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List of countries and dependencies by population density

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Population density (people per km2) by country

This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the table are based on areas including internal bodies of water such as bays, lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The list does not include entities not on ISO 3166-1, except for states with limited recognition. Thus constituent countries that are not included on ISO 3166-1, and other entities not on ISO 3166-1 like the European Union, are not included.

Unless otherwise noted, areas and populations are sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects,[a] which uses the latest censuses and official figures, as well as figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization, an agency of the UN.[2] Data is current as of 2025.

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  • Links for each location go to the relevant demography page, when available.
  • Dependencies are shown with their parent states in parentheses.


List of countries and dependencies showing population densities, populations, and areas
Location Density Population Land area Ref.
/km2 /mi2 km2 mi2
 World 55 140 8,231,613,070 148,940,000 57,510,000 [b]
 Macau (China) 22,000 57,000 720,262 33 13
 Monaco 19,000 49,000 38,631 2.1 0.81
 Singapore 8,120 21,000 5,832,387 718 277
 Hong Kong (China) 7,062 18,290 7,414,910 1,050 410
 Gibraltar (UK) 5,800 15,000 39,329 6.8 2.6 [c]
 Bahrain 2,034 5,270 1,607,049 790 310
 Vatican City 1,800 4,700 882 0.49 0.19 [d]
 Maldives 1,759 4,560 527,799 300 120
 Malta 1,686 4,370 539,607 320 120
 Bangladesh 1,333 3,450 173,562,364 130,170 50,260
 Sint Maarten (NL) 1,275 3,300 43,351 34 13
 Bermuda (UK) 1,197 3,100 64,637 54 21
 Palestine 892 2,310 5,371,230 6,020 2,320 [e]
 Jersey (UK) 891 2,310 103,387 116 45 [10]
 Guernsey (UK) 867 2,250 67,642 78 30 [f]
 Barbados 657 1,700 282,468 430 170
 Taiwan 656 1,700 23,213,962 35,410 13,670
 Mauritius 637 1,650 1,271,169 1,997 771
 Aruba (NL) 600 1,600 108,066 180 69
 Nauru 597 1,550 11,947 20 7.7
 Rwanda 578 1,500 14,256,567 24,670 9,530
 Lebanon 568 1,470 5,805,962 10,230 3,950
 Saint Barthélemy (France) 563 1,460 11,258 20 7.7
 San Marino 560 1,500 33,581 60 23
 Burundi 547 1,420 14,047,786 25,680 9,920
 Netherlands 541 1,400 18,228,742 33,670 13,000
 South Korea 530 1,400 51,717,590 97,600 37,700
 Saint Martin (France) 523 1,350 26,129 50 19
 India 488 1,260 1,450,935,791 2,973,190 1,147,960
 Comoros 466 1,210 866,628 1,861 719
 Israel 434 1,120 9,387,021 21,640 8,360
 Haiti 427 1,110 11,772,557 27,560 10,640
 Curaçao (NL) 418 1,080 185,482 444 171
 Philippines 389 1,010 115,843,670 298,170 115,120
 Belgium 385 1,000 11,738,764 30,494 11,774
 Sri Lanka 373 970 23,103,565 61,860 23,880
 Puerto Rico (US) 366 950 3,242,204 8,870 3,420
 Grenada 345 890 117,208 340 130
 Japan 340 880 123,753,041 364,500 140,700
 Pakistan 326 840 251,269,164 770,880 297,640
 Vietnam 322 830 100,987,687 313,429 121,016
 Tuvalu 322 830 9,646 30 12
 Guam (US) 311 810 167,777 540 210
 Cayman Islands (UK) 310 800 74,458 240 93
 El Salvador 306 790 6,338,193 20,720 8,000
 Saint Lucia 295 760 179,744 610 240
 Trinidad and Tobago 294 760 1,507,782 5,130 1,980
 United Kingdom 286 740 69,138,192 241,930 93,410
 Seychelles 284 740 130,419 460 180
 Kuwait 277 720 4,934,508 17,820 6,880
 Gambia 273 710 2,759,988 10,120 3,910
 Qatar 265 690 3,048,423 11,490 4,440
 British Virgin Islands (UK) 263 680 39,471 150 58
 Jamaica 262 680 2,839,175 10,830 4,180
 Luxembourg 261 680 673,036 2,574.46 994.00
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 258 670 100,616 390 150
 Nigeria 255 660 232,679,478 910,770 351,650
 Tokelau (New Zealand) 251 650 2,507 10 3.9
 Uganda 249 640 50,015,093 200,520 77,420
 Liechtenstein 249 640 39,870 160 62
 São Tomé and Príncipe 245 630 235,537 960 370
 U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 243 630 84,905 350 140
 Germany 242 630 84,552,242 349,360 134,890
 Dominican Republic 237 610 11,427,557 48,198.02 18,609.36
 American Samoa (US) 234 610 46,765 200 77
 Malawi 230 600 21,655,286 94,280 36,400
 Switzerland 226 590 8,921,981 39,509.63 15,254.75
 North Korea 220 570 26,498,823 120,410 46,490
 Antigua and Barbuda 213 550 93,772 440 170
 Marshall Islands 209 540 37,548 180 69
 Nepal 207 540 29,651,055 143,350 55,350
 Italy 201 520 59,342,867 295,720 114,180
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 180 470 46,843 260 100
 Togo 175 450 9,515,236 54,390 21,000
 Andorra 174 450 81,938 470 180
 Guatemala 172 450 18,406,359 107,160 41,370
 Kiribati 166 430 134,518 810 310
 Anguilla (UK) 162 420 14,599 90 35
 Micronesia 162 420 113,161 700 270
 United Arab Emirates 155 400 11,027,129 71,020 27,420
 Kosovo 154 400 1,674,125 10,887 4,203 [g]
 Ghana 151 390 34,427,414 227,533 87,851
 China 151 390 1,419,321,278 9,388,210 3,624,810
 Indonesia 150 390 283,487,931 1,892,555.47 730,719.75
 Denmark 149 390 5,977,412 40,000 15,000
 Isle of Man 148 380 84,161 570 220
 Cyprus 147 380 1,358,282 9,240 3,570
 Tonga 145 380 104,176 720 280
 Thailand 140 360 71,668,011 510,890 197,260
 Czech Republic 139 360 10,735,859 77,171.73 29,796.17
 Syria 133 340 24,672,760 185,179.709 71,498.285
 Cape Verde 130 340 524,877 4,030 1,560
 Jordan 130 340 11,552,876 88,794 34,284
 Benin 128 330 14,462,724 112,760 43,540
 Poland 126 330 38,539,201 306,090 118,180
 Azerbaijan 125 320 10,336,578 82,650 31,910
 France 122 320 66,548,531 547,557 211,413 [h]
 Sierra Leone 120 310 8,642,023 72,180 27,870
 Egypt 117 300 116,538,258 995,450 384,350
 Ethiopia 117 300 132,059,768 1,128,571.4 435,743.9
 Slovakia 115 300 5,506,760 48,080 18,560
 Northern Cyprus 114 300 382,836 3,355 1,295 [i]
 Portugal 114 300 10,425,293 91,605.6 35,369.1
 Turkey 114 300 87,473,805 769,630 297,160
 Austria 111 290 9,120,813 82,520 31,860
 Malaysia 108 280 35,557,674 328,550 126,850
 Iraq 106 270 46,042,015 434,128 167,618
 Hungary 106 270 9,676,135 91,260 35,240
 Cuba 106 270 10,979,783 103,800 40,100
 Slovenia 105 270 2,118,697 20,136.4 7,774.7
 Armenia 104 270 2,973,841 28,470 10,990
 Albania 102 260 2,791,765 27,400 10,600
 Costa Rica 100 260 5,129,910 51,060 19,710
 Ivory Coast 100 260 31,934,230 318,000 123,000
 Cambodia 100 260 17,638,801 176,520 68,150
 Kenya 99 260 56,432,945 569,140 219,750
 Honduras 97 250 10,825,704 111,890 43,200
 Northern Mariana Islands (US) 96 250 44,278 460 180
 Senegal 96 250 18,501,985 192,530 74,340
 Spain 96 250 47,910,527 499,713.681 192,940.531
 Timor-Leste 94 240 1,400,638 14,870 5,740
 Moldova 92 240 3,034,961 32,890 12,700
 Dominica 88 230 66,205 750 290
 Transnistria 88 230 367,000 4,163 1,607 [j]
 Brunei 88 230 462,722 5,270 2,030
 Burkina Faso 86 220 23,548,781 273,600 105,600
 Morocco 85 220 38,081,173 446,300 172,300
 Myanmar 84 220 54,500,091 652,670 252,000
 Romania 83 210 19,015,088 230,080 88,830
 Uzbekistan 83 210 36,361,859 440,652 170,137
 French Polynesia (France) 81 210 281,807 3,471 1,340
 Wallis and Futuna (France) 81 210 11,278 140 54
 Serbia 80 210 6,736,216 84,090 32,470
 Tunisia 79 200 12,277,109 155,360 59,980
 Samoa 78 200 218,020 2,780 1,070
 Guinea-Bissau 78 200 2,201,352 28,120 10,860
 Greece 78 200 10,047,817 128,900 49,800
 Tanzania 77 200 68,560,157 885,800 342,000
 Lesotho 77 200 2,337,423 30,360 11,720
 Yemen 77 200 40,583,165 527,970 203,850
 Tajikistan 76 200 10,590,928 138,790 53,590
 Ireland 76 200 5,255,018 68,890 26,600
 Ecuador 73 190 18,135,478 248,360 95,890
 North Macedonia 72 190 1,823,009 25,220 9,740
 Eswatini 72 190 1,242,822 17,200 6,600
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) 72 190 18,195 254 98 [k]
 Croatia 69 180 3,875,325 55,960 21,610
 Equatorial Guinea 67 170 1,892,517 28,050 10,830
 Mexico 67 170 130,861,007 1,943,950 750,560
 Afghanistan 65 170 42,647,492 652,230 251,830
 Ukraine 65 170 37,860,222 579,400 223,700
 Bulgaria 62 160 6,757,689 108,560 41,920
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62 160 3,164,253 51,200 19,800
 Cameroon 62 160 29,123,744 472,710 182,510
 Panama 61 160 4,515,577 74,180 28,640
 Norfolk Island (Australia) 61 160 2,188 36 14 [l]
 Guinea 60 160 14,754,786 245,720 94,870
 Liberia 58 150 5,612,817 96,320 37,190
 Nicaragua 57 150 6,916,140 120,340 46,460
 Cook Islands 57 150 13,729 240 93
 Iran 56 150 91,567,738 1,622,500 626,500
 Madagascar 55 140 31,964,956 581,800 224,600
 Georgia 55 140 3,807,670 69,490 26,830
 South Africa 53 140 64,007,187 1,213,090 468,380
 Fiji 51 130 928,784 18,270 7,050
 Djibouti 50 130 1,168,722 23,180 8,950
 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 49 130 46,535 950 370
 DR Congo 48 120 109,276,265 2,267,050 875,310
 Colombia 48 120 52,886,364 1,109,500 428,400
 Montenegro 47 120 638,479 13,450 5,190
 Lithuania 46 120 2,859,110 62,604 24,172
 Belarus 45 120 9,056,696 202,990 78,370
 Mozambique 44 110 34,631,766 786,380 303,620
 Montserrat (UK) 44 110 4,389 100 39
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 43 110 602 14 5.4 [m]
 Zimbabwe 43 110 16,634,373 386,850 149,360
 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 40 100 55,400 1,370 530
 Bahamas 40 100 401,283 10,010 3,860
 Palau 38 98 17,696 460 180
 United States 38 98 345,426,571 9,147,420 3,531,840
 Kyrgyzstan 37 96 7,186,009 191,800 74,100
 Somaliland 35 91 4,914,100 167,283 64,588 [n]
 Laos 34 88 7,769,819 230,800 89,100
 Venezuela 32 83 28,405,543 882,050 340,560
 Estonia 32 83 1,360,546 42,730 16,500
 Angola 30 78 37,885,850 1,246,700 481,400
 Somalia 30 78 19,009,151 627,340 242,220
 Latvia 30 78 1,871,872 62,230 24,030
 Solomon Islands 29 75 819,198 27,990 10,810
 Eritrea 29 75 3,535,603 121,040.829 46,734.125
 Zambia 29 75 21,314,956 743,390 287,020
 Abkhazia 28 73 244,000 8,665 3,346 [o]
 Sudan 27 70 50,448,963 1,868,000 721,000
 Vanuatu 27 70 327,778 12,190 4,710
 Peru 27 70 34,217,848 1,280,000 490,000
 Chile 27 70 19,764,772 743,532 287,079
 Sweden 26 67 10,606,999 407,280 157,250
 Brazil 25 65 211,998,574 8,358,140 3,227,100
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 24 62 5,628 230 89
 Papua New Guinea 23 60 10,576,502 452,860 174,850
 Niger 21 54 27,032,413 1,266,700 489,100
 Bhutan 21 54 791,525 38,140 14,730
 Mali 20 52 24,478,596 1,220,190 471,120
 New Zealand 20 52 5,213,944 263,310 101,660
 Åland (Finland) 20 52 30,237 1,583 611 [p]
 Algeria 20 52 46,814,308 2,381,741 919,595
 Uruguay 19 49 3,386,588 175,020 67,580
 South Sudan 19 49 11,943,409 631,930 243,990
 Congo 19 49 6,332,961 341,500 131,900
 Finland 18 47 5,617,311 303,947.7 117,354.9
 Belize 18 47 417,072 22,810 8,810
 Paraguay 17 44 6,929,153 396,012.042 152,901.104
 Oman 17 44 5,281,538 309,500 119,500
 Argentina 17 44 45,696,159 2,736,690 1,056,640
 Chad 16 41 20,299,123 1,259,200 486,200
 New Caledonia (France) 16 41 292,640 18,280 7,060
 Turkmenistan 16 41 7,494,499 469,930 181,440
 Saudi Arabia 16 41 33,962,757 2,149,690 830,000
 Norway 15 39 5,576,660 364,270 140,650
 South Ossetia 14 36 56,520 3,900 1,500 [q]
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 13 34 5,238 390 150
 Christmas Island (Australia) 13 34 1,692 136 53 [r]
 Bolivia 11 28 12,413,315 1,083,300 418,300
 Gabon 9.9 26 2,538,952 257,670 99,490
 Russia 8.8 23 144,820,423 16,376,870 6,323,140
 Central African Republic 8.6 22 5,330,690 622,980 240,530
 Kazakhstan 7.6 20 20,592,571 2,699,700 1,042,400
 Niue 7.0 18 1,819 260 100
 Mauritania 5.0 13 5,169,396 1,030,700 398,000
 Canada 4.5 12 39,742,430 8,788,700 3,393,300
 Botswana 4.4 11 2,521,139 566,730 218,820
 Guyana 4.2 11 831,087 196,850 76,000
 Libya 4.2 11 7,381,023 1,759,540 679,360
 Suriname 4.0 10 634,431 160,507.61 61,972.33
 Iceland 3.9 10 393,396 100,830 38,930
 Namibia 3.7 9.6 3,030,131 823,290 317,870
 Australia 3.5 9.1 26,713,205 7,692,020 2,969,910
 Mongolia 2.2 5.7 3,475,540 1,557,506.789 601,356.733
 Western Sahara 2.2 5.7 590,506 266,000 103,000
 Pitcairn Islands (UK) 0.85 2.2 40 47 18 [s]
 Falkland Islands (UK) 0.29 0.75 3,471 12,170 4,700
 Greenland (Denmark) 0.14 0.36 55,840 410,450 158,480

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Notes

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  1. ^ See the Data Portal at the World Population Prospects site.[1]
  2. ^ Density is 60 km2 (143 mi2) when excluding Antarctica.
  3. ^ Land figure is official[3] while the CIA states zero water area.[4]
  4. ^ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar (in Italian) listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) in its 1930 edition[5] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) in its 1945–46 edition.[6] The figure of 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy. In 2018, there were 618 citizens regardless of residence, including 246 resident citizens.[7] In 2024, there were 882 residents regardless of citizenship.[7] The population density is calculated using the number of residents regardless of citizenship and the revised area of 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi).
  5. ^ While the Palestinian Authority is the recognized government for both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the Gaza Strip has been de-facto independent from it since 2007.
    The West Bank has a population density of 575/km2 (1,490/sq mi),[8] and the Gaza Strip 5,950/km2 (15,400/sq mi).[9]
  6. ^ Population estimate is from the CIA.[11] The Bailiwick of Guernsey comprises Guernsey proper (64,037),[12] Alderney (2,141)[13] and Sark (562).[14] The UN estimate of 63,544 may exclude the smaller islands.
  7. ^ Area data from CIA.[15]
  8. ^ Includes both metropolitan France and the Overseas regions.
  9. ^ Population is for 2022.[16] Area is stated by academic sources.[17]
  10. ^ Data from BBC News.[18]
  11. ^ Data from CIA.[19]
  12. ^ Population is from 2021.[20] Area is from CIA.[21]
  13. ^ Population is from 2021.[22] Area is official.[23]
  14. ^ Population estimate is from 2024.[24] Area is from BBC News.[25]
  15. ^ Data from BBC News.[26]
  16. ^ Population estimate is from 2023.[27] Land area is from The Nordic Council.[28]
  17. ^ Data from BBC News.[29]
  18. ^ Population is from 2021.[30] Area is official.[31]
  19. ^ Pitcairn's tourist site gives an undated figure of exactly 40 as of 2023,[32] while its official government site states the number is "around fifty".[33]

References

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  1. ^ "World Population Prospects". population.un.org. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
  2. ^ "FAOSTAT". fao.org. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  3. ^ "Key indicators". gibraltar.gov.gi. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ciastats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Calendario atlante De Agostini (in Italian). Istituto geografico De Agostini.
  6. ^ Calendario atlante De Agostini (in Italian). Istituto geografico De Agostini.
  7. ^ a b "Population" (in Italian). Vatican City State. 31 December 2024.
  8. ^ "West Bank". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  9. ^ "Gaza Strip". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  10. ^ "Jersey". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  11. ^ CIA estimate "Guernsey". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 Jan 2023.
  12. ^ "Electronic Census; Latest Population, Employment and Earnings". gov.gg. 1 Sep 2023. Retrieved 14 Jan 2024.
  13. ^ "Facts & Figures". alderney.gov.gg. Retrieved 14 Jan 2024.
  14. ^ "Sark census puts population at 562". bbc.com. 15 Sep 2023. Retrieved 14 Jan 2024.
  15. ^ "Kosovo". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  16. ^ Muhammet İkbal Arslan (10 October 2022). "KKTC'nin nüfusu 382 bin 836 olarak hesaplandı" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency.
  17. ^ Kliot; Mansfield (August 1997). "The political landscape of partition: The case of Cyprus". Political Geography. 16 (6): 495–521. doi:10.1016/S0962-6298(96)00020-0. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Transnistria profile". BBC News. 25 Oct 2024. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  19. ^ "Akrotiri and Dhekelia". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Norfolk Island (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  21. ^ "Norfolk Island". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  22. ^ "2021 Census QuickStats: Cocos (Keeling) Islands". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au.
  23. ^ "Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands". mycouncil.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  24. ^ "Somaliland's population reaches 6.2 million". Horn Diplomat. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Somaliland profile". BBC News. 2 Jan 2024. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  26. ^ "Abkhazia profile". BBC News. 19 Nov 2024. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  27. ^ Åsub. "Population". asub.ax. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  28. ^ "About Åland". norden.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  29. ^ "South Ossetia profile". BBC News. 25 Oct 2024. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  30. ^ "2021 Census: Christmas Island". Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Australian Government.
  31. ^ "Shire of Christmas Island". mycouncil.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  32. ^ "Visit Pitcairn". visitpitcairn.pn. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
  33. ^ "Pitcairn Islands". government.pn. Retrieved 30 Nov 2023.
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