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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2014

Countries216

1. Macau20,518.2

Median88.4

Japan349.233 / 216

World56.6

Top 20

Macau20,518.2

Monaco17,823.4

Singapore7,714.7

Hong Kong6,885.2

Gibraltar3,281.3

Bahrain1,705.0

Maldives1,378.7

Malta1,354.6

Bangladesh1,213.5

Bermuda1,176.5

Sint Maarten1,078.6

Channel Islands821.8

St. Martin749.0

Palestinian Territories693.3

Barbados647.3

Mauritius631.6

Lebanon620.4

Aruba593.4

San Marino544.2

Nauru537.1

Bottom 10

Botswana3.8

Guyana3.8

Mauritania3.7

Libya3.7

Suriname3.6

Iceland3.3

Australia3.1

Namibia2.8

Mongolia1.9

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2013

Qatar+13.5%

Lebanon+10.5%

Jordan+10.0%

Macau+5.0%

United Arab Emirates+4.8%

Bahrain+4.8%

Kuwait+4.5%

Oman+4.4%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.2%

Equatorial Guinea+4.0%

Biggest decreases since 2013

Syria-6.4%

Andorra-1.9%

Marshall Islands-1.7%

Albania-1.5%

Puerto Rico-1.3%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.3%

Bulgaria-1.2%

Hungary-1.2%

San Marino-1.2%

Northern Mariana Islands-1.1%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	20,518.2	1
2	Monaco	17,823.4	2
3	Singapore	7,714.7	3
4	Hong Kong	6,885.2	4
5	Gibraltar	3,281.3	5
6	Bahrain	1,705.0	6
7	Maldives	1,378.7	7
8	Malta	1,354.6	8
9	Bangladesh	1,213.5	9
10	Bermuda	1,176.5	10
11	Sint Maarten	1,078.6	11
12	Channel Islands	821.8	12
13	St. Martin	749.0	13
14	Palestinian Territories	693.3	14
15	Barbados	647.3	15
16	Mauritius	631.6	16
17	Lebanon	620.4	18
18	Aruba	593.4	17
19	San Marino	544.2	19
20	Nauru	537.1	20
21	South Korea	520.9	21
22	Netherlands	500.6	22
23	Rwanda	460.7	23
24	India	441.4	24
25	Burundi	420.6	26
26	Puerto Rico	404.2	25
27	Comoros	382.3	27
28	Israel	379.7	28
29	Haiti	376.4	29
30	Belgium	369.5	30
31	Tuvalu	366.1	31
32	Curaçao	351.1	33
33	Japan	349.2	32
34	Philippines	348.0	34
35	Grenada	335.7	35
36	Sri Lanka	331.3	36
37	U.S. Virgin Islands	308.2	37
38	Guam	306.5	38
39	El Salvador	297.4	39
40	Vietnam	292.6	40
41	St. Lucia	285.5	41
42	Pakistan	277.9	44
43	Marshall Islands	276.6	42
44	St. Vincent & Grenadines	275.7	43
45	American Samoa	267.3	45
46	United Kingdom	267.1	46
47	Trinidad & Tobago	262.3	47
48	Jamaica	258.0	48
49	Cayman Islands	250.7	49
50	Liechtenstein	232.8	51
51	Germany	232.1	50
52	British Virgin Islands	219.7	52
53	Luxembourg	216.1	53
54	Gambia	213.9	56
55	Dominican Republic	213.5	54
56	North Korea	211.4	55
57	Switzerland	207.3	57
58	Kuwait	205.7	62
59	São Tomé & Príncipe	205.0	59
60	Nigeria	204.1	61
61	Italy	204.0	58
62	Antigua & Barbuda	201.7	60
63	Seychelles	198.6	63
64	Nepal	193.0	64
65	Qatar	187.3	68
66	Uganda	181.5	66
67	St. Kitts & Nevis	181.1	65
68	Malawi	176.3	67
69	Andorra	156.9	69
70	Micronesia	154.9	70
71	Tonga	148.1	71
72	Isle of Man	147.2	72
73	Guatemala	146.3	74
74	China	146.1	73
75	Kiribati	142.4	75
76	Denmark	141.1	76
77	Indonesia	137.9	78
78	Thailand	137.4	77
79	Czechia	136.3	79
80	Cyprus	130.1	80
81	Togo	127.6	82
82	Cape Verde	127.1	81
83	Poland	124.1	83
84	Ghana	123.2	85
85	France	123.0	84
86	Azerbaijan	115.3	89
87	Portugal	113.5	88
88	United Arab Emirates	113.5	93
89	Northern Mariana Islands	113.4	87
90	Slovakia	112.7	90
91	Syria	110.4	86
92	Cuba	108.5	92
93	Hungary	107.7	91
94	Armenia	105.9	94
95	Austria	103.6	96
96	Slovenia	102.4	97
97	Albania	101.2	95
98	Türkiye	100.3	99
99	Moldova	99.5	98
100	Jordan	99.0	107
101	Egypt	98.0	100
102	Benin	97.8	101
103	Sierra Leone	95.3	103
104	Dominica	93.8	104
105	Malaysia	93.4	106
106	Costa Rica	93.4	105
107	Spain	92.9	102
108	Ethiopia	89.6	108
109	Cambodia	87.2	110
110	Romania	86.5	109
111	Greece	84.5	111
112	Iraq	84.2	113
113	Serbia	81.5	112
114	Honduras	81.0	115
115	Kenya	80.9	117
116	French Polynesia	79.6	116
117	Timor-Leste	79.5	119
118	Ukraine	79.4	114
119	Brunei	79.1	118
120	Myanmar (Burma)	77.6	120
121	Côte d’Ivoire	77.1	124
122	Morocco	76.6	122
123	North Macedonia	76.0	121
124	Croatia	75.1	123
125	Senegal	73.5	126
126	Tunisia	72.6	125
127	Samoa	70.7	128
128	Bosnia & Herzegovina	69.6	127
129	Uzbekistan	69.4	129
130	Lesotho	68.5	130
131	Ireland	67.6	131
132	Burkina Faso	66.6	135
133	Eswatini	66.1	133
134	Bulgaria	65.2	132
135	Georgia	65.1	134
136	Ecuador	64.6	136
137	Guinea-Bissau	61.9	138
138	Mexico	61.6	137
139	Tajikistan	60.7	139
140	Yemen	57.3	140
141	Tanzania	56.8	141
142	Panama	52.5	142
143	Nicaragua	50.4	144
144	Afghanistan	50.3	146
145	Fiji	50.2	143
146	Iran	50.0	145
147	Equatorial Guinea	49.9	147
148	Liberia	47.4	150
149	Lithuania	46.9	148
150	Guinea	46.7	152
151	Cameroon	46.7	153
152	Belarus	46.6	149
153	Montenegro	46.4	151
154	South Africa	45.8	154
155	Djibouti	43.3	155
156	Madagascar	42.6	157
157	Colombia	42.0	156
158	Palau	38.5	158
159	Bahamas	38.2	159
160	Turks & Caicos Islands	36.9	161
161	Zimbabwe	36.7	160
162	United States	34.9	162
163	Faroe Islands	34.7	163
164	Congo - Kinshasa	34.6	165
165	Venezuela	34.3	164
166	Mozambique	32.8	167
167	Latvia	32.0	166
168	Kyrgyzstan	30.8	169
169	Estonia	30.2	168
170	Laos	29.0	170
171	Eritrea	25.6	171
172	Chile	24.1	172
173	Brazil	23.9	173
174	Sweden	23.8	174
175	Peru	23.5	175
176	Solomon Islands	22.0	176
177	Angola	21.8	177
178	Zambia	21.4	179
179	Vanuatu	21.3	178
180	Somalia	21.3	180
181	Sudan	20.8	181
182	Bhutan	19.2	183
183	Uruguay	19.2	182
184	Papua New Guinea	18.8	184
185	Finland	18.0	185
186	South Sudan	17.8	186
187	New Zealand	17.2	187
188	Algeria	16.5	188
189	Argentina	15.7	189
190	New Caledonia	15.4	190
191	Belize	15.3	192
192	Paraguay	15.3	191
193	Niger	15.2	193
194	Mali	14.8	194
195	Congo - Brazzaville	14.6	195
196	Norway	14.1	196
197	Saudi Arabia	13.2	197
198	Oman	12.9	199
199	Turkmenistan	12.9	198
200	Chad	11.3	200
201	Bolivia	10.0	201
202	Russia	8.8	202
203	Gabon	7.7	204
204	Central African Republic	7.4	203
205	Kazakhstan	6.6	205
206	Canada	4.0	206
207	Botswana	3.8	208
208	Guyana	3.8	207
209	Mauritania	3.7	209
210	Libya	3.7	210
211	Suriname	3.6	211
212	Iceland	3.3	212
213	Australia	3.1	213
214	Namibia	2.8	214
215	Mongolia	1.9	215
216	Greenland	0.1	216

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