Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre by country
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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
215
Highest
21,634 people per square kilometre
Macao
Lowest
0.12 people per square kilometre
Greenland
Median
51.85 people per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
12,288
What the numbers show
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 21,634 people per square kilometre in Macao; the lowest is 0.12 people per square kilometre in Greenland.
The median across all reporting countries is 51.85 people per square kilometre, and the mean is 398.45 people per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 187 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 138.2%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 26.5%).
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 21,634 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 2 | Monaco | 18,693 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 8,063 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 7,088 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 3,847 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 6 | Bahrain | 1,962 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Malta | 1,593 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 8 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,257 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 9 | Bermuda | 1,198 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 10 | Palestine | 779.8 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Maldives | 732.68 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Nauru | 593.75 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Martin (French part) | 550.3 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 14 | San Marino | 546.09 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 512.21 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 16 | Lebanon | 510.49 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 430.34 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 424.22 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Israel | 391.42 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 20 | Barbados | 390.17 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 21 | Curacao | 381.75 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 22 | Aruba | 370.8 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 344.22 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 336.29 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 314.13 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Cayman Islands | 304.32 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Guam | 290.26 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 28 | Kuwait | 271.54 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Qatar | 257.42 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Mauritius | 248.75 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 244.91 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 236.09 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 33 | United States Virgin Islands | 233.29 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Haiti | 229.92 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 35 | El Salvador | 227.19 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 212.41 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 209.45 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 198.17 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 39 | American Samoa | 193.34 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 191.25 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 170.11 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Gambia | 170.09 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 43 | India | 169.62 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 169.03 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 164.99 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Rwanda | 163.22 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 158.07 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 48 | Nigeria | 155.57 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Jamaica | 153.27 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 50 | Andorra | 152.8 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 51 | Comoros | 151.48 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 52 | British Virgin Islands | 144.61 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Italy | 139.91 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 54 | North Korea | 139.41 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 55 | Nepal | 137.84 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Denmark | 131.68 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 128.37 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 125.56 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 59 | Burundi | 125.56 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Seychelles | 125.44 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 124.64 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 123.97 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | Vietnam | 122.08 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 119.4 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Czechia | 101.89 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 66 | Turkey | 100.94 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Kiribati | 100.67 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 68 | China | 99.3 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 98.38 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 70 | France | 97.12 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 71 | Cyprus | 97.05 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 94.05 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Syria | 92.73 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Northern Mariana Islands | 90.26 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 75 | Indonesia | 86.35 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 85.84 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 85.52 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 78 | Thailand | 85.52 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Cuba | 81.88 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 81.73 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 78.87 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Isle of Man | 77.05 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 83 | Spain | 76.83 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 84 | Austria | 76.6 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 85 | Poland | 75.79 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 74.81 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 87 | Hungary | 74.61 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 74.27 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Togo | 73.99 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 73.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 91 | Iraq | 72.54 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Portugal | 69.69 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 93 | Armenia | 68.57 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 94 | Brunei | 65.16 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominica | 64.83 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 96 | Benin | 64.76 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Greece | 62.6 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 98 | Slovakia | 61.05 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 99 | Albania | 59.73 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 100 | Slovenia | 58.43 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 57.01 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 102 | Honduras | 55.48 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 54.99 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 104 | Mexico | 53.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 105 | Morocco | 52.96 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 52.52 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52.34 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Antigua and Barbuda | 51.85 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 109 | Senegal | 51.36 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Serbia | 50.05 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 111 | French Polynesia | 49.97 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 112 | Egypt | 49.14 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 113 | Ireland | 48.36 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea | 46.85 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 46.16 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 116 | Ecuador | 45.7 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 45.68 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Ukraine | 45.25 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 45.22 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 120 | Romania | 43.35 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 121 | Iran | 42.82 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Uzbekistan | 41.26 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 123 | Cambodia | 40.1 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Moldova | 40.05 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 125 | Croatia | 39.85 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 126 | Panama | 39.59 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 127 | Malawi | 38 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Colombia | 36.91 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 129 | Liechtenstein | 36.33 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 130 | Djibouti | 36.23 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Micronesia (country) | 36.1 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 132 | Belarus | 35.39 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.91 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 33.53 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 33.29 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 136 | South Africa | 33.13 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 137 | Cameroon | 33.09 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Lesotho | 32.49 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahamas | 32.45 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32.08 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 141 | Liberia | 31.36 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Lithuania | 31.27 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 143 | Montenegro | 30.84 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 144 | Tonga | 30.72 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 145 | Palau | 30.5 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 146 | Kenya | 30.14 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 147 | United States | 30.07 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 148 | Fiji | 29.64 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 149 | Venezuela | 28.64 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 150 | Yemen | 27.28 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Tanzania | 26.68 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 152 | East Timor | 26.62 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 26.3 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 154 | Myanmar | 25.2 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 155 | Chile | 23.5 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 23.39 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Sweden | 22.96 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 158 | Estonia | 22.61 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 159 | Peru | 22.42 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 160 | Brazil | 22.13 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea | 22.07 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 20.71 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Latvia | 20.68 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 164 | Angola | 20.59 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 19.61 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 166 | Uruguay | 18.5 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 167 | Eswatini | 18.46 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Madagascar | 17.15 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 16.6 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 170 | New Zealand | 16.48 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 16.19 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Somalia | 15.82 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Faroe Islands | 15.65 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 174 | Argentina | 15.34 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 175 | Mozambique | 15.28 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Algeria | 14.49 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 13.64 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 178 | Finland | 13.64 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 179 | Saudi Arabia | 13.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Oman | 12.98 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Laos | 12.89 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.8 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 183 | Norway | 12.59 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 184 | Zambia | 12.55 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Paraguay | 11.98 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Congo | 11.53 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 187 | New Caledonia | 10.74 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 188 | Eritrea | 9.94 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 189 | Sudan | 9.32 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 190 | Gabon | 8.84 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Bhutan | 8.61 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 8.58 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Bolivia | 8.02 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Belize | 7.56 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 195 | Turkmenistan | 7.38 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 196 | Russia | 6.66 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 197 | Mali | 6.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 5.85 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Kazakhstan | 4.65 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 200 | Chad | 4.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 201 | South Sudan | 3.83 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 202 | Canada | 3.69 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 203 | Niger | 3.67 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Libya | 3.65 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Iceland | 3.62 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 3.61 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 207 | Papua New Guinea | 3.45 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Australia | 3.01 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 209 | Botswana | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Mauritania | 2.91 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Suriname | 2.58 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 212 | Namibia | 1.8 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Mongolia | 1.55 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 214 | Guyana | 1.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 215 | Greenland | 0.12 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.