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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2019

Countries216

1. Macau20,425.5

Median93.1

Japan347.435 / 216

World59.8

Top 20

Macau20,425.5

Monaco18,800.7

Singapore7,965.9

Hong Kong7,150.4

Gibraltar3,549.4

Bahrain1,902.3

Maldives1,625.8

Malta1,574.7

Bangladesh1,266.9

Sint Maarten1,187.8

Bermuda1,187.2

Channel Islands836.6

Palestinian Territories778.3

St. Martin685.3

Barbados654.0

Mauritius633.9

Aruba606.7

Nauru579.4

San Marino577.7

Lebanon566.4

Bottom 10

Canada4.2

Botswana4.1

Guyana4.1

Libya4.0

Suriname3.8

Iceland3.6

Australia3.3

Namibia3.2

Mongolia2.1

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2018

British Virgin Islands+5.0%

Malta+4.1%

Syria+4.0%

Turks & Caicos Islands+3.9%

Somalia+3.7%

Uganda+3.4%

Angola+3.4%

Niger+3.4%

Burundi+3.3%

Equatorial Guinea+3.3%

Biggest decreases since 2018

St. Martin-4.8%

Lebanon-3.2%

Venezuela-2.9%

Marshall Islands-2.8%

Northern Mariana Islands-1.9%

Moldova-1.6%

Tuvalu-1.6%

Bahrain-1.5%

Albania-1.5%

Bulgaria-1.4%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	20,425.5	1
2	Monaco	18,800.7	2
3	Singapore	7,965.9	3
4	Hong Kong	7,150.4	4
5	Gibraltar	3,549.4	5
6	Bahrain	1,902.3	6
7	Maldives	1,625.8	7
8	Malta	1,574.7	8
9	Bangladesh	1,266.9	9
10	Sint Maarten	1,187.8	11
11	Bermuda	1,187.2	10
12	Channel Islands	836.6	12
13	Palestinian Territories	778.3	13
14	St. Martin	685.3	14
15	Barbados	654.0	15
16	Mauritius	633.9	16
17	Aruba	606.7	17
18	Nauru	579.4	20
19	San Marino	577.7	19
20	Lebanon	566.4	18
21	South Korea	530.4	21
22	Rwanda	517.9	23
23	Netherlands	515.1	22
24	Burundi	477.2	25
25	India	467.2	24
26	Comoros	422.7	26
27	Israel	418.4	27
28	Haiti	402.9	28
29	Belgium	376.8	29
30	Puerto Rico	372.3	30
31	Philippines	371.6	31
32	Curaçao	354.6	32
33	Tuvalu	352.7	33
34	Sri Lanka	352.4	34
35	Japan	347.4	35
36	Grenada	341.1	36
37	Vietnam	310.0	37
38	U.S. Virgin Islands	304.8	38
39	El Salvador	300.3	40
40	Guam	299.6	39
41	Pakistan	299.4	41
42	St. Lucia	291.2	42
43	Cayman Islands	280.5	43
44	United Kingdom	275.4	44
45	St. Vincent & Grenadines	267.1	45
46	Trinidad & Tobago	265.9	46
47	Jamaica	260.7	47
48	American Samoa	251.0	48
49	Kuwait	249.3	50
50	Marshall Islands	244.5	49
51	Gambia	242.8	53
52	British Virgin Islands	242.6	55
53	Liechtenstein	241.0	51
54	Luxembourg	240.8	54
55	Germany	237.8	52
56	Nigeria	230.0	56
57	Qatar	229.6	57
58	Dominican Republic	226.0	58
59	São Tomé & Príncipe	222.3	59
60	Switzerland	217.0	60
61	North Korea	216.2	61
62	Uganda	214.4	63
63	Seychelles	212.2	62
64	Antigua & Barbuda	207.6	64
65	Italy	202.0	65
66	Malawi	201.8	66
67	Nepal	198.2	67
68	St. Kitts & Nevis	180.6	68
69	Andorra	162.7	69
70	Guatemala	159.6	70
71	Micronesia	157.5	71
72	Kiribati	153.0	72
73	China	149.9	73
74	Isle of Man	147.3	74
75	Tonga	146.8	75
76	Denmark	145.4	76
77	Indonesia	145.1	77
78	Togo	140.1	81
79	Thailand	140.0	78
80	Cyprus	139.3	80
81	Czechia	138.2	79
82	Ghana	137.4	82
83	United Arab Emirates	133.0	83
84	Cape Verde	127.6	84
85	France	125.0	85
86	Poland	124.0	86
87	Azerbaijan	121.3	87
88	Jordan	120.2	88
89	Slovakia	113.4	89
90	Benin	112.9	91
91	Portugal	112.3	90
92	Syria	110.8	95
93	Egypt	108.0	97
94	Cuba	107.9	92
95	Austria	107.6	93
96	Türkiye	107.3	98
97	Sierra Leone	107.1	99
98	Hungary	106.2	96
99	Northern Mariana Islands	104.6	94
100	Armenia	104.1	100
101	Slovenia	103.7	101
102	Ethiopia	102.6	103
103	Malaysia	101.8	102
104	Costa Rica	97.9	104
105	Iraq	94.9	108
106	Spain	94.3	107
107	Albania	93.7	105
108	Cambodia	93.4	109
109	Moldova	92.8	106
110	Dominica	90.5	110
111	Honduras	88.9	111
112	Côte d’Ivoire	88.7	113
113	Kenya	88.4	112
114	Timor-Leste	87.5	114
115	Senegal	84.9	118
116	Romania	84.2	115
117	Brunei	84.0	117
118	Greece	83.2	116
119	Morocco	81.1	120
120	Myanmar (Burma)	80.7	121
121	French Polynesia	80.4	119
122	Serbia	79.4	122
123	Ukraine	77.6	123
124	Burkina Faso	76.6	126
125	Tunisia	76.4	124
126	Samoa	75.5	127
127	Uzbekistan	74.8	128
128	North Macedonia	74.4	125
129	Lesotho	72.8	129
130	Ireland	72.2	131
131	Croatia	70.6	130
132	Guinea-Bissau	70.0	133
133	Ecuador	69.8	132
134	Tajikistan	68.7	135
135	Eswatini	68.6	134
136	Tanzania	66.8	138
137	Yemen	66.5	139
138	Bosnia & Herzegovina	65.3	136
139	Georgia	65.1	137
140	Mexico	64.7	140
141	Bulgaria	60.9	141
142	Equatorial Guinea	59.5	142
143	Afghanistan	58.0	143
144	Panama	57.1	144
145	Cameroon	54.0	147
146	Nicaragua	53.9	145
147	Iran	53.7	146
148	Guinea	53.0	148
149	Liberia	52.4	149
150	Fiji	50.1	150
151	South Africa	49.1	151
152	Madagascar	48.5	152
153	Djibouti	47.0	155
154	Montenegro	46.6	153
155	Belarus	46.4	154
156	Turks & Caicos Islands	45.4	158
157	Colombia	45.0	157
158	Lithuania	44.9	156
159	Congo - Kinshasa	41.0	159
160	Zimbabwe	39.5	161
161	Bahamas	39.4	160
162	Palau	38.7	162
163	Mozambique	38.0	163
164	Faroe Islands	37.1	164
165	United States	36.1	165
166	Kyrgyzstan	34.4	167
167	Venezuela	32.8	166
168	Laos	31.4	170
169	Estonia	31.0	169
170	Latvia	30.8	168
171	Eritrea	26.8	171
172	Solomon Islands	26.0	173
173	Angola	26.0	174
174	Chile	25.8	172
175	Somalia	25.6	178
176	Peru	25.4	176
177	Sweden	25.2	175
178	Zambia	24.9	179
179	Brazil	24.8	177
180	Sudan	24.4	180
181	Vanuatu	24.0	181
182	Papua New Guinea	21.2	182
183	Bhutan	20.1	183
184	Uruguay	19.4	184
185	New Zealand	18.9	185
186	Algeria	18.2	187
187	Finland	18.2	186
188	Niger	18.1	188
189	Mali	17.3	189
190	Belize	16.9	190
191	South Sudan	16.5	194
192	Congo - Brazzaville	16.4	193
193	Argentina	16.4	191
194	Paraguay	16.4	192
195	New Caledonia	15.5	195
196	Oman	14.8	196
197	Norway	14.6	197
198	Turkmenistan	14.5	198
199	Saudi Arabia	14.0	199
200	Chad	13.3	200
201	Bolivia	10.8	201
202	Russia	8.9	202
203	Gabon	8.8	203
204	Central African Republic	7.9	204
205	Kazakhstan	7.1	205
206	Mauritania	4.3	206
207	Canada	4.2	207
208	Botswana	4.1	208
209	Guyana	4.1	209
210	Libya	4.0	210
211	Suriname	3.8	211
212	Iceland	3.6	212
213	Australia	3.3	213
214	Namibia	3.2	214
215	Mongolia	2.1	215
216	Greenland	0.1	216

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