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Population density by country

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.

Countries reporting
227
Highest
22,797 people per km²
Monaco
Lowest
0.0907 people per km²
Greenland
Median
103.66 people per km²
Years covered
1101
1000–2100
Data points
68,610

What the numbers show

Population density is currently reported for 227 countries. The highest value is 22,797 people per km² in Monaco; the lowest is 0.0907 people per km² in Greenland.

The median across all reporting countries is 103.66 people per km², and the mean is 426.17 people per km².

Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 146 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands Antilles (up 11.1%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 22.2%).

Population density: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Monaco 22,797 people per km² 2100 up 6.3% rising
2 Macao 10,036 people per km² 2100 down 14.1% rising
3 Singapore 5,798 people per km² 2100 down 10.5% volatile
4 Gibraltar 4,928 people per km² 2100 down 1.8% rising
5 Bahrain 3,912 people per km² 2100 up 6.8% volatile
7 Vatican 3,098 people per km² 2100 up 6.1% flat
8 Hong Kong 1,981 people per km² 2100 down 22.2% volatile
9 Palestine 1,906 people per km² 2100 up 1.7% volatile
10 Bangladesh 1,602 people per km² 2100 down 4.3% volatile
11 Maldives 1,583 people per km² 2100 down 4.2% volatile
12 Burundi 1,475 people per km² 2100 up 4.0% volatile
13 Rwanda 1,329 people per km² 2100 up 3.1% volatile
14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,244 people per km² 2100 down 6.4% rising
16 Nauru 1,034 people per km² 2100 up 2.1% volatile
17 Comoros 1,027 people per km² 2100 up 3.8% volatile
18 Israel 912.52 people per km² 2100 up 5.8% volatile
19 Lebanon 703.09 people per km² 2100 down 2.8% volatile
20 Pakistan 662.88 people per km² 2100 up 2.4% volatile
21 Bermuda 660.94 people per km² 2100 down 8.4% rising
22 Qatar 632.92 people per km² 2100 up 11.0% volatile
23 Malawi 627.29 people per km² 2100 up 4.7% volatile
24 Uganda 602.61 people per km² 2100 up 1.3% volatile
25 Gambia 563.54 people per km² 2100 up 0.9% volatile
26 Sao Tome and Principe 556.27 people per km² 2100 up 3.5% volatile
27 Haiti 549.75 people per km² 2100 down 2.3% volatile
28 Kuwait 538.83 people per km² 2100 up 8.4% volatile
29 Nigeria 523.46 people per km² 2100 up 1.0% volatile
30 Netherlands 519.97 people per km² 2100 down 2.1% volatile
31 San Marino 519.72 people per km² 2100 down 0.2% volatile
32 India 506.27 people per km² 2100 down 4.7% volatile
33 Cayman Islands 491.8 people per km² 2100 up 0.5% volatile
34 Barbados 452.82 people per km² 2100 down 6.8% rising
35 Tokelau 438.5 people per km² 2100 down 1.1% rising
36 Togo 434.64 people per km² 2100 up 6.6% volatile
37 Aruba 417.72 people per km² 2100 down 6.3% volatile
38 Tuvalu 409.67 people per km² 2100 up 1.8% volatile
39 Saint Martin (French part) 400.56 people per km² 2100 up 2.1% rising
40 Philippines 383.08 people per km² 2100 down 6.2% volatile
41 Guam 380.56 people per km² 2100 down 0.7% rising
42 United Arab Emirates 367.99 people per km² 2100 up 9.6% volatile
43 Belgium 365.29 people per km² 2100 down 1.4% rising
44 Benin 351.08 people per km² 2100 up 5.1% volatile
45 Sri Lanka 343.51 people per km² 2100 down 5.2% volatile
46 Reunion 339.53 people per km² 2100 down 2.9% rising
47 Cote d'Ivoire 327.18 people per km² 2100 up 8.9% volatile
48 Ethiopia 325.45 people per km² 2100 up 5.6% volatile
49 United Kingdom 307.14 people per km² 2100 down 1.4% rising
50 Ghana 296.87 people per km² 2100 up 2.2% volatile
51 Tanzania 296.72 people per km² 2100 up 10.1% volatile
52 Vietnam 292.59 people per km² 2100 down 4.9% volatile
53 Mauritius 291.3 people per km² 2100 down 13.8% volatile
55 Taiwan 282.89 people per km² 2100 down 11.7% volatile
56 Kiribati 274.88 people per km² 2100 up 0.7% volatile
58 Curacao 271.32 people per km² 2100 down 8.7% rising
59 Seychelles 252.12 people per km² 2100 down 3.7% volatile
60 Netherlands Antilles 247.51 people per km² 2010 up 11.1% volatile
61 Dominican Republic 245.63 people per km² 2100 down 4.8% volatile
62 El Salvador 244.85 people per km² 2100 down 8.3% volatile
63 Senegal 244.19 people per km² 2100 up 4.4% volatile
64 Guatemala 241.81 people per km² 2100 down 2.9% volatile
65 Jordan 240.14 people per km² 2100 up 2.2% volatile
66 Syria 237.91 people per km² 2100 down 1.0% volatile
67 Iraq 231.84 people per km² 2100 up 2.7% volatile
68 Switzerland 230.99 people per km² 2100 up 0.5% volatile
69 South Korea 223.86 people per km² 2100 down 14.1% volatile
70 Nepal 222.05 people per km² 2100 down 5.4% volatile
71 Sierra Leone 220.76 people per km² 2100 down 0.4% volatile
72 Grenada 217.37 people per km² 2100 down 10.1% rising
73 Japan 210.83 people per km² 2100 down 4.7% volatile
74 Yemen 208.41 people per km² 2100 up 3.8% volatile
75 Germany 202.93 people per km² 2100 down 0.4% rising
76 Egypt 202.82 people per km² 2100 up 1.2% volatile
77 Afghanistan 199.65 people per km² 2100 up 5.6% volatile
79 Democratic Republic of Congo 189.99 people per km² 2100 up 8.1% volatile
80 Cameroon 188.01 people per km² 2100 up 6.8% volatile
81 British Virgin Islands 186.08 people per km² 2100 down 7.0% rising
82 Micronesia (country) 183.08 people per km² 2100 down 2.1% volatile
83 Kenya 183.07 people per km² 2100 up 0.4% volatile
84 Burkina Faso 182.22 people per km² 2100 up 1.0% volatile
85 Equatorial Guinea 178.37 people per km² 2100 up 5.3% volatile
86 Saint Lucia 177.41 people per km² 2100 down 9.6% volatile
87 United States Virgin Islands 177.09 people per km² 2100 down 2.6% rising
88 Trinidad and Tobago 175.12 people per km² 2100 down 8.7% volatile
89 Uzbekistan 168.73 people per km² 2100 up 4.3% volatile
90 Guinea-Bissau 165.91 people per km² 2100 up 2.0% volatile
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 164.72 people per km² 2100 down 7.2% volatile
92 Tonga 163.72 people per km² 2100 up 0.6% volatile
93 North Korea 162.05 people per km² 2100 down 6.3% volatile
94 American Samoa 161.58 people per km² 2100 down 3.6% volatile
95 Indonesia 156.14 people per km² 2100 down 3.5% volatile
96 Antigua and Barbuda 154.54 people per km² 2100 down 7.8% rising
97 Honduras 152.2 people per km² 2100 down 0.6% volatile
99 Madagascar 146.69 people per km² 2100 up 5.4% volatile
100 Denmark 146.58 people per km² 2100 down 1.3% volatile
101 Tajikistan 145.56 people per km² 2100 up 1.3% volatile
102 Cyprus 138.03 people per km² 2100 down 3.4% volatile
103 Samoa 137.97 people per km² 2100 up 4.1% volatile
104 Malaysia 134 people per km² 2100 down 2.5% volatile
105 Mozambique 132.69 people per km² 2100 up 4.7% volatile
106 East Timor 132.68 people per km² 2100 down 3.1% volatile
107 Marshall Islands 132.37 people per km² 2100 down 3.2% volatile
108 Liberia 131.49 people per km² 2100 up 2.1% volatile
109 Guinea 130.26 people per km² 2100 up 1.5% volatile
110 Cambodia 128.82 people per km² 2100 down 2.0% volatile
111 France 125.07 people per km² 2100 up 0.1% rising
112 Azerbaijan 121.25 people per km² 2100 down 3.0% volatile
113 Angola 120.35 people per km² 2100 up 9.1% volatile
114 Italy 119.63 people per km² 2100 down 6.3% rising
115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 116.38 people per km² 2100 down 7.7% rising
116 Puerto Rico 112.25 people per km² 2100 down 20.0% volatile
117 Somalia 107.38 people per km² 2100 up 6.1% volatile
118 Lesotho 107.36 people per km² 2100 down 1.4% volatile
119 Czechia 106.6 people per km² 2100 down 2.3% rising
120 Anguilla 103.66 people per km² 2100 down 10.6% rising
121 Cape Verde 103.46 people per km² 2100 down 9.3% volatile
122 Isle of Man 101.89 people per km² 2100 down 6.0% rising
123 Andorra 100.51 people per km² 2100 down 11.6% volatile
124 Jamaica 98.5 people per km² 2100 down 16.8% volatile
125 Zimbabwe 96.07 people per km² 2100 up 2.8% volatile
126 Portugal 95.56 people per km² 2100 down 0.6% rising
127 Northern Mariana Islands 90.51 people per km² 2100 down 1.8% rising
128 Austria 89.67 people per km² 2100 down 2.2% rising
129 Thailand 89.17 people per km² 2100 down 7.4% volatile
130 Brunei 88.2 people per km² 2100 down 3.1% volatile
131 Zambia 86.73 people per km² 2100 up 6.3% volatile
132 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 86.58 people per km² 2100 down 5.9% rising
133 Turkey 84.9 people per km² 2100 down 9.3% volatile
134 Morocco 84.89 people per km² 2100 down 5.4% volatile
135 Hungary 81.75 people per km² 2100 down 2.0% rising
136 Slovenia 81.05 people per km² 2100 down 2.5% rising
137 Panama 79.6 people per km² 2100 down 1.5% volatile
138 Djibouti 79.45 people per km² 2100 up 1.4% volatile
139 Eswatini 77.96 people per km² 2100 down 5.7% volatile
140 South Africa 77.75 people per km² 2100 up 2.3% volatile
141 Ecuador 76.87 people per km² 2100 down 5.3% volatile
143 Myanmar 76.09 people per km² 2100 down 4.8% volatile
144 Costa Rica 73.96 people per km² 2100 down 9.5% volatile
145 Sudan 73.28 people per km² 2100 up 5.1% volatile
146 Vanuatu 71.82 people per km² 2100 up 6.2% volatile
147 Niger 71.7 people per km² 2100 up 5.0% volatile
148 Nicaragua 71.56 people per km² 2100 down 3.7% volatile
149 Slovakia 71.28 people per km² 2100 down 6.3% rising
150 Eritrea 69.76 people per km² 2100 up 3.2% volatile
151 Tunisia 68.56 people per km² 2100 down 6.2% volatile
152 China 67.46 people per km² 2100 down 15.0% volatile
153 Mexico 67 people per km² 2100 down 5.3% volatile
154 Spain 66.29 people per km² 2100 down 4.7% rising
155 Solomon Islands 66.07 people per km² 2100 up 2.9% volatile
156 Dominica 65.52 people per km² 2100 down 6.6% rising
157 Mali 65.03 people per km² 2100 up 5.0% volatile
158 Poland 63.15 people per km² 2100 down 9.9% rising
159 Kyrgyzstan 61.16 people per km² 2100 up 0.9% volatile
160 Armenia 59.44 people per km² 2100 down 6.8% volatile
161 Congo 58.64 people per km² 2100 up 8.1% volatile
162 Chad 55.23 people per km² 2100 up 5.9% volatile
163 French Polynesia 53.84 people per km² 2100 down 10.3% rising
164 Cuba 53.73 people per km² 2100 down 10.2% volatile
165 Iran 49.33 people per km² 2100 down 6.1% volatile
166 Wallis and Futuna 49.26 people per km² 2100 down 9.9% falling
167 Greece 48.69 people per km² 2100 down 5.9% rising
168 Fiji 48.13 people per km² 2100 down 4.5% volatile
169 Romania 46.8 people per km² 2100 down 7.2% rising
170 Faroe Islands 46.18 people per km² 2100 down 1.9% rising
171 United States 46.05 people per km² 2100 up 1.6% volatile
172 Moldova 45.12 people per km² 2100 down 8.5% volatile
173 Serbia 44.02 people per km² 2100 down 7.4% rising
174 Albania 43.25 people per km² 2100 down 13.2% volatile
175 Georgia 42.73 people per km² 2100 down 5.0% rising
176 Colombia 42.43 people per km² 2100 down 7.1% volatile
177 Papua New Guinea 41.16 people per km² 2100 up 1.3% volatile
178 Turks and Caicos Islands 40.72 people per km² 2100 down 6.1% volatile
179 Laos 40.11 people per km² 2100 down 4.4% volatile
180 Oman 39.08 people per km² 2100 up 7.3% volatile
181 Bahamas 38.46 people per km² 2100 down 2.6% volatile
182 Croatia 38.27 people per km² 2100 down 7.9% rising
183 South Sudan 37.73 people per km² 2100 up 0.4% volatile
184 North Macedonia 34.22 people per km² 2100 down 11.4% volatile
185 Saudi Arabia 33.03 people per km² 2100 up 6.8% volatile
186 Cook Islands 33.01 people per km² 2100 down 3.0% falling
187 Bulgaria 32.53 people per km² 2100 down 6.7% rising
188 Venezuela 32.06 people per km² 2100 down 4.5% volatile
189 Central African Republic 30.14 people per km² 2100 up 5.3% volatile
190 Peru 29.82 people per km² 2100 down 4.0% volatile
191 Montserrat 27.99 people per km² 2100 down 4.7% volatile
192 Sweden 27.91 people per km² 2100 down 0.2% rising
193 Algeria 27.08 people per km² 2100 down 1.0% volatile
194 Gabon 26.79 people per km² 2100 up 7.2% volatile
195 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.69 people per km² 2100 down 10.1% volatile
196 Ukraine 26.23 people per km² 2100 down 15.1% rising
197 Montenegro 24.24 people per km² 2100 down 10.3% rising
198 Palau 24.23 people per km² 2100 down 5.7% volatile
199 Paraguay 22.77 people per km² 2100 down 1.8% volatile
200 New Zealand 22.07 people per km² 2100 down 0.4% volatile
201 Belarus 21.44 people per km² 2100 down 10.4% rising
202 Turkmenistan 21.17 people per km² 2100 down 2.3% volatile
203 Belize 19.61 people per km² 2100 down 6.5% volatile
204 Brazil 19.55 people per km² 2100 down 7.1% volatile
205 Estonia 19.31 people per km² 2100 down 6.3% rising
206 Lithuania 19.3 people per km² 2100 down 12.3% rising
207 New Caledonia 18.45 people per km² 2100 down 1.7% volatile
208 Bhutan 18.1 people per km² 2100 down 6.9% volatile
209 Chile 18.06 people per km² 2100 down 10.8% volatile
210 Mauritania 16.61 people per km² 2100 up 7.4% volatile
211 Bolivia 16.39 people per km² 2100 down 0.8% volatile
212 Finland 15.14 people per km² 2100 down 3.3% rising
213 Latvia 14.87 people per km² 2100 down 9.3% rising
214 Norway 14.86 people per km² 2100 down 2.2% volatile
215 Argentina 13.98 people per km² 2100 down 7.3% volatile
216 Uruguay 12.83 people per km² 2100 down 9.6% volatile
217 Kazakhstan 12.47 people per km² 2100 up 2.8% volatile
218 French Guiana 9.36 people per km² 2100 up 6.9% volatile
219 Niue 9.25 people per km² 2100 up 2.0% falling
220 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.83 people per km² 2100 down 14.1% rising
221 Russia 7.72 people per km² 2100 down 0.6% rising
222 Namibia 7.16 people per km² 2100 up 1.4% volatile
223 Saint Helena 6.81 people per km² 2100 down 6.2% falling
224 Botswana 6.77 people per km² 2100 down 1.2% volatile
225 Canada 6.1 people per km² 2100 up 3.2% volatile
226 Australia 5.61 people per km² 2100 up 5.5% volatile
227 Libya 5.56 people per km² 2100 down 1.6% volatile
228 Suriname 4.54 people per km² 2100 down 3.2% volatile
229 Guyana 4.52 people per km² 2100 down 3.5% volatile
230 Iceland 3.6 people per km² 2100 down 5.1% volatile
231 Mongolia 3.54 people per km² 2100 up 1.9% volatile
232 Western Sahara 3.13 people per km² 2100 down 0.6% volatile
233 Falkland Islands 0.1862 people per km² 2100 down 3.6% rising
234 Greenland 0.0907 people per km² 2100 down 5.7% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

  • USSR 13.35 people per km²

About this data

Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.