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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2012

Countries216

1. Macau18,993.3

Median85.6

Japan350.132 / 216

World55.2

Top 20

Macau18,993.3

Monaco17,124.3

Singapore7,524.7

Hong Kong6,809.6

Gibraltar3,202.9

Bahrain1,570.1

Malta1,312.6

Maldives1,289.4

Bangladesh1,191.3

Bermuda1,178.6

Sint Maarten1,030.1

Channel Islands812.0

St. Martin745.5

Palestinian Territories661.1

Barbados644.0

Mauritius628.9

Aruba578.4

San Marino557.8

South Korea515.9

Nauru513.4

Bottom 10

Guyana3.8

Botswana3.7

Libya3.5

Mauritania3.5

Suriname3.5

Iceland3.2

Australia3.0

Namibia2.7

Mongolia1.8

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2011

Oman+15.3%

Kuwait+6.5%

Qatar+6.0%

British Virgin Islands+5.7%

Iraq+4.6%

Saudi Arabia+4.3%

Equatorial Guinea+4.2%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.2%

Afghanistan+4.1%

United Arab Emirates+4.0%

Biggest decreases since 2011

Libya-2.6%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.9%

Palau-1.7%

Albania-1.5%

Lithuania-1.3%

Latvia-1.2%

Andorra-1.2%

Marshall Islands-0.9%

Puerto Rico-0.9%

American Samoa-0.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	18,993.3	1
2	Monaco	17,124.3	2
3	Singapore	7,524.7	3
4	Hong Kong	6,809.6	4
5	Gibraltar	3,202.9	5
6	Bahrain	1,570.1	6
7	Malta	1,312.6	7
8	Maldives	1,289.4	8
9	Bangladesh	1,191.3	10
10	Bermuda	1,178.6	9
11	Sint Maarten	1,030.1	11
12	Channel Islands	812.0	12
13	St. Martin	745.5	13
14	Palestinian Territories	661.1	14
15	Barbados	644.0	15
16	Mauritius	628.9	16
17	Aruba	578.4	17
18	San Marino	557.8	18
19	South Korea	515.9	19
20	Nauru	513.4	20
21	Lebanon	511.8	21
22	Netherlands	496.9	22
23	Rwanda	439.0	23
24	India	430.1	24
25	Puerto Rico	412.7	25
26	Burundi	392.2	26
27	Comoros	366.3	30
28	Belgium	366.2	27
29	Israel	365.5	31
30	Haiti	365.4	28
31	Tuvalu	364.5	29
32	Japan	350.1	32
33	Curaçao	342.5	33
34	Sri Lanka	337.6	34
35	Philippines	336.0	36
36	Grenada	331.7	35
37	U.S. Virgin Islands	309.1	37
38	Guam	308.0	38
39	El Salvador	295.1	39
40	Marshall Islands	285.7	40
41	Vietnam	285.6	41
42	St. Lucia	282.9	42
43	St. Vincent & Grenadines	278.8	43
44	American Samoa	272.4	44
45	Pakistan	269.4	45
46	United Kingdom	263.3	46
47	Trinidad & Tobago	260.3	47
48	Jamaica	256.0	48
49	Cayman Islands	238.1	49
50	Germany	230.8	50
51	Liechtenstein	229.1	51
52	North Korea	209.4	52
53	Dominican Republic	208.5	53
54	Luxembourg	206.2	55
55	Italy	203.5	54
56	Switzerland	202.4	56
57	British Virgin Islands	202.3	61
58	Gambia	201.9	58
59	Antigua & Barbuda	198.3	57
60	São Tomé & Príncipe	197.3	59
61	Nigeria	193.5	63
62	Nepal	192.1	60
63	Seychelles	192.0	62
64	Kuwait	187.3	65
65	St. Kitts & Nevis	180.9	64
66	Uganda	171.2	66
67	Malawi	166.6	68
68	Andorra	163.5	67
69	Micronesia	154.1	69
70	Tonga	149.2	70
71	Qatar	148.4	73
72	Isle of Man	148.0	71
73	China	144.2	72
74	Guatemala	140.8	75
75	Denmark	139.8	74
76	Kiribati	138.6	76
77	Czechia	136.1	77
78	Thailand	135.9	78
79	Indonesia	134.6	79
80	Cape Verde	127.0	80
81	Cyprus	126.1	83
82	Poland	124.3	82
83	Syria	123.9	81
84	Togo	122.3	85
85	France	121.8	84
86	Ghana	117.5	88
87	Northern Mariana Islands	115.7	86
88	Portugal	114.8	87
89	Azerbaijan	112.5	90
90	Slovakia	112.5	89
91	Hungary	109.6	91
92	Armenia	106.2	92
93	Cuba	106.0	94
94	Albania	104.4	93
95	United Arab Emirates	104.1	97
96	Austria	102.2	96
97	Slovenia	102.1	95
98	Moldova	99.7	98
99	Türkiye	97.7	99
100	Egypt	93.6	102
101	Spain	93.5	100
102	Benin	92.2	104
103	Dominica	92.2	101
104	Costa Rica	91.3	103
105	Sierra Leone	90.8	106
106	Malaysia	90.3	105
107	Romania	87.2	107
108	Greece	85.7	108
109	Jordan	85.5	109
110	Ethiopia	84.9	112
111	Cambodia	84.7	110
112	Serbia	82.3	111
113	Ukraine	79.8	113
114	French Polynesia	78.7	114
115	Honduras	77.9	117
116	Iraq	77.5	122
117	Kenya	77.1	120
118	Brunei	77.0	118
119	North Macedonia	76.5	115
120	Timor-Leste	76.3	121
121	Myanmar (Burma)	76.3	119
122	Croatia	76.1	116
123	Morocco	74.7	123
124	Côte d’Ivoire	73.8	125
125	Bosnia & Herzegovina	71.7	124
126	Tunisia	70.9	126
127	Samoa	69.4	127
128	Senegal	69.1	129
129	Bulgaria	67.3	128
130	Uzbekistan	67.1	132
131	Lesotho	67.0	131
132	Ireland	66.8	130
133	Eswatini	65.3	134
134	Georgia	65.2	133
135	Burkina Faso	62.8	136
136	Ecuador	62.7	135
137	Mexico	60.1	137
138	Guinea-Bissau	58.7	138
139	Tajikistan	57.3	139
140	Yemen	53.9	140
141	Tanzania	53.5	141
142	Panama	50.6	143
143	Fiji	50.1	142
144	Nicaragua	49.0	144
145	Iran	48.7	146
146	Lithuania	47.7	145
147	Afghanistan	46.9	149
148	Belarus	46.6	147
149	Montenegro	46.2	148
150	Equatorial Guinea	46.1	150
151	Liberia	45.4	151
152	Guinea	44.4	153
153	South Africa	44.3	152
154	Cameroon	44.0	154
155	Djibouti	41.7	155
156	Colombia	41.2	156
157	Madagascar	40.3	158
158	Palau	38.6	157
159	Bahamas	37.5	159
160	Zimbabwe	35.7	160
161	Faroe Islands	34.6	161
162	United States	34.4	162
163	Turks & Caicos Islands	33.8	165
164	Venezuela	33.5	164
165	Latvia	32.7	163
166	Congo - Kinshasa	32.3	167
167	Estonia	31.2	166
168	Mozambique	30.9	168
169	Kyrgyzstan	29.5	169
170	Laos	28.2	170
171	Eritrea	25.1	171
172	Chile	23.6	173
173	Brazil	23.6	172
174	Sweden	23.4	174
175	Peru	23.1	175
176	Solomon Islands	20.5	177
177	Vanuatu	20.4	176
178	Angola	20.2	179
179	Zambia	20.1	180
180	Somalia	19.9	178
181	Sudan	19.8	–
182	Uruguay	19.1	181
183	Bhutan	18.8	182
184	Papua New Guinea	17.8	184
185	Finland	17.8	183
186	South Sudan	17.0	–
187	New Zealand	16.7	185
188	Algeria	15.8	186
189	Argentina	15.4	187
190	New Caledonia	14.9	189
191	Paraguay	14.8	188
192	Belize	14.7	190
193	Niger	14.1	192
194	Mali	13.9	194
195	Congo - Brazzaville	13.9	193
196	Norway	13.7	191
197	Turkmenistan	12.4	195
198	Saudi Arabia	12.2	196
199	Oman	11.5	198
200	Chad	10.5	197
201	Bolivia	9.7	199
202	Russia	8.8	200
203	Central African Republic	7.4	201
204	Gabon	7.2	202
205	Kazakhstan	6.4	203
206	Canada	3.9	204
207	Guyana	3.8	205
208	Botswana	3.7	206
209	Libya	3.5	207
210	Mauritania	3.5	209
211	Suriname	3.5	208
212	Iceland	3.2	210
213	Australia	3.0	211
214	Namibia	2.7	212
215	Mongolia	1.8	213
216	Greenland	0.1	214

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