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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2016

Countries216

1. Macau21,393.4

Median91.3

Japan348.634 / 216

World57.9

Top 20

Macau21,393.4

Monaco18,389.7

Singapore7,908.7

Hong Kong6,987.2

Gibraltar3,365.8

Bahrain1,827.6

Maldives1,477.7

Malta1,420.3

Bangladesh1,235.4

Bermuda1,175.0

Sint Maarten1,125.0

Channel Islands827.7

St. Martin743.5

Palestinian Territories725.4

Barbados650.2

Mauritius632.8

Lebanon618.1

Aruba604.0

Nauru557.5

San Marino551.7

Bottom 10

Mauritania4.0

Botswana3.9

Guyana3.9

Libya3.8

Suriname3.7

Iceland3.3

Australia3.1

Namibia3.0

Mongolia2.0

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2015

Qatar+5.7%

United Arab Emirates+5.1%

Oman+4.9%

Jordan+4.8%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.7%

Kuwait+4.4%

Somalia+3.9%

Saudi Arabia+3.8%

Bahrain+3.8%

Niger+3.7%

Biggest decreases since 2015

South Sudan-2.5%

Lebanon-2.3%

Marshall Islands-2.2%

British Virgin Islands-1.8%

Puerto Rico-1.5%

Albania-1.5%

Northern Mariana Islands-1.4%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.3%

Bulgaria-1.3%

American Samoa-1.2%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	21,393.4	1
2	Monaco	18,389.7	2
3	Singapore	7,908.7	3
4	Hong Kong	6,987.2	4
5	Gibraltar	3,365.8	5
6	Bahrain	1,827.6	6
7	Maldives	1,477.7	7
8	Malta	1,420.3	8
9	Bangladesh	1,235.4	9
10	Bermuda	1,175.0	10
11	Sint Maarten	1,125.0	11
12	Channel Islands	827.7	12
13	St. Martin	743.5	13
14	Palestinian Territories	725.4	14
15	Barbados	650.2	15
16	Mauritius	632.8	17
17	Lebanon	618.1	16
18	Aruba	604.0	18
19	Nauru	557.5	20
20	San Marino	551.7	19
21	South Korea	525.4	21
22	Netherlands	505.8	22
23	Rwanda	483.1	23
24	India	452.0	24
25	Burundi	437.7	25
26	Comoros	398.6	27
27	Israel	394.9	28
28	Puerto Rico	392.4	26
29	Haiti	387.2	29
30	Belgium	373.6	30
31	Tuvalu	364.3	31
32	Curaçao	359.6	32
33	Philippines	358.0	33
34	Japan	348.6	34
35	Sri Lanka	342.7	35
36	Grenada	338.6	36
37	U.S. Virgin Islands	307.2	37
38	Guam	304.1	38
39	Vietnam	299.9	40
40	El Salvador	299.3	39
41	St. Lucia	287.9	41
42	Pakistan	285.6	42
43	St. Vincent & Grenadines	272.7	43
44	United Kingdom	271.2	45
45	Marshall Islands	265.0	44
46	Trinidad & Tobago	263.9	47
47	Cayman Islands	262.9	49
48	American Samoa	261.2	46
49	Jamaica	259.5	48
50	Liechtenstein	235.7	50
51	Germany	235.7	51
52	Luxembourg	226.1	53
53	British Virgin Islands	225.9	52
54	Gambia	225.7	54
55	Kuwait	224.7	56
56	Dominican Republic	218.4	55
57	Qatar	215.6	61
58	Nigeria	214.6	59
59	North Korea	213.4	57
60	São Tomé & Príncipe	212.2	60
61	Switzerland	211.9	58
62	Seychelles	205.8	64
63	Antigua & Barbuda	204.5	63
64	Italy	203.3	62
65	Nepal	195.0	65
66	Uganda	193.5	66
67	Malawi	186.2	67
68	St. Kitts & Nevis	181.1	68
69	Micronesia	155.8	69
70	Andorra	153.6	70
71	Guatemala	151.8	71
72	China	147.8	73
73	Tonga	146.6	72
74	Isle of Man	146.4	74
75	Kiribati	146.3	75
76	Denmark	143.2	76
77	Indonesia	140.9	77
78	Thailand	138.7	78
79	Czechia	136.9	79
80	Cyprus	133.9	80
81	Togo	132.4	81
82	Ghana	129.0	83
83	Cape Verde	127.2	82
84	United Arab Emirates	125.8	86
85	Poland	124.0	84
86	France	123.8	85
87	Azerbaijan	118.0	87
88	Slovakia	113.0	89
89	Portugal	112.7	88
90	Jordan	112.7	92
91	Northern Mariana Islands	110.4	90
92	Cuba	108.3	91
93	Hungary	106.9	93
94	Austria	105.9	96
95	Armenia	105.1	95
96	Syria	104.5	94
97	Benin	103.7	99
98	Türkiye	103.0	98
99	Slovenia	102.5	97
100	Egypt	102.1	100
101	Sierra Leone	99.8	103
102	Albania	98.2	101
103	Moldova	97.6	102
104	Malaysia	96.8	104
105	Costa Rica	95.3	105
106	Ethiopia	94.6	108
107	Spain	93.0	107
108	Dominica	92.8	106
109	Cambodia	89.8	109
110	Iraq	88.6	110
111	Romania	85.6	111
112	Honduras	84.1	113
113	Kenya	84.0	114
114	Greece	83.6	112
115	Timor-Leste	82.6	116
116	Côte d’Ivoire	81.7	119
117	Brunei	81.1	117
118	Serbia	80.7	115
119	French Polynesia	80.4	118
120	Myanmar (Burma)	78.9	121
121	Ukraine	78.7	120
122	Morocco	78.5	122
123	Senegal	78.1	124
124	North Macedonia	75.6	123
125	Tunisia	74.2	126
126	Croatia	73.4	125
127	Samoa	71.9	127
128	Uzbekistan	71.0	128
129	Burkina Faso	70.7	131
130	Lesotho	70.2	129
131	Ireland	69.1	132
132	Bosnia & Herzegovina	67.8	130
133	Eswatini	66.8	133
134	Ecuador	66.5	134
135	Georgia	65.2	135
136	Guinea-Bissau	65.1	137
137	Tajikistan	63.9	139
138	Bulgaria	63.5	136
139	Mexico	62.9	138
140	Yemen	60.8	140
141	Tanzania	60.8	141
142	Panama	54.4	142
143	Equatorial Guinea	53.8	144
144	Afghanistan	53.2	143
145	Nicaragua	51.8	145
146	Iran	51.5	146
147	Fiji	50.3	147
148	Cameroon	49.6	149
149	Liberia	49.4	148
150	Guinea	49.1	150
151	South Africa	47.2	151
152	Belarus	46.6	152
153	Montenegro	46.5	154
154	Lithuania	45.9	153
155	Madagascar	44.9	156
156	Djibouti	44.8	155
157	Colombia	42.8	157
158	Turks & Caicos Islands	40.3	159
159	Bahamas	38.8	160
160	Palau	38.7	158
161	Zimbabwe	37.7	161
162	Congo - Kinshasa	37.0	162
163	United States	35.5	163
164	Faroe Islands	35.4	164
165	Venezuela	34.9	165
166	Mozambique	34.8	166
167	Kyrgyzstan	32.2	168
168	Latvia	31.5	167
169	Estonia	30.3	169
170	Laos	29.9	170
171	Eritrea	25.8	171
172	Chile	24.6	172
173	Sweden	24.4	174
174	Brazil	24.3	173
175	Peru	24.1	175
176	Solomon Islands	23.7	176
177	Angola	23.4	177
178	Somalia	22.9	179
179	Zambia	22.8	178
180	Vanuatu	22.3	180
181	Sudan	22.1	181
182	Papua New Guinea	19.8	183
183	Bhutan	19.6	182
184	Uruguay	19.3	184
185	Finland	18.1	185
186	New Zealand	17.9	187
187	Algeria	17.2	188
188	South Sudan	17.1	186
189	Niger	16.3	190
190	Argentina	16.0	189
191	Belize	16.0	191
192	Paraguay	15.7	192
193	Mali	15.7	194
194	New Caledonia	15.5	193
195	Congo - Brazzaville	15.3	195
196	Saudi Arabia	14.4	197
197	Norway	14.3	196
198	Oman	14.2	198
199	Turkmenistan	13.5	199
200	Chad	12.0	200
201	Bolivia	10.3	201
202	Russia	8.9	202
203	Gabon	8.2	203
204	Central African Republic	7.6	204
205	Kazakhstan	6.8	205
206	Canada	4.0	206
207	Mauritania	4.0	209
208	Botswana	3.9	207
209	Guyana	3.9	208
210	Libya	3.8	210
211	Suriname	3.7	211
212	Iceland	3.3	212
213	Australia	3.1	213
214	Namibia	3.0	214
215	Mongolia	2.0	215
216	Greenland	0.1	216

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