List of countries by population density

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
World Bank
Date17 Jan 2024

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

The European city-state of Monaco is the most densely populated country with a population density of 24,266 people per sq. km (62,849/sq mile), and its population only numbers in thousands. The Chinese territory of Macau has the world's 2nd highest population density at 22,005/km². Only these two have over 10,000 population per square kilometer. 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 (1,342) has the greatest density, followed by Taiwan (676.4), Rwanda (595.4), the Netherlands (524.8) and the Republic of Korea (522.9). In the list of 237, 12 have more than 1000 humans per square kilometer.

Greenland is the least densely populated territory in the world, with 0.138 people per sq. km. With 0.312 people per square km, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is the least densely populated country, followed by Mongolia and Western Sahara. The five least dense countries over a population of 10 million are Australia (3.48), Canada (4.30), Kazakhstan (7.35), the Russian Federation (8.79), and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (11.60).

Out of countries having at least ten mn people, Top ranker Bangladesh is 386 times as dense as the lowest-ranked Australia.

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Population density (UN)

Code Rank Country/Territory Density (2024) Population Continent
per sq kmper sq mile2020
BDI26Burundi523.81,35713,591,657Africa
COM31Comoros466.21,207867,605Africa
DJI168Djibouti49.71128.81,152,329Africa
ERI184Eritrea31.5181.623,817,651Africa
ETH98Ethiopia129.7336.0129,719,719Africa
KEN121Kenya96.78250.756,203,030Africa
MDG165Madagascar53.38138.331,056,610Africa
MWI68Malawi227.1588.321,475,962Africa
MUS20Mauritius641.41,6611,301,978Africa
MYT15Mayotte922.72,390345,996Africa
MOZ174Mozambique44.33114.834,858,402Africa
REU36Réunion395.71,025989,350Africa
RWA22Rwanda595.41,54214,414,910Africa
SYC64Seychelles236.9613.6108,263Africa
SOM187Somalia29.8277.2318,706,922Africa
SSD201South Sudan19.9951.7711,277,092Africa
UGA58Uganda249.9647.149,924,252Africa
TZA141United Republic of Tanzania78.37203.069,419,073Africa
ZMB189Zambia28.4373.6321,134,695Africa
ZWE175Zimbabwe44.00114.017,020,321Africa
AGO186Angola30.3278.5437,804,634Africa
CMR155Cameroon63.07163.429,394,433Africa
CAF220Central African Republic9.49624.595,915,627Africa
TCD215Chad14.9738.7718,847,148Africa
COG207Congo18.2947.366,244,547Africa
COD171Democratic Republic of the Congo46.59120.7105,625,114Africa
GNQ156Equatorial Guinea62.57162.01,754,993Africa
GAB219Gabon9.64224.972,484,557Africa
STP60Sao Tome and Principe246.2637.7236,381Africa
DZA205Algeria19.4350.3346,278,751Africa
EGY105Egypt115.0297.9114,484,252Africa
LBY228Libya4.15510.766,964,197Africa
MAR129Morocco85.62221.738,211,459Africa
SDN191Sudan27.9672.4349,358,228Africa
TUN138Tunisia80.84209.412,564,689Africa
ESH234Western Sahara2.2505.827598,385Africa
BWA225Botswana4.79912.432,719,694Africa
SWZ150Eswatini70.38182.31,222,075Africa
LSO143Lesotho77.61201.02,356,083Africa
NAM233Namibia3.2148.3242,645,805Africa
ZAF167South Africa49.98129.561,020,221Africa
BEN102Benin124.9323.414,080,072Africa
BFA128Burkina Faso87.14225.723,840,247Africa
CPV87Cabo Verde150.0388.5604,461Africa
CIV125Côte d'Ivoire93.09241.129,603,302Africa
GMB51Gambia280.8727.32,841,803Africa
GHA86Ghana152.8395.934,777,522Africa
GIN161Guinea59.13153.114,528,770Africa
GNB142Guinea-Bissau78.14202.42,197,149Africa
LBR162Liberia57.48148.95,536,949Africa
MLI204Mali19.6850.9824,015,789Africa
MRT224Mauritania4.84512.554,993,922Africa
NER199Niger22.2957.7428,238,972Africa
NGA57Nigeria251.6651.6229,152,217Africa
SHN217Saint Helena13.4734.895,253Africa
SEN122Senegal94.64245.118,221,567Africa
SLE101Sierra Leone125.1324.18,977,972Africa
TGO81Togo170.3441.09,260,864Africa
KAZ223Kazakhstan7.34519.0219,828,165Asia
KGZ181Kyrgyzstan35.6692.366,839,606Asia
TJK147Tajikistan72.20187.010,331,513Asia
TKM216Turkmenistan14.0436.376,598,071Asia
UZB133Uzbekistan83.86217.235,673,804Asia
CHN88China148.5384.51,425,178,782Asia
HKG4China, Hong Kong SAR6,82117,6677,496,681Asia
MAC2China, Macao SAR22,28457,715713,082Asia
TWN17China, Taiwan Province of China676.41,75223,950,214Asia
PRK70Dem. People's Republic of Korea218.0564.526,244,582Asia
JPN43Japan325.4842.9122,631,432Asia
MNG235Mongolia2.2435.8093,493,629Asia
KOR27Republic of Korea522.91,35451,741,963Asia
AFG151Afghanistan66.80173.043,372,950Asia
BGD9Bangladesh1,3423,476174,701,211Asia
BTN200Bhutan20.6453.45792,382Asia
IND30India484.91,2561,441,719,852Asia
IRN163Iran (Islamic Republic of)55.14142.889,809,781Asia
MDV7Maldives1,7264,471517,887Asia
NPL73Nepal212.3549.731,240,315Asia
PAK45Pakistan318.1823.9245,209,815Asia
LKA41Sri Lanka350.0906.621,949,268Asia
BRN139Brunei Darussalam79.07204.8455,858Asia
KHM123Cambodia94.58245.017,121,847Asia
IDN90Indonesia146.4379.2279,798,049Asia
LAO182Lao People's Democratic Republic33.5286.827,736,681Asia
MYS112Malaysia105.5273.334,671,895Asia
MMR132Myanmar84.14217.954,964,694Asia
PHL35Philippines397.01,028119,106,224Asia
SGP3Singapore8,86222,9526,052,709Asia
THA91Thailand140.7364.471,885,799Asia
TLS126Timor-Leste92.80240.31,379,883Asia
VNM46Viet Nam317.5822.299,497,680Asia
ARM120Armenia97.60252.82,777,979Asia
AZE100Azerbaijan126.6327.810,462,904Asia
BHR6Bahrain1,9144,9571,498,712Asia
CYP93Cyprus137.3355.61,268,467Asia
GEO164Georgia53.50138.63,717,425Asia
IRQ111Iraq107.2277.646,523,657Asia
ISR34Israel430.21,1149,311,652Asia
JOR99Jordan128.2332.111,384,922Asia
KWT61Kuwait244.1632.24,349,380Asia
LBN28Lebanon510.21,3215,219,044Asia
OMN214Oman15.2339.454,713,553Asia
QAT66Qatar236.2611.92,737,061Asia
SAU210Saudi Arabia17.4345.1537,473,929Asia
PSE16State of Palestine912.82,3645,494,963Asia
SYR96Syrian Arab Republic132.5343.324,348,053Asia
TUR106Türkiye112.1290.386,260,417Asia
ARE95United Arab Emirates135.1349.89,591,853Asia
YEM152Yemen66.71172.835,219,853Asia
BLR170Belarus46.60120.79,455,037Europe
BGR158Bulgaria61.06158.16,618,615Europe
CZE94Czechia136.1352.410,503,734Europe
HUN108Hungary110.4285.99,994,993Europe
POL97Poland131.4340.240,221,726Europe
MDA117Republic of Moldova101.3262.33,329,865Europe
ROU130Romania85.27220.919,618,996Europe
RUS221Russian Federation8.79122.77143,957,079Europe
SVK104Slovakia116.3301.25,702,832Europe
UKR154Ukraine65.49169.637,937,821Europe
DNK92Denmark140.1362.95,939,695Europe
EST185Estonia30.3578.601,319,041Europe
FRO179Faroe Islands38.5999.9453,444Europe
FIN206Finland18.3547.545,549,886Europe
GGY13Guernsey996.72,58163,788Europe
ISL231Iceland3.7689.759377,689Europe
IRL145Ireland74.44192.85,089,478Europe
IMN89Isle of Man148.4384.484,904Europe
JEY14Jersey972.82,519112,843Europe
LVA188Latvia29.0975.351,810,240Europe
LTU176Lithuania43.00111.42,692,798Europe
NOR209Norway18.1346.955,514,477Europe
SWE194Sweden26.2067.8710,673,669Europe
GBR53United Kingdom280.0725.167,961,439Europe
ALB115Albania103.1267.12,826,020Europe
AND80Andorra170.9442.780,341Europe
BIH157Bosnia and Herzegovina62.39161.63,194,378Europe
HRV148Croatia71.32184.73,986,627Europe
GIB5Gibraltar3,2728,47432,718Europe
GRC140Greece78.75204.010,302,720Europe
VAT11Holy See1,1943,093526Europe
ITA75Italy198.3513.658,697,744Europe
XXK85Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)152.9396.01,667,483Europe
MLT8Malta1,7044,413536,740Europe
MNE173Montenegro45.33117.4626,102Europe
MKD134North Macedonia83.60216.52,082,706Europe
PRT107Portugal111.1287.910,223,349Europe
SMR24San Marino551.01,42733,614Europe
SRB127Serbia92.49239.57,097,028Europe
SVN113Slovenia105.2272.52,118,965Europe
ESP124Spain94.50244.847,473,373Europe
AUT110Austria108.8281.88,977,139Europe
BEL37Belgium386.91,00211,715,774Europe
FRA103France117.7304.864,881,830Europe
DEU63Germany238.8618.683,252,474Europe
LIE59Liechtenstein248.9644.639,822Europe
LUX56Luxembourg255.4661.6661,594Europe
MCO1Monaco24,26662,84936,157Europe
NLD25Netherlands524.81,35917,671,125Europe
CHE69Switzerland221.3573.28,851,431Europe
AIA78Anguilla181.1469.015,936North America
ATG72Antigua and Barbuda215.5558.194,816North America
ABW23Aruba589.91,528106,177North America
BHS144Bahamas77.50200.7415,223North America
BRB18Barbados656.51,700282,309North America
BES135Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba83.15215.327,272North America
VGB74British Virgin Islands206.3534.231,763North America
CYM50Cayman Islands290.0751.069,885North America
CUB114Cuba104.7271.111,174,587North America
CUW32Curaçao455.11,179192,965North America
DMA119Dominica97.82253.473,368North America
DOM65Dominican Republic236.7613.011,434,005North America
GRD40Grenada373.2966.6126,887North America
GLP62Guadeloupe243.5630.5396,346North America
HTI33Haiti430.41,11511,867,030North America
JAM55Jamaica260.8675.52,824,738North America
MTQ42Martinique345.7895.3366,416North America
MSR177Montserrat42.45109.94,372North America
PRI39Puerto Rico376.1974.03,268,802North America
BLM29Saint Barthélemy500.91,29711,019North America
KNA77Saint Kitts and Nevis184.0476.647,847North America
LCA49Saint Lucia293.5760.2180,805North America
MAF21Saint Martin (French part)610.11,58032,337North America
VCT54Saint Vincent and the Grenadines265.9688.6103,683North America
SXM10Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,3033,37544,309North America
TTO48Trinidad and Tobago299.8776.61,538,200North America
TCA169Turks and Caicos Islands48.88126.646,431North America
VIR52United States Virgin Islands280.2725.698,055North America
BLZ208Belize18.2747.31416,656North America
CRI116Costa Rica102.8266.15,246,714North America
SLV47El Salvador308.7799.56,396,289North America
GTM79Guatemala171.3443.718,358,430North America
HND118Honduras98.64255.510,759,406North America
MEX153Mexico66.04171.0129,388,467North America
NIC160Nicaragua59.35153.77,142,529North America
PAN159Panama61.04158.14,527,961North America
ARG212Argentina16.5042.7346,057,866South America
BOL218Bolivia (Plurinational State of)11.6030.0512,567,336South America
BRA196Brazil26.0467.44217,637,297South America
CHL195Chile26.1167.6219,658,839South America
COL172Colombia46.58120.652,340,774South America
ECU146Ecuador74.00191.618,377,367South America
FLK236Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.3120.8083,803South America
GUF230French Guiana3.89010.08319,796South America
GUY227Guyana4.16410.78819,594South America
PRY211Paraguay17.1844.496,947,270South America
PER192Peru27.0970.1834,683,444South America
SUR229Suriname4.03110.44628,785South America
URY203Uruguay19.7751.193,423,316South America
VEN183Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)32.0883.0729,395,334South America
BMU12Bermuda1,1843,06663,935North America
CAN226Canada4.30111.1439,107,046North America
GRL237Greenland0.1380.35756,789North America
SPM197Saint Pierre and Miquelon25.2865.485,815North America
USA180United States of America37.3796.78341,814,420North America
AUS232Australia3.4759.00026,699,482Oceania
NZL202New Zealand19.8951.535,269,939Oceania
FJI166Fiji51.62133.7943,072Oceania
NCL213New Caledonia16.1941.93295,966Oceania
PNG198Papua New Guinea23.2260.1410,515,788Oceania
SLB193Solomon Islands26.2868.06756,673Oceania
VUT190Vanuatu28.0872.73342,325Oceania
GUM44Guam321.8833.6174,114Oceania
KIR76Kiribati187.0484.3135,763Oceania
MHL67Marshall Islands235.6610.342,415Oceania
FSM83Micronesia (Fed. States of)166.1430.3116,300Oceania
NRU19Nauru644.21,66812,884Oceania
MNP109Northern Mariana Islands109.5283.550,025Oceania
PLW178Palau39.24101.618,051Oceania
ASM71American Samoa217.7563.943,544Oceania
COK149Cook Islands71.13184.217,072Oceania
PYF131French Polynesia84.52218.9311,383Oceania
NIU222Niue7.44019.271,935Oceania
WSM137Samoa80.91209.5228,966Oceania
TKL84Tokelau159.5413.21,915Oceania
TON82Tonga167.2433.1108,683Oceania
TUV38Tuvalu382.6990.911,478Oceania
WLF136Wallis and Futuna Islands81.71211.611,439Oceania
World 62.26 161.25 8,118,835,999

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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