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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2017

Countries216

1. Macau21,051.9

Median91.2

Japan348.334 / 216

World58.6

Top 20

Macau21,051.9

Monaco18,588.1

Singapore7,882.4

Hong Kong7,041.1

Gibraltar3,424.5

Bahrain1,924.5

Maldives1,527.6

Malta1,459.7

Bangladesh1,246.0

Bermuda1,177.4

Sint Maarten1,146.9

Channel Islands829.9

Palestinian Territories740.0

St. Martin736.7

Barbados651.6

Mauritius633.4

Aruba604.1

Lebanon602.2

Nauru566.2

San Marino563.8

Bottom 10

Canada4.1

Botswana4.0

Guyana3.9

Libya3.8

Suriname3.7

Iceland3.4

Australia3.2

Namibia3.0

Mongolia2.0

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2016

Bahrain+5.3%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.2%

Somalia+4.0%

Kuwait+3.8%

Congo - Kinshasa+3.7%

Niger+3.6%

Angola+3.6%

Equatorial Guinea+3.6%

Uganda+3.6%

Sudan+3.5%

Biggest decreases since 2016

South Sudan-5.3%

British Virgin Islands-3.5%

Lebanon-2.6%

Marshall Islands-2.5%

Puerto Rico-2.0%

Moldova-1.7%

Northern Mariana Islands-1.6%

Macau-1.6%

Dominica-1.6%

Croatia-1.6%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	21,051.9	1
2	Monaco	18,588.1	2
3	Singapore	7,882.4	3
4	Hong Kong	7,041.1	4
5	Gibraltar	3,424.5	5
6	Bahrain	1,924.5	6
7	Maldives	1,527.6	7
8	Malta	1,459.7	8
9	Bangladesh	1,246.0	9
10	Bermuda	1,177.4	10
11	Sint Maarten	1,146.9	11
12	Channel Islands	829.9	12
13	Palestinian Territories	740.0	14
14	St. Martin	736.7	13
15	Barbados	651.6	15
16	Mauritius	633.4	16
17	Aruba	604.1	18
18	Lebanon	602.2	17
19	Nauru	566.2	19
20	San Marino	563.8	20
21	South Korea	526.7	21
22	Netherlands	508.8	22
23	Rwanda	494.6	23
24	India	457.3	24
25	Burundi	448.1	25
26	Comoros	406.6	26
27	Israel	402.6	27
28	Haiti	392.5	29
29	Puerto Rico	384.5	28
30	Belgium	375.0	30
31	Philippines	362.6	33
32	Tuvalu	362.3	31
33	Curaçao	360.8	32
34	Japan	348.3	34
35	Sri Lanka	346.6	35
36	Grenada	339.5	36
37	U.S. Virgin Islands	306.5	37
38	Vietnam	303.7	39
39	Guam	302.8	38
40	El Salvador	299.9	40
41	Pakistan	289.6	42
42	St. Lucia	289.1	41
43	United Kingdom	272.7	44
44	St. Vincent & Grenadines	270.9	43
45	Cayman Islands	268.9	47
46	Trinidad & Tobago	264.5	46
47	Jamaica	260.0	49
48	Marshall Islands	258.5	45
49	American Samoa	257.9	48
50	Liechtenstein	237.3	50
51	Germany	236.6	51
52	Kuwait	233.2	55
53	Luxembourg	231.6	52
54	Gambia	231.4	54
55	Qatar	221.6	57
56	Dominican Republic	220.8	56
57	Nigeria	219.9	58
58	British Virgin Islands	218.0	53
59	São Tomé & Príncipe	215.6	60
60	North Korea	214.4	59
61	Switzerland	213.9	61
62	Seychelles	208.4	62
63	Antigua & Barbuda	205.6	63
64	Italy	202.9	64
65	Uganda	200.4	66
66	Nepal	195.4	65
67	Malawi	191.3	67
68	St. Kitts & Nevis	181.0	68
69	Andorra	156.9	70
70	Micronesia	156.4	69
71	Guatemala	154.6	71
72	China	148.7	72
73	Kiribati	148.5	75
74	Isle of Man	146.7	74
75	Tonga	146.3	73
76	Denmark	144.1	76
77	Indonesia	142.4	77
78	Thailand	139.3	78
79	Czechia	137.2	79
80	Cyprus	135.7	80
81	Togo	134.7	81
82	Ghana	131.9	82
83	United Arab Emirates	129.9	84
84	Cape Verde	127.3	83
85	France	124.2	86
86	Poland	124.0	85
87	Azerbaijan	119.2	87
88	Jordan	115.3	90
89	Slovakia	113.1	88
90	Portugal	112.4	89
91	Northern Mariana Islands	108.6	91
92	Cuba	108.4	92
93	Benin	106.8	97
94	Austria	106.6	94
95	Hungary	106.6	93
96	Syria	104.7	96
97	Armenia	104.7	95
98	Türkiye	104.4	98
99	Egypt	104.2	100
100	Slovenia	102.6	99
101	Sierra Leone	102.2	101
102	Malaysia	98.5	104
103	Ethiopia	97.2	106
104	Albania	96.7	102
105	Costa Rica	96.2	105
106	Moldova	95.9	103
107	Spain	93.2	107
108	Dominica	91.3	108
109	Cambodia	91.1	109
110	Iraq	90.6	110
111	Honduras	85.7	112
112	Kenya	85.6	113
113	Romania	85.1	111
114	Timor-Leste	84.2	115
115	Côte d’Ivoire	84.1	116
116	Greece	83.4	114
117	Brunei	82.1	117
118	French Polynesia	80.7	119
119	Senegal	80.4	123
120	Serbia	80.3	118
121	Myanmar (Burma)	79.5	120
122	Morocco	79.4	122
123	Ukraine	78.4	121
124	North Macedonia	75.3	124
125	Tunisia	75.0	125
126	Samoa	73.9	127
127	Burkina Faso	72.7	129
128	Uzbekistan	72.2	128
129	Croatia	72.2	126
130	Lesotho	71.1	130
131	Ireland	70.1	131
132	Ecuador	67.5	134
133	Eswatini	67.3	133
134	Bosnia & Herzegovina	67.0	132
135	Guinea-Bissau	66.8	136
136	Tajikistan	65.5	137
137	Georgia	65.2	135
138	Mexico	63.5	139
139	Tanzania	62.8	141
140	Yemen	62.7	140
141	Bulgaria	62.7	138
142	Equatorial Guinea	55.7	143
143	Panama	55.3	142
144	Afghanistan	54.7	144
145	Nicaragua	52.5	145
146	Iran	52.4	146
147	Cameroon	51.0	148
148	Guinea	50.4	150
149	Liberia	50.3	149
150	Fiji	50.3	147
151	South Africa	47.5	151
152	Belarus	46.6	152
153	Montenegro	46.5	153
154	Madagascar	46.0	155
155	Djibouti	45.5	156
156	Lithuania	45.4	154
157	Colombia	43.4	157
158	Turks & Caicos Islands	42.0	158
159	Bahamas	39.0	159
160	Palau	38.7	160
161	Congo - Kinshasa	38.4	162
162	Zimbabwe	38.3	161
163	Faroe Islands	35.9	164
164	Mozambique	35.8	166
165	United States	35.7	163
166	Venezuela	34.7	165
167	Kyrgyzstan	32.9	167
168	Latvia	31.2	168
169	Estonia	30.8	169
170	Laos	30.4	170
171	Eritrea	26.0	171
172	Chile	25.0	172
173	Sweden	24.7	173
174	Solomon Islands	24.5	176
175	Brazil	24.5	174
176	Peru	24.5	175
177	Angola	24.3	177
178	Somalia	23.8	178
179	Zambia	23.5	179
180	Sudan	22.9	181
181	Vanuatu	22.8	180
182	Papua New Guinea	20.3	182
183	Bhutan	19.8	183
184	Uruguay	19.4	184
185	New Zealand	18.3	186
186	Finland	18.1	185
187	Algeria	17.5	187
188	Niger	16.9	189
189	Belize	16.4	191
190	Mali	16.2	193
191	South Sudan	16.2	188
192	Argentina	16.2	190
193	Paraguay	16.0	192
194	Congo - Brazzaville	15.7	195
195	New Caledonia	15.5	194
196	Oman	14.7	198
197	Norway	14.5	197
198	Saudi Arabia	14.4	196
199	Turkmenistan	13.8	199
200	Chad	12.4	200
201	Bolivia	10.5	201
202	Russia	8.9	202
203	Gabon	8.4	203
204	Central African Republic	7.7	204
205	Kazakhstan	6.9	205
206	Mauritania	4.1	207
207	Canada	4.1	206
208	Botswana	4.0	208
209	Guyana	3.9	209
210	Libya	3.8	210
211	Suriname	3.7	211
212	Iceland	3.4	212
213	Australia	3.2	213
214	Namibia	3.0	214
215	Mongolia	2.0	215
216	Greenland	0.1	216

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