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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2003

Countries209

1. Macau16,429.6

Median75.1

Japan350.423 / 209

World50.4

Top 20

Macau16,429.6

Monaco15,971.4

Hong Kong6,410.3

Singapore5,989.6

Gibraltar2,827.4

Malta1,245.6

Bermuda1,155.3

Bangladesh1,083.0

Bahrain1,061.8

Maldives988.3

Channel Islands762.4

Barbados618.1

Mauritius597.7

Palestinian Territories524.1

Aruba517.4

Nauru502.9

South Korea494.8

Netherlands480.6

San Marino464.1

Lebanon442.4

Bottom 10

Canada3.5

Libya3.2

Suriname3.2

Botswana3.1

Iceland2.9

Mauritania2.7

Australia2.6

Namibia2.3

Mongolia1.6

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2002

Afghanistan+6.3%

Equatorial Guinea+6.3%

Bahrain+6.1%

United Arab Emirates+6.0%

Turks & Caicos Islands+5.5%

Saudi Arabia+4.9%

Qatar+4.7%

Andorra+4.5%

Timor-Leste+4.3%

Eritrea+4.2%

Biggest decreases since 2002

Singapore-3.2%

Northern Mariana Islands-2.0%

Seychelles-1.1%

Latvia-1.0%

Lithuania-0.8%

Bulgaria-0.8%

Romania-0.8%

Ukraine-0.7%

Belarus-0.7%

Georgia-0.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	16,429.6	1
2	Monaco	15,971.4	2
3	Hong Kong	6,410.3	3
4	Singapore	5,989.6	4
5	Gibraltar	2,827.4	5
6	Malta	1,245.6	6
7	Bermuda	1,155.3	7
8	Bangladesh	1,083.0	8
9	Bahrain	1,061.8	9
10	Maldives	988.3	10
11	Channel Islands	762.4	11
12	Barbados	618.1	12
13	Mauritius	597.7	13
14	Palestinian Territories	524.1	15
15	Aruba	517.4	14
16	Nauru	503.0	16
17	South Korea	494.8	17
18	Netherlands	480.6	18
19	San Marino	464.0	19
20	Lebanon	442.4	20
21	Puerto Rico	431.4	21
22	India	375.6	22
23	Japan	350.4	23
24	Rwanda	348.1	25
25	Belgium	342.1	24
26	Tuvalu	323.2	26
27	Grenada	320.2	27
28	Sri Lanka	318.2	28
29	Haiti	317.8	29
30	U.S. Virgin Islands	310.0	30
31	Israel	309.1	31
32	Comoros	306.2	33
33	Guam	302.1	32
34	St. Vincent & Grenadines	290.1	34
35	El Salvador	289.5	35
36	Marshall Islands	286.9	36
37	American Samoa	284.9	37
38	Philippines	284.2	38
39	Burundi	274.3	39
40	St. Lucia	267.2	40
41	Trinidad & Tobago	261.0	41
42	Vietnam	256.6	42
43	United Kingdom	246.5	43
44	Jamaica	245.3	44
45	Germany	236.6	45
46	Pakistan	216.8	46
47	Liechtenstein	213.0	47
48	North Korea	200.1	48
49	Italy	194.1	49
50	Dominican Republic	185.9	51
51	Switzerland	185.7	50
52	Cayman Islands	183.1	53
53	Seychelles	180.0	52
54	Nepal	179.2	55
55	St. Kitts & Nevis	177.6	54
56	Antigua & Barbuda	177.0	56
57	Luxembourg	175.4	57
58	Micronesia	160.4	58
59	São Tomé & Príncipe	160.2	59
60	Gambia	155.9	60
61	Nigeria	150.6	61
62	Andorra	147.8	65
63	British Virgin Islands	147.6	64
64	Tonga	145.1	63
65	Northern Mariana Islands	142.2	62
66	China	137.2	66
67	Isle of Man	136.9	67
68	Denmark	134.8	68
69	Czechia	131.9	69
70	Uganda	131.9	70
71	Malawi	129.2	71
72	Thailand	127.0	72
73	Poland	124.8	73
74	Indonesia	119.9	74
75	Kuwait	118.4	76
76	Cape Verde	117.5	75
77	Guatemala	116.9	78
78	Kiribati	116.3	79
79	France	115.5	77
80	Portugal	114.3	80
81	Hungary	113.0	81
82	Armenia	111.8	82
83	Slovakia	111.7	83
84	Albania	110.9	84
85	Cyprus	108.2	85
86	Cuba	105.4	86
87	Moldova	101.1	87
88	Azerbaijan	99.6	89
89	Slovenia	99.1	88
90	Austria	98.4	90
91	Syria	97.4	91
92	Togo	94.8	93
93	Romania	93.8	92
94	Ghana	93.6	95
95	Dominica	91.4	94
96	Türkiye	88.1	96
97	Greece	84.8	97
98	Spain	84.5	99
99	Ukraine	83.4	98
100	Bosnia & Herzegovina	81.6	100
101	Costa Rica	81.1	101
102	North Macedonia	79.5	102
103	Egypt	78.2	104
104	Croatia	76.9	103
105	Malaysia	75.1	105
106	Cambodia	73.9	106
107	Ethiopia	73.8	108
108	French Polynesia	72.5	109
109	Sierra Leone	71.7	112
110	Bulgaria	71.5	107
111	Myanmar (Burma)	71.4	110
112	Benin	70.2	113
113	Georgia	69.1	111
114	Morocco	66.3	115
115	Brunei	65.8	117
116	Samoa	65.5	116
117	Lesotho	65.4	114
118	Jordan	65.1	119
119	Tunisia	64.8	118
120	Qatar	64.1	122
121	Honduras	63.6	120
122	Eswatini	62.0	121
123	Timor-Leste	61.7	124
124	Iraq	61.3	123
125	Côte d’Ivoire	60.1	125
126	Kenya	59.1	127
127	United Arab Emirates	59.0	129
128	Uzbekistan	59.0	126
129	Ireland	58.0	128
130	Senegal	55.7	131
131	Lithuania	54.5	130
132	Ecuador	53.8	132
133	Mexico	53.0	133
134	Belarus	48.3	134
135	Burkina Faso	47.8	137
136	Tajikistan	47.6	136
137	Fiji	47.4	135
138	Guinea-Bissau	46.9	138
139	Nicaragua	43.3	139
140	Panama	42.9	141
141	Palau	42.7	140
142	Iran	42.2	142
143	Tanzania	41.9	143
144	Yemen	40.6	145
145	South Africa	40.0	144
146	Colombia	36.9	147
147	Latvia	36.8	146
148	Guinea	36.1	148
149	Djibouti	35.1	149
150	Afghanistan	34.9	153
151	Faroe Islands	34.4	150
152	Cameroon	34.2	151
153	Bahamas	33.5	152
154	Liberia	32.4	155
155	Estonia	32.3	154
156	United States	31.7	156
157	Zimbabwe	31.6	157
158	Madagascar	31.1	158
159	Equatorial Guinea	30.2	160
160	Venezuela	29.4	159
161	Kyrgyzstan	26.3	161
162	Eritrea	24.7	165
163	Laos	24.7	162
164	Mozambique	24.7	163
165	Congo - Kinshasa	24.4	164
166	Turks & Caicos Islands	22.9	167
167	Sweden	22.0	166
168	Brazil	21.6	168
169	Chile	21.6	169
170	Peru	21.5	170
171	Uruguay	18.7	171
172	Finland	17.1	172
173	Solomon Islands	16.7	173
174	Vanuatu	16.5	174
175	Bhutan	16.0	175
176	Somalia	15.8	176
177	New Zealand	15.3	177
178	Zambia	14.8	178
179	Angola	14.4	179
180	Argentina	14.0	180
181	Papua New Guinea	13.5	183
182	Algeria	13.5	181
183	Paraguay	13.4	182
184	New Caledonia	12.9	184
185	Norway	12.5	185
186	Belize	11.6	186
187	Mali	10.4	188
188	Turkmenistan	10.4	187
189	Niger	10.1	190
190	Congo - Brazzaville	10.1	189
191	Russia	8.8	191
192	Saudi Arabia	8.7	192
193	Bolivia	8.4	193
194	Oman	7.6	194
195	Chad	7.5	195
196	Central African Republic	6.6	196
197	Kazakhstan	5.8	197
198	Gabon	5.4	198
199	Guyana	3.9	199
200	Canada	3.5	200
201	Libya	3.2	201
202	Suriname	3.2	202
203	Botswana	3.1	203
204	Iceland	2.9	204
205	Mauritania	2.7	205
206	Australia	2.6	206
207	Namibia	2.3	207
208	Mongolia	1.6	208
209	Greenland	0.1	209

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