Population density

213 countries, 2024. Unit: people per km² of land.

First in the ranking
20,630.6 /km²
Macao
Median country
96.9 /km²
half above, half below
Range
0.1 to 20,630.6
Greenland - Macao

How to read it

Across 213 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Macao (20,630.6 /km²) and the lowest in Greenland (0.1 /km²).

The median country is at 96.9 /km²: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 44.5 /km² in 1994 to 62.1 /km² in 2023.

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area…

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Source: FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations… · via World Bank WDI (EN.POP.DNST) · licence

Population density over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Macao20,630.6Asia
2Monaco18,536.9Europe
3Singapore8,329.0Asia
4Hong Kong7,165.8Asia
5Bahrain1,985.8Asia
6Malta1,805.0Europe
7Maldives1,771.1Asia
8Bangladesh1,333.4Asia
9Sint Maarten1,275.0North America
10Bermuda1,197.0North America
11Palestine877.9Asia
12Barbados655.4North America
13Mauritius622.9Africa
14Aruba600.0North America
15Rwanda599.9Africa
16Nauru568.9Oceania
17Lebanon567.5Asia
18San Marino555.2Europe
19Burundi547.0Africa
20Netherlands534.4Europe
21South Korea530.2Asia
22Saint-Martin493.0North America
23India488.0Asia
24Comoros463.5Africa
25Israel462.2Asia
26Haiti427.2North America
27Belgium388.9Europe
28Philippines388.5Asia
29Tuvalu371.0Oceania
30Puerto Rico361.1North America
31Sri Lanka354.3Asia
32Curaçao351.3North America
33Grenada340.7North America
34Japan340.1Asia
35Pakistan326.0Asia
36Vietnam322.2Asia
37Cayman Islands310.2North America
38Guam310.1Oceania
39El Salvador305.9North America
40United States Virgin Islands299.9North America
41Saint Lucia294.7North America
42United Kingdom286.4Europe
43Kuwait274.8Asia
44The Gambia272.7Africa
45Trinidad and Tobago266.8North America
46Seychelles265.5Africa
47Luxembourg263.0Europe
48Jamaica262.2North America
49British Virgin Islands261.4North America
50Saint Vincent and the Grenadines258.7North America
51Nigeria255.5Africa
52Liechtenstein252.8Europe
53Uganda249.4Africa
54Qatar248.7Asia
55São Tomé and Principe245.4Africa
56Germany239.0Europe
57Dominican Republic237.1North America
58American Samoa235.0Oceania
59Malawi229.7Africa
60Switzerland227.9Europe
61North Korea220.1Asia
62Antigua and Barbuda213.0North America
63Marshall Islands207.4Oceania
64Nepal206.8Asia
65Italy199.4Europe
66Saint Kitts and Nevis179.5North America
67Andorra175.1Europe
68Guatemala171.8North America
69Kiribati165.9Oceania
70Federated States of Micronesia161.4Oceania
71United Arab Emirates154.7Asia
72Togo154.6Africa
73Ghana151.3Africa
74China150.1Asia
75Indonesia149.8Asia
76Denmark149.4Europe
77Isle of Man147.0Europe
78Cyprus147.0Asia
79Tonga144.7Oceania
80Czechia141.3Europe
81Thailand140.3Asia
82Syria134.4Asia
83Cabo Verde130.2Africa
84Jordan130.1Asia
85Benin128.3Africa
86France127.2Europe
87Azerbaijan123.4Asia
88Sierra Leone119.7Africa
89Poland119.4Europe
90Ethiopia117.7Africa
91Egypt117.1Africa
92Portugal116.7Europe
93Slovakia112.8Europe
94Austria111.2Europe
95Türkiye111.1Asia
96Malaysia108.2Asia
97Armenia107.6Asia
98Iraq106.1Asia
99Cuba105.8North America
100Slovenia105.7Europe
101Hungary104.8Europe
102Costa Rica101.5North America
103Côte d'Ivoire100.4Africa
104Cambodia99.9Asia
105Spain97.8Europe
106Kenya97.2Africa
107Northern Mariana Islands96.9Oceania
108Honduras96.8North America
109Senegal96.1Africa
110Timor-Leste94.2Asia
111Dominica88.2North America
112Brunei87.8Asia
113Albania86.8Europe
114Burkina Faso86.1Africa
115Morocco85.3Africa
116Moldova83.5Europe
117Myanmar83.5Asia
118Uzbekistan82.9Asia
119Romania82.8Europe
120Greece80.7Europe
121French Polynesia80.0Oceania
122Tunisia79.0Africa
123Samoa78.4Oceania
124Ireland78.3Europe
125Guinea-Bissau78.3Africa
126Tanzania77.6Africa
127Lesotho77.0Africa
128Yemen76.9Asia
129Tajikistan76.3Asia
130Serbia75.2Europe
131Ecuador73.0South America
132North Macedonia72.3Europe
133Eswatini72.3Africa
134Croatia69.1Europe
135Equatorial Guinea67.5Africa
136Mexico67.3North America
137Georgia66.7Asia
138Afghanistan65.4Asia
139Ukraine65.3Europe
140Bosnia and Herzegovina61.8Europe
141Cameroon61.6Africa
142Panama60.9North America
143Guinea60.0Africa
144Bulgaria59.3Europe
145Liberia58.3Africa
146Iran56.4Asia
147Madagascar54.9Africa
148South Africa52.8Africa
149Fiji50.7Oceania
150Djibouti50.4Africa
151Turks and Caicos Islands49.1North America
152Democratic Republic of the Congo48.2Africa
153Colombia47.7South America
154Montenegro46.4Europe
155Lithuania46.1Europe
156Belarus45.0Europe
157Mozambique44.0Africa
158Zimbabwe43.0Africa
159Bahamas40.1North America
160Faroe Islands39.9Europe
161Palau38.5Oceania
162Kyrgyzstan37.7Asia
163United States37.2North America
164Laos33.7Asia
165Venezuela32.2South America
166Estonia32.1Europe
167Angola30.4Africa
168Somalia30.3Africa
169Latvia30.0Europe
170Eritrea29.3Africa
171Solomon Islands29.3Oceania
172Zambia28.7Africa
173Sudan27.0Africa
174Vanuatu26.9Oceania
175Peru26.7South America
176Chile26.6South America
177Sweden26.0Europe
178Brazil25.4South America
179Papua New Guinea23.4Oceania
180Niger21.3Africa
181Bhutan20.8Asia
182New Zealand20.1Oceania
183Mali20.1Africa
184Algeria19.7Africa
185Uruguay19.4South America
186South Sudan18.9Africa
187Republic of the Congo18.5Africa
188Finland18.5Europe
189Belize18.3North America
190Paraguay17.5South America
191Oman17.1Asia
192Argentina16.7South America
193Saudi Arabia16.4Asia
194Chad16.1Africa
195Turkmenistan15.9Asia
196New Caledonia15.8Oceania
197Norway15.3Europe
198Bolivia11.4South America
199Gabon9.9Africa
200Russia8.8Europe
201Central African Republic8.6Africa
202Kazakhstan7.6Asia
203Mauritania5.0Africa
204Canada4.7North America
205Botswana4.4Africa
206Libya4.2Africa
207Suriname4.0South America
208Guyana3.9South America
209Iceland3.8Europe
210Namibia3.7Africa
211Australia3.5Oceania
212Mongolia2.3Asia
213Greenland0.1North America
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

% change · 213 countries

Largest increase

  1. Chad 11.3 → 16.1 +43%
  2. Somalia 21.3 → 30.3 +43%
  3. Niger 15.2 → 21.3 +41%
  4. Angola 21.8 → 30.4 +39%
  5. Democratic Republic of the Congo 34.6 → 48.2 +39%

Largest decrease

  1. Saint-Martin 749.0 → 493.0 −34%
  2. Marshall Islands 276.6 → 207.4 −25%
  3. Ukraine 79.4 → 65.3 −18%
  4. Moldova 99.5 → 83.5 −16%
  5. Northern Mariana Islands 113.4 → 96.9 −15%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Population density - continent medians

/km²

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 100 200 300 1961 Africa: 13.99 Asia: 50.12 Europe: 87.38 North America: 69.82 South America: 8.55 Oceania: 23.34 1962 Africa: 14.47 Asia: 51.54 Europe: 88.09 North America: 72.03 South America: 8.81 Oceania: 23.84 1963 Africa: 14.98 Asia: 53.02 Europe: 88.82 North America: 74.28 South America: 9.07 Oceania: 24.52 1964 Africa: 15.4 Asia: 54.56 Europe: 89.6 North America: 76.56 South America: 9.34 Oceania: 25.36 1965 Africa: 15.79 Asia: 55.95 Europe: 90.33 North America: 78.84 South America: 9.61 Oceania: 26.23 1966 Africa: 16.18 Asia: 57.29 Europe: 91.19 North America: 81.18 South America: 9.88 Oceania: 27.14 1967 Africa: 16.59 Asia: 58.8 Europe: 92.44 North America: 83.6 South America: 10.15 Oceania: 28.07 1968 Africa: 17.02 Asia: 60.42 Europe: 93.81 North America: 86.05 South America: 10.43 Oceania: 29.06 1969 Africa: 17.45 Asia: 62.11 Europe: 95.24 North America: 88.53 South America: 10.71 Oceania: 30.09 1970 Africa: 17.89 Asia: 63.84 Europe: 95.68 North America: 91.06 South America: 10.98 Oceania: 31.15 1971 Africa: 18.34 Asia: 65.6 Europe: 95.94 North America: 92.71 South America: 11.25 Oceania: 32.23 1972 Africa: 19.02 Asia: 67.37 Europe: 96.3 North America: 93.41 South America: 11.54 Oceania: 33.3 1973 Africa: 19.74 Asia: 69.16 Europe: 96.71 North America: 94.11 South America: 11.83 Oceania: 34.4 1974 Africa: 20.48 Asia: 70.96 Europe: 97.7 North America: 94.79 South America: 12.13 Oceania: 35.51 1975 Africa: 21.24 Asia: 71.36 Europe: 99.79 North America: 95.43 South America: 12.43 Oceania: 36.62 1976 Africa: 21.98 Asia: 71.65 Europe: 101.44 North America: 96.02 South America: 12.73 Oceania: 37.74 1977 Africa: 22.69 Asia: 72.2 Europe: 102.22 North America: 96.54 South America: 13.05 Oceania: 38.88 1978 Africa: 23.44 Asia: 75.21 Europe: 103.01 North America: 96.97 South America: 13.37 Oceania: 40.12 1979 Africa: 24.16 Asia: 79.88 Europe: 103.8 North America: 97.28 South America: 13.7 Oceania: 41.41 1980 Africa: 24.86 Asia: 82.22 Europe: 104.65 North America: 97.44 South America: 14.03 Oceania: 42.75 1981 Africa: 25.64 Asia: 84.17 Europe: 105.42 North America: 97.31 South America: 14.37 Oceania: 44.13 1982 Africa: 26.45 Asia: 86.14 Europe: 105.94 North America: 96.92 South America: 14.72 Oceania: 45.53 1983 Africa: 27.29 Asia: 88.13 Europe: 106.47 North America: 96.49 South America: 15.07 Oceania: 46.93 1984 Africa: 28.17 Asia: 90.12 Europe: 107.62 North America: 96.07 South America: 15.43 Oceania: 48.22 1985 Africa: 29.06 Asia: 92.06 Europe: 108.88 North America: 95.66 South America: 15.78 Oceania: 49.45 1986 Africa: 29.95 Asia: 93.94 Europe: 109.98 North America: 95.38 South America: 16.13 Oceania: 50.73 1987 Africa: 30.84 Asia: 95.78 Europe: 111.08 North America: 96.23 South America: 16.48 Oceania: 52.04 1988 Africa: 31.74 Asia: 97.63 Europe: 112.09 North America: 99.8 South America: 16.83 Oceania: 53.33 1989 Africa: 32.64 Asia: 99.47 Europe: 112.99 North America: 103.64 South America: 17.18 Oceania: 54.55 1990 Africa: 33.53 Asia: 97.92 Europe: 113.67 North America: 108.33 South America: 17.47 Oceania: 55.68 1991 Africa: 34.35 Asia: 94.78 Europe: 117.33 North America: 113.73 South America: 17.7 Oceania: 59.85 1992 Africa: 35.09 Asia: 86.48 Europe: 99.13 North America: 119.25 South America: 17.93 Oceania: 60.19 1993 Africa: 35.89 Asia: 87.66 Europe: 99.2 North America: 124.9 South America: 18.16 Oceania: 60.7 1994 Africa: 36.64 Asia: 87.95 Europe: 99.04 North America: 130.63 South America: 18.39 Oceania: 61.19 1995 Africa: 37.34 Asia: 86.92 Europe: 98.85 North America: 136.43 South America: 18.62 Oceania: 61.69 1996 Africa: 38.07 Asia: 87.5 Europe: 98.74 North America: 142.26 South America: 18.85 Oceania: 62.22 1997 Africa: 38.8 Asia: 89.04 Europe: 98.61 North America: 148.1 South America: 19.08 Oceania: 62.74 1998 Africa: 39.59 Asia: 90.66 Europe: 98.39 North America: 153.84 South America: 19.31 Oceania: 63.63 1999 Africa: 40.41 Asia: 92.41 Europe: 98.46 North America: 159.52 South America: 19.53 Oceania: 64.64 2000 Africa: 41.23 Asia: 93.98 Europe: 101.84 North America: 165.31 South America: 19.72 Oceania: 69.24 2001 Africa: 42.29 Asia: 95.49 Europe: 101.62 North America: 171.2 South America: 19.89 Oceania: 70.32 2002 Africa: 43.31 Asia: 96.98 Europe: 101.38 North America: 175.07 South America: 20.03 Oceania: 71.38 2003 Africa: 44.39 Asia: 98.53 Europe: 101.13 North America: 177.01 South America: 20.15 Oceania: 72.5 2004 Africa: 45.51 Asia: 100.18 Europe: 100.85 North America: 178.13 South America: 20.26 Oceania: 73.65 2005 Africa: 46.68 Asia: 102.01 Europe: 100.57 North America: 178.6 South America: 20.36 Oceania: 74.76 2006 Africa: 47.91 Asia: 104.81 Europe: 100.2 North America: 179.11 South America: 20.46 Oceania: 75.83 2007 Africa: 49.19 Asia: 106.62 Europe: 100.2 North America: 179.64 South America: 20.56 Oceania: 76.76 2008 Africa: 50.49 Asia: 113.13 Europe: 100.33 North America: 180.13 South America: 20.65 Oceania: 77.32 2009 Africa: 51.77 Asia: 113.98 Europe: 101.11 North America: 181.45 South America: 20.74 Oceania: 77.64 2010 Africa: 53.12 Asia: 115.8 Europe: 101.35 North America: 184.5 South America: 20.84 Oceania: 77.95 2011 Africa: 54.57 Asia: 117.53 Europe: 101.69 North America: 201.04 South America: 20.95 Oceania: 78.28 2012 Africa: 49.8 Asia: 118.2 Europe: 102.11 North America: 205.38 South America: 21.07 Oceania: 78.68 2013 Africa: 51.56 Asia: 115.96 Europe: 102.28 North America: 211.18 South America: 21.2 Oceania: 79.15 2014 Africa: 53.37 Asia: 114.42 Europe: 101.23 North America: 216.64 South America: 21.35 Oceania: 79.63 2015 Africa: 55.28 Asia: 118.24 Europe: 99.68 North America: 222.99 South America: 21.52 Oceania: 80.05 2016 Africa: 57.27 Asia: 121.92 Europe: 98.16 North America: 222.13 South America: 21.71 Oceania: 80.43 2017 Africa: 59.26 Asia: 124.54 Europe: 96.65 North America: 219.4 South America: 21.92 Oceania: 80.69 2018 Africa: 61.23 Asia: 125.93 Europe: 95.17 North America: 227.12 South America: 22.03 Oceania: 80.62 2019 Africa: 63.17 Asia: 127.14 Europe: 94.32 North America: 234.33 South America: 22.12 Oceania: 80.39 2020 Africa: 65.08 Asia: 127.37 Europe: 94.8 North America: 237.98 South America: 22.19 Oceania: 80.44 2021 Africa: 66.43 Asia: 129.73 Europe: 94.94 North America: 241.42 South America: 22.24 Oceania: 80.61 2022 Africa: 67.58 Asia: 133.59 Europe: 95.63 North America: 243.39 South America: 22.27 Oceania: 80.78 2023 Africa: 68.7 Asia: 134.59 Europe: 96.76 North America: 246.64 South America: 22.31 Oceania: 80.99 2024 Africa: 69.86 Asia: 137.32 Europe: 97.76 North America: 258.65 South America: 22.36 Oceania: 80.04 1961 1981 1991 2001 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 69.9 /km²
Asia 137.3 /km²
Europe 97.8 /km²
North America 258.7 /km²
South America 22.4 /km²
Oceania 80.0 /km²

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