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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2001

Countries209

1. Macau16,688.5

Median72.4

Japan348.823 / 209

World49.1

Top 20

Macau16,688.5

Monaco16,007.4

Hong Kong6,394.6

Singapore6,176.1

Gibraltar2,765.7

Malta1,228.2

Bermuda1,145.7

Bangladesh1,051.0

Maldives955.9

Bahrain931.4

Channel Islands751.8

Barbados610.3

Mauritius589.3

Aruba508.0

Nauru506.5

Palestinian Territories498.0

South Korea489.7

Netherlands475.3

San Marino452.4

Puerto Rico430.5

Bottom 10

Canada3.5

Libya3.1

Suriname3.0

Botswana3.0

Iceland2.8

Mauritania2.6

Australia2.5

Namibia2.3

Mongolia1.6

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2000

Timor-Leste+9.0%

Equatorial Guinea+6.6%

United Arab Emirates+6.6%

Sierra Leone+6.1%

Saudi Arabia+5.3%

Qatar+5.1%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.5%

Somalia+4.1%

Congo - Brazzaville+3.8%

Bahrain+3.7%

Biggest decreases since 2000

Macau-22.5%

Croatia-3.8%

Bulgaria-2.0%

Georgia-1.5%

Romania-1.4%

Latvia-1.3%

Albania-0.9%

Ukraine-0.9%

Lithuania-0.8%

Estonia-0.6%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	16,688.5	1
2	Monaco	16,007.4	2
3	Hong Kong	6,394.6	3
4	Singapore	6,176.1	4
5	Gibraltar	2,765.7	5
6	Malta	1,228.2	6
7	Bermuda	1,145.7	7
8	Bangladesh	1,051.0	8
9	Maldives	955.9	9
10	Bahrain	931.4	10
11	Channel Islands	751.8	11
12	Barbados	610.3	12
13	Mauritius	589.3	13
14	Aruba	508.0	15
15	Nauru	506.5	14
16	Palestinian Territories	498.0	17
17	South Korea	489.7	16
18	Netherlands	475.3	18
19	San Marino	452.4	19
20	Puerto Rico	430.5	20
21	Lebanon	430.3	21
22	India	362.5	22
23	Japan	348.8	23
24	Belgium	339.1	24
25	Rwanda	335.9	25
26	Tuvalu	319.5	26
27	Grenada	317.6	27
28	Sri Lanka	312.6	29
29	U.S. Virgin Islands	310.1	28
30	Haiti	306.8	30
31	Guam	298.8	31
32	Israel	297.6	33
33	Comoros	294.0	34
34	St. Vincent & Grenadines	291.0	32
35	El Salvador	288.0	35
36	American Samoa	285.3	36
37	Marshall Islands	284.0	37
38	Philippines	273.0	38
39	St. Lucia	262.7	39
40	Trinidad & Tobago	258.4	40
41	Burundi	258.3	41
42	Vietnam	250.6	42
43	United Kingdom	244.4	43
44	Jamaica	242.3	44
45	Germany	236.0	45
46	Liechtenstein	207.5	46
47	Pakistan	206.6	47
48	North Korea	197.8	48
49	Italy	192.7	49
50	Switzerland	182.9	50
51	Dominican Republic	180.5	51
52	Seychelles	176.5	52
53	St. Kitts & Nevis	176.0	53
54	Nepal	174.0	54
55	Antigua & Barbuda	172.9	55
56	Luxembourg	171.5	56
57	Cayman Islands	171.2	57
58	Micronesia	160.5	58
59	São Tomé & Príncipe	152.5	59
60	Northern Mariana Islands	147.8	60
61	Gambia	147.7	61
62	Tonga	143.5	62
63	Nigeria	142.6	64
64	Andorra	140.1	63
65	British Virgin Islands	138.6	65
66	China	135.5	66
67	Isle of Man	134.2	68
68	Denmark	134.0	67
69	Czechia	132.2	69
70	Poland	124.9	70
71	Thailand	124.6	71
72	Uganda	123.8	72
73	Malawi	123.0	73
74	Indonesia	116.7	74
75	Cape Verde	114.2	79
76	France	113.9	77
77	Hungary	113.7	75
78	Portugal	113.3	80
79	Armenia	112.8	76
80	Kuwait	112.7	82
81	Slovakia	111.8	81
82	Guatemala	111.7	84
83	Albania	111.7	78
84	Kiribati	111.5	83
85	Cyprus	104.3	86
86	Cuba	103.8	85
87	Moldova	101.6	87
88	Slovenia	98.9	88
89	Azerbaijan	98.2	90
90	Austria	97.5	91
91	Romania	96.3	89
92	Syria	92.8	93
93	Dominica	91.1	92
94	Togo	90.2	94
95	Ghana	88.6	95
96	Türkiye	86.1	97
97	Ukraine	84.8	96
98	Greece	84.3	98
99	Spain	81.9	99
100	Bosnia & Herzegovina	81.6	100
101	North Macedonia	80.0	102
102	Costa Rica	78.5	103
103	Croatia	76.9	101
104	Egypt	75.0	105
105	Bulgaria	72.4	104
106	Cambodia	71.7	107
107	Malaysia	71.6	108
108	French Polynesia	70.3	110
109	Georgia	70.2	106
110	Myanmar (Burma)	70.0	109
111	Ethiopia	69.5	111
112	Benin	66.0	114
113	Lesotho	65.9	112
114	Sierra Leone	65.0	118
115	Samoa	64.7	113
116	Morocco	64.6	115
117	Tunisia	63.5	116
118	Brunei	63.3	117
119	Jordan	62.3	119
120	Eswatini	61.1	120
121	Honduras	60.4	121
122	Qatar	58.4	126
123	Iraq	57.6	123
124	Uzbekistan	57.6	122
125	Côte d’Ivoire	57.2	125
126	Ireland	56.1	127
127	Kenya	55.6	128
128	Lithuania	55.4	124
129	Timor-Leste	54.6	132
130	Senegal	53.0	129
131	United Arab Emirates	52.4	134
132	Ecuador	52.0	130
133	Mexico	51.5	131
134	Belarus	48.9	133
135	Fiji	46.5	135
136	Tajikistan	45.8	136
137	Burkina Faso	44.9	138
138	Guinea-Bissau	44.9	137
139	Nicaragua	42.3	139
140	Palau	42.1	140
141	Iran	41.4	141
142	Panama	41.3	142
143	Tanzania	39.7	144
144	South Africa	39.2	143
145	Yemen	38.3	146
146	Latvia	37.6	145
147	Colombia	35.8	147
148	Guinea	34.8	148
149	Faroe Islands	33.4	150
150	Djibouti	33.3	152
151	Bahamas	32.8	151
152	Estonia	32.7	149
153	Cameroon	32.4	153
154	Liberia	31.3	157
155	United States	31.1	155
156	Afghanistan	31.1	154
157	Zimbabwe	30.9	156
158	Madagascar	29.3	158
159	Venezuela	28.3	159
160	Equatorial Guinea	26.7	161
161	Kyrgyzstan	25.8	160
162	Laos	23.9	162
163	Mozambique	23.6	163
164	Congo - Kinshasa	23.0	164
165	Eritrea	22.9	165
166	Sweden	21.8	166
167	Chile	21.1	167
168	Brazil	21.1	168
169	Peru	21.1	169
170	Turks & Caicos Islands	20.6	170
171	Uruguay	18.7	171
172	Finland	17.0	172
173	Solomon Islands	16.0	173
174	Vanuatu	15.7	174
175	Bhutan	15.3	175
176	New Zealand	14.7	176
177	Somalia	14.7	177
178	Zambia	13.9	179
179	Argentina	13.7	178
180	Angola	13.4	180
181	Algeria	13.2	181
182	Paraguay	13.1	182
183	Papua New Guinea	12.6	184
184	New Caledonia	12.5	185
185	Norway	12.4	183
186	Belize	10.9	186
187	Turkmenistan	9.9	187
188	Mali	9.8	188
189	Congo - Brazzaville	9.6	189
190	Niger	9.4	190
191	Russia	8.9	191
192	Bolivia	8.1	192
193	Saudi Arabia	7.9	193
194	Oman	7.5	194
195	Chad	7.0	195
196	Central African Republic	6.3	196
197	Kazakhstan	5.8	197
198	Gabon	5.1	198
199	Guyana	3.9	199
200	Canada	3.5	200
201	Libya	3.1	201
202	Suriname	3.0	202
203	Botswana	3.0	203
204	Iceland	2.8	204
205	Mauritania	2.6	205
206	Australia	2.5	206
207	Namibia	2.3	207
208	Mongolia	1.6	208
209	Greenland	0.1	209

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