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Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
EC JRC (INFORM)
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191 countries
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Year
2026
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2026
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Country
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Value
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1
Mongolia
2.2
2
Australia
3.5
3
Namibia
3.6
4
Iceland
3.8
5
Guyana
3.9
6
Suriname
3.9
7
Libya
4.2
8
Botswana
4.4
9
Canada
4.6
10
Mauritania
4.9
11
Kazakhstan
7.5
12
Central African Republic
8.3
13
Russian Federation
8.8
14
Gabon
9.6
15
Bolivia
11.3
16
Norway
15.2
17
Chad
15.3
18
Turkmenistan
15.7
19
Saudi Arabia
15.7
20
Oman
16.3
21
Argentina
16.6
22
Paraguay
17.3
23
Belize
18
24
Congo, Rep.
18.1
25
South Sudan
18.2
26
Finland
18.4
27
Uruguay
19.4
28
Algeria
19.4
29
Mali
19.5
30
New Zealand
19.7
31
Bhutan
20.6
32
Niger
20.7
33
Papua New Guinea
22.9
34
Brazil
25.3
35
Sweden
25.9
36
Vanuatu
26.3
37
Peru
26.4
38
Chile
26.5
39
Sudan
26.8
40
Zambia
27.9
41
Solomon Islands
28.6
42
Eritrea
28.6
43
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
29.3
44
Angola
29.5
45
Latvia
30.3
46
Estonia
32.1
47
Venezuela, RB
32.1
48
Lao PDR
33.2
49
United States
36.8
50
Kyrgyz Republic
37
51
Palau
38.5
52
Bahamas, The
39.9
53
Zimbabwe
42.2
54
Mozambique
42.8
55
Belarus
45.2
56
Lithuania
45.9
57
Montenegro
46.4
58
Congo, Dem. Rep.
46.7
59
Colombia
47.2
60
Djibouti
49.7
61
Fiji
50.6
62
South Africa
52.1
63
Madagascar
53.6
64
Iran, Islamic Rep.
55.8
65
Nicaragua
56.7
66
Liberia
57
67
Guinea
58.6
68
Bulgaria
59.4
69
Cameroon
60
70
Panama
60.1
71
Bosnia and Herzegovina
62.2
72
Afghanistan
63.6
73
Georgia
65
74
Ukraine
65.1
75
Equatorial Guinea
65.9
76
Mexico
66.7
77
Croatia
69
78
Eswatini
71.5
79
Ecuador
72.4
80
North Macedonia
72.5
81
Yemen, Rep.
74.6
82
Tajikistan
74.9
83
Tanzania
75.2
84
Lesotho
76.1
85
Guinea-Bissau
76.6
86
Ireland
77.1
87
Samoa
77.9
88
Tunisia
78.5
89
Serbia
78.8
90
Greece
80.7
91
Uzbekistan
80.9
92
Romania
82.8
93
Myanmar
82.9
94
Burkina Faso
84.2
95
Morocco
84.5
96
Moldova
85.4
97
Brunei Darussalam
87.1
98
Albania
88.1
99
Dominica
88.7
100
Timor-Leste
93.1
101
Senegal
93.9
102
Honduras
95.1
103
Kenya
95.3
104
Spain
96.8
105
Cote d'Ivoire
98
106
Cambodia
98.7
107
Costa Rica
100
108
Iraq
103.8
109
Hungary
105.1
110
Armenia
105.1
111
Slovenia
105.3
112
Cuba
106.2
113
Malaysia
106.9
114
Austria
110.7
115
Turkiye
110.9
116
Slovak Republic
112.9
117
Ethiopia
114
118
Egypt, Arab Rep.
115.1
119
Portugal
115.5
120
Sierra Leone
117.2
121
Poland
119.8
122
Azerbaijan
122.9
123
Benin
125.1
124
France
126.9
125
Syrian Arab Republic
128.5
126
Jordan
128.8
127
Cabo Verde
129.6
128
Thailand
140.3
129
Czechia
140.8
130
Tonga
145.3
131
Cyprus
145.6
132
United Arab Emirates
147.6
133
Ghana
148.5
134
Indonesia
148.6
135
Denmark
148.7
136
China
150.3
137
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
160.9
138
Kiribati
163.6
139
Guatemala
169.1
140
Togo
171.1
141
St. Kitts and Nevis
179.8
142
Italy
199.5
143
Nepal
207.1
144
Antigua and Barbuda
212.1
145
Marshall Islands
215.7
146
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
219.4
147
Malawi
223.8
148
Switzerland
225
149
Qatar
231.2
150
Dominican Republic
235.1
151
Germany
238.4
152
Sao Tome and Principe
240.5
153
Uganda
242.7
154
Liechtenstein
249
155
Nigeria
250.2
156
Luxembourg
258.9
157
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
259.8
158
Seychelles
260.4
159
Jamaica
262.2
160
Trinidad and Tobago
266.6
161
Gambia, The
266.6
162
Kuwait
272.4
163
United Kingdom
283.1
164
St. Lucia
293.9
165
El Salvador
304.5
166
Viet Nam
320.2
167
Pakistan
321.1
168
Tuvalu
327.2
169
Japan
341.5
170
Grenada
344.4
171
Sri Lanka
356.2
172
Philippines
385.3
173
Belgium
386.3
174
Haiti
422.3
175
Israel
455.1
176
Comoros
457
177
India
483.7
178
Korea, Rep.
529.8
179
Netherlands
531
180
Burundi
533.1
181
Lebanon
564.4
182
Rwanda
565.6
183
Naoero
593.8
184
Mauritius
625.3
185
Barbados
656.6
186
West Bank and Gaza
857.4
187
Bangladesh
1,319.2
188
Malta
1,727.3
189
Maldives
1,765.1
190
Bahrain
1,971.3
191
Singapore
8,241.8
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