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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2004

Countries209

1. Macau16,239.3

Median76.9

Japan350.524 / 209

World51.0

Top 20

Macau16,239.3

Monaco15,938.3

Hong Kong6,460.5

Singapore6,047.4

Gibraltar2,871.5

Malta1,254.0

Bermuda1,158.4

Bahrain1,128.4

Bangladesh1,097.8

Maldives1,004.7

Channel Islands767.9

Barbados621.6

Mauritius601.5

Palestinian Territories537.6

Aruba528.5

Nauru503.0

South Korea496.6

San Marino490.9

Netherlands482.3

Lebanon449.6

Bottom 10

Canada3.6

Libya3.3

Suriname3.2

Botswana3.2

Iceland2.9

Mauritania2.8

Australia2.6

Namibia2.4

Mongolia1.6

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2003

Andorra+7.0%

Bhutan+6.5%

Bahrain+6.3%

Equatorial Guinea+6.1%

San Marino+5.8%

United Arab Emirates+5.6%

Turks & Caicos Islands+5.2%

Saudi Arabia+4.7%

Chad+4.6%

Qatar+3.8%

Biggest decreases since 2003

Eritrea-13.0%

Ethiopia-8.7%

Northern Mariana Islands-2.3%

Macau-1.2%

Lithuania-1.1%

Latvia-1.1%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-0.9%

Bulgaria-0.7%

Lesotho-0.7%

Ukraine-0.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	16,239.3	1
2	Monaco	15,938.3	2
3	Hong Kong	6,460.5	3
4	Singapore	6,047.4	4
5	Gibraltar	2,871.5	5
6	Malta	1,254.0	6
7	Bermuda	1,158.4	7
8	Bahrain	1,128.4	9
9	Bangladesh	1,097.8	8
10	Maldives	1,004.7	10
11	Channel Islands	767.9	11
12	Barbados	621.6	12
13	Mauritius	601.5	13
14	Palestinian Territories	537.6	14
15	Aruba	528.5	15
16	Nauru	503.0	16
17	South Korea	496.6	17
18	San Marino	491.0	19
19	Netherlands	482.3	18
20	Lebanon	449.6	20
21	Puerto Rico	431.4	21
22	India	382.1	22
23	Rwanda	357.4	24
24	Japan	350.5	23
25	Belgium	343.6	25
26	Tuvalu	327.2	26
27	Haiti	323.3	29
28	Grenada	321.5	27
29	Sri Lanka	320.3	28
30	Israel	314.6	31
31	Comoros	312.0	32
32	U.S. Virgin Islands	309.9	30
33	Guam	303.4	33
34	El Salvador	289.8	35
35	Philippines	289.7	38
36	St. Vincent & Grenadines	289.3	34
37	Marshall Islands	287.7	36
38	Burundi	284.7	39
39	American Samoa	284.1	37
40	St. Lucia	269.2	40
41	Trinidad & Tobago	262.3	41
42	Vietnam	259.1	42
43	United Kingdom	248.0	43
44	Jamaica	246.7	44
45	Germany	236.6	45
46	Pakistan	222.2	46
47	Liechtenstein	215.3	47
48	North Korea	201.4	48
49	Italy	195.6	49
50	Cayman Islands	189.0	52
51	Dominican Republic	188.5	50
52	Switzerland	187.0	51
53	Nepal	181.5	54
54	Seychelles	179.3	53
55	Antigua & Barbuda	178.9	56
56	St. Kitts & Nevis	178.1	55
57	Luxembourg	177.9	57
58	São Tomé & Príncipe	164.3	59
59	Gambia	160.2	60
60	Micronesia	159.9	58
61	Andorra	158.1	62
62	Nigeria	154.9	61
63	British Virgin Islands	152.5	63
64	Tonga	145.9	64
65	Northern Mariana Islands	139.0	65
66	Isle of Man	138.2	67
67	China	138.1	66
68	Uganda	135.9	70
69	Denmark	135.1	68
70	Malawi	132.6	71
71	Czechia	132.0	69
72	Thailand	128.1	72
73	Poland	124.6	73
74	Indonesia	121.4	74
75	Kuwait	121.1	75
76	Guatemala	119.5	77
77	Cape Verde	119.0	76
78	Kiribati	118.6	78
79	France	116.4	79
80	Portugal	114.6	80
81	Hungary	112.8	81
82	Slovakia	111.7	83
83	Armenia	111.2	82
84	Albania	110.5	84
85	Cyprus	110.2	85
86	Cuba	105.6	86
87	Moldova	100.8	87
88	Azerbaijan	100.5	88
89	Syria	99.9	91
90	Slovenia	99.2	89
91	Austria	99.0	90
92	Togo	97.1	92
93	Ghana	96.1	94
94	Romania	93.3	93
95	Dominica	91.5	95
96	Türkiye	89.1	96
97	Spain	86.0	98
98	Greece	85.0	97
99	Ukraine	82.8	99
100	Costa Rica	82.3	101
101	Bosnia & Herzegovina	80.9	100
102	Egypt	79.8	103
103	North Macedonia	79.3	102
104	Croatia	76.9	104
105	Malaysia	76.9	105
106	Cambodia	75.0	106
107	Sierra Leone	74.2	109
108	French Polynesia	73.7	108
109	Benin	72.4	112
110	Myanmar (Burma)	72.0	111
111	Bulgaria	71.0	110
112	Georgia	68.7	113
113	Ethiopia	67.4	107
114	Morocco	67.1	114
115	Brunei	67.0	115
116	Jordan	66.7	118
117	Qatar	66.6	120
118	Samoa	65.8	116
119	Tunisia	65.4	119
120	Honduras	65.2	121
121	Lesotho	64.9	117
122	Iraq	63.1	124
123	Timor-Leste	62.5	123
124	Eswatini	62.4	122
125	United Arab Emirates	62.4	127
126	Côte d’Ivoire	61.6	125
127	Kenya	61.0	126
128	Uzbekistan	59.7	128
129	Ireland	59.1	129
130	Senegal	57.0	130
131	Ecuador	54.8	132
132	Lithuania	53.9	131
133	Mexico	53.7	133
134	Burkina Faso	49.3	135
135	Tajikistan	48.5	136
136	Guinea-Bissau	48.0	138
137	Belarus	48.0	134
138	Fiji	47.9	137
139	Nicaragua	43.8	139
140	Panama	43.7	140
141	Iran	43.1	142
142	Palau	43.1	141
143	Tanzania	43.0	143
144	Yemen	41.8	144
145	South Africa	40.4	145
146	Colombia	37.4	146
147	Guinea	36.9	148
148	Latvia	36.4	147
149	Afghanistan	36.1	150
150	Djibouti	35.6	149
151	Cameroon	35.1	152
152	Faroe Islands	34.7	151
153	Bahamas	33.9	153
154	Liberia	32.8	154
155	Estonia	32.1	155
156	Equatorial Guinea	32.1	159
157	Madagascar	32.0	158
158	Zimbabwe	32.0	157
159	United States	32.0	156
160	Venezuela	29.9	160
161	Kyrgyzstan	26.6	161
162	Mozambique	25.2	164
163	Congo - Kinshasa	25.1	165
164	Laos	25.1	163
165	Turks & Caicos Islands	24.1	166
166	Sweden	22.1	167
167	Brazil	21.9	168
168	Chile	21.8	169
169	Peru	21.8	170
170	Eritrea	21.5	162
171	Uruguay	18.8	171
172	Finland	17.2	172
173	Bhutan	17.1	175
174	Solomon Islands	17.0	173
175	Vanuatu	16.9	174
176	Somalia	16.4	176
177	New Zealand	15.5	177
178	Zambia	15.3	178
179	Angola	14.9	179
180	Argentina	14.2	180
181	Papua New Guinea	14.0	181
182	Algeria	13.7	182
183	Paraguay	13.6	183
184	New Caledonia	13.2	184
185	Norway	12.6	185
186	Belize	11.9	186
187	Mali	10.7	187
188	Turkmenistan	10.6	188
189	Niger	10.5	189
190	Congo - Brazzaville	10.4	190
191	Saudi Arabia	9.1	192
192	Russia	8.8	191
193	Bolivia	8.5	193
194	Chad	7.9	195
195	Oman	7.8	194
196	Central African Republic	6.7	196
197	Kazakhstan	5.9	197
198	Gabon	5.5	198
199	Guyana	3.9	199
200	Canada	3.6	200
201	Libya	3.3	201
202	Suriname	3.2	202
203	Botswana	3.2	203
204	Iceland	2.9	204
205	Mauritania	2.8	205
206	Australia	2.6	206
207	Namibia	2.4	207
208	Mongolia	1.6	208
209	Greenland	0.1	209

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