List of Countries by population density

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Source	World Bank
Date	04 Oct 2026

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Population density is calculated by dividing the population by the total land area.

The European city-state of Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world, with a population density of 25,562 people per sq. km (66,205 per sq. mile), despite having a population of only a few thousand. The Chinese territory of Macau has the world's second-highest population density, at 22,600 people per sq. km. Only these two have population densities exceeding 10,000 people per sq. km.

The population density of third-ranked Singapore is the highest among countries and territories with populations of more than one million. Hong Kong and Gibraltar complete the top five most densely populated countries and territories. Among the top 10, six are located in Asia, three in Europe, and one in North America.

Among the 237 countries and territories, 13 have population densities exceeding 1,000 people per sq. km.

All of the top eight countries and territories by population density have populations below 10 million. Among the 94 countries and territories with populations exceeding 10 million, Bangladesh has the highest population density, at 1,366 people per sq. km, followed by Taiwan (649.9), Rwanda (615), Burundi (567.6), and the Netherlands (547.9).

Greenland is the least densely populated territory in the world, with just 0.136 people per sq. km. With a population density of 0.285 people per sq. km, the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is the least densely populated country, followed by Mongolia and Western Sahara. Among countries with populations exceeding 10 million, the five least densely populated are Australia (3.51), Canada (4.45), Kazakhstan (7.81), the Russian Federation (8.76), and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (11.77).

Among countries with populations of at least 10 million, the highest-ranked Bangladesh is 385 times as densely populated as the lowest-ranked Australia.

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Population density (UN)
Rank	Country/Territory	Density (2026)		Population	Continent
Rank	Country/Territory	per sq km	per sq mile	2026	Continent
24	Burundi	567.6	1,470	14,729,157	Africa
30	Comoros	483.1	1,251	899,010	Africa
167	Djibouti	51.74	134.0	1,199,459	Africa
187	Eritrea	30.40	78.73	3,682,669	Africa
95	Ethiopia	138.9	359.8	138,902,185	Africa
118	Kenya	101.0	261.5	58,636,412	Africa
162	Madagascar	57.62	149.2	33,522,052	Africa
64	Malawi	241.0	624.1	22,785,535	Africa
19	Mauritius	623.2	1,614	1,265,059	Africa
15	Mayotte	926.8	2,400	347,536	Africa
172	Mozambique	46.59	120.7	36,639,851	Africa
39	Réunion	354.5	918.2	886,298	Africa
20	Rwanda	615.0	1,593	14,889,693	Africa
49	Seychelles	295.3	764.9	134,959	Africa
183	Somalia	32.37	83.83	20,305,907	Africa
200	South Sudan	22.04	57.09	12,436,037	Africa
58	Uganda	264.1	683.9	52,761,469	Africa
133	United Republic of Tanzania	81.92	212.2	72,563,780	Africa
188	Zambia	30.30	78.47	22,521,915	Africa
175	Zimbabwe	44.65	115.6	17,273,580	Africa
184	Angola	32.26	83.55	40,215,179	Africa
155	Cameroon	65.75	170.3	30,640,817	Africa
220	Central African Republic	9.148	23.69	5,698,984	Africa
212	Chad	17.12	44.35	21,560,380	Africa
206	Congo	19.44	50.34	6,637,785	Africa
168	Democratic Republic of the Congo	51.37	133.0	116,452,162	Africa
150	Equatorial Guinea	70.75	183.2	1,984,468	Africa
219	Gabon	10.27	26.61	2,647,399	Africa
61	Sao Tome and Principe	255.2	661.0	244,994	Africa
203	Algeria	20.16	52.23	48,028,334	Africa
104	Egypt	120.7	312.5	120,101,175	Africa
226	Libya	4.498	11.65	7,539,851	Africa
130	Morocco	86.85	224.9	38,762,441	Africa
189	Sudan	30.19	78.19	53,282,719	Africa
138	Tunisia	79.88	206.9	12,415,138	Africa
234	Western Sahara	2.296	5.947	610,813	Africa
225	Botswana	4.594	11.90	2,603,388	Africa
148	Eswatini	73.14	189.4	1,269,859	Africa
140	Lesotho	78.70	203.8	2,389,336	Africa
232	Namibia	3.830	9.920	3,153,246	Africa
165	South Africa	53.61	138.9	65,453,084	Africa
97	Benin	134.5	348.4	15,170,419	Africa
127	Burkina Faso	89.92	232.9	24,601,700	Africa
98	Cabo Verde	131.4	340.4	529,630	Africa
112	Côte d'Ivoire	105.3	272.8	33,494,346	Africa
54	Gambia	285.0	738.1	2,884,079	Africa
86	Ghana	156.9	406.3	35,697,557	Africa
156	Guinea	62.84	162.8	15,441,993	Africa
135	Guinea-Bissau	81.71	211.6	2,297,808	Africa
160	Liberia	60.78	157.4	5,853,949	Africa
201	Mali	21.25	55.05	25,932,275	Africa
224	Mauritania	5.299	13.72	5,461,319	Africa
199	Niger	22.75	58.92	28,814,878	Africa
56	Nigeria	266.2	689.4	242,431,832	Africa
217	Saint Helena	13.20	34.19	5,147	Africa
119	Senegal	100.6	260.5	19,366,548	Africa
101	Sierra Leone	125.4	324.8	8,996,745	Africa
78	Togo	182.6	472.9	9,930,918	Africa
222	Kazakhstan	7.810	20.23	21,083,626	Asia
179	Kyrgyzstan	38.58	99.93	7,400,465	Asia
144	Tajikistan	76.72	198.7	10,978,599	Asia
214	Turkmenistan	16.46	42.64	7,736,632	Asia
128	Uzbekistan	88.68	229.7	37,724,223	Asia
90	China	147.2	381.2	1,412,914,089	Asia
4	China, Hong Kong SAR	6,714	17,389	7,378,602	Asia
2	China, Macao SAR	22,600	58,533	723,188	Asia
18	China, Taiwan Province of China	649.9	1,683	23,011,292	Asia
72	Dem. People's Republic of Korea	221.2	572.9	26,633,691	Asia
43	Japan	324.9	841.5	122,427,731	Asia
235	Mongolia	2.284	5.916	3,556,798	Asia
28	Republic of Korea	521.5	1,351	51,600,388	Asia
151	Afghanistan	69.38	179.7	45,047,069	Asia
9	Bangladesh	1,366	3,538	177,818,044	Asia
202	Bhutan	20.89	54.12	802,214	Asia
29	India	496.6	1,286	1,476,625,576	Asia
163	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	57.20	148.2	93,168,497	Asia
7	Maldives	1,772	4,589	531,517	Asia
74	Nepal	201.3	521.4	29,629,410	Asia
41	Pakistan	336.4	871.2	259,299,791	Asia
37	Sri Lanka	372.4	964.4	23,348,315	Asia
136	Brunei Darussalam	81.49	211.1	469,775	Asia
121	Cambodia	99.71	258.3	18,051,219	Asia
88	Indonesia	150.7	390.2	287,886,782	Asia
182	Lao People's Democratic Republic	34.55	89.48	7,974,017	Asia
108	Malaysia	110.7	286.8	36,385,115	Asia
132	Myanmar	84.47	218.8	55,184,819	Asia
35	Philippines	392.4	1,016	117,724,471	Asia
3	Singapore	8,647	22,395	5,905,748	Asia
94	Thailand	140.1	362.8	71,559,614	Asia
123	Timor-Leste	96.63	250.3	1,436,923	Asia
42	Viet Nam	326.0	844.4	102,177,431	Asia
114	Armenia	103.0	266.7	2,930,915	Asia
100	Azerbaijan	126.5	327.6	10,454,855	Asia
6	Bahrain	2,140	5,542	1,675,572	Asia
89	Cyprus	149.6	387.5	1,382,334	Asia
164	Georgia	54.75	141.8	3,804,642	Asia
109	Iraq	110.6	286.4	48,007,437	Asia
32	Israel	445.8	1,155	9,647,689	Asia
99	Jordan	130.5	338.1	11,589,532	Asia
53	Kuwait	286.4	741.7	5,102,773	Asia
23	Lebanon	576.5	1,493	5,897,467	Asia
210	Oman	18.32	47.46	5,671,458	Asia
55	Qatar	273.9	709.4	3,173,559	Asia
215	Saudi Arabia	16.36	42.37	35,165,787	Asia
14	State of Palestine	945.6	2,449	5,692,790	Asia
92	Syrian Arab Republic	144.1	373.2	26,472,497	Asia
105	Türkiye	114.2	295.9	87,926,082	Asia
84	United Arab Emirates	163.0	422.1	11,574,682	Asia
137	Yemen	81.37	210.8	42,961,653	Asia
176	Belarus	44.04	114.1	8,937,018	Europe
158	Bulgaria	61.51	159.3	6,667,659	Europe
96	Czechia	136.4	353.2	10,527,781	Europe
111	Hungary	105.9	274.2	9,585,818	Europe
102	Poland	123.6	320.1	37,843,188	Europe
126	Republic of Moldova	90.06	233.2	2,961,253	Europe
134	Romania	81.72	211.6	18,800,605	Europe
221	Russian Federation	8.757	22.68	143,394,458	Europe
107	Slovakia	111.2	287.9	5,451,342	Europe
153	Ukraine	68.25	176.8	39,535,849	Europe
93	Denmark	142.1	368.0	6,023,520	Europe
186	Estonia	30.62	79.31	1,331,062	Europe
178	Faroe Islands	40.81	105.7	56,526	Europe
208	Finland	18.59	48.15	5,621,739	Europe
13	Guernsey	1,010	2,615	64,609	Europe
230	Iceland	4.014	10.40	402,329	Europe
141	Ireland	78.36	202.9	5,356,950	Europe
91	Isle of Man	146.9	380.6	84,055	Europe
16	Jersey	897.5	2,324	104,106	Europe
191	Latvia	29.50	76.42	1,835,935	Europe
174	Lithuania	44.67	115.7	2,797,338	Europe
209	Norway	18.58	48.13	5,652,989	Europe
195	Sweden	26.27	68.04	10,701,047	Europe
52	United Kingdom	288.1	746.2	69,931,528	Europe
120	Albania	100.4	260.1	2,751,025	Europe
80	Andorra	178.2	461.5	83,753	Europe
159	Bosnia and Herzegovina	60.83	157.5	3,114,242	Europe
152	Croatia	68.38	177.1	3,822,345	Europe
5	Gibraltar	4,087	10,584	40,867	Europe
145	Greece	75.65	195.9	9,897,115	Europe
12	Holy See	1,151	2,981	506	Europe
75	Italy	199.1	515.6	58,926,166	Europe
87	Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)	152.9	395.9	1,666,992	Europe
8	Malta	1,743	4,514	549,011	Europe
173	Montenegro	45.34	117.4	626,233	Europe
149	North Macedonia	72.42	187.6	1,804,063	Europe
106	Portugal	113.0	292.7	10,395,362	Europe
25	San Marino	550.9	1,427	33,605	Europe
131	Serbia	86.56	224.2	6,641,964	Europe
113	Slovenia	105.0	272.0	2,114,573	Europe
124	Spain	95.25	246.7	47,850,793	Europe
110	Austria	110.4	285.8	9,107,266	Europe
36	Belgium	388.9	1,007	11,774,642	Europe
103	France	121.1	313.5	66,746,401	Europe
66	Germany	240.0	621.5	83,644,258	Europe
63	Liechtenstein	252.3	653.5	40,368	Europe
57	Luxembourg	265.4	687.4	687,448	Europe
1	Monaco	25,562	66,205	38,087	Europe
26	Netherlands	547.9	1,419	18,448,775	Europe
70	Switzerland	225.2	583.4	9,007,798	Europe
82	Anguilla	168.4	436.1	14,817	North America
73	Antigua and Barbuda	215.1	557.0	94,626	North America
22	Aruba	600.9	1,556	108,164	North America
146	Bahamas	75.52	195.6	404,628	North America
17	Barbados	657.5	1,703	282,724	North America
122	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	97.30	252.0	31,913	North America
60	British Virgin Islands	259.3	671.6	39,936	North America
44	Cayman Islands	320.3	829.6	77,196	North America
116	Cuba	102.0	264.3	10,892,659	North America
33	Curaçao	437.4	1,133	185,440	North America
129	Dominica	87.35	226.2	65,511	North America
65	Dominican Republic	240.3	622.4	11,609,500	North America
40	Grenada	345.2	894.0	117,362	North America
68	Guadeloupe	228.8	592.5	372,453	North America
34	Haiti	436.6	1,131	12,037,506	North America
59	Jamaica	261.6	677.6	2,833,403	North America
45	Martinique	318.6	825.2	337,711	North America
177	Montserrat	42.02	108.8	4,328	North America
38	Puerto Rico	370.8	960.3	3,222,688	North America
27	Saint Barthélemy	525.0	1,360	11,550	North America
79	Saint Kitts and Nevis	180.7	468.1	46,992	North America
51	Saint Lucia	293.0	758.9	180,488	North America
31	Saint Martin (French part)	450.9	1,168	23,898	North America
62	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	254.5	659.1	99,245	North America
10	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1,307	3,386	44,447	North America
50	Trinidad and Tobago	295.0	764.0	1,513,268	North America
170	Turks and Caicos Islands	49.63	128.5	47,148	North America
67	United States Virgin Islands	238.3	617.2	83,400	North America
207	Belize	18.79	48.67	428,644	North America
117	Costa Rica	101.3	262.5	5,174,789	North America
48	El Salvador	308.5	798.9	6,391,253	North America
81	Guatemala	177.0	458.4	18,967,978	North America
115	Honduras	102.5	265.6	11,184,760	North America
154	Mexico	67.88	175.8	132,997,658	North America
161	Nicaragua	58.98	152.7	7,097,329	North America
157	Panama	62.36	161.5	4,625,718	North America
213	Argentina	16.48	42.68	46,003,734	South America
218	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	11.77	30.48	12,749,291	South America
196	Brazil	25.55	66.18	213,562,666	South America
194	Chile	26.49	68.61	19,945,850	South America
171	Colombia	48.00	124.3	53,936,226	South America
147	Ecuador	74.27	192.3	18,444,506	South America
236	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0.285	0.738	3,465	South America
231	French Guiana	3.879	10.05	318,872	South America
228	Guyana	4.272	11.06	840,890	South America
211	Paraguay	17.54	45.43	7,095,279	South America
193	Peru	27.28	70.66	34,922,148	South America
229	Suriname	4.136	10.71	645,256	South America
205	Uruguay	19.53	50.58	3,382,537	South America
185	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	31.24	80.92	28,633,711	South America
11	Bermuda	1,194	3,092	64,459	North America
227	Canada	4.450	11.53	40,467,728	North America
237	Greenland	0.136	0.352	55,629	North America
198	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	23.97	62.09	5,513	North America
181	United States of America	38.16	98.82	349,035,494	North America
233	Australia	3.544	9.179	27,227,096	Oceania
204	New Zealand	19.96	51.70	5,287,479	Oceania
169	Fiji	51.30	132.9	937,282	Oceania
216	New Caledonia	16.30	42.21	297,892	Oceania
197	Papua New Guinea	24.18	62.61	10,947,848	Oceania
190	Solomon Islands	29.81	77.20	858,288	Oceania
192	Vanuatu	28.10	72.78	342,564	Oceania
46	Guam	314.6	814.7	170,185	Oceania
77	Kiribati	190.7	493.9	138,445	Oceania
76	Marshall Islands	194.9	504.7	35,075	Oceania
83	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	163.1	422.5	114,183	Oceania
21	Nauru	605.1	1,567	12,101	Oceania
125	Northern Mariana Islands	93.90	243.2	42,914	Oceania
180	Palau	38.29	99.18	17,614	Oceania
69	American Samoa	226.6	586.9	45,319	Oceania
166	Cook Islands	53.44	138.4	12,826	Oceania
143	French Polynesia	76.84	199.0	283,076	Oceania
223	Niue	7.008	18.15	1,822	Oceania
142	Samoa	77.92	201.8	220,528	Oceania
71	Tokelau	224.2	580.8	2,691	Oceania
85	Tonga	158.9	411.6	103,291	Oceania
47	Tuvalu	312.1	808.3	9,362	Oceania
139	Wallis and Futuna Islands	79.38	205.6	11,113	Oceania
	World	63.65	164.85	8,300,678,395