List of countries by population density facts for kids
This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by human population density, and measured by the number of human 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 but does not rank unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the following table are based on areas including inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Data are estimates for July 2005, taken from the United Nations World Prospects Report (2004 revision), unless stated differently.
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Names of dependent territories as well as recognized states with no or limited control over their territory are shown in italics.
Rank | Country / dependent territory | Population | Date last updated | Area (km2) |
Area (mi2) |
Density (/km2) |
Density (/mi2) |
Notes |
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1 | Macau (China) | 541,200 | September 30, 2009 | 29.2 | 11.3 | 18,534 | 48,003 | |
2 | Monaco | 33,000 | 2009 | 1.95 | 0.75 | 16,923 | 43,830 | |
3 | Singapore | 5,076,700 | 2010 | 710.2 | 274.2 | 7,148 | 18,513 | |
4 | Hong Kong (China) | 7,264,100 | 2014 | 1,104 | 426 | 6,349 | 16,444 | |
5 | Gibraltar (UK) | 31,000 | 2009 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 4,559 | 11,808 | |
6 | Vatican City | 826 | 2009 | 0.44 | 0.17 | 1,877 | 4,861 | |
7 | Bahrain | 1,234,596 | 2010 | 750 | 290 | 1,646 | 4,263 | [1] |
8 | Malta | 417,617 | January 1, 2011 | 316 | 122 | 1,322 | 3,424 | Eurostat estimate |
9 | Bermuda (UK) | 65,000 | 2009 | 53 | 20 | 1,226 | 3,175 | |
10 | Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 37,429 | January 1, 2010 | 34 | 13 | 1,101 | 2,852 | |
11 | Maldives | 309,000 | 2009 | 298 | 115 | 1,037 | 2,686 | |
12 | Bangladesh | 142,319,000 | 2011 | 147,570 | 56,980 | 964 | 2,497 | |
13 | Jersey (UK) | 97,857 | — | 116 | 45 | 844 | 2,186 | [2] |
14 | Guernsey (UK) | 65,726 | — | 78 | 30 | 843 | 2,183 | |
15 | Saint-Martin (France) | 35,263 | January 1, 2009 | 53.2 | 20.5 | 663 | 1,717 | |
16 | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 23,069,345 | June 30, 2009 | 35,980 | 13,890 | 639 | 1,655 | |
17 | Mauritius | 1,288,000 | 2009 | 2,040 | 790 | 631 | 1,634 | |
18 | Barbados | 256,000 | 2009 | 430 | 170 | 595 | 1,541 | |
19 | Aruba (Netherlands) | 107,000 | 2009 | 193 | 75 | 554 | 1,435 | |
20 | Palestine | 4,100,000 | Dec, 2010 | 6,020 | 2,320 | 681 | 1,764 | |
21 | San Marino | 30,800 | January 1, 2008 | 61 | 24 | 505 | 1,308 | |
22 | Mayotte (France) | 186,452 | January 1, 2009 | 374 | 144 | 499 | 1,292 | |
23 | South Korea | 48,456,369 | 2009 | 99,538 | 38,432 | 487 | 1,261 | |
24 | Nauru | 9,322 | 2009 | 21 | 8.1 | 444 | 1,150 | |
25 | Puerto Rico (US) | 3,982,000 | 2009 | 8,875 | 3,427 | 449 | 1,163 | |
26 | Curaçao (Netherlands) | 142,180 | January 1, 2010 | 444 | 171 | 446 | 1,155 | |
27 | Lebanon | 4,224,000 | 2009 | 10,452 | 4,036 | 404 | 1,046 | |
28 | Saint-Barthélemy (France) | 8,450 | January 1, 2009 | 21 | 8.1 | 402 | 1,041 | |
29 | Tuvalu | 10,441 | 2009 | 26 | 10 | 402 | 1,041 | |
30 | Netherlands | 18,050,000 | March 19, 2024 | 41,526 | 16,033 | 435 | 1,127 | |
31 | Rwanda | 9,998,000 | 2009 | 26,338 | 10,169 | 380 | 984 | |
32 | Israel | 7,697,600 | December, 2010 | 20,770 | 8,020 | 371 | 961 | |
33 | India | 1,277,401,883 | 16 December 2014 | 3,287,240 | 1,269,210 | 368 | 953 | |
34 | Haiti | 10,033,000 | 2014 | 27,750 | 10,710 | 362 | 938 | |
35 | Martinique (France) | 402,000 | — | 1,128 | 436 | 356 | 922 | |
36 | Belgium | 10,827,519 | January 1, 2010 | 30,528 | 11,787 | 355 | 919 | Eurostat estimate |
37 | Marshall Islands | 62,000 | 2009 | 181 | 70 | 343 | 888 | |
38 | Japan | 127,387,000 | September 1, 2010 | 377,873 | 145,898 | 337 | 873 | |
39 | American Samoa (US) | 67,000 | 2009 | 199 | 77 | 337 | 873 | |
40 | Guam (US) | 178,000 | 2009 | 549 | 212 | 324 | 839 | |
41 | Saint Lucia | 172,000 | 2009 | 539 | 208 | 319 | 826 | |
42 | United States Virgin Islands (US) | 110,000 | 2009 | 347 | 134 | 317 | 821 | |
43 | Réunion (France) | 785,139 | — | 2,510 | 970 | 313 | 811 | |
44 | Sri Lanka | 20,238,000 | 2009 | 65,610 | 25,330 | 308 | 798 | |
45 | Philippines | 92,226,600 | Mid-2009 | 300,076 | 115,860 | 307 | 795 | |
46 | Comoros | 676,000 | 2009 | 2,235 | 863 | 302 | 782 | |
47 | Grenada | 104,000 | 2009 | 344 | 133 | 302 | 782 | |
48 | Burundi | 8,303,000 | 2009 | 27,834 | 10,747 | 298 | 772 | |
49 | El Salvador | 6,163,000 | 2009 | 21,041 | 8,124 | 293 | 759 | |
50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109,000 | 2009 | 388 | 150 | 281 | 728 | |
51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,339,000 | 2009 | 5,130 | 1,980 | 261 | 676 | |
52 | Vietnam | 85,789,573 | April 1, 2009 | 331,689 | 128,066 | 259 | 671 | |
53 | United Kingdom | 62,041,708 | January 1, 2010 | 243,610 | 94,060 | 255 | 660 | Eurostat estimate |
54 | Guadeloupe (France) | 405,000 | February 22, 2007 | 1,628 | 629 | 249 | 645 | |
55 | Jamaica | 2,719,000 | 2009 | 10,991 | 4,244 | 247 | 640 | |
56 | Germany | 81,757,600 | January 1, 2010 | 357,022 | 137,847 | 229 | 593 | |
57 | Liechtenstein | 35,981 | January 1, 2010 | 160 | 62 | 225 | 583 | Eurostat estimate |
58 | Cayman Islands (UK) | 56,000 | 2009 | 264 | 102 | 212 | 549 | |
59 | Pakistan | 236,530,000 | March 19, 2024 | 803,940 | 310,400 | 294 | 761 | |
60 | Dominican Republic | 10,090,000 | 2009 | 48,671 | 18,792 | 207 | 536 | |
61 | Kuwait | 3,566,437 | 2010 | 17,818 | 6,880 | 200 | 518 | |
62 | Italy | 60,200,060 | June 2009 | 301,318 | 116,340 | 200 | 518 | |
63 | North Korea | 24,051,706 | October, 2008 | 120,538 | 46,540 | 200 | 518 | UNFPA |
64 | Nepal | 29,331,000 | 2009 | 147,181 | 56,827 | 199 | 515 | |
65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 52,000 | 2009 | 261 | 101 | 199 | 515 | |
66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 88,000 | 2009 | 442 | 171 | 199 | 515 | |
67 | Luxembourg | 502,207 | January 1, 2010 | 2,586 | 998 | 194 | 502 | Eurostat estimate |
68 | Switzerland | 7,866,500 | July 29, 2016 | 41,285 | 15,940 | 191 | 495 | |
69 | Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 87,000 | 2009 | 464 | 179 | 188 | 487 | |
70 | Seychelles | 84,000 | 2009 | 455 | 176 | 185 | 479 | |
71 | Andorra | 86,000 | 2009 | 468 | 181 | 184 | 477 | |
72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 163,000 | 2009 | 964 | 372 | 169 | 438 | |
73 | Nigeria | 154,729,000 | 2009 | 923,768 | 356,669 | 167 | 433 | |
74 | Anguilla (UK) | 15,000 | 2009 | 91 | 35 | 165 | 427 | |
75 | Federated States of Micronesia | 111,000 | 2009 | 702 | 271 | 158 | 409 | |
76 | British Virgin Islands (UK) | 23,000 | 2009 | 151 | 58 | 152 | 394 | |
77 | The Gambia | 1,705,000 | 2009 | 11,295 | 4,361 | 151 | 391 | |
78 | Isle of Man (UK) | 80,000 | 2009 | 572 | 221 | 140 | 363 | |
79 | Tonga | 104,000 | 2009 | 747 | 288 | 139 | 360 | |
80 | China | 1,423,040,000 | March 19, 2024 | 9,640,821 | 3,722,342 | 148 | 383 | |
81 | Kiribati | 99,350 | 2009 | 726 | 280 | 137 | 355 | |
82 | Uganda | 32,710,000 | 2009 | 241,038 | 93,065 | 136 | 352 | |
83 | Transnistria (Moldova) | 555,347 | — | 4,163 | 1,607 | 133 | 344 | |
84 | Czech Republic | 10,532,770 | December 31, 2010 | 78,866 | 30,450 | 134 | 347 | |
85 | Guatemala | 14,027,000 | 2009 | 108,889 | 42,042 | 129 | 334 | |
86 | Malawi | 15,263,000 | 2009 | 118,484 | 45,747 | 129 | 334 | |
87 | Qatar | 1,409,000 | 2009 | 11,000 | 4,200 | 128 | 332 | |
88 | Denmark | 5,532,531 | September 30, 2009 | 43,094 | 16,639 | 128 | 332 | Statistics Denmark |
89 | Cape Verde | 506,807 | 2009 | 4,033 | 1,557 | 126 | 326 | |
90 | Thailand | 64,232,760 | — | 513,115 | 198,115 | 125 | 324 | |
91 | Poland | 38,163,895 | January 1, 2010 | 312,685 | 120,728 | 122 | 316 | Eurostat estimate |
92 | Indonesia | 237,556,363 | 2010 | 1,904,569 | 735,358 | 121 | 313 | |
93 | Moldova | 3,567,500 | — | 33,844 | 13,067 | 105 | 272 | |
94 | Syria | 21,906,000 | 2009 | 185,180 | 71,500 | 118 | 306 | |
95 | Togo | 6,619,000 | 2009 | 56,785 | 21,925 | 117 | 303 | |
96 | Portugal | 10,636,888 | January 1, 2010 | 92,391 | 35,672 | 115 | 298 | Eurostat estimate |
97 | Tokelau (New Zealand) | 1,378 | 2009 | 12 | 4.6 | 115 | 298 | |
98 | France (Metropolitan) | 62,793,432 | January 1, 2010 | 551,500 | 212,900 | 114 | 295 | |
99 | Slovakia | 5,424,057 | January 1, 2010 | 49,033 | 18,932 | 111 | 287 | Eurostat estimate |
100 | Albania | 3,195,000 | January 1, 2010 | 28,748 | 11,100 | 111 | 287 | [3] |
101 | Armenia | 3,230,100 | January 1, 2008 | 29,800 | 11,500 | 108 | 280 | [4] |
102 | Hungary | 10,013,628 | January 1, 2010 | 93,032 | 35,920 | 108 | 280 | Eurostat estimate |
103 | Azerbaijan | 9,165,000 | July 1, 2011 | 86,600 | 33,400 | 106 | 275 | |
104 | Dominica | 78,940 | 2009 | 751 | 290 | 105 | 272 | |
105 | Slovenia | 2,300,432 | March 19, 2024 | 20,256 | 7,821 | 114 | 295 | |
106 | Cuba | 11,241,894 | 2010 | 109,884.01 | 42,426.45 | 102 | 264 | |
107 | Serbia (excluding Kosovo) | 7,800,000 | 2009 | 77,474 | 29,913 | 101 | 262 | |
108 | Ghana | 23,837,000 | 2009 | 238,533 | 92,098 | 100 | 259 | |
109 | Austria | 8,372,930 | January 1, 2010 | 83,858 | 32,378 | 100 | 259 | Eurostat estimate |
110 | United Arab Emirates | 8,264,070 | 2010 | 83,600 | 32,300 | 99 | 256 | |
111 | Turkey | 77,804,122 | December 31, 2009 | 783,562 | 302,535 | 93 | 241 | |
112 | Spain | 46,087,170 | January 1, 2010 | 506,030 | 195,380 | 91 | 236 | Eurostat estimate |
113 | Romania | 21,466,174 | January 1, 2010 | 238,391 | 92,043 | 90 | 233 | Eurostat estimate |
114 | Costa Rica | 4,579,000 | 2009 | 51,100 | 19,700 | 90 | 233 | |
115 | Cyprus | 801,851 | January 1, 2010 | 9,251 | 3,572 | 87 | 225 | Eurostat estimate |
116 | Malaysia | 28,306,700 | — | 329,847 | 127,355 | 86 | 223 | |
117 | Northern Cyprus (status disputed) | 287,856 | December 31, 2010 | 3,355 | 1,295 | 86 | 223 | |
118 | Greece | 11,306,183 | January 1, 2010 | 131,957 | 50,949 | 86 | 223 | Eurostat estimate |
119 | Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 20,000 | 2009 | 236 | 91 | 85 | 220 | |
120 | Republic of Macedonia | 2,114,550 | — | 25,713 | 9,928 | 82 | 212 | Eurostat estimate |
121 | Cambodia | 14,805,000 | 2009 | 181,035 | 69,898 | 82 | 212 | |
122 | Sierra Leone | 5,696,000 | 2009 | 71,740 | 27,700 | 79 | 205 | |
123 | Benin | 8,935,000 | 2009 | 112,622 | 43,484 | 79 | 205 | |
124 | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 33,000 | 2009 | 417 | 161 | 79 | 205 | |
125 | Croatia | 4,443,000 | — | 56,538 | 21,829 | 79 | 205 | Eurostat estimate |
126 | Ukraine | 46,936,000 | October 1, 2009 | 603,700 | 233,100 | 78 | 202 | |
127 | Egypt | 99,677,489 | March 19, 2024 | 1,001,449 | 386,662 | 100 | 259 | |
128 | Wallis and Futuna (France) | 15,480 | January 1, 2009 | 200 | 77 | 77 | 199 | |
129 | East Timor | 1,134,000 | 2009 | 14,874 | 5,743 | 76 | 197 | |
130 | Burma (Myanmar) | 50,020,000 | 2009 | 676,578 | 261,228 | 74 | 192 | |
131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,843,126 | 2010 | 51,129 | 19,741 | 75 | 194 | |
132 | Ethiopia | 79,221,000 | July 2008 | 1,104,300 | 426,400 | 72 | 186 | |
133 | Morocco | 36,475,125 | March 19, 2024 | 446,550 | 172,410 | 82 | 212 | |
134 | Jordan | 6,316,000 | 2009 | 89,342 | 34,495 | 71 | 184 | |
135 | Iraq | 30,747,000 | 2009 | 438,317 | 169,235 | 70 | 181 | |
136 | Brunei | 400,000 | 2009 | 5,765 | 2,226 | 69 | 179 | |
137 | Kenya | 39,802,000 | 2009 | 580,367 | 224,081 | 69 | 179 | |
138 | Swaziland | 1,185,000 | 2009 | 17,364 | 6,704 | 68 | 176 | |
139 | Lesotho | 2,067,000 | 2009 | 30,355 | 11,720 | 68 | 176 | |
140 | Bulgaria | 7,351,234 | April 6, 2011 | 110,912 | 42,823 | 66 | 171 | 2011 census |
141 | Honduras | 7,466,000 | 2009 | 112,492 | 43,433 | 66 | 171 | |
142 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21,075,000 | 2009 | 322,463 | 124,504 | 65 | 168 | |
143 | Ireland | 4,581,269 | April 10, 2011 | 70,273 | 27,133 | 65 | 168 | |
144 | Samoa | 184,984 | 2009 | 2,831 | 1,093 | 65 | 168 | |
145 | French Polynesia (France) | 256,603 | — | 4,000 | 1,500 | 64 | 166 | |
146 | Georgia | 4,465,000 | — | 69,700 | 26,900 | 64 | 166 | Statistics Georgia |
147 | Senegal | 12,534,000 | 2009 | 196,722 | 75,955 | 64 | 166 | |
148 | Tunisia | 10,327,800 | July 1, 2008 | 163,610 | 63,170 | 63 | 163 | |
149 | Uzbekistan | 27,488,000 | 2009 | 447,400 | 172,700 | 61 | 158 | |
150 | Montserrat (UK) | 5,900 | 2009 | 102 | 39 | 58 | 150 | |
151 | Burkina Faso | 15,757,000 | 2009 | 274,000 | 106,000 | 58 | 150 | |
152 | Mexico | 107,550,697 | — | 1,958,201 | 756,066 | 57 | 148 | |
153 | Ecuador | 17,240,534 | March 19, 2024 | 283,561 | 109,484 | 61 | 158 | |
154 | Tajikistan | 6,952,000 | 2009 | 143,100 | 55,300 | 49 | 127 | |
155 | Belarus | 9,755,106 | — | 207,600 | 80,200 | 47 | 122 | |
156 | Lithuania | 3,053,800 | 2011 May | 65,300 | 25,200 | 47 | 122 | Eurostat estimate |
157 | Fiji | 849,000 | 2009 | 18,274 | 7,056 | 46 | 119 | |
158 | Tanzania | 43,739,000 | 2009 | 945,087 | 364,900 | 46 | 119 | |
159 | Bhutan | 753,947 | — | 47,000 | 18,000 | 46 | 119 | |
160 | Afghanistan | 29,863,010 | 2009 | 652,090 | 251,770 | 46 | 119 | |
161 | Panama | 3,454,000 | 2009 | 75,517 | 29,157 | 46 | 119 | |
162 | Iran | 74,196,000 | 2009 | 1,648,195 | 636,372 | 45 | 117 | |
163 | Montenegro | 630,548 | 2009 | 14,026 | 5,415 | 45 | 117 | |
164 | Yemen | 23,580,000 | 2009 | 527,968 | 203,850 | 45 | 117 | |
165 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,611,000 | 2009 | 36,125 | 13,948 | 45 | 117 | |
166 | Nicaragua | 5,743,000 | 2009 | 130,000 | 50,000 | 44 | 114 | |
167 | Palau | 20,000 | 2009 | 459 | 177 | 44 | 114 | |
168 | Eritrea | 5,073,000 | 2009 | 117,600 | 45,400 | 43 | 111 | |
169 | South Africa | 50,586,757 | July 1, 2011 | 1,221,037 | 471,445 | 41 | 106 | |
170 | Cameroon | 19,522,000 | 2009 | 475,442 | 183,569 | 41 | 106 | |
171 | Guinea | 10,069,000 | 2009 | 245,857 | 94,926 | 41 | 106 | |
172 | Saint Helena (UK) | 4,918 | 2009 | 122 | 47 | 40 | 104 | |
173 | Colombia | 52,679,176 | March 19, 2024 | 1,138,914 | 439,737 | 46 | 119 | |
174 | Djibouti | 864,000 | 2009 | 23,200 | 9,000 | 37 | 96 | |
175 | Madagascar | 20,653,556 | July 2009 | 587,041 | 226,658 | 35 | 91 | |
176 | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 49,006 | August 1, 2009 | 1,399 | 540 | 35 | 91 | |
177 | Latvia | 2,248,961 | January 1, 2010 | 64,600 | 24,900 | 35 | 91 | Eurostat estimate |
178 | Zimbabwe | 13,009,530 | 2009 | 390,757 | 150,872 | 33 | 85 | |
179 | United States | 336,220,000 | March 19, 2024 | 9,833,517 | 3,796,742 | 34 | 88 | |
180 | Liberia | 3,476,608 | March 21, 2008 | 111,369 | 43,000 | 31 | 80 | |
181 | Venezuela | 34,998,295 | March 19, 2024 | 916,445 | 353,841 | 38 | 98 | |
182 | Estonia | 1,315,819 | January 1, 2010 | 45,100 | 17,400 | 29 | 75 | [5] |
183 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68,692,542 | July 2009 | 2,344,858 | 905,355 | 29 | 75 | |
184 | Mozambique | 22,894,000 | 2009 | 801,590 | 309,500 | 29 | 75 | |
185 | Abkhazia (Georgia; claims independence) | 200,000 | — | 7,138 | 2,756 | 28 | 73 | |
186 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,482,000 | 2009 | 199,900 | 77,200 | 27 | 70 | |
187 | Laos | 6,320,000 | 2009 | 236,800 | 91,400 | 27 | 70 | |
188 | Somaliland (Somalia; claims independence) | 3,500,000 | — | 137,600 | 53,100 | 25 | 65 | |
189 | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 6,125 | January 1, 2009 | 242 | 93 | 25 | 65 | |
190 | The Bahamas | 342,000 | 2009 | 13,878 | 5,358 | 25 | 65 | |
191 | Equatorial Guinea | 676,000 | 2009 | 28,051 | 10,831 | 24 | 62 | |
192 | Peru | 29,461,933 | June 30, 2010 | 1,285,216 | 496,225 | 23 | 60 | |
193 | Brazil | 217,474,185 | March 19, 2024 | 8,514,877 | 3,287,612 | 26 | 67 | |
194 | Chile | 19,364,967 | March 19, 2024 | 756,096 | 291,930 | 26 | 67 | |
195 | Sweden | 9,366,092 | May 30, 2009 | 449,964 | 173,732 | 21 | 54 | Statistics Sweden |
196 | Uruguay | 3,463,197 | 2009 | 175,016 | 67,574 | 20 | 52 | |
197 | Vanuatu | 240,000 | 2009 | 12,189 | 4,706 | 20 | 52 | |
198 | Solomon Islands | 523,000 | 2009 | 28,896 | 11,157 | 18 | 47 | |
199 | South Ossetia (Georgia; claims independence) | 70,000 | — | 3,900 | 1,500 | 18 | 47 | |
200 | Sudan | 31,894,000 | April 22, 2008 | 1,886,068 | 728,215 | 17 | 44 | |
201 | Zambia | 12,935,000 | 2009 | 752,618 | 290,587 | 17 | 44 | |
202 | New Zealand | 4,315,800 | June 30, 2009 | 270,534 | 104,454 | 16 | 41 | |
203 | Finland | 5,679,861 | March 19, 2024 | 338,145 | 130,559 | 17 | 44 | |
204 | Paraguay | 6,349,000 | 2009 | 406,752 | 157,048 | 16 | 41 | |
205 | Angola | 18,498,000 | 2009 | 1,246,700 | 481,400 | 15 | 39 | |
206 | Algeria | 34,895,000 | 2009 | 2,381,741 | 919,595 | 15 | 39 | |
207 | Papua New Guinea | 6,732,000 | 2009 | 462,840 | 178,700 | 15 | 39 | |
208 | Argentina | 40,091,359 | October 27, 2010 | 2,780,400 | 1,073,500 | 14 | 36 | |
209 | Somalia | 9,133,000 | 2009 | 637,657 | 246,201 | 14 | 36 | |
210 | Belize | 322,100 | June 30, 2008 | 23,000 | 8,900 | 14 | 36 | |
211 | Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 67 | 2009 | 5 | 1.9 | 13 | 34 | |
212 | New Caledonia (France) | 244,410 | January 1, 2009 | 18,575 | 7,172 | 13 | 34 | |
213 | Norway | 5,604,770 | March 19, 2024 | 385,155 | 148,709 | 15 | 39 | |
214 | South Sudan | 8,260,490 | April 22, 2008 | 619,745 | 239,285 | 13 | 34 | |
215 | Niger | 15,290,000 | 2009 | 1,267,000 | 489,000 | 12 | 31 | |
216 | Saudi Arabia | 28,146,658 | 2011 | 2,149,690 | 830,000 | 12 | 31 | |
217 | Mali | 14,517,176 | April 1, 2009 | 1,240,192 | 478,841 | 12 | 31 | |
218 | Republic of the Congo | 3,998,904 | 2009 | 342,000 | 132,000 | 12 | 31 | |
219 | Turkmenistan | 5,110,000 | 2009 | 488,100 | 188,500 | 10 | 26 | |
220 | Oman | 2,845,000 | 2009 | 309,500 | 119,500 | 9.2 | 24 | |
221 | Bolivia | 9,879,000 | 2009 | 1,098,581 | 424,164 | 9 | 23 | |
222 | Chad | 11,274,106 | June 2009 | 1,284,000 | 496,000 | 8.8 | 23 | |
223 | Russia | 142,905,208 | — | 17,098,242 | 6,601,668 | 8.3 | 21 | |
224 | Niue (New Zealand) | 2,000 | 2009 | 260 | 100 | 7.7 | 20 | |
225 | Central African Republic | 4,422,000 | 2009 | 622,984 | 240,535 | 7.1 | 18 | |
226 | Kazakhstan | 17,010,000 | July 1, 2013 | 2,724,900 | 1,052,100 | 6.2 | 16 | |
227 | Gabon | 1,475,000 | 2009 | 267,668 | 103,347 | 5.5 | 14 | |
228 | Libya | 6,420,000 | 2009 | 1,759,540 | 679,360 | 3.6 | 9.3 | |
229 | Guyana | 762,000 | 2009 | 214,969 | 83,000 | 3.5 | 9.1 | |
230 | Canada | 33,740,000 | November 23, 2010 | 9,984,670 | 3,855,100 | 3.4 | 8.8 | |
231 | Botswana | 1,950,000 | 2009 | 581,730 | 224,610 | 3.4 | 8.8 | |
232 | Mauritania | 3,291,000 | 2009 | 1,025,520 | 395,960 | 3.2 | 8.3 | |
233 | Suriname | 520,000 | 2009 | 163,820 | 63,250 | 3.2 | 8.3 | |
234 | Iceland | 318,452 | January 1, 2011 | 103,000 | 40,000 | 3.1 | 8.0 | Statistics Iceland |
235 | Australia | 23,839,595 | June 1, 2024 | 7,682,300 | 2,966,200 | 3.7 | 9.6 | |
236 | Namibia | 2,171,000 | 2009 | 824,292 | 318,261 | 2.6 | 6.7 | |
237 | French Guiana (France) | 187,056 | — | 90,000 | 35,000 | 2.1 | 5.4 | |
238 | Western Sahara (status disputed) | 513,000 | 2009 | 266,000 | 103,000 | 1.9 | 4.9 | |
239 | Mongolia | 2,671,000 | 2009 | 1,564,116 | 603,909 | 1.7 | 4.4 | |
240 | Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) | 3,140 | 2009 | 12,173 | 4,700 | 0.26 | 0.67 | |
241 | Greenland (Denmark) | 57,001 | 2011 | 2,175,600 | 840,000 | 0.026 | 0.067 | |
Rank | Country / dependent territory | Population | Date last updated | Area (km2) |
Area (mi2) |
Density (/km2) |
Density (/mi2) |
Notes |
Source: Unless otherwise specified (or unless entered in error without stating the data source) figures for Population and Population Density figures are taken from year 2005 data in United Nations World Population Prospects (2004 revision). Area figures given here are taken from various (usually unstated) sources.
- The European Union is a sui generis supranational union that has "country-like" characteristics. It is made up of 28 member states. Its population density has been estimated at 116 people per km2, and it would be placed 93rd if it were included in the list (population: 507,890,191, area: 4,381,376 km2).
- The most densely populated sovereign nation is Monaco, with a population density of 16,754 people/km2.
- Antarctica is a continent of 14,400,000 km2 in area with territorial claims from multiple countries that are not included elsewhere in the above table. With a population of roughly 1000, this results in a population density of ~0.00007 people per km2 (much below Greenland's density of 0.026). A peak summer population of ~5000 results in a density of ~0.00035.
England officially became the second most crowded major country in the EU in 2008, according to figures released by the British Office for National Statistics. Only Malta, an island city state with a population that is no bigger than Bristol, had more people. Another study in 2010 by the British House of Commons library confirmed this, although their numbers for the Netherlands are different from those used by the Luxembourg-based Eurostat. The results are different because Eurostat calculates population density using only land surface area, whereas the British House of Commons library includes the 18.41 percent of the surface area of the Netherlands which is water.
Related pages
- List of countries by population
- List of countries by area
- Population density of Asian countries
- Population density of countries in Oceania
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In Spanish: Anexo:Países y territorios dependientes por densidad de población para niños