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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2018

Countries216

1. Macau20,027.4

Median92.5

Japan347.935 / 216

World59.2

Top 20

Macau20,027.4

Monaco18,822.9

Singapore7,897.3

Hong Kong7,097.7

Gibraltar3,485.4

Bahrain1,932.0

Maldives1,577.0

Malta1,512.2

Bangladesh1,256.2

Bermuda1,182.1

Sint Maarten1,168.0

Channel Islands833.1

Palestinian Territories759.0

St. Martin720.2

Barbados652.8

Mauritius633.7

Aruba605.0

Lebanon585.0

San Marino575.4

Nauru573.9

Bottom 10

Canada4.1

Botswana4.1

Guyana4.0

Libya3.9

Suriname3.7

Iceland3.5

Australia3.2

Namibia3.1

Mongolia2.1

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2017

British Virgin Islands+6.0%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.1%

Kuwait+4.1%

Malta+3.6%

Somalia+3.6%

Sudan+3.5%

Angola+3.5%

Niger+3.5%

Equatorial Guinea+3.5%

Uganda+3.5%

Biggest decreases since 2017

Macau-4.9%

Puerto Rico-3.5%

Lebanon-2.9%

Marshall Islands-2.7%

Saudi Arabia-2.5%

Venezuela-2.5%

St. Martin-2.2%

Northern Mariana Islands-1.8%

Moldova-1.7%

Albania-1.5%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	20,027.4	1
2	Monaco	18,822.9	2
3	Singapore	7,897.3	3
4	Hong Kong	7,097.7	4
5	Gibraltar	3,485.4	5
6	Bahrain	1,932.0	6
7	Maldives	1,577.0	7
8	Malta	1,512.2	8
9	Bangladesh	1,256.2	9
10	Bermuda	1,182.1	10
11	Sint Maarten	1,168.0	11
12	Channel Islands	833.1	12
13	Palestinian Territories	759.0	13
14	St. Martin	720.2	14
15	Barbados	652.8	15
16	Mauritius	633.7	16
17	Aruba	605.0	17
18	Lebanon	585.0	18
19	San Marino	575.4	20
20	Nauru	573.8	19
21	South Korea	529.0	21
22	Netherlands	511.8	22
23	Rwanda	506.2	23
24	India	462.4	24
25	Burundi	461.8	25
26	Comoros	414.6	26
27	Israel	410.5	27
28	Haiti	397.8	28
29	Belgium	374.7	30
30	Puerto Rico	371.0	29
31	Philippines	367.1	31
32	Curaçao	358.9	33
33	Tuvalu	358.4	32
34	Sri Lanka	350.3	35
35	Japan	347.9	34
36	Grenada	340.3	36
37	Vietnam	307.0	38
38	U.S. Virgin Islands	305.7	37
39	Guam	301.3	39
40	El Salvador	300.2	40
41	Pakistan	294.4	41
42	St. Lucia	290.2	42
43	Cayman Islands	274.8	45
44	United Kingdom	274.0	43
45	St. Vincent & Grenadines	269.0	44
46	Trinidad & Tobago	264.9	46
47	Jamaica	260.4	47
48	American Samoa	254.5	49
49	Marshall Islands	251.6	48
50	Kuwait	242.6	52
51	Liechtenstein	239.0	50
52	Germany	237.3	51
53	Gambia	237.1	54
54	Luxembourg	236.1	53
55	British Virgin Islands	231.0	58
56	Nigeria	225.0	57
57	Qatar	224.6	55
58	Dominican Republic	223.2	56
59	São Tomé & Príncipe	218.9	59
60	Switzerland	215.5	61
61	North Korea	215.4	60
62	Seychelles	210.4	62
63	Uganda	207.3	65
64	Antigua & Barbuda	206.6	63
65	Italy	202.5	64
66	Malawi	196.5	67
67	Nepal	195.9	66
68	St. Kitts & Nevis	180.8	68
69	Andorra	159.9	69
70	Guatemala	157.2	71
71	Micronesia	157.0	70
72	Kiribati	150.7	73
73	China	149.4	72
74	Isle of Man	147.0	74
75	Tonga	146.6	75
76	Denmark	144.8	76
77	Indonesia	143.8	77
78	Thailand	139.7	78
79	Czechia	137.7	79
80	Cyprus	137.5	80
81	Togo	137.1	81
82	Ghana	134.6	82
83	United Arab Emirates	131.6	83
84	Cape Verde	127.4	84
85	France	124.6	85
86	Poland	124.0	86
87	Azerbaijan	120.3	87
88	Jordan	117.8	88
89	Slovakia	113.3	89
90	Portugal	112.3	90
91	Benin	109.8	93
92	Cuba	108.2	92
93	Austria	107.1	94
94	Northern Mariana Islands	106.7	91
95	Syria	106.6	96
96	Hungary	106.4	95
97	Egypt	106.2	99
98	Türkiye	105.8	98
99	Sierra Leone	104.7	101
100	Armenia	104.3	97
101	Slovenia	103.0	100
102	Malaysia	100.2	102
103	Ethiopia	99.8	103
104	Costa Rica	97.1	105
105	Albania	95.2	104
106	Moldova	94.3	106
107	Spain	93.6	107
108	Iraq	92.8	110
109	Cambodia	92.2	109
110	Dominica	90.9	108
111	Honduras	87.3	111
112	Kenya	87.0	112
113	Côte d’Ivoire	86.4	115
114	Timor-Leste	85.8	114
115	Romania	84.6	113
116	Greece	83.3	116
117	Brunei	83.1	117
118	Senegal	82.7	119
119	French Polynesia	80.6	118
120	Morocco	80.3	122
121	Myanmar (Burma)	80.1	121
122	Serbia	79.8	120
123	Ukraine	78.0	123
124	Tunisia	75.7	125
125	North Macedonia	74.9	124
126	Burkina Faso	74.7	127
127	Samoa	74.7	126
128	Uzbekistan	73.5	128
129	Lesotho	71.9	130
130	Croatia	71.3	129
131	Ireland	71.1	131
132	Ecuador	68.6	132
133	Guinea-Bissau	68.4	135
134	Eswatini	68.0	133
135	Tajikistan	67.1	136
136	Bosnia & Herzegovina	66.2	134
137	Georgia	65.2	137
138	Tanzania	64.8	139
139	Yemen	64.6	140
140	Mexico	64.1	138
141	Bulgaria	61.8	141
142	Equatorial Guinea	57.6	142
143	Afghanistan	56.3	144
144	Panama	56.2	143
145	Nicaragua	53.2	145
146	Iran	53.1	146
147	Cameroon	52.5	147
148	Guinea	51.7	148
149	Liberia	51.3	149
150	Fiji	50.2	150
151	South Africa	48.3	151
152	Madagascar	47.3	154
153	Montenegro	46.6	153
154	Belarus	46.5	152
155	Djibouti	46.2	155
156	Lithuania	45.0	156
157	Colombia	44.2	157
158	Turks & Caicos Islands	43.7	158
159	Congo - Kinshasa	39.7	161
160	Bahamas	39.2	159
161	Zimbabwe	38.9	162
162	Palau	38.7	160
163	Mozambique	36.9	164
164	Faroe Islands	36.5	163
165	United States	35.9	165
166	Venezuela	33.8	166
167	Kyrgyzstan	33.6	167
168	Latvia	31.0	168
169	Estonia	30.9	169
170	Laos	30.9	170
171	Eritrea	26.4	171
172	Chile	25.5	172
173	Solomon Islands	25.3	174
174	Angola	25.1	177
175	Sweden	25.0	173
176	Peru	24.9	176
177	Brazil	24.7	175
178	Somalia	24.6	178
179	Zambia	24.2	179
180	Sudan	23.7	180
181	Vanuatu	23.4	181
182	Papua New Guinea	20.7	182
183	Bhutan	19.9	183
184	Uruguay	19.4	184
185	New Zealand	18.6	185
186	Finland	18.1	186
187	Algeria	17.8	187
188	Niger	17.5	188
189	Mali	16.8	190
190	Belize	16.7	189
191	Argentina	16.3	192
192	Paraguay	16.2	193
193	Congo - Brazzaville	16.1	194
194	South Sudan	16.0	191
195	New Caledonia	15.5	195
196	Oman	14.9	196
197	Norway	14.5	197
198	Turkmenistan	14.2	199
199	Saudi Arabia	14.0	198
200	Chad	12.8	200
201	Bolivia	10.6	201
202	Russia	8.9	202
203	Gabon	8.6	203
204	Central African Republic	7.8	204
205	Kazakhstan	7.0	205
206	Mauritania	4.2	206
207	Canada	4.1	207
208	Botswana	4.1	208
209	Guyana	4.0	209
210	Libya	3.9	210
211	Suriname	3.7	211
212	Iceland	3.5	212
213	Australia	3.2	213
214	Namibia	3.1	214
215	Mongolia	2.1	215
216	Greenland	0.1	216

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