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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2006

Countries211

1. Macau17,444.1

Median78.4

Japan350.824 / 211

World52.3

Top 20

Macau17,444.1

Monaco15,815.0

Hong Kong6,530.6

Singapore6,342.0

Gibraltar2,959.4

Bahrain1,297.9

Malta1,266.6

Bermuda1,163.6

Bangladesh1,124.7

Maldives1,046.2

Channel Islands778.9

Barbados627.9

Mauritius607.9

Palestinian Territories565.8

Aruba552.2

San Marino503.1

Nauru501.7

South Korea500.0

Netherlands484.2

Lebanon464.4

Bottom 10

Canada3.6

Libya3.4

Botswana3.3

Suriname3.3

Iceland3.0

Mauritania2.9

Australia2.7

Namibia2.4

Mongolia1.6

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2005

Qatar+17.9%

Bahrain+8.1%

United Arab Emirates+7.4%

Jordan+6.6%

Liberia+5.7%

Kuwait+5.7%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.7%

Equatorial Guinea+4.5%

Saudi Arabia+4.4%

Syria+4.3%

Biggest decreases since 2005

Northern Mariana Islands-2.7%

Lithuania-1.6%

Palau-1.1%

Latvia-0.9%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-0.8%

Bulgaria-0.7%

Belarus-0.6%

Ukraine-0.6%

Albania-0.6%

Armenia-0.6%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	17,444.1	1
2	Monaco	15,815.0	2
3	Hong Kong	6,530.6	3
4	Singapore	6,342.0	4
5	Gibraltar	2,959.4	5
6	Bahrain	1,297.9	7
7	Malta	1,266.6	6
8	Bermuda	1,163.6	8
9	Bangladesh	1,124.7	9
10	Maldives	1,046.2	10
11	Channel Islands	778.9	11
12	Barbados	627.9	12
13	Mauritius	607.9	13
14	Palestinian Territories	565.8	14
15	Aruba	552.2	15
16	San Marino	503.1	18
17	Nauru	501.7	16
18	South Korea	500.0	17
19	Netherlands	484.2	19
20	Lebanon	464.4	20
21	Puerto Rico	429.0	21
22	India	394.5	22
23	Rwanda	376.9	23
24	Japan	350.8	24
25	Belgium	347.7	25
26	Tuvalu	335.2	26
27	Haiti	334.4	27
28	Israel	326.0	30
29	Comoros	325.0	31
30	Sri Lanka	324.5	29
31	Grenada	323.9	28
32	U.S. Virgin Islands	309.6	32
33	Burundi	306.3	34
34	Guam	305.3	33
35	Philippines	300.2	35
36	El Salvador	289.7	36
37	Marshall Islands	288.8	37
38	St. Vincent & Grenadines	287.2	38
39	American Samoa	281.9	39
40	St. Lucia	273.2	40
41	Vietnam	262.7	41
42	Trinidad & Tobago	253.0	42
43	United Kingdom	251.5	43
44	Jamaica	249.4	44
45	Germany	236.2	45
46	Pakistan	233.1	46
47	Liechtenstein	219.0	47
48	North Korea	203.7	48
49	Cayman Islands	201.0	50
50	Italy	197.5	49
51	Dominican Republic	193.4	51
52	Switzerland	189.4	52
53	Nepal	185.3	53
54	Seychelles	183.9	56
55	Luxembourg	183.6	55
56	Antigua & Barbuda	183.2	54
57	St. Kitts & Nevis	179.1	57
58	São Tomé & Príncipe	172.5	58
59	Gambia	169.5	59
60	Andorra	169.3	60
61	Nigeria	163.7	61
62	British Virgin Islands	163.3	63
63	Micronesia	158.2	62
64	Tonga	147.6	64
65	Uganda	144.1	65
66	Isle of Man	140.9	66
67	Malawi	140.0	68
68	China	139.6	67
69	Denmark	135.9	70
70	Kuwait	132.7	73
71	Czechia	132.5	71
72	Northern Mariana Islands	131.9	69
73	Thailand	130.3	72
74	Guatemala	124.7	76
75	Indonesia	124.6	75
76	Poland	124.5	74
77	Kiribati	123.5	77
78	Cape Verde	121.8	78
79	France	118.0	79
80	Portugal	115.0	80
81	Cyprus	114.1	82
82	Hungary	112.4	81
83	Slovakia	111.7	83
84	Armenia	109.8	84
85	Albania	109.2	85
86	Syria	106.9	87
87	Cuba	106.0	86
88	Azerbaijan	102.7	88
89	Togo	102.4	91
90	Ghana	101.3	93
91	Moldova	100.3	89
92	Austria	100.2	90
93	Slovenia	99.6	92
94	Romania	92.2	94
95	Dominica	91.7	95
96	Türkiye	91.0	96
97	Spain	89.0	97
98	Greece	85.5	98
99	Serbia	84.7	–
100	Costa Rica	84.6	99
101	Qatar	83.8	111
102	Egypt	83.1	101
103	Ukraine	81.6	100
104	Malaysia	80.4	104
105	Bosnia & Herzegovina	79.4	102
106	North Macedonia	78.4	103
107	Sierra Leone	77.9	106
108	Cambodia	77.3	107
109	Benin	77.1	109
110	Croatia	77.0	105
111	French Polynesia	75.8	108
112	Myanmar (Burma)	73.1	110
113	Jordan	72.8	114
114	Ethiopia	71.5	113
115	United Arab Emirates	70.5	121
116	Bulgaria	70.0	112
117	Brunei	69.2	116
118	Morocco	68.9	117
119	Honduras	68.4	118
120	Georgia	67.9	115
121	Tunisia	66.6	120
122	Samoa	66.3	119
123	Timor-Leste	65.7	124
124	Iraq	65.4	122
125	Kenya	64.8	126
126	Côte d’Ivoire	64.6	125
127	Lesotho	64.1	123
128	Eswatini	63.0	127
129	Ireland	62.0	129
130	Uzbekistan	61.3	128
131	Senegal	59.7	130
132	Ecuador	56.7	131
133	Mexico	55.2	132
134	Burkina Faso	52.5	134
135	Lithuania	52.2	133
136	Tajikistan	50.4	135
137	Guinea-Bissau	50.3	136
138	Fiji	48.7	137
139	Belarus	47.3	138
140	Montenegro	45.7	–
141	Tanzania	45.5	141
142	Panama	45.4	139
143	Iran	45.1	142
144	Nicaragua	45.0	140
145	Yemen	44.6	143
146	Palau	42.6	144
147	South Africa	41.2	145
148	Afghanistan	39.0	148
149	Colombia	38.5	146
150	Guinea	38.4	147
151	Cameroon	37.1	150
152	Djibouti	36.9	149
153	Liberia	36.2	154
154	Latvia	35.6	151
155	Equatorial Guinea	35.3	155
156	Bahamas	34.8	153
157	Faroe Islands	34.6	152
158	Madagascar	33.9	156
159	Zimbabwe	32.7	157
160	United States	32.6	158
161	Estonia	31.8	159
162	Venezuela	30.9	160
163	Kyrgyzstan	27.2	161
164	Congo - Kinshasa	26.7	162
165	Turks & Caicos Islands	26.4	165
166	Mozambique	26.4	163
167	Laos	25.8	164
168	Eritrea	22.3	168
169	Brazil	22.3	167
170	Sweden	22.3	166
171	Chile	22.2	169
172	Peru	22.1	170
173	Uruguay	18.8	171
174	Vanuatu	17.7	173
175	Bhutan	17.6	172
176	Solomon Islands	17.6	174
177	Somalia	17.5	176
178	Finland	17.3	175
179	Zambia	16.3	177
180	Angola	16.1	179
181	New Zealand	15.9	178
182	Papua New Guinea	14.9	180
183	Argentina	14.5	181
184	Algeria	14.1	182
185	Paraguay	13.9	183
186	New Caledonia	13.5	184
187	Norway	12.8	185
188	Belize	12.6	186
189	Mali	11.5	187
190	Niger	11.3	188
191	Congo - Brazzaville	11.2	189
192	Turkmenistan	11.0	190
193	Saudi Arabia	10.0	191
194	Bolivia	8.8	193
195	Russia	8.7	192
196	Chad	8.5	194
197	Oman	8.1	195
198	Central African Republic	7.0	196
199	Kazakhstan	6.0	197
200	Gabon	5.9	198
201	Guyana	3.9	199
202	Canada	3.6	200
203	Libya	3.4	201
204	Botswana	3.3	202
205	Suriname	3.3	203
206	Iceland	3.0	204
207	Mauritania	2.9	205
208	Australia	2.7	206
209	Namibia	2.4	207
210	Mongolia	1.6	208
211	Greenland	0.1	209

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