NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Population density (people/km²)
Average number of people per square kilometre of land. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · EN.POP.DNST
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Population densitypeople/km² | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 20,630.6 people/km² | 2024 |
| 2 |  Monaco |
Europe & Central Asia | 18,536.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 3 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 8,329.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 7,165.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 5 |  Gibraltar |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,932.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 6 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,985.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 7 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,805.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 8 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 1,771.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 9 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 1,333.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 10 |  Sint Maarten |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1,275.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 11 |  Bermuda |
North America | 1,197.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 12 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 877.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 13 | CHIChannel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 842.1 people/km² | 2021 |
| 14 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 655.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 15 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 622.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 16 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 600.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 17 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 599.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 18 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 568.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 19 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 567.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 20 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 555.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 21 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 547.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 22 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 534.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 23 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 530.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 24 |  Saint Martin |
Latin America & Caribbean | 493.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 25 |  India |
South Asia | 488.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 26 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 463.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 27 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 462.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 28 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 427.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 29 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 388.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 30 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 388.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 31 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 371.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 32 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 361.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 33 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 354.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 34 |  Curaçao |
Latin America & Caribbean | 351.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 35 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 340.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 36 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 340.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 37 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 326.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 38 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 322.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 39 |  Cayman Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 310.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 40 |  Guam |
East Asia & Pacific | 310.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 41 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 305.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 42 |  US Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 299.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 43 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 294.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 44 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 286.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 45 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 274.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 46 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 272.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 47 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 266.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 48 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 265.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 49 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 263.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 50 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 262.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 51 |  British Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 261.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 52 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 258.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 53 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 255.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 54 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 252.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 55 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 249.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 56 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 248.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 57 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 245.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 58 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 239.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 59 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 237.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 60 |  American Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 235.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 61 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 229.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 62 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 227.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 63 |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 220.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 64 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 213.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 65 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 207.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 66 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 206.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 67 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 199.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 68 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 179.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 69 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 175.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 70 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 171.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 71 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 165.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 72 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 161.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 73 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 154.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 74 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 154.6 people/km² | 2024 |
| 75 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 151.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 76 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 150.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 77 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 149.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 78 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 149.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 79 |  Isle of Man |
Europe & Central Asia | 147.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 80 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 147.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 81 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 144.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 82 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 141.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 83 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 140.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 84 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 134.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 85 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 130.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 86 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 130.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 87 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 128.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 88 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 127.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 89 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 123.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 90 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 119.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 91 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 119.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 92 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 117.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 93 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 117.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 94 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 116.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 95 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 112.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 96 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 111.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 97 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 111.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 98 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 108.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 99 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 107.6 people/km² | 2024 |
| 100 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 106.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 101 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 105.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 102 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 105.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 103 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 104.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 104 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 101.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 105 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 100.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 106 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 99.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 107 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 97.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 108 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 97.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 109 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 96.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 110 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 96.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 111 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 96.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 112 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 94.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 113 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 88.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 114 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 87.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 115 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 86.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 116 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 117 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 85.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 118 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 83.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 119 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 83.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 120 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 82.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 121 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 82.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 122 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 80.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 123 |  French Polynesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 80.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 124 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 125 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 78.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 126 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 78.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 127 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 128 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.6 people/km² | 2024 |
| 129 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 130 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 76.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 131 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 76.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 132 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 75.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 133 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 73.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 134 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 72.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 135 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 136 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 69.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 137 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 138 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 67.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 139 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 66.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 140 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 141 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 65.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 142 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 61.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 143 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.6 people/km² | 2024 |
| 144 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 60.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 145 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 146 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 59.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 147 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 148 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 56.7 people/km² | 2023 |
| 149 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 56.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 150 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 151 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 152 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 50.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 153 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 50.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 154 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 49.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 155 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 156 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 47.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 157 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 46.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 158 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 46.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 159 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 45.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 160 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 161 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 162 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 40.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 163 |  Faroe Islands |
Europe & Central Asia | 39.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 164 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 38.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 165 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 37.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 166 |  United States |
North America | 37.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 167 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 33.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 168 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 32.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 169 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 32.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 170 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 171 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 172 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 30.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 173 |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 174 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 29.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 175 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 176 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 177 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 26.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 178 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 26.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 179 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 26.6 people/km² | 2024 |
| 180 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 26.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 181 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 25.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 182 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 23.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 183 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 184 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 20.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 185 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 20.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 186 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 187 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 188 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 19.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 189 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 190 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 191 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 18.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 192 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 18.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 193 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 17.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 194 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 195 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 16.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 196 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 197 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.1 people/km² | 2024 |
| 198 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 15.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 199 |  New Caledonia |
East Asia & Pacific | 15.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 200 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 15.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 201 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 202 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 203 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 8.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 204 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.6 people/km² | 2024 |
| 205 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 7.6 people/km² | 2024 |
| 206 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 207 |  Canada |
North America | 4.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 208 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.4 people/km² | 2024 |
| 209 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2 people/km² | 2024 |
| 210 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 4.0 people/km² | 2024 |
| 211 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3.9 people/km² | 2024 |
| 212 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.8 people/km² | 2024 |
| 213 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7 people/km² | 2024 |
| 214 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 3.5 people/km² | 2024 |
| 215 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 2.3 people/km² | 2024 |
| 216 |  Greenland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.1 people/km² | 2024 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 216 ranked.