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Population density (people per km² of land) by country, 2023

Countries215

1. Macau20,569.7

Median95.3

Japan341.534 / 215

World62.1

Top 20

Macau20,569.7

Monaco18,692.9

Singapore8,241.8

Hong Kong7,177.2

Gibraltar3,847.1

Bahrain1,971.3

Maldives1,765.1

Malta1,727.3

Bangladesh1,319.2

Sint Maarten1,257.3

Bermuda1,198.1

Palestinian Territories857.4

Barbados656.6

Mauritius625.3

Aruba596.4

Nauru593.8

Rwanda565.6

Lebanon564.4

San Marino564.3

St. Martin550.3

Bottom 10

Canada4.6

Botswana4.4

Libya4.2

Suriname3.9

Guyana3.9

Iceland3.8

Namibia3.6

Australia3.5

Mongolia2.2

Greenland0.1

Biggest increases since 2022

Oman+6.7%

Kuwait+5.7%

Syria+5.0%

Singapore+5.0%

Saudi Arabia+4.7%

Chad+4.7%

South Sudan+4.2%

Malta+4.1%

United Arab Emirates+4.1%

Niger+3.3%

Biggest decreases since 2022

Ukraine-8.1%

St. Martin-4.7%

Marshall Islands-3.1%

Moldova-3.0%

Northern Mariana Islands-2.0%

Tuvalu-1.8%

American Samoa-1.7%

Albania-1.6%

Mauritius-1.1%

St. Vincent & Grenadines-0.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population density (people per km² of land)	Prior-year rank
1	Macau	20,569.7	1
2	Monaco	18,692.9	2
3	Singapore	8,241.8	3
4	Hong Kong	7,177.2	4
5	Gibraltar	3,847.1	5
6	Bahrain	1,971.3	6
7	Maldives	1,765.1	7
8	Malta	1,727.3	8
9	Bangladesh	1,319.2	9
10	Sint Maarten	1,257.3	10
11	Bermuda	1,198.1	11
12	Palestinian Territories	857.4	12
13	Barbados	656.6	13
14	Mauritius	625.3	14
15	Aruba	596.4	15
16	Nauru	593.8	16
17	Rwanda	565.6	20
18	Lebanon	564.4	19
19	San Marino	564.3	18
20	St. Martin	550.3	17
21	Burundi	533.1	23
22	Netherlands	531.0	22
23	South Korea	529.8	21
24	India	483.7	24
25	Comoros	457.0	25
26	Israel	455.1	26
27	Haiti	422.3	27
28	Belgium	386.3	28
29	Philippines	385.3	29
30	Puerto Rico	361.2	30
31	Sri Lanka	356.2	31
32	Curaçao	348.3	32
33	Grenada	344.4	33
34	Japan	341.5	34
35	Tuvalu	327.2	35
36	Pakistan	321.1	37
37	Vietnam	320.2	36
38	Guam	308.3	38
39	El Salvador	304.5	39
40	Cayman Islands	304.3	41
41	U.S. Virgin Islands	299.8	40
42	St. Lucia	293.9	42
43	United Kingdom	283.2	43
44	Kuwait	272.4	49
45	Gambia	266.6	48
46	Trinidad & Tobago	266.6	44
47	Jamaica	262.2	45
48	Seychelles	260.4	47
49	British Virgin Islands	259.9	50
50	St. Vincent & Grenadines	259.8	46
51	Luxembourg	258.9	51
52	Nigeria	250.2	53
53	Liechtenstein	249.0	52
54	Uganda	242.7	56
55	São Tomé & Príncipe	240.5	57
56	Germany	238.4	55
57	American Samoa	237.6	54
58	Dominican Republic	235.1	58
59	Qatar	231.2	59
60	Switzerland	225.0	61
61	Malawi	223.8	63
62	North Korea	219.4	62
63	Marshall Islands	215.7	60
64	Antigua & Barbuda	212.1	64
65	Nepal	207.1	65
66	Italy	199.5	66
67	St. Kitts & Nevis	179.8	67
68	Andorra	172.0	68
69	Guatemala	169.1	69
70	Kiribati	163.6	70
71	Micronesia	160.9	71
72	Togo	151.2	73
73	China	150.3	72
74	Denmark	148.7	75
75	Indonesia	148.6	76
76	Ghana	148.5	78
77	Isle of Man	147.7	74
78	United Arab Emirates	147.6	80
79	Cyprus	145.6	79
80	Tonga	145.3	77
81	Czechia	140.8	82
82	Thailand	140.3	81
83	Cape Verde	129.6	83
84	Jordan	128.8	84
85	Syria	128.5	87
86	France	126.9	85
87	Benin	125.1	88
88	Azerbaijan	122.9	86
89	Poland	119.8	89
90	Sierra Leone	117.2	90
91	Portugal	115.5	91
92	Egypt	115.1	92
93	Ethiopia	114.0	94
94	Slovakia	112.9	93
95	Türkiye	110.9	95
96	Austria	110.7	96
97	Malaysia	106.9	98
98	Cuba	106.2	97
99	Slovenia	105.3	101
100	Armenia	105.1	99
101	Hungary	105.1	100
102	Iraq	103.8	102
103	Costa Rica	100.0	104
104	Cambodia	98.7	105
105	Northern Mariana Islands	98.1	103
106	Côte d’Ivoire	98.0	107
107	Spain	96.8	106
108	Kenya	95.3	109
109	Honduras	95.1	108
110	Senegal	93.9	111
111	Timor-Leste	93.1	110
112	Dominica	88.7	113
113	Albania	88.0	112
114	Brunei	87.1	115
115	Moldova	85.4	114
116	Morocco	84.5	116
117	Burkina Faso	84.2	119
118	Myanmar (Burma)	82.9	118
119	Romania	82.8	117
120	French Polynesia	81.0	121
121	Uzbekistan	80.9	122
122	Greece	80.7	120
123	Serbia	78.8	123
124	Tunisia	78.5	124
125	Samoa	77.9	125
126	Ireland	77.1	126
127	Guinea-Bissau	76.6	128
128	Lesotho	76.1	127
129	Tanzania	75.2	130
130	Tajikistan	74.9	129
131	Yemen	74.6	132
132	North Macedonia	72.5	131
133	Ecuador	72.4	133
134	Eswatini	71.5	134
135	Croatia	69.0	136
136	Mexico	66.7	137
137	Equatorial Guinea	65.9	139
138	Ukraine	65.1	135
139	Georgia	65.0	138
140	Afghanistan	63.6	141
141	Bosnia & Herzegovina	62.2	140
142	Panama	60.1	143
143	Cameroon	60.0	144
144	Bulgaria	59.4	142
145	Guinea	58.6	145
146	Liberia	57.0	147
147	Nicaragua	56.7	146
148	Iran	55.8	148
149	Madagascar	53.6	149
150	South Africa	52.1	150
151	Fiji	50.6	151
152	Djibouti	49.7	152
153	Turks & Caicos Islands	48.6	153
154	Colombia	47.2	154
155	Congo - Kinshasa	46.7	158
156	Montenegro	46.4	155
157	Lithuania	45.9	157
158	Belarus	45.2	156
159	Mozambique	42.8	160
160	Zimbabwe	42.2	159
161	Bahamas	39.9	161
162	Faroe Islands	39.7	162
163	Palau	38.5	163
164	Kyrgyzstan	37.0	165
165	United States	36.8	164
166	Laos	33.2	166
167	Venezuela	32.1	167
168	Estonia	32.1	168
169	Latvia	30.3	169
170	Angola	29.5	170
171	Somalia	29.3	171
172	Eritrea	28.6	172
173	Solomon Islands	28.6	173
174	Zambia	27.9	174
175	Sudan	26.8	175
176	Chile	26.5	176
177	Peru	26.4	177
178	Vanuatu	26.3	179
179	Sweden	25.9	178
180	Brazil	25.3	180
181	Papua New Guinea	22.9	181
182	Niger	20.7	183
183	Bhutan	20.6	182
184	New Zealand	19.7	185
185	Mali	19.5	187
186	Algeria	19.4	186
187	Uruguay	19.4	184
188	Finland	18.4	188
189	South Sudan	18.2	191
190	Congo - Brazzaville	18.1	189
191	Belize	18.0	190
192	Paraguay	17.3	192
193	Argentina	16.6	193
194	Oman	16.3	196
195	New Caledonia	15.9	194
196	Saudi Arabia	15.7	198
197	Turkmenistan	15.7	195
198	Chad	15.3	199
199	Norway	15.2	197
200	Bolivia	11.3	200
201	Gabon	9.6	201
202	Russia	8.8	202
203	Central African Republic	8.3	203
204	Kazakhstan	7.5	204
205	Mauritania	4.9	205
206	Canada	4.6	206
207	Botswana	4.4	207
208	Libya	4.2	208
209	Suriname	3.9	210
210	Guyana	3.9	209
211	Iceland	3.8	211
212	Namibia	3.6	212
213	Australia	3.5	213
214	Mongolia	2.2	214
215	Greenland	0.1	215

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