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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2002

Countries209

1. Macau16,237.0

Median73.4

Japan349.623 / 209

World49.7

Top 20

Macau16,237.0

Monaco15,995.1

Hong Kong6,423.0

Singapore6,186.6

Gibraltar2,783.1

Malta1,237.4

Bermuda1,150.8

Bangladesh1,067.3

Bahrain1,000.8

Maldives972.1

Channel Islands757.0

Barbados614.3

Mauritius593.4

Aruba511.5

Palestinian Territories510.9

Nauru504.1

South Korea492.2

Netherlands478.3

San Marino458.2

Lebanon436.3

Bottom 10

Canada3.5

Libya3.1

Suriname3.1

Botswana3.1

Iceland2.9

Mauritania2.7

Australia2.5

Namibia2.3

Mongolia1.6

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2001

Timor-Leste+8.2%

Bahrain+7.4%

Equatorial Guinea+6.4%

United Arab Emirates+6.3%

Sierra Leone+5.9%

Afghanistan+5.4%

Turks & Caicos Islands+5.2%

Saudi Arabia+5.1%

Qatar+4.9%

Somalia+3.8%

Biggest decreases since 2001

Macau-2.7%

Romania-1.9%

Northern Mariana Islands-1.8%

Latvia-1.2%

Georgia-0.9%

Ukraine-0.9%

Lithuania-0.8%

North Macedonia-0.7%

Estonia-0.6%

Belarus-0.6%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	16,237.0	1
2	Monaco	15,995.1	2
3	Hong Kong	6,423.0	3
4	Singapore	6,186.6	4
5	Gibraltar	2,783.1	5
6	Malta	1,237.4	6
7	Bermuda	1,150.8	7
8	Bangladesh	1,067.3	8
9	Bahrain	1,000.8	10
10	Maldives	972.1	9
11	Channel Islands	757.0	11
12	Barbados	614.3	12
13	Mauritius	593.4	13
14	Aruba	511.5	14
15	Palestinian Territories	510.9	16
16	Nauru	504.1	15
17	South Korea	492.2	17
18	Netherlands	478.3	18
19	San Marino	458.2	19
20	Lebanon	436.3	21
21	Puerto Rico	431.1	20
22	India	369.2	22
23	Japan	349.6	23
24	Belgium	340.6	24
25	Rwanda	340.5	25
26	Tuvalu	320.8	26
27	Grenada	318.8	27
28	Sri Lanka	315.8	28
29	Haiti	312.3	30
30	U.S. Virgin Islands	310.0	29
31	Israel	303.6	32
32	Guam	300.6	31
33	Comoros	300.3	33
34	St. Vincent & Grenadines	290.6	34
35	El Salvador	288.9	35
36	Marshall Islands	285.7	37
37	American Samoa	285.3	36
38	Philippines	278.6	38
39	Burundi	265.7	41
40	St. Lucia	265.0	39
41	Trinidad & Tobago	259.7	40
42	Vietnam	253.7	42
43	United Kingdom	245.4	43
44	Jamaica	243.8	44
45	Germany	236.5	45
46	Pakistan	211.7	47
47	Liechtenstein	210.6	46
48	North Korea	198.9	48
49	Italy	193.1	49
50	Switzerland	184.3	50
51	Dominican Republic	183.2	51
52	Seychelles	182.0	52
53	Cayman Islands	177.1	57
54	St. Kitts & Nevis	177.0	53
55	Nepal	176.7	54
56	Antigua & Barbuda	175.1	55
57	Luxembourg	173.3	56
58	Micronesia	160.6	58
59	São Tomé & Príncipe	156.2	59
60	Gambia	151.7	61
61	Nigeria	146.5	63
62	Northern Mariana Islands	145.2	60
63	Tonga	144.3	62
64	British Virgin Islands	142.9	65
65	Andorra	141.5	64
66	China	136.4	66
67	Isle of Man	135.6	67
68	Denmark	134.4	68
69	Czechia	132.0	69
70	Uganda	127.8	72
71	Malawi	126.0	73
72	Thailand	125.8	71
73	Poland	124.8	70
74	Indonesia	118.3	74
75	Cape Verde	115.9	75
76	Kuwait	115.6	80
77	France	114.7	76
78	Guatemala	114.3	82
79	Kiribati	113.9	84
80	Portugal	113.9	78
81	Hungary	113.4	77
82	Armenia	112.4	79
83	Slovakia	111.8	81
84	Albania	111.4	83
85	Cyprus	106.2	85
86	Cuba	105.1	86
87	Moldova	101.4	87
88	Slovenia	99.0	88
89	Azerbaijan	98.9	89
90	Austria	97.9	90
91	Syria	95.1	92
92	Romania	94.5	91
93	Togo	92.4	94
94	Dominica	91.2	93
95	Ghana	91.1	95
96	Türkiye	87.1	96
97	Greece	84.6	98
98	Ukraine	84.0	97
99	Spain	83.0	99
100	Bosnia & Herzegovina	81.8	100
101	Costa Rica	79.8	102
102	North Macedonia	79.4	101
103	Croatia	76.9	103
104	Egypt	76.6	104
105	Malaysia	73.4	107
106	Cambodia	72.8	106
107	Bulgaria	72.0	105
108	Ethiopia	71.6	111
109	French Polynesia	71.4	108
110	Myanmar (Burma)	70.7	110
111	Georgia	69.6	109
112	Sierra Leone	68.9	114
113	Benin	68.1	112
114	Lesotho	65.7	113
115	Morocco	65.4	116
116	Samoa	65.2	115
117	Brunei	64.5	118
118	Tunisia	64.2	117
119	Jordan	63.6	119
120	Honduras	62.0	121
121	Eswatini	61.6	120
122	Qatar	61.3	122
123	Iraq	59.5	123
124	Timor-Leste	59.1	129
125	Côte d’Ivoire	58.7	125
126	Uzbekistan	58.3	124
127	Kenya	57.3	127
128	Ireland	57.1	126
129	United Arab Emirates	55.7	131
130	Lithuania	54.9	128
131	Senegal	54.4	130
132	Ecuador	52.9	132
133	Mexico	52.2	133
134	Belarus	48.6	134
135	Fiji	47.0	135
136	Tajikistan	46.7	136
137	Burkina Faso	46.3	137
138	Guinea-Bissau	45.9	138
139	Nicaragua	42.8	139
140	Palau	42.4	140
141	Panama	42.1	142
142	Iran	41.8	141
143	Tanzania	40.8	143
144	South Africa	39.6	144
145	Yemen	39.5	145
146	Latvia	37.1	146
147	Colombia	36.3	147
148	Guinea	35.3	148
149	Djibouti	34.3	150
150	Faroe Islands	33.9	149
151	Cameroon	33.3	153
152	Bahamas	33.1	151
153	Afghanistan	32.8	156
154	Estonia	32.5	152
155	Liberia	32.1	154
156	United States	31.4	155
157	Zimbabwe	31.2	157
158	Madagascar	30.2	158
159	Venezuela	28.8	159
160	Equatorial Guinea	28.4	160
161	Kyrgyzstan	26.0	161
162	Laos	24.3	162
163	Mozambique	24.1	163
164	Congo - Kinshasa	23.7	164
165	Eritrea	23.7	165
166	Sweden	21.9	166
167	Turks & Caicos Islands	21.7	170
168	Brazil	21.4	168
169	Chile	21.3	167
170	Peru	21.3	169
171	Uruguay	18.7	171
172	Finland	17.1	172
173	Solomon Islands	16.4	173
174	Vanuatu	16.1	174
175	Bhutan	15.7	175
176	Somalia	15.2	177
177	New Zealand	15.0	176
178	Zambia	14.3	178
179	Angola	13.9	180
180	Argentina	13.9	179
181	Algeria	13.3	181
182	Paraguay	13.2	182
183	Papua New Guinea	13.1	183
184	New Caledonia	12.7	184
185	Norway	12.4	185
186	Belize	11.2	186
187	Turkmenistan	10.1	187
188	Mali	10.1	188
189	Congo - Brazzaville	9.8	189
190	Niger	9.7	190
191	Russia	8.9	191
192	Saudi Arabia	8.3	193
193	Bolivia	8.2	192
194	Oman	7.6	194
195	Chad	7.2	195
196	Central African Republic	6.4	196
197	Kazakhstan	5.8	197
198	Gabon	5.2	198
199	Guyana	3.9	199
200	Canada	3.5	200
201	Libya	3.1	201
202	Suriname	3.1	202
203	Botswana	3.1	203
204	Iceland	2.9	204
205	Mauritania	2.7	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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