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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2015

Countries216

1. Macau21,148.0

Median90.3

Japan348.834 / 216

World57.3

Top 20

Macau21,148.0

Monaco18,133.7

Singapore7,806.8

Hong Kong6,944.1

Gibraltar3,319.3

Bahrain1,761.3

Maldives1,427.2

Malta1,388.2

Bangladesh1,224.4

Bermuda1,175.3

Sint Maarten1,102.1

Channel Islands825.5

St. Martin747.4

Palestinian Territories709.3

Barbados648.8

Lebanon632.7

Mauritius632.4

Aruba599.5

San Marino548.3

Nauru547.7

Bottom 10

Botswana3.9

Guyana3.9

Mauritania3.8

Libya3.7

Suriname3.6

Iceland3.3

Australia3.1

Namibia2.9

Mongolia1.9

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2014

Qatar+9.0%

Jordan+8.6%

United Arab Emirates+5.5%

Saudi Arabia+5.3%

British Virgin Islands+4.7%

Kuwait+4.6%

Oman+4.6%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.4%

Equatorial Guinea+3.9%

Niger+3.8%

Biggest decreases since 2014

Syria-4.2%

Andorra-2.1%

Marshall Islands-2.0%

Albania-1.5%

Puerto Rico-1.4%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.3%

Northern Mariana Islands-1.3%

Bulgaria-1.3%

Croatia-1.2%

South Sudan-1.1%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	21,148.0	1
2	Monaco	18,133.7	2
3	Singapore	7,806.8	3
4	Hong Kong	6,944.1	4
5	Gibraltar	3,319.3	5
6	Bahrain	1,761.3	6
7	Maldives	1,427.2	7
8	Malta	1,388.2	8
9	Bangladesh	1,224.4	9
10	Bermuda	1,175.3	10
11	Sint Maarten	1,102.1	11
12	Channel Islands	825.5	12
13	St. Martin	747.4	13
14	Palestinian Territories	709.3	14
15	Barbados	648.8	15
16	Lebanon	632.7	17
17	Mauritius	632.4	16
18	Aruba	599.5	18
19	San Marino	548.3	19
20	Nauru	547.7	20
21	South Korea	523.5	21
22	Netherlands	503.1	22
23	Rwanda	471.8	23
24	India	446.7	24
25	Burundi	430.2	25
26	Puerto Rico	398.6	26
27	Comoros	390.5	27
28	Israel	387.3	28
29	Haiti	381.8	29
30	Belgium	371.7	30
31	Tuvalu	365.4	31
32	Curaçao	355.8	32
33	Philippines	353.2	34
34	Japan	348.8	33
35	Sri Lanka	338.8	36
36	Grenada	337.3	35
37	U.S. Virgin Islands	307.7	37
38	Guam	305.4	38
39	El Salvador	298.4	39
40	Vietnam	296.2	40
41	St. Lucia	286.7	41
42	Pakistan	281.9	42
43	St. Vincent & Grenadines	274.3	44
44	Marshall Islands	271.1	43
45	United Kingdom	269.0	46
46	American Samoa	264.4	45
47	Trinidad & Tobago	263.1	47
48	Jamaica	258.8	48
49	Cayman Islands	256.8	49
50	Liechtenstein	234.3	50
51	Germany	234.2	51
52	British Virgin Islands	230.0	52
53	Luxembourg	221.3	53
54	Gambia	219.8	54
55	Dominican Republic	216.0	55
56	Kuwait	215.2	58
57	North Korea	212.4	56
58	Switzerland	209.6	57
59	Nigeria	209.4	60
60	São Tomé & Príncipe	208.6	59
61	Qatar	204.1	65
62	Italy	203.7	61
63	Antigua & Barbuda	203.2	62
64	Seychelles	203.1	63
65	Nepal	194.1	64
66	Uganda	187.2	66
67	Malawi	181.2	68
68	St. Kitts & Nevis	181.1	67
69	Micronesia	155.3	70
70	Andorra	153.6	69
71	Guatemala	149.0	73
72	Tonga	147.4	71
73	China	147.0	74
74	Isle of Man	146.7	72
75	Kiribati	144.2	75
76	Denmark	142.1	76
77	Indonesia	139.4	77
78	Thailand	138.1	78
79	Czechia	136.6	79
80	Cyprus	132.0	80
81	Togo	130.0	81
82	Cape Verde	127.1	82
83	Ghana	126.1	84
84	Poland	124.1	83
85	France	123.5	85
86	United Arab Emirates	119.8	88
87	Azerbaijan	116.7	86
88	Portugal	113.1	87
89	Slovakia	112.8	90
90	Northern Mariana Islands	112.0	89
91	Cuba	108.3	92
92	Jordan	107.5	100
93	Hungary	107.4	93
94	Syria	105.8	91
95	Armenia	105.5	94
96	Austria	104.7	95
97	Slovenia	102.4	96
98	Türkiye	101.6	98
99	Benin	100.8	102
100	Egypt	100.1	101
101	Albania	99.7	97
102	Moldova	98.8	99
103	Sierra Leone	97.5	103
104	Malaysia	95.1	105
105	Costa Rica	94.4	106
106	Dominica	93.9	104
107	Spain	92.9	107
108	Ethiopia	92.0	108
109	Cambodia	88.5	109
110	Iraq	86.5	112
111	Romania	86.1	110
112	Greece	83.9	111
113	Honduras	82.6	114
114	Kenya	82.5	115
115	Serbia	81.1	113
116	Timor-Leste	81.0	117
117	Brunei	80.1	119
118	French Polynesia	80.1	116
119	Côte d’Ivoire	79.4	121
120	Ukraine	79.0	118
121	Myanmar (Burma)	78.2	120
122	Morocco	77.5	122
123	North Macedonia	75.8	123
124	Senegal	75.8	125
125	Croatia	74.2	124
126	Tunisia	73.4	126
127	Samoa	71.3	127
128	Uzbekistan	69.8	129
129	Lesotho	69.3	130
130	Bosnia & Herzegovina	68.7	128
131	Burkina Faso	68.6	132
132	Ireland	68.3	131
133	Eswatini	66.4	133
134	Ecuador	65.5	136
135	Georgia	65.2	135
136	Bulgaria	64.3	134
137	Guinea-Bissau	63.5	137
138	Mexico	62.3	138
139	Tajikistan	62.3	139
140	Yemen	59.0	140
141	Tanzania	58.7	141
142	Panama	53.4	142
143	Afghanistan	51.9	144
144	Equatorial Guinea	51.8	147
145	Nicaragua	51.1	143
146	Iran	50.7	146
147	Fiji	50.3	145
148	Liberia	48.4	148
149	Cameroon	48.2	151
150	Guinea	47.9	150
151	South Africa	46.8	154
152	Belarus	46.6	152
153	Lithuania	46.5	149
154	Montenegro	46.4	153
155	Djibouti	44.0	155
156	Madagascar	43.7	156
157	Colombia	42.3	157
158	Palau	38.6	158
159	Turks & Caicos Islands	38.5	160
160	Bahamas	38.5	159
161	Zimbabwe	37.2	161
162	Congo - Kinshasa	35.7	164
163	United States	35.2	162
164	Faroe Islands	35.0	163
165	Venezuela	34.7	165
166	Mozambique	33.8	166
167	Latvia	31.8	167
168	Kyrgyzstan	31.5	168
169	Estonia	30.3	169
170	Laos	29.5	170
171	Eritrea	25.6	171
172	Chile	24.3	172
173	Brazil	24.1	173
174	Sweden	24.1	174
175	Peru	23.8	175
176	Solomon Islands	22.8	176
177	Angola	22.6	177
178	Zambia	22.1	178
179	Somalia	22.0	180
180	Vanuatu	21.8	179
181	Sudan	21.4	181
182	Bhutan	19.4	182
183	Papua New Guinea	19.3	184
184	Uruguay	19.2	183
185	Finland	18.0	185
186	South Sudan	17.6	186
187	New Zealand	17.5	187
188	Algeria	16.8	188
189	Argentina	15.9	189
190	Niger	15.7	193
191	Belize	15.6	191
192	Paraguay	15.5	192
193	New Caledonia	15.5	190
194	Mali	15.2	194
195	Congo - Brazzaville	14.9	195
196	Norway	14.2	196
197	Saudi Arabia	13.9	197
198	Oman	13.5	198
199	Turkmenistan	13.2	199
200	Chad	11.6	200
201	Bolivia	10.2	201
202	Russia	8.8	202
203	Gabon	7.9	203
204	Central African Republic	7.4	204
205	Kazakhstan	6.7	205
206	Canada	4.0	206
207	Botswana	3.9	207
208	Guyana	3.9	208
209	Mauritania	3.8	209
210	Libya	3.7	210
211	Suriname	3.6	211
212	Iceland	3.3	212
213	Australia	3.1	213
214	Namibia	2.9	214
215	Mongolia	1.9	215
216	Greenland	0.1	216

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