Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population, per square kilometre by country
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
167
Highest
17.42 Persons per square kilometre
Monaco
Lowest
0.0022 Persons per square kilometre
Mongolia
Median
0.0865 Persons per square kilometre
Years covered
34
1990β2023
Data points
5,582
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population, per square kilometre is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 17.42 Persons per square kilometre in Monaco; the lowest is 0.0022 Persons per square kilometre in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0865 Persons per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.3257 Persons per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,875.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 47.3%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 18.9%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 17.42 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 2 | Singapore | 8.38 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Bahrain | 1.86 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 4 | Maldives | 1.75 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 1.67 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 1.33 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 7 | Barbados | 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | Mauritius | 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 9 | Nauru | 0.639 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 0.5713 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 11 | San Marino | 0.5607 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Lebanon | 0.5234 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 13 | Burundi | 0.5155 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 14 | India | 0.4805 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 15 | Comoros | 0.4579 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 16 | Haiti | 0.4254 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 0.424 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.3935 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 0.3832 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | Tuvalu | 0.3799 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 21 | Grenada | 0.3711 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 0.3382 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.312 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 25 | El Salvador | 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2992 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 0.2955 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 0.28 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 0.274 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2659 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 31 | Jamaica | 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0.2543 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 0.2474 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 34 | Nigeria | 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 35 | Uganda | 0.2423 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 36 | Kuwait | 0.2419 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 38 | Germany | 0.2384 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 39 | Qatar | 0.2364 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 0.2351 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 41 | Seychelles | 0.234 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 42 | Marshall Islands | 0.2333 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 0.222 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 45 | Democratic Peopleβs Republic of Korea | 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 0.2155 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2143 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 0.1991 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 49 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1837 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 50 | Andorra | 0.1704 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 0.1688 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 52 | Togo | 0.1665 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 53 | Kiribati | 0.1648 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 54 | China | 0.1519 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 0.15 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 56 | Tonga | 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | Denmark | 0.1478 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.1466 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 0.1405 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 60 | Cyprus | 0.1364 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.136 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 0.134 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 0.1277 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 0.126 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 0.1218 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 66 | Benin | 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 67 | France | 0.1202 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.1132 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 69 | Portugal | 0.1119 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 70 | Hungary | 0.1113 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 71 | Austria | 0.1086 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 72 | Cuba | 0.1078 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 73 | Iraq | 0.1048 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 74 | Malaysia | 0.1044 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 75 | Albania | 0.1034 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 0.0985 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 78 | Dominica | 0.0974 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 79 | Cambodia | 0.096 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 80 | Spain | 0.0951 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 81 | Kenya | 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 0.0947 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 0.0923 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 0.0865 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 85 | Serbia | 0.085 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 0.085 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 87 | Morocco | 0.0848 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 88 | Myanmar | 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 0.0827 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 90 | Samoa | 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 91 | Greece | 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 92 | Tunisia | 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 0.0798 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0765 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 95 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0761 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 96 | Ireland | 0.0734 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 97 | Ecuador | 0.0732 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 0.0731 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 99 | Mexico | 0.0661 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 100 | Yemen | 0.0652 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 101 | Afghanistan | 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 102 | Ukraine | 0.0634 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0627 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 105 | Cameroon | 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 106 | Panama | 0.0602 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 0.0586 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 108 | Guinea | 0.0578 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 109 | Liberia | 0.0563 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 110 | Iran | 0.055 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 111 | Georgia | 0.0537 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 112 | South Africa | 0.0498 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 113 | Djibouti | 0.049 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 114 | Colombia | 0.0469 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 115 | Belarus | 0.0468 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 116 | Montenegro | 0.0466 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 117 | Mozambique | 0.0431 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 0.0431 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 119 | Bahamas | 0.0412 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 120 | Palau | 0.0393 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 121 | United States of America | 0.0372 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0351 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 123 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0331 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 124 | Venezuela | 0.0327 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 125 | Eritrea | 0.0309 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 126 | Angola | 0.0294 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 127 | Somalia | 0.0289 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 128 | Zambia | 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 129 | Vanuatu | 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 130 | Peru | 0.0268 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 0.0265 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 132 | Chile | 0.0264 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 133 | Sweden | 0.0261 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 134 | Brazil | 0.0259 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 135 | Sudan | 0.0258 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 137 | Niger | 0.0215 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 138 | Bhutan | 0.0206 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 139 | New Zealand | 0.0199 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 140 | Uruguay | 0.0196 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 141 | Algeria | 0.0191 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 142 | Mali | 0.0191 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 143 | Finland | 0.0182 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 144 | Belize | 0.018 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 145 | Congo | 0.0179 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 146 | South Sudan | 0.0175 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 147 | Paraguay | 0.0173 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 149 | Argentina | 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 150 | Norway | 0.015 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 151 | Oman | 0.015 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 152 | Chad | 0.0145 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 0.0139 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 154 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0114 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 155 | Gabon | 0.0095 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 0.0092 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 157 | Russian Federation | 0.0088 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | 0.0073 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 159 | Botswana | 0.0047 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 160 | Canada | 0.0044 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 161 | Libya | 0.0039 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 0.0039 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 163 | Guyana | 0.0039 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 164 | Iceland | 0.0037 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 165 | Australia | 0.0034 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 166 | Namibia | 0.0032 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 167 | Mongolia | 0.0022 Persons per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.