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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2005

Countries209

1. Macau16,910.7

Median77.0

Japan350.524 / 209

World51.6

Top 20

Macau16,910.7

Monaco15,890.5

Hong Kong6,488.8

Singapore6,191.2

Gibraltar2,916.3

Malta1,262.0

Bahrain1,201.1

Bermuda1,161.3

Bangladesh1,111.7

Maldives1,021.4

Channel Islands773.4

Barbados624.9

Mauritius605.1

Palestinian Territories551.6

Aruba542.4

Nauru502.4

South Korea497.5

San Marino497.3

Netherlands483.4

Lebanon456.6

Bottom 10

Canada3.6

Libya3.3

Botswana3.2

Suriname3.2

Iceland3.0

Mauritania2.9

Australia2.6

Namibia2.4

Mongolia1.6

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2004

Qatar+6.7%

Bahrain+6.4%

United Arab Emirates+5.3%

Equatorial Guinea+5.3%

Turks & Caicos Islands+5.0%

Liberia+4.6%

Saudi Arabia+4.5%

Andorra+4.2%

Macau+4.1%

Chad+4.1%

Biggest decreases since 2004

Trinidad & Tobago-3.8%

Northern Mariana Islands-2.5%

Lithuania-1.6%

Latvia-1.1%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.1%

Lesotho-0.9%

Ukraine-0.8%

Belarus-0.7%

Bulgaria-0.6%

Georgia-0.6%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	16,910.7	1
2	Monaco	15,890.5	2
3	Hong Kong	6,488.8	3
4	Singapore	6,191.2	4
5	Gibraltar	2,916.3	5
6	Malta	1,262.0	6
7	Bahrain	1,201.1	8
8	Bermuda	1,161.3	7
9	Bangladesh	1,111.7	9
10	Maldives	1,021.4	10
11	Channel Islands	773.4	11
12	Barbados	624.9	12
13	Mauritius	605.1	13
14	Palestinian Territories	551.6	14
15	Aruba	542.4	15
16	Nauru	502.4	16
17	South Korea	497.5	17
18	San Marino	497.3	18
19	Netherlands	483.4	19
20	Lebanon	456.6	20
21	Puerto Rico	430.8	21
22	India	388.4	22
23	Rwanda	367.0	23
24	Japan	350.5	24
25	Belgium	345.5	25
26	Tuvalu	331.3	26
27	Haiti	328.8	27
28	Grenada	322.7	28
29	Sri Lanka	322.4	29
30	Israel	320.2	30
31	Comoros	318.5	31
32	U.S. Virgin Islands	309.9	32
33	Guam	304.4	33
34	Burundi	295.5	38
35	Philippines	295.2	35
36	El Salvador	289.8	34
37	Marshall Islands	288.4	37
38	St. Vincent & Grenadines	288.3	36
39	American Samoa	283.1	39
40	St. Lucia	271.2	40
41	Vietnam	259.2	42
42	Trinidad & Tobago	252.3	41
43	United Kingdom	249.7	43
44	Jamaica	248.1	44
45	Germany	236.5	45
46	Pakistan	227.6	46
47	Liechtenstein	217.2	47
48	North Korea	202.6	48
49	Italy	196.7	49
50	Cayman Islands	195.0	50
51	Dominican Republic	191.0	51
52	Switzerland	188.2	52
53	Nepal	183.5	53
54	Antigua & Barbuda	180.9	55
55	Luxembourg	180.7	57
56	Seychelles	180.1	54
57	St. Kitts & Nevis	178.6	56
58	São Tomé & Príncipe	168.4	58
59	Gambia	164.7	59
60	Andorra	164.7	61
61	Nigeria	159.2	62
62	Micronesia	159.2	60
63	British Virgin Islands	157.8	63
64	Tonga	146.8	64
65	Uganda	139.9	68
66	Isle of Man	139.5	66
67	China	138.9	67
68	Malawi	136.2	70
69	Northern Mariana Islands	135.6	65
70	Denmark	135.5	69
71	Czechia	132.2	71
72	Thailand	129.2	72
73	Kuwait	125.5	75
74	Poland	124.6	73
75	Indonesia	123.0	74
76	Guatemala	122.1	76
77	Kiribati	121.0	78
78	Cape Verde	120.4	77
79	France	117.2	79
80	Portugal	114.8	80
81	Hungary	112.6	81
82	Cyprus	112.1	85
83	Slovakia	111.7	82
84	Armenia	110.5	83
85	Albania	109.9	84
86	Cuba	105.8	86
87	Syria	102.5	89
88	Azerbaijan	101.5	88
89	Moldova	100.6	87
90	Austria	99.7	91
91	Togo	99.5	92
92	Slovenia	99.3	90
93	Ghana	98.7	93
94	Romania	92.7	94
95	Dominica	91.6	95
96	Türkiye	90.1	96
97	Spain	87.5	97
98	Greece	85.2	98
99	Costa Rica	83.5	100
100	Ukraine	82.1	99
101	Egypt	81.5	102
102	Bosnia & Herzegovina	80.0	101
103	North Macedonia	78.9	103
104	Malaysia	78.6	105
105	Croatia	77.0	104
106	Sierra Leone	76.2	107
107	Cambodia	76.1	106
108	French Polynesia	74.8	108
109	Benin	74.7	109
110	Myanmar (Burma)	72.6	110
111	Qatar	71.1	117
112	Bulgaria	70.5	111
113	Ethiopia	69.4	113
114	Jordan	68.3	116
115	Georgia	68.3	112
116	Brunei	68.1	115
117	Morocco	68.0	114
118	Honduras	66.8	120
119	Samoa	66.1	118
120	Tunisia	66.0	119
121	United Arab Emirates	65.7	125
122	Iraq	65.0	122
123	Lesotho	64.3	121
124	Timor-Leste	63.8	123
125	Côte d’Ivoire	63.1	126
126	Kenya	62.9	127
127	Eswatini	62.7	124
128	Uzbekistan	60.5	128
129	Ireland	60.4	129
130	Senegal	58.4	130
131	Ecuador	55.8	131
132	Mexico	54.4	133
133	Lithuania	53.0	132
134	Burkina Faso	50.9	134
135	Tajikistan	49.5	135
136	Guinea-Bissau	49.1	136
137	Fiji	48.3	138
138	Belarus	47.6	137
139	Panama	44.6	140
140	Nicaragua	44.4	139
141	Tanzania	44.2	143
142	Iran	44.1	141
143	Yemen	43.2	144
144	Palau	43.1	142
145	South Africa	40.8	145
146	Colombia	38.0	146
147	Guinea	37.6	147
148	Afghanistan	37.4	149
149	Djibouti	36.2	150
150	Cameroon	36.1	151
151	Latvia	36.0	148
152	Faroe Islands	34.6	152
153	Bahamas	34.4	153
154	Liberia	34.3	154
155	Equatorial Guinea	33.8	156
156	Madagascar	32.9	157
157	Zimbabwe	32.3	158
158	United States	32.3	159
159	Estonia	32.0	155
160	Venezuela	30.4	160
161	Kyrgyzstan	26.9	161
162	Congo - Kinshasa	25.9	163
163	Mozambique	25.8	162
164	Laos	25.4	164
165	Turks & Caicos Islands	25.3	165
166	Sweden	22.2	166
167	Brazil	22.1	167
168	Eritrea	22.0	170
169	Chile	22.0	168
170	Peru	22.0	169
171	Uruguay	18.8	171
172	Bhutan	17.4	173
173	Vanuatu	17.3	175
174	Solomon Islands	17.3	174
175	Finland	17.2	172
176	Somalia	17.0	176
177	Zambia	15.8	178
178	New Zealand	15.7	177
179	Angola	15.5	179
180	Papua New Guinea	14.4	181
181	Argentina	14.3	180
182	Algeria	13.9	182
183	Paraguay	13.7	183
184	New Caledonia	13.4	184
185	Norway	12.7	185
186	Belize	12.3	186
187	Mali	11.1	187
188	Niger	10.9	189
189	Congo - Brazzaville	10.8	190
190	Turkmenistan	10.8	188
191	Saudi Arabia	9.6	191
192	Russia	8.8	192
193	Bolivia	8.6	193
194	Chad	8.2	194
195	Oman	7.9	195
196	Central African Republic	6.9	196
197	Kazakhstan	5.9	197
198	Gabon	5.7	198
199	Guyana	3.9	199
200	Canada	3.6	200
201	Libya	3.3	201
202	Botswana	3.2	203
203	Suriname	3.2	202
204	Iceland	3.0	204
205	Mauritania	2.9	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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