islands295.150
42St. Lucia293.187
43St. Vincent and the Grenadines281.787
44American Samoa278.205
45United Kingdom272.898
46Trinidad and Tobago266.886
47Jamaica266.879
48Cayman Islands256.496
49Pakistan255.573
50Germany237.016
51Liechtenstein237.013
52Kuwait232.128
53Antigua and Barbuda231.845
54Luxembourg231.447
55Qatar227.322
56Dominican Republic222.873
57Switzerland214.243
58Uganda213.759
59St. Kitts and Nevis212.865
60Sao Tome and Principe212.841
61Korea, Dem. People's Rep.211.701
62Nigeria209.588
63Seychelles208.354
64British Virgin Islands207.973
65Gambia, The207.566
66Italy205.859
67Nepal204.430
68Malawi197.519
69Kosovo168.155
70Andorra163.755
71Guatemala157.834
72Micronesia, Fed. Sts.150.777
73Tonga150.028
74Isle of Man147.872
75China147.674
76Indonesia145.725
77Kiribati143.701
78Togo143.366
79Czech Republic137.176
80Denmark136.520
81Cabo Verde135.580
82Thailand135.132
83Cyprus127.657
84Ghana126.719
85Poland124.027
86Moldova123.655
87France122.578
88Northern Mariana Islands119.878
89Azerbaijan119.309
90Slovak Republic113.128
91United Arab Emirates112.442
92Portugal112.371
93Cuba110.408
94Jordan109.285
95Hungary108.043
96Austria106.749
97Ethiopia104.957
98Turkey104.914
99Albania104.871
100Sierra Leone104.700
101Armenia102.931
102Slovenia102.619
103Syrian Arab Republic99.493
104Benin99.110
105Dominica98.567
106Egypt, Arab Rep.97.999
107Malaysia96.254
108Costa Rica96.079
109Spain93.105
110Cambodia90.672
111Iraq88.125
112Kenya87.324
113Timor-Leste87.176
114Romania85.129
115Greece83.479
116Honduras82.805
117Macedonia, FYR82.600
118Senegal82.328
119Myanmar81.721
120Brunei Darussalam81.347
121Serbia80.291
122Morocco80.080
123Eswatini79.492
124Ukraine77.390
125French Polynesia77.324
126Cote d'Ivoire76.399
127Uzbekistan76.134
128Tunisia74.228
129Croatia73.726
130Lesotho73.562
131Burkina Faso70.151
132Ireland69.874
133Samoa69.413
134Bosnia and Herzegovina68.496
135Ecuador66.939
136Mexico66.444
137Guinea-Bissau66.191
138Bulgaria65.180
139Georgia65.032
140Tanzania64.699
141Tajikistan64.281
142Panama55.133
143Afghanistan54.422
144Yemen, Rep.53.508
145Guinea51.755
146Nicaragua51.667
147Cameroon50.885
148Iran, Islamic Rep.49.831
149Fiji49.562
150Liberia49.127
151Palau47.237
152Belarus46.858
153South Africa46.754
154Montenegro46.280
155Equatorial Guinea45.194
156Lithuania45.135
157Colombia44.223
158Madagascar43.951
159Zimbabwe42.729
160Djibouti41.285
161Bahamas, The39.497
162Mozambique37.728
163Turks and Caicos Islands37.312
164Venezuela, RB36.253
165Congo, Dem. Rep.35.879
166United States35.608
167Faroe Islands35.308
168Kyrgyz Republic32.333
169Latvia31.212
170Estonia31.033
171Lao PDR29.715
172Peru25.129
173Brazil25.040
174Sweden24.718
175Chile24.282
176Angola23.890
177Somalia23.500
178Sudan23.258
179Zambia22.995
180Vanuatu22.662
181Solomon Islands21.841
182Bhutan21.188
183Uruguay19.751
184Papua New Guinea18.220
185New Zealand18.206
186Finland18.136
187Algeria17.348
188Paraguay17.144
189Niger16.955
190Belize16.426
191Argentina16.177
192Congo, Rep.15.405
193New Caledonia15.342
194Saudi Arabia15.322
195Mali15.196
196Oman14.980
197Norway14.462
198Turkmenistan12.253
199Chad11.833
200Bolivia10.202
201Russian Federation8.823
202Gabon7.859
203Central African Republic7.479
204Kazakhstan6.681
205Mauritania4.289
206Botswana4.044
207Canada4.037
208Guyana3.952
209Libya3.623
210Suriname3.612
211Iceland3.404
212Australia3.202
213Namibia3.078
214Mongolia1.980
215Greenland0.137
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