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Countries with the Highest Population Density

The most densely populated countries and territories, measured as people per square kilometre of land.

Criteria
Residents per square kilometre of land area (World Bank), highest first.
Reference year
Latest available per country
Source
World Bank WDI
Countries with the Highest Population Density, People per km²
#CountryPeople per km²
1Macao21,717.6
2Monaco18,286.0
3Singapore8,148.1
4Hong Kong7,027.2
5Gibraltar4,088.8
6Bahrain2,094.5
7Maldives1,783.6
8Malta1,742.1
9Bangladesh1,366.0
10Sint Maarten1,308.0
11Bermuda1,194.0
12Palestinian Territory944.9
13Barbados656.0
14Mauritius632.5
15Rwanda626.6
16Aruba601.0
17Nauru577.4
18Lebanon576.5
19Burundi573.6
20San Marino549.5
21The Netherlands547.9
22South Korea528.7
23India496.6
24Comoros480.8
25Saint Martin451.4
26Israel445.8
27Haiti436.8
28Curacao417.7
29Philippines394.8
30Belgium386.1
31Sri Lanka377.4
32Puerto Rico363.3
33Tuvalu361.0
34Grenada341.2
35Pakistan336.4
36Japan335.9
37Vietnam326.0
38Cayman Islands321.7
39Guam314.6
40El Salvador308.5
41Saint Lucia295.9
42Seychelles295.4
43Trinidad and Tobago295.1
44United Kingdom289.1
45Kuwait286.4
46Gambia285.0
47Qatar276.2
48Luxembourg267.0
49Nigeria266.2
50British Virgin Islands264.6
51Uganda263.1
52Jamaica261.6
53Sao Tome and Principe255.2
54Saint Vincent and the Grenadines255.2
55Liechtenstein252.4
56Malawi241.7
57Dominican Republic240.9
58U.S. Virgin Islands239.7
59Germany239.4
60Switzerland228.0
61American Samoa227.8
62North Korea221.2
63Antigua and Barbuda214.9
64Nepal206.7
65Italy199.3
66Marshall Islands193.9
67Saint Kitts and Nevis180.1
68Andorra179.0
69Guatemala177.0
70Kiribati170.7
71United Arab Emirates163.0
72Micronesia162.9
73Togo161.4
74Ghana156.9
75Indonesia152.1
76Denmark150.6
77China150.5
78Cyprus149.6
79Isle of Man146.9
80Syria144.2
81Tonga143.5
82Thailand140.1
83Czechia136.4
84Benin134.5
85Cabo Verde131.4
86Jordan130.5
87Azerbaijan126.5
88Sierra Leone124.6
89France123.8
90Ethiopia123.8
91Poland123.6
92Egypt120.7
93Turkey114.2
94Portugal113.5
95Slovakia113.4
96Malaysia110.7
97Iraq110.6
98Austria110.4
99Ivory Coast105.3
100Hungary105.0
101Slovenia105.0
102Cuba104.9
103Armenia103.9
104Costa Rica102.3
105Cambodia102.3
106Kenya100.9
107Senegal100.6
108Albania100.4
109Honduras100.0
110Timor Leste96.6
111Spain95.8
112Northern Mariana Islands93.9
113Moldova89.9
114Burkina Faso89.9
115Brunei89.1
116Dominica87.3
117Morocco86.9
118Uzbekistan86.0
119Myanmar84.6
120Tanzania82.1
121Guinea-Bissau81.7
122Romania81.7
123Yemen81.4
124French Polynesia80.4
125Tunisia79.9
126Samoa79.3
127Tajikistan79.1
128Lesotho78.7
129Ireland77.8
130Greece76.8
131Serbia75.8
132Ecuador74.3
133Eswatini73.8
134North Macedonia71.5
135Equatorial Guinea70.7
136Afghanistan69.1
137Mexico68.4
138Croatia68.3
139Ukraine68.2
140Cameroon64.8
141Guinea62.8
142Panama62.4
143Bulgaria61.4
144Bosnia and Herzegovina60.8
145Liberia60.8
146Nicaragua59.0
147Madagascar57.6
148Iran57.4
149Georgia54.8
150South Africa54.0
151Djibouti51.7
152Democratic Republic of the Congo51.4
153Fiji51.1
154Turks and Caicos Islands49.7
155Colombia48.6
156Mozambique46.6
157Montenegro46.6
158Lithuania44.7
159Zimbabwe44.7
160Belarus44.0
161Faroe Islands41.3
162Bahamas40.4
163Kyrgyzstan38.6
164Palau38.4
165United States38.2
166Laos34.5
167Venezuela32.5
168Somalia32.4
169Angola32.3
170Estonia31.2
171Solomon Islands30.7
172Eritrea30.5
173Zambia30.3
174Latvia29.5
175Sudan28.5
176Vanuatu28.1
177Peru27.3
178Chile26.9
179Sweden26.3
180Brazil25.6
181Papua New Guinea24.2
182Niger22.7
183Mali21.3
184Bhutan21.0
185Algeria20.2
186New Zealand20.1
187South Sudan19.7
188Republic of the Congo19.4
189Uruguay19.3
190Belize18.8
191Finland18.5
192Oman18.3
193Paraguay17.9
194Chad17.1
195Argentina16.8
196Turkmenistan16.5
197Saudi Arabia16.4
198New Caledonia16.0
199Norway15.5
200Bolivia11.7
201Gabon10.3
202Central African Republic9.1
203Russia8.8
204Kazakhstan7.8
205Mauritania5.3
206Canada4.6
207Botswana4.6
208Libya4.3
209Suriname4.0
210Iceland4.0
211Guyana4.0
212Namibia3.8
213Australia3.5
214Mongolia2.3
215Greenland0.1

Countries without a reported value are left out rather than estimated. Download the full dataset (CSV) or read the methodology.

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