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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2008

Countries211

1. Macau18,517.1

Median81.7

Japan351.325 / 211

World53.6

Top 20

Macau18,517.1

Monaco15,706.0

Singapore6,913.4

Hong Kong6,626.5

Gibraltar3,041.3

Bahrain1,452.0

Malta1,279.3

Bermuda1,172.2

Bangladesh1,148.3

Maldives1,120.6

Channel Islands789.9

Barbados634.2

Mauritius612.9

Palestinian Territories596.7

Aruba560.6

San Marino527.7

South Korea505.8

Nauru500.4

Netherlands487.1

Lebanon481.5

Bottom 10

Canada3.7

Libya3.5

Botswana3.4

Suriname3.3

Iceland3.2

Mauritania3.1

Australia2.8

Namibia2.5

Mongolia1.7

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2007

Qatar+18.1%

United Arab Emirates+12.1%

Kuwait+5.7%

Bahrain+4.8%

Singapore+4.7%

Equatorial Guinea+4.7%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.4%

Burundi+4.2%

Liberia+4.1%

Saudi Arabia+4.1%

Biggest decreases since 2007

Northern Mariana Islands-3.0%

Romania-1.7%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.6%

Palau-1.5%

Latvia-1.0%

Lithuania-1.0%

Micronesia-0.9%

Albania-0.8%

Bulgaria-0.7%

Armenia-0.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	18,517.1	1
2	Monaco	15,706.0	2
3	Singapore	6,913.4	3
4	Hong Kong	6,626.5	4
5	Gibraltar	3,041.3	5
6	Bahrain	1,452.0	6
7	Malta	1,279.3	7
8	Bermuda	1,172.2	8
9	Bangladesh	1,148.3	9
10	Maldives	1,120.6	10
11	Channel Islands	789.9	11
12	Barbados	634.2	12
13	Mauritius	612.9	13
14	Palestinian Territories	596.7	14
15	Aruba	560.6	15
16	San Marino	527.7	16
17	South Korea	505.8	17
18	Nauru	500.4	18
19	Netherlands	487.1	19
20	Lebanon	481.5	20
21	Puerto Rico	424.0	21
22	India	406.3	22
23	Rwanda	397.4	23
24	Belgium	353.1	25
25	Japan	351.3	24
26	Haiti	345.8	26
27	Tuvalu	344.0	27
28	Comoros	338.2	29
29	Israel	337.7	28
30	Burundi	331.2	32
31	Sri Lanka	329.0	30
32	Grenada	326.2	31
33	Philippines	310.9	35
34	U.S. Virgin Islands	309.7	33
35	Guam	306.8	34
36	El Salvador	291.0	36
37	Marshall Islands	289.1	37
38	St. Vincent & Grenadines	284.7	38
39	American Samoa	279.1	39
40	St. Lucia	276.7	40
41	Vietnam	272.3	41
42	United Kingdom	255.5	43
43	Trinidad & Tobago	255.1	42
44	Jamaica	251.7	44
45	Pakistan	245.8	45
46	Germany	235.5	46
47	Liechtenstein	221.7	47
48	Cayman Islands	213.1	48
49	North Korea	205.7	49
50	Italy	200.2	50
51	Dominican Republic	198.2	51
52	Switzerland	193.5	52
53	Luxembourg	189.8	54
54	Seychelles	189.0	56
55	Antigua & Barbuda	188.4	55
56	Nepal	188.3	53
57	São Tomé & Príncipe	181.0	58
58	St. Kitts & Nevis	180.1	57
59	Gambia	179.6	59
60	Andorra	177.6	60
61	British Virgin Islands	175.3	61
62	Nigeria	173.0	62
63	Micronesia	155.6	63
64	Uganda	152.8	64
65	Kuwait	148.8	68
66	Tonga	148.6	65
67	Malawi	148.2	66
68	Isle of Man	143.9	67
69	China	141.1	69
70	Denmark	137.3	70
71	Czechia	134.4	71
72	Thailand	132.4	72
73	Guatemala	130.0	74
74	Kiribati	128.7	76
75	Indonesia	127.9	75
76	Poland	124.5	77
77	Cape Verde	124.4	78
78	Northern Mariana Islands	124.2	73
79	Qatar	122.9	89
80	France	119.4	79
81	Cyprus	118.1	80
82	Syria	117.8	82
83	Portugal	115.4	81
84	Hungary	112.0	83
85	Slovakia	111.8	84
86	Togo	109.1	88
87	Armenia	108.4	85
88	Albania	107.6	86
89	Ghana	106.6	90
90	Cuba	106.1	87
91	Azerbaijan	106.1	91
92	Austria	100.8	92
93	Slovenia	100.3	93
94	Moldova	99.9	94
95	Türkiye	92.3	96
96	Spain	92.1	98
97	Dominica	91.8	95
98	Romania	89.3	97
99	United Arab Emirates	88.7	107
100	Costa Rica	87.0	99
101	Egypt	86.3	101
102	Greece	85.9	100
103	Serbia	84.0	102
104	Malaysia	83.9	103
105	Benin	81.8	106
106	Sierra Leone	81.7	105
107	Ukraine	80.8	104
108	Cambodia	79.6	109
109	Jordan	79.2	111
110	North Macedonia	78.1	108
111	French Polynesia	77.3	113
112	Bosnia & Herzegovina	77.1	110
113	Croatia	77.0	112
114	Ethiopia	75.8	115
115	Myanmar (Burma)	74.1	114
116	Brunei	71.7	116
117	Honduras	71.6	117
118	Morocco	70.8	118
119	Timor-Leste	69.4	120
120	Bulgaria	69.0	119
121	Kenya	68.9	123
122	Tunisia	67.9	122
123	Côte d’Ivoire	67.7	125
124	Georgia	67.3	121
125	Samoa	67.2	124
126	Iraq	66.2	126
127	Ireland	65.2	128
128	Lesotho	64.8	127
129	Eswatini	63.8	129
130	Uzbekistan	63.1	130
131	Senegal	62.6	131
132	Ecuador	58.7	132
133	Mexico	56.8	133
134	Burkina Faso	55.8	134
135	Guinea-Bissau	52.9	135
136	Tajikistan	52.4	137
137	Lithuania	51.0	136
138	Fiji	49.4	138
139	Tanzania	48.1	140
140	Yemen	47.6	142
141	Panama	47.1	141
142	Belarus	47.0	139
143	Iran	46.4	143
144	Nicaragua	46.3	145
145	Montenegro	45.9	144
146	South Africa	42.1	147
147	Palau	41.3	146
148	Afghanistan	40.6	148
149	Guinea	40.3	149
150	Liberia	39.7	152
151	Colombia	39.4	150
152	Cameroon	39.3	151
153	Equatorial Guinea	38.7	154
154	Djibouti	38.5	153
155	Madagascar	36.0	157
156	Bahamas	35.8	156
157	Latvia	35.0	155
158	Faroe Islands	34.8	158
159	Zimbabwe	33.5	159
160	United States	33.2	160
161	Venezuela	31.8	162
162	Estonia	31.5	161
163	Turks & Caicos Islands	28.9	163
164	Congo - Kinshasa	28.4	164
165	Mozambique	27.7	166
166	Kyrgyzstan	27.7	165
167	Laos	26.6	167
168	Eritrea	23.3	168
169	Brazil	22.8	169
170	Chile	22.6	171
171	Sweden	22.6	170
172	Peru	22.4	172
173	Uruguay	18.9	173
174	Vanuatu	18.6	174
175	Somalia	18.6	175
176	Solomon Islands	18.2	176
177	Bhutan	18.0	177
178	Zambia	17.5	179
179	Finland	17.5	178
180	Angola	17.3	180
181	New Zealand	16.2	181
182	Papua New Guinea	15.9	182
183	Argentina	14.8	183
184	Algeria	14.6	184
185	Paraguay	14.1	185
186	New Caledonia	13.9	186
187	Belize	13.3	187
188	Norway	13.1	188
189	Mali	12.2	189
190	Niger	12.1	190
191	Congo - Brazzaville	12.0	191
192	Turkmenistan	11.4	192
193	Saudi Arabia	10.8	193
194	Chad	9.1	195
195	Bolivia	9.1	194
196	Russia	8.7	196
197	Oman	8.5	197
198	Central African Republic	7.3	198
199	Gabon	6.2	199
200	Kazakhstan	6.1	200
201	Guyana	3.8	201
202	Canada	3.7	202
203	Libya	3.5	203
204	Botswana	3.4	204
205	Suriname	3.3	205
206	Iceland	3.2	206
207	Mauritania	3.1	207
208	Australia	2.8	208
209	Namibia	2.5	209
210	Mongolia	1.7	210
211	Greenland	0.1	211

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