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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2022

Countries215

1. Macau20,524.2

Median93.5

Japan343.334 / 215

World61.6

Top 20

Macau20,524.2

Monaco18,680.9

Singapore7,851.0

Hong Kong6,996.3

Gibraltar3,760.9

Bahrain1,930.0

Maldives1,747.0

Malta1,659.7

Bangladesh1,300.4

Sint Maarten1,239.4

Bermuda1,199.1

Palestinian Territories837.1

Barbados656.6

Mauritius632.2

Aruba596.2

Nauru590.0

St. Martin577.4

San Marino562.6

Lebanon561.5

Rwanda553.3

Bottom 10

Canada4.4

Botswana4.3

Libya4.1

Guyana3.9

Suriname3.9

Iceland3.8

Namibia3.5

Australia3.4

Mongolia2.2

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2021

Seychelles+20.8%

Qatar+6.1%

Kuwait+5.2%

United Arab Emirates+5.2%

Oman+5.1%

Saudi Arabia+4.5%

Syria+3.9%

Chad+3.5%

Singapore+3.4%

Niger+3.3%

Biggest decreases since 2021

Ukraine-7.3%

St. Martin-3.6%

Marshall Islands-3.1%

Moldova-2.6%

Serbia-2.5%

Tuvalu-2.0%

Northern Mariana Islands-1.9%

American Samoa-1.8%

Albania-1.5%

San Marino-1.5%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	20,524.2	1
2	Monaco	18,680.9	2
3	Singapore	7,851.0	3
4	Hong Kong	6,996.3	4
5	Gibraltar	3,760.9	5
6	Bahrain	1,930.0	6
7	Maldives	1,747.0	7
8	Malta	1,659.7	8
9	Bangladesh	1,300.4	9
10	Sint Maarten	1,239.4	10
11	Bermuda	1,199.1	11
12	Palestinian Territories	837.1	13
13	Barbados	656.6	14
14	Mauritius	632.2	15
15	Aruba	596.2	17
16	Nauru	590.0	18
17	St. Martin	577.4	16
18	San Marino	562.6	19
19	Lebanon	561.5	20
20	Rwanda	553.3	21
21	South Korea	529.4	22
22	Netherlands	525.7	23
23	Burundi	518.7	24
24	India	479.4	25
25	Comoros	448.2	26
26	Israel	441.7	27
27	Haiti	417.4	28
28	Belgium	383.0	29
29	Philippines	382.2	30
30	Puerto Rico	363.0	31
31	Sri Lanka	358.6	32
32	Curaçao	345.3	33
33	Grenada	343.9	35
34	Japan	343.3	34
35	Tuvalu	333.1	36
36	Vietnam	318.0	37
37	Pakistan	316.1	38
38	Guam	305.9	39
39	El Salvador	303.1	41
40	U.S. Virgin Islands	301.2	40
41	Cayman Islands	298.3	43
42	St. Lucia	293.1	42
43	United Kingdom	279.6	44
44	Trinidad & Tobago	266.2	45
45	Jamaica	262.2	47
46	St. Vincent & Grenadines	261.7	46
47	Seychelles	260.6	63
48	Gambia	260.5	48
49	Kuwait	257.6	53
50	British Virgin Islands	255.5	49
51	Luxembourg	253.7	50
52	Liechtenstein	246.8	52
53	Nigeria	245.0	54
54	American Samoa	241.7	51
55	Germany	238.1	55
56	Uganda	236.0	59
57	São Tomé & Príncipe	235.7	56
58	Dominican Republic	233.0	57
59	Qatar	231.3	61
60	Marshall Islands	222.6	58
61	Switzerland	222.2	60
62	North Korea	218.7	62
63	Malawi	218.2	64
64	Antigua & Barbuda	211.0	65
65	Nepal	207.3	66
66	Italy	199.6	67
67	St. Kitts & Nevis	179.6	68
68	Andorra	169.6	69
69	Guatemala	166.6	70
70	Kiribati	161.1	72
71	Micronesia	160.2	71
72	China	150.4	73
73	Togo	148.3	78
74	Isle of Man	147.6	74
75	Denmark	147.6	76
76	Indonesia	147.3	77
77	Tonga	145.9	75
78	Ghana	145.7	79
79	Cyprus	144.1	80
80	United Arab Emirates	141.9	83
81	Thailand	140.4	81
82	Czechia	138.3	82
83	Cape Verde	129.0	84
84	Jordan	126.8	86
85	France	126.5	85
86	Azerbaijan	122.7	87
87	Syria	122.3	90
88	Benin	122.0	89
89	Poland	120.3	88
90	Sierra Leone	114.7	93
91	Portugal	113.9	92
92	Egypt	113.1	94
93	Slovakia	113.0	91
94	Ethiopia	111.1	97
95	Türkiye	110.4	95
96	Austria	109.6	96
97	Cuba	106.5	98
98	Malaysia	105.6	102
99	Armenia	105.3	100
100	Hungary	105.2	99
101	Slovenia	104.9	101
102	Iraq	101.5	104
103	Northern Mariana Islands	100.2	103
104	Costa Rica	99.5	105
105	Cambodia	97.4	106
106	Spain	95.6	107
107	Côte d’Ivoire	95.6	108
108	Honduras	93.5	109
109	Kenya	93.4	110
110	Timor-Leste	92.1	112
111	Senegal	91.7	115
112	Albania	89.5	111
113	Dominica	89.1	114
114	Moldova	88.1	113
115	Brunei	86.4	116
116	Morocco	83.6	118
117	Romania	82.8	117
118	Myanmar (Burma)	82.4	120
119	Burkina Faso	82.3	123
120	Greece	81.0	119
121	French Polynesia	80.8	122
122	Uzbekistan	79.3	124
123	Serbia	79.3	121
124	Tunisia	78.0	125
125	Samoa	77.4	126
126	Ireland	75.7	129
127	Lesotho	75.3	128
128	Guinea-Bissau	74.9	130
129	Tajikistan	73.4	132
130	Tanzania	73.1	134
131	North Macedonia	72.6	131
132	Yemen	72.4	135
133	Ecuador	71.8	133
134	Eswatini	70.9	136
135	Ukraine	70.8	127
136	Croatia	68.9	137
137	Mexico	66.2	138
138	Georgia	65.0	139
139	Equatorial Guinea	64.3	141
140	Bosnia & Herzegovina	62.6	140
141	Afghanistan	62.2	142
142	Bulgaria	59.6	143
143	Panama	59.3	144
144	Cameroon	58.5	145
145	Guinea	57.2	146
146	Nicaragua	55.9	147
147	Liberia	55.8	148
148	Iran	55.2	149
149	Madagascar	52.3	150
150	South Africa	51.4	151
151	Fiji	50.3	152
152	Djibouti	49.1	153
153	Turks & Caicos Islands	48.3	154
154	Colombia	46.6	156
155	Montenegro	46.4	155
156	Belarus	45.5	157
157	Lithuania	45.2	158
158	Congo - Kinshasa	45.2	159
159	Zimbabwe	41.5	160
160	Mozambique	41.5	161
161	Bahamas	39.7	162
162	Faroe Islands	39.3	163
163	Palau	38.6	164
164	United States	36.5	165
165	Kyrgyzstan	36.4	166
166	Laos	32.8	167
167	Venezuela	32.0	168
168	Estonia	31.6	169
169	Latvia	30.2	170
170	Angola	28.6	171
171	Somalia	28.4	173
172	Eritrea	28.1	172
173	Solomon Islands	27.9	174
174	Zambia	27.1	175
175	Sudan	26.4	178
176	Chile	26.3	176
177	Peru	26.2	177
178	Sweden	25.7	179
179	Vanuatu	25.7	180
180	Brazil	25.2	181
181	Papua New Guinea	22.5	182
182	Bhutan	20.5	183
183	Niger	20.0	185
184	Uruguay	19.4	184
185	New Zealand	19.3	186
186	Algeria	19.1	187
187	Mali	18.9	188
188	Finland	18.3	189
189	Congo - Brazzaville	17.7	191
190	Belize	17.7	190
191	South Sudan	17.4	192
192	Paraguay	17.1	193
193	Argentina	16.6	194
194	New Caledonia	15.7	195
195	Turkmenistan	15.4	196
196	Oman	15.3	198
197	Norway	15.0	197
198	Saudi Arabia	15.0	199
199	Chad	14.7	200
200	Bolivia	11.1	201
201	Gabon	9.4	202
202	Russia	8.8	203
203	Central African Republic	8.2	204
204	Kazakhstan	7.4	205
205	Mauritania	4.7	206
206	Canada	4.4	207
207	Botswana	4.3	208
208	Libya	4.1	209
209	Guyana	3.9	210
210	Suriname	3.9	211
211	Iceland	3.8	212
212	Namibia	3.5	213
213	Australia	3.4	214
214	Mongolia	2.2	215
215	Greenland	0.1	216

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