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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2009

Countries211

1. Macau18,135.6

Median83.7

Japan351.326 / 211

World54.3

Top 20

Macau18,135.6

Monaco15,966.5

Singapore7,125.1

Hong Kong6,640.8

Gibraltar3,082.3

Bahrain1,550.5

Malta1,289.0

Bermuda1,177.1

Maldives1,160.9

Bangladesh1,159.1

Channel Islands795.5

Barbados637.5

Mauritius614.5

Palestinian Territories612.8

Aruba564.5

San Marino551.1

South Korea508.0

Nauru500.8

Netherlands490.1

Lebanon488.0

Bottom 10

Canada3.8

Libya3.6

Botswana3.5

Suriname3.4

Mauritania3.2

Iceland3.2

Australia2.8

Namibia2.5

Mongolia1.7

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2008

Qatar+12.8%

Bahrain+6.8%

United Arab Emirates+6.4%

Kuwait+5.4%

Burundi+5.2%

Equatorial Guinea+4.7%

Iraq+4.5%

San Marino+4.4%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.2%

Congo - Brazzaville+4.1%

Biggest decreases since 2008

Northern Mariana Islands-3.2%

Macau-2.1%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.7%

Latvia-1.6%

Palau-1.6%

Hungary-1.2%

Lithuania-1.1%

Micronesia-0.9%

Romania-0.9%

Georgia-0.9%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	18,135.6	1
2	Monaco	15,966.5	2
3	Singapore	7,125.1	3
4	Hong Kong	6,640.8	4
5	Gibraltar	3,082.3	5
6	Bahrain	1,550.5	6
7	Malta	1,289.0	7
8	Bermuda	1,177.1	8
9	Maldives	1,160.9	10
10	Bangladesh	1,159.1	9
11	Channel Islands	795.5	11
12	Barbados	637.5	12
13	Mauritius	614.5	13
14	Palestinian Territories	612.8	14
15	Aruba	564.5	15
16	San Marino	551.1	16
17	South Korea	508.0	17
18	Nauru	500.8	18
19	Netherlands	490.1	19
20	Lebanon	488.0	20
21	Puerto Rico	421.7	21
22	India	412.2	22
23	Rwanda	407.8	23
24	Belgium	355.9	24
25	Haiti	351.6	26
26	Japan	351.3	25
27	Tuvalu	348.7	27
28	Burundi	348.4	30
29	Israel	345.9	29
30	Comoros	344.9	28
31	Sri Lanka	331.0	31
32	Grenada	327.2	32
33	Philippines	316.5	33
34	U.S. Virgin Islands	309.7	34
35	Guam	307.7	35
36	El Salvador	291.9	36
37	Marshall Islands	289.0	37
38	St. Vincent & Grenadines	283.4	38
39	St. Lucia	278.5	40
40	American Samoa	277.6	39
41	Vietnam	276.4	41
42	United Kingdom	257.4	42
43	Trinidad & Tobago	255.4	43
44	Jamaica	252.7	44
45	Pakistan	252.1	45
46	Germany	234.9	46
47	Liechtenstein	223.4	47
48	Cayman Islands	219.2	48
49	North Korea	206.6	49
50	Italy	201.4	50
51	Dominican Republic	200.7	51
52	Switzerland	196.0	52
53	Luxembourg	193.4	53
54	Antigua & Barbuda	191.3	55
55	Seychelles	189.8	54
56	Nepal	189.6	56
57	São Tomé & Príncipe	185.3	57
58	Gambia	184.9	59
59	British Virgin Islands	181.5	61
60	St. Kitts & Nevis	180.4	58
61	Andorra	178.5	60
62	Nigeria	177.9	62
63	Uganda	157.4	64
64	Kuwait	156.9	65
65	Micronesia	154.2	63
66	Malawi	152.7	67
67	Tonga	148.9	66
68	Isle of Man	145.5	68
69	China	141.8	69
70	Qatar	138.6	79
71	Denmark	138.1	70
72	Czechia	135.2	71
73	Thailand	133.3	72
74	Guatemala	132.7	73
75	Kiribati	131.4	74
76	Indonesia	129.5	75
77	Cape Verde	125.6	77
78	Poland	124.6	76
79	Northern Mariana Islands	120.3	78
80	Cyprus	120.1	81
81	France	120.1	80
82	Syria	119.7	82
83	Portugal	115.4	83
84	Togo	112.7	86
85	Slovakia	112.0	85
86	Hungary	110.7	84
87	Ghana	109.3	89
88	Azerbaijan	108.3	91
89	Armenia	107.7	87
90	Albania	106.8	88
91	Cuba	106.1	90
92	Slovenia	101.2	93
93	Austria	101.1	92
94	Moldova	99.7	94
95	United Arab Emirates	94.4	99
96	Türkiye	93.6	95
97	Spain	93.0	96
98	Dominica	91.8	97
99	Romania	88.5	98
100	Costa Rica	88.1	100
101	Egypt	87.9	101
102	Greece	86.2	102
103	Malaysia	85.6	104
104	Benin	84.3	105
105	Sierra Leone	83.9	106
106	Serbia	83.7	103
107	Cambodia	80.9	108
108	Ukraine	80.5	107
109	Jordan	80.4	109
110	Ethiopia	78.0	114
111	North Macedonia	77.7	110
112	French Polynesia	77.6	111
113	Croatia	76.9	113
114	Bosnia & Herzegovina	75.8	112
115	Myanmar (Burma)	74.5	115
116	Honduras	73.2	117
117	Brunei	73.0	116
118	Morocco	71.8	118
119	Timor-Leste	71.2	119
120	Kenya	71.0	121
121	Iraq	69.2	126
122	Côte d’Ivoire	69.2	123
123	Bulgaria	68.6	120
124	Tunisia	68.6	122
125	Samoa	67.7	125
126	Georgia	66.7	124
127	Ireland	65.8	127
128	Lesotho	65.2	128
129	Eswatini	64.3	129
130	Uzbekistan	64.1	130
131	Senegal	64.1	131
132	Ecuador	59.7	132
133	Mexico	57.6	133
134	Burkina Faso	57.4	134
135	Guinea-Bissau	54.3	135
136	Tajikistan	53.5	136
137	Lithuania	50.5	137
138	Fiji	49.7	138
139	Tanzania	49.3	139
140	Yemen	49.1	140
141	Panama	47.9	141
142	Nicaragua	47.0	144
143	Iran	46.9	143
144	Belarus	46.8	142
145	Montenegro	46.0	145
146	South Africa	42.6	146
147	Afghanistan	42.1	148
148	Guinea	41.3	149
149	Liberia	40.9	150
150	Palau	40.7	147
151	Equatorial Guinea	40.5	153
152	Cameroon	40.4	152
153	Colombia	39.9	151
154	Djibouti	39.3	154
155	Madagascar	37.1	155
156	Bahamas	36.2	156
157	Faroe Islands	34.9	158
158	Latvia	34.4	157
159	Zimbabwe	34.0	159
160	United States	33.5	160
161	Venezuela	32.2	161
162	Estonia	31.5	162
163	Turks & Caicos Islands	30.1	163
164	Congo - Kinshasa	29.3	164
165	Mozambique	28.5	165
166	Kyrgyzstan	28.1	166
167	Laos	27.0	167
168	Eritrea	23.9	168
169	Brazil	23.0	169
170	Chile	22.9	170
171	Sweden	22.8	171
172	Peru	22.6	172
173	Vanuatu	19.1	174
174	Somalia	19.1	175
175	Uruguay	18.9	173
176	Solomon Islands	18.5	176
177	Bhutan	18.2	177
178	Zambia	18.1	178
179	Angola	18.0	180
180	Finland	17.6	179
181	Papua New Guinea	16.4	182
182	New Zealand	16.3	181
183	Argentina	14.9	183
184	Algeria	14.9	184
185	Paraguay	14.3	185
186	New Caledonia	14.1	186
187	Belize	13.7	187
188	Norway	13.2	188
189	Mali	12.7	189
190	Niger	12.6	190
191	Congo - Brazzaville	12.5	191
192	Turkmenistan	11.6	192
193	Saudi Arabia	11.3	193
194	Chad	9.4	194
195	Bolivia	9.2	195
196	Russia	8.7	196
197	Oman	8.7	197
198	Central African Republic	7.3	198
199	Gabon	6.4	199
200	Kazakhstan	6.2	200
201	Guyana	3.8	201
202	Canada	3.8	202
203	Libya	3.6	203
204	Botswana	3.5	204
205	Suriname	3.4	205
206	Mauritania	3.2	207
207	Iceland	3.2	206
208	Australia	2.8	208
209	Namibia	2.5	209
210	Mongolia	1.7	210
211	Greenland	0.1	211

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