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Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2023
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League table

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  1. 1Macao SAR, China20,569.7
  2. 2Monaco18,692.9
  3. 3Singapore8,241.8
  4. 4Hong Kong SAR, China7,177.2
  5. 5Gibraltar3,847.1
  6. 6Bahrain1,971.3
  7. 7Maldives1,765.1
  8. 8Malta1,727.3
  9. 9Bangladesh1,319.2
  10. 10Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,257.3
  11. 11Bermuda1,198.1
  12. 12West Bank and Gaza857.4
  13. 13Barbados656.6
  14. 14Mauritius625.3
  15. 15Aruba596.4
  16. 16Naoero593.8
  17. 17Rwanda565.6
  18. 18Lebanon564.4
  19. 19San Marino564.3
  20. 20St. Martin (French part)550.3
  21. 21Burundi533.1
  22. 22Netherlands531
  23. 23Korea, Rep.529.8
  24. 24India483.7
  25. 25Comoros457
  26. 26Israel455.1
  27. 27Haiti422.3
  28. 28Belgium386.3
  29. 29Philippines385.3
  30. 30Puerto Rico (US)361.2
  31. 31Sri Lanka356.2
  32. 32Curacao348.3
  33. 33Grenada344.4
  34. 34Japan341.5
  35. 35Tuvalu327.2
  36. 36Pakistan321.1
  37. 37Viet Nam320.2
  38. 38Guam308.3
  39. 39El Salvador304.5
  40. 40Cayman Islands304.3
  41. 41Virgin Islands (U.S.)299.8
  42. 42St. Lucia293.9
  43. 43United Kingdom283.2
  44. 44Kuwait272.4
  45. 45Gambia, The266.6
  46. 46Trinidad and Tobago266.6
  47. 47Jamaica262.2
  48. 48Seychelles260.4
  49. 49British Virgin Islands259.9
  50. 50St. Vincent and the Grenadines259.8
  51. 51Luxembourg258.9
  52. 52Nigeria250.2
  53. 53Liechtenstein249
  54. 54Uganda242.7
  55. 55Sao Tome and Principe240.5
  56. 56Germany238.4
  57. 57American Samoa237.6
  58. 58Dominican Republic235.1
  59. 59Qatar231.2
  60. 60Switzerland225
  61. 61Malawi223.8
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.219.4
  63. 63Marshall Islands215.7
  64. 64Antigua and Barbuda212.1
  65. 65Nepal207.1
  66. 66Italy199.5
  67. 67St. Kitts and Nevis179.8
  68. 68Andorra172
  69. 69Guatemala169.1
  70. 70Kiribati163.6
  71. 71Micronesia, Fed. Sts.160.9
  72. 72Togo151.2
  73. 73China150.3
  74. 74Denmark148.7
  75. 75Indonesia148.6
  76. 76Ghana148.5
  77. 77Isle of Man147.7
  78. 78United Arab Emirates147.6
  79. 79Cyprus145.6
  80. 80Tonga145.3
  81. 81Czechia140.8
  82. 82Thailand140.3
  83. 83Cabo Verde129.6
  84. 84Jordan128.8
  85. 85Syrian Arab Republic128.5
  86. 86France126.9
  87. 87Benin125.1
  88. 88Azerbaijan122.9
  89. 89Poland119.8
  90. 90Sierra Leone117.2
  91. 91Portugal115.5
  92. 92Egypt, Arab Rep.115.1
  93. 93Ethiopia114
  94. 94Slovak Republic112.9
  95. 95Turkiye110.9
  96. 96Austria110.7
  97. 97Malaysia106.9
  98. 98Cuba106.2
  99. 99Slovenia105.3
  100. 100Armenia105.1
  101. 101Hungary105.1
  102. 102Iraq103.8
  103. 103Costa Rica100
  104. 104Cambodia98.7
  105. 105Northern Mariana Islands98.1
  106. 106Cote d'Ivoire98
  107. 107Spain96.8
  108. 108Kenya95.3
  109. 109Honduras95.1
  110. 110Senegal93.9
  111. 111Timor-Leste93.1
  112. 112Dominica88.7
  113. 113Albania88
  114. 114Brunei Darussalam87.1
  115. 115Moldova85.4
  116. 116Morocco84.5
  117. 117Burkina Faso84.2
  118. 118Myanmar82.9
  119. 119Romania82.8
  120. 120French Polynesia81
  121. 121Uzbekistan80.9
  122. 122Greece80.7
  123. 123Serbia78.8
  124. 124Tunisia78.5
  125. 125Samoa77.9
  126. 126Ireland77.1
  127. 127Guinea-Bissau76.6
  128. 128Lesotho76.1
  129. 129Tanzania75.2
  130. 130Tajikistan74.9
  131. 131Yemen, Rep.74.6
  132. 132North Macedonia72.5
  133. 133Ecuador72.4
  134. 134Eswatini71.5
  135. 135Croatia69
  136. 136Mexico66.7
  137. 137Equatorial Guinea65.9
  138. 138Ukraine65.1
  139. 139Georgia65
  140. 140Afghanistan63.6
  141. 141Bosnia and Herzegovina62.2
  142. 142Panama60.1
  143. 143Cameroon60
  144. 144Bulgaria59.4
  145. 145Guinea58.6
  146. 146Liberia57
  147. 147Nicaragua56.7
  148. 148Iran, Islamic Rep.55.8
  149. 149Madagascar53.6
  150. 150South Africa52.1
  151. 151Fiji50.6
  152. 152Djibouti49.7
  153. 153Turks and Caicos Islands48.6
  154. 154Colombia47.2
  155. 155Congo, Dem. Rep.46.7
  156. 156Montenegro46.4
  157. 157Lithuania45.9
  158. 158Belarus45.2
  159. 159Mozambique42.8
  160. 160Zimbabwe42.2
  161. 161Bahamas, The39.9
  162. 162Faroe Islands39.7
  163. 163Palau38.5
  164. 164Kyrgyz Republic37
  165. 165United States36.8
  166. 166Lao PDR33.2
  167. 167Venezuela, RB32.1
  168. 168Estonia32.1
  169. 169Latvia30.3
  170. 170Angola29.5
  171. 171Somalia, Fed. Rep.29.3
  172. 172Eritrea28.6
  173. 173Solomon Islands28.6
  174. 174Zambia27.9
  175. 175Sudan26.8
  176. 176Chile26.5
  177. 177Peru26.4
  178. 178Vanuatu26.3
  179. 179Sweden25.9
  180. 180Brazil25.3
  181. 181Papua New Guinea22.9
  182. 182Niger20.7
  183. 183Bhutan20.6
  184. 184New Zealand19.7
  185. 185Mali19.5
  186. 186Algeria19.4
  187. 187Uruguay19.4
  188. 188Finland18.4
  189. 189South Sudan18.2
  190. 190Congo, Rep.18.1
  191. 191Belize18
  192. 192Paraguay17.3
  193. 193Argentina16.6
  194. 194Oman16.3
  195. 195New Caledonia15.9
  196. 196Saudi Arabia15.7
  197. 197Turkmenistan15.7
  198. 198Chad15.3
  199. 199Norway15.2
  200. 200Bolivia11.3
  201. 201Gabon9.6
  202. 202Russian Federation8.8
  203. 203Central African Republic8.3
  204. 204Kazakhstan7.5
  205. 205Mauritania4.9
  206. 206Canada4.6
  207. 207Botswana4.4
  208. 208Libya4.2
  209. 209Suriname3.9
  210. 210Guyana3.9
  211. 211Iceland3.8
  212. 212Namibia3.6
  213. 213Australia3.5
  214. 214Mongolia2.2
  215. 215Greenland0.14

Population density (people per sq. km of land area)