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Projected population density of the capital city

per km² · higher is better · 185 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2100
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  1. 1Congo, Dem. Rep.21,054.6
  2. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.18,743.8
  3. 3Israel18,123.2
  4. 4Afghanistan17,105.5
  5. 5Angola16,980.7
  6. 6Congo, Rep.16,823.5
  7. 7Yemen, Rep.16,616.7
  8. 8Senegal16,574.5
  9. 9Egypt, Arab Rep.16,082
  10. 10Colombia15,113.4
  11. 11Cameroon14,536.7
  12. 12Ethiopia14,123
  13. 13Equatorial Guinea13,740.3
  14. 14India13,674.7
  15. 15Maldives12,165.5
  16. 16Mauritania11,436
  17. 17Syrian Arab Republic11,247.6
  18. 18Kuwait10,994.2
  19. 19Jordan10,847.2
  20. 20Sierra Leone10,731.7
  21. 21Korea, Dem. People's Rep.10,605.3
  22. 22Central African Republic10,014.6
  23. 23Kenya9,969.4
  24. 24Morocco9,927.2
  25. 25Nepal9,904
  26. 26Madagascar9,760
  27. 27Russian Federation9,499.2
  28. 28Peru9,306.9
  29. 29Mali9,158.7
  30. 30Pakistan9,120.1
  31. 31Singapore9,067.5
  32. 32Djibouti8,915
  33. 33Iran, Islamic Rep.8,909.9
  34. 34Philippines8,727.7
  35. 35Chad8,699.4
  36. 36Iraq8,610.4
  37. 37Turkiye8,562.8
  38. 38Hong Kong SAR, China8,511
  39. 39Zambia8,481.4
  40. 40Turkmenistan8,248
  41. 41Indonesia8,177.9
  42. 42Honduras8,114.6
  43. 43Togo8,105.9
  44. 44Kyrgyz Republic7,912.5
  45. 45Sudan7,800.9
  46. 46Timor-Leste7,711.9
  47. 47China7,655.3
  48. 48Saudi Arabia7,604.4
  49. 49Lebanon7,594.8
  50. 50Dominican Republic7,579.7
  51. 51Liberia7,578.7
  52. 52Gambia, The7,490.4
  53. 53Guinea-Bissau7,435.6
  54. 54Burkina Faso7,281.4
  55. 55Spain7,279.7
  56. 56Qatar7,242.1
  57. 57Georgia7,153
  58. 58Oman7,106.2
  59. 59Uzbekistan7,010.3
  60. 60Mozambique7,005.3
  61. 61Mongolia6,979.3
  62. 62Venezuela, RB6,899.9
  63. 63United Kingdom6,813.4
  64. 64Mexico6,804
  65. 65Algeria6,765.1
  66. 66Bolivia6,714
  67. 67France6,551.7
  68. 68Uganda6,482.9
  69. 69Kazakhstan6,392.7
  70. 70Thailand6,358.6
  71. 71Bahrain6,317.6
  72. 72Belgium6,255.7
  73. 73Nigeria6,247.8
  74. 74West Bank and Gaza6,247.5
  75. 75Tajikistan6,226.1
  76. 76Belarus6,212
  77. 77Haiti6,206.9
  78. 78Taiwan6,186.8
  79. 79Romania6,178.4
  80. 80Korea, Rep.6,140.8
  81. 81Gabon6,135.9
  82. 82Ecuador6,103.2
  83. 83Austria6,065.8
  84. 84Brazil6,061.4
  85. 85Bangladesh6,041.9
  86. 86Albania6,000.9
  87. 87Niger5,991.6
  88. 88Greece5,976.1
  89. 89Chile5,929.6
  90. 90Ghana5,893
  91. 91Cote d'Ivoire5,804.5
  92. 92United Arab Emirates5,780.8
  93. 93Bhutan5,730.7
  94. 94Cambodia5,633.5
  95. 95Macao SAR, China5,596.8
  96. 96Rwanda5,586.7
  97. 97Guatemala5,545.1
  98. 98Burundi5,529.9
  99. 99Panama5,317.4
  100. 100Viet Nam5,305
  101. 101Namibia5,254.5
  102. 102Comoros5,246
  103. 103Nicaragua5,216.2
  104. 104Azerbaijan5,208.5
  105. 105Japan5,166.1
  106. 106El Salvador5,119.7
  107. 107Portugal5,098.3
  108. 108Italy5,085.2
  109. 109Argentina5,072.9
  110. 110Papua New Guinea5,006.3
  111. 111Benin4,989.5
  112. 112Zimbabwe4,980.3
  113. 113Tunisia4,952.7
  114. 114Netherlands4,934.6
  115. 115Sao Tome and Principe4,892.5
  116. 116Eritrea4,758.7
  117. 117South Africa4,738.7
  118. 118Armenia4,724.1
  119. 119Monaco4,617.4
  120. 120Germany4,614.9
  121. 121Serbia4,547.7
  122. 122Malawi4,513
  123. 123Czechia4,275.1
  124. 124Hungary4,266
  125. 125Ukraine4,255.2
  126. 126South Sudan4,252.3
  127. 127Bulgaria4,212.7
  128. 128Tanzania4,092.9
  129. 129Solomon Islands3,992.5
  130. 130Costa Rica3,963.7
  131. 131Sweden3,962.7
  132. 132Denmark3,920.8
  133. 133Poland3,914.6
  134. 134Uruguay3,871.6
  135. 135Croatia3,817
  136. 136Ireland3,812.6
  137. 137Bosnia and Herzegovina3,796.2
  138. 138Switzerland3,684.2
  139. 139Sri Lanka3,617.5
  140. 140Luxembourg3,587.5
  141. 141Slovenia3,505.7
  142. 142Cuba3,485
  143. 143Montenegro3,374.7
  144. 144Norway3,353.7
  145. 145Latvia3,348.8
  146. 146Slovak Republic3,338.7
  147. 147Moldova3,326
  148. 148Cyprus3,255.3
  149. 149Libya3,172.6
  150. 150Estonia3,166.1
  151. 151Guyana3,152.1
  152. 152Lithuania3,092.1
  153. 153Canada3,065.2
  154. 154North Macedonia3,062.1
  155. 155Fiji3,000.1
  156. 156United States2,976.2
  157. 157Malaysia2,935.9
  158. 158Gibraltar2,929.5
  159. 159Lesotho2,893.7
  160. 160Vanuatu2,888.9
  161. 161Jamaica2,846.8
  162. 162Malta2,810.2
  163. 163Eswatini2,754.9
  164. 164Botswana2,686.1
  165. 165Paraguay2,685.8
  166. 166Kiribati2,643.9
  167. 167Suriname2,553.1
  168. 168Lao PDR2,546.4
  169. 169Finland2,531.2
  170. 170Mauritius2,453.9
  171. 171Tonga2,380
  172. 172Iceland2,377.1
  173. 173Trinidad and Tobago2,262.6
  174. 174Bahamas, The2,233.8
  175. 175Brunei Darussalam2,141.7
  176. 176New Zealand2,140.1
  177. 177Australia2,115.6
  178. 178French Polynesia1,984.8
  179. 179New Caledonia1,955.6
  180. 180Samoa1,897.2
  181. 181Barbados1,816.2
  182. 182Guam1,755
  183. 183Puerto Rico (US)1,710.9
  184. 184Cayman Islands1,409.5

Projected population density of the capital city