List of countries by population density

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
World Bank
Date04 Oct 2026

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)

Code Rank Country/Territory Density (2026) Population Continent
per sq kmper sq mile2026
BDI24Burundi567.61,47014,729,157Africa
COM30Comoros483.11,251899,010Africa
DJI167Djibouti51.74134.01,199,459Africa
ERI187Eritrea30.4078.733,682,669Africa
ETH95Ethiopia138.9359.8138,902,185Africa
KEN118Kenya101.0261.558,636,412Africa
MDG162Madagascar57.62149.233,522,052Africa
MWI64Malawi241.0624.122,785,535Africa
MUS19Mauritius623.21,6141,265,059Africa
MYT15Mayotte926.82,400347,536Africa
MOZ172Mozambique46.59120.736,639,851Africa
REU39Réunion354.5918.2886,298Africa
RWA20Rwanda615.01,59314,889,693Africa
SYC49Seychelles295.3764.9134,959Africa
SOM183Somalia32.3783.8320,305,907Africa
SSD200South Sudan22.0457.0912,436,037Africa
UGA58Uganda264.1683.952,761,469Africa
TZA133United Republic of Tanzania81.92212.272,563,780Africa
ZMB188Zambia30.3078.4722,521,915Africa
ZWE175Zimbabwe44.65115.617,273,580Africa
AGO184Angola32.2683.5540,215,179Africa
CMR155Cameroon65.75170.330,640,817Africa
CAF220Central African Republic9.14823.695,698,984Africa
TCD212Chad17.1244.3521,560,380Africa
COG206Congo19.4450.346,637,785Africa
COD168Democratic Republic of the Congo51.37133.0116,452,162Africa
GNQ150Equatorial Guinea70.75183.21,984,468Africa
GAB219Gabon10.2726.612,647,399Africa
STP61Sao Tome and Principe255.2661.0244,994Africa
DZA203Algeria20.1652.2348,028,334Africa
EGY104Egypt120.7312.5120,101,175Africa
LBY226Libya4.49811.657,539,851Africa
MAR130Morocco86.85224.938,762,441Africa
SDN189Sudan30.1978.1953,282,719Africa
TUN138Tunisia79.88206.912,415,138Africa
ESH234Western Sahara2.2965.947610,813Africa
BWA225Botswana4.59411.902,603,388Africa
SWZ148Eswatini73.14189.41,269,859Africa
LSO140Lesotho78.70203.82,389,336Africa
NAM232Namibia3.8309.9203,153,246Africa
ZAF165South Africa53.61138.965,453,084Africa
BEN97Benin134.5348.415,170,419Africa
BFA127Burkina Faso89.92232.924,601,700Africa
CPV98Cabo Verde131.4340.4529,630Africa
CIV112Côte d'Ivoire105.3272.833,494,346Africa
GMB54Gambia285.0738.12,884,079Africa
GHA86Ghana156.9406.335,697,557Africa
GIN156Guinea62.84162.815,441,993Africa
GNB135Guinea-Bissau81.71211.62,297,808Africa
LBR160Liberia60.78157.45,853,949Africa
MLI201Mali21.2555.0525,932,275Africa
MRT224Mauritania5.29913.725,461,319Africa
NER199Niger22.7558.9228,814,878Africa
NGA56Nigeria266.2689.4242,431,832Africa
SHN217Saint Helena13.2034.195,147Africa
SEN119Senegal100.6260.519,366,548Africa
SLE101Sierra Leone125.4324.88,996,745Africa
TGO78Togo182.6472.99,930,918Africa
KAZ222Kazakhstan7.81020.2321,083,626Asia
KGZ179Kyrgyzstan38.5899.937,400,465Asia
TJK144Tajikistan76.72198.710,978,599Asia
TKM214Turkmenistan16.4642.647,736,632Asia
UZB128Uzbekistan88.68229.737,724,223Asia
CHN90China147.2381.21,412,914,089Asia
HKG4China, Hong Kong SAR6,71417,3897,378,602Asia
MAC2China, Macao SAR22,60058,533723,188Asia
TWN18China, Taiwan Province of China649.91,68323,011,292Asia
PRK72Dem. People's Republic of Korea221.2572.926,633,691Asia
JPN43Japan324.9841.5122,427,731Asia
MNG235Mongolia2.2845.9163,556,798Asia
KOR28Republic of Korea521.51,35151,600,388Asia
AFG151Afghanistan69.38179.745,047,069Asia
BGD9Bangladesh1,3663,538177,818,044Asia
BTN202Bhutan20.8954.12802,214Asia
IND29India496.61,2861,476,625,576Asia
IRN163Iran (Islamic Republic of)57.20148.293,168,497Asia
MDV7Maldives1,7724,589531,517Asia
NPL74Nepal201.3521.429,629,410Asia
PAK41Pakistan336.4871.2259,299,791Asia
LKA37Sri Lanka372.4964.423,348,315Asia
BRN136Brunei Darussalam81.49211.1469,775Asia
KHM121Cambodia99.71258.318,051,219Asia
IDN88Indonesia150.7390.2287,886,782Asia
LAO182Lao People's Democratic Republic34.5589.487,974,017Asia
MYS108Malaysia110.7286.836,385,115Asia
MMR132Myanmar84.47218.855,184,819Asia
PHL35Philippines392.41,016117,724,471Asia
SGP3Singapore8,64722,3955,905,748Asia
THA94Thailand140.1362.871,559,614Asia
TLS123Timor-Leste96.63250.31,436,923Asia
VNM42Viet Nam326.0844.4102,177,431Asia
ARM114Armenia103.0266.72,930,915Asia
AZE100Azerbaijan126.5327.610,454,855Asia
BHR6Bahrain2,1405,5421,675,572Asia
CYP89Cyprus149.6387.51,382,334Asia
GEO164Georgia54.75141.83,804,642Asia
IRQ109Iraq110.6286.448,007,437Asia
ISR32Israel445.81,1559,647,689Asia
JOR99Jordan130.5338.111,589,532Asia
KWT53Kuwait286.4741.75,102,773Asia
LBN23Lebanon576.51,4935,897,467Asia
OMN210Oman18.3247.465,671,458Asia
QAT55Qatar273.9709.43,173,559Asia
SAU215Saudi Arabia16.3642.3735,165,787Asia
PSE14State of Palestine945.62,4495,692,790Asia
SYR92Syrian Arab Republic144.1373.226,472,497Asia
TUR105Türkiye114.2295.987,926,082Asia
ARE84United Arab Emirates163.0422.111,574,682Asia
YEM137Yemen81.37210.842,961,653Asia
BLR176Belarus44.04114.18,937,018Europe
BGR158Bulgaria61.51159.36,667,659Europe
CZE96Czechia136.4353.210,527,781Europe
HUN111Hungary105.9274.29,585,818Europe
POL102Poland123.6320.137,843,188Europe
MDA126Republic of Moldova90.06233.22,961,253Europe
ROU134Romania81.72211.618,800,605Europe
RUS221Russian Federation8.75722.68143,394,458Europe
SVK107Slovakia111.2287.95,451,342Europe
UKR153Ukraine68.25176.839,535,849Europe
DNK93Denmark142.1368.06,023,520Europe
EST186Estonia30.6279.311,331,062Europe
FRO178Faroe Islands40.81105.756,526Europe
FIN208Finland18.5948.155,621,739Europe
GGY13Guernsey1,0102,61564,609Europe
ISL230Iceland4.01410.40402,329Europe
IRL141Ireland78.36202.95,356,950Europe
IMN91Isle of Man146.9380.684,055Europe
JEY16Jersey897.52,324104,106Europe
LVA191Latvia29.5076.421,835,935Europe
LTU174Lithuania44.67115.72,797,338Europe
NOR209Norway18.5848.135,652,989Europe
SWE195Sweden26.2768.0410,701,047Europe
GBR52United Kingdom288.1746.269,931,528Europe
ALB120Albania100.4260.12,751,025Europe
AND80Andorra178.2461.583,753Europe
BIH159Bosnia and Herzegovina60.83157.53,114,242Europe
HRV152Croatia68.38177.13,822,345Europe
GIB5Gibraltar4,08710,58440,867Europe
GRC145Greece75.65195.99,897,115Europe
VAT12Holy See1,1512,981506Europe
ITA75Italy199.1515.658,926,166Europe
XXK87Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)152.9395.91,666,992Europe
MLT8Malta1,7434,514549,011Europe
MNE173Montenegro45.34117.4626,233Europe
MKD149North Macedonia72.42187.61,804,063Europe
PRT106Portugal113.0292.710,395,362Europe
SMR25San Marino550.91,42733,605Europe
SRB131Serbia86.56224.26,641,964Europe
SVN113Slovenia105.0272.02,114,573Europe
ESP124Spain95.25246.747,850,793Europe
AUT110Austria110.4285.89,107,266Europe
BEL36Belgium388.91,00711,774,642Europe
FRA103France121.1313.566,746,401Europe
DEU66Germany240.0621.583,644,258Europe
LIE63Liechtenstein252.3653.540,368Europe
LUX57Luxembourg265.4687.4687,448Europe
MCO1Monaco25,56266,20538,087Europe
NLD26Netherlands547.91,41918,448,775Europe
CHE70Switzerland225.2583.49,007,798Europe
AIA82Anguilla168.4436.114,817North America
ATG73Antigua and Barbuda215.1557.094,626North America
ABW22Aruba600.91,556108,164North America
BHS146Bahamas75.52195.6404,628North America
BRB17Barbados657.51,703282,724North America
BES122Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba97.30252.031,913North America
VGB60British Virgin Islands259.3671.639,936North America
CYM44Cayman Islands320.3829.677,196North America
CUB116Cuba102.0264.310,892,659North America
CUW33Curaçao437.41,133185,440North America
DMA129Dominica87.35226.265,511North America
DOM65Dominican Republic240.3622.411,609,500North America
GRD40Grenada345.2894.0117,362North America
GLP68Guadeloupe228.8592.5372,453North America
HTI34Haiti436.61,13112,037,506North America
JAM59Jamaica261.6677.62,833,403North America
MTQ45Martinique318.6825.2337,711North America
MSR177Montserrat42.02108.84,328North America
PRI38Puerto Rico370.8960.33,222,688North America
BLM27Saint Barthélemy525.01,36011,550North America
KNA79Saint Kitts and Nevis180.7468.146,992North America
LCA51Saint Lucia293.0758.9180,488North America
MAF31Saint Martin (French part)450.91,16823,898North America
VCT62Saint Vincent and the Grenadines254.5659.199,245North America
SXM10Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,3073,38644,447North America
TTO50Trinidad and Tobago295.0764.01,513,268North America
TCA170Turks and Caicos Islands49.63128.547,148North America
VIR67United States Virgin Islands238.3617.283,400North America
BLZ207Belize18.7948.67428,644North America
CRI117Costa Rica101.3262.55,174,789North America
SLV48El Salvador308.5798.96,391,253North America
GTM81Guatemala177.0458.418,967,978North America
HND115Honduras102.5265.611,184,760North America
MEX154Mexico67.88175.8132,997,658North America
NIC161Nicaragua58.98152.77,097,329North America
PAN157Panama62.36161.54,625,718North America
ARG213Argentina16.4842.6846,003,734South America
BOL218Bolivia (Plurinational State of)11.7730.4812,749,291South America
BRA196Brazil25.5566.18213,562,666South America
CHL194Chile26.4968.6119,945,850South America
COL171Colombia48.00124.353,936,226South America
ECU147Ecuador74.27192.318,444,506South America
FLK236Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.2850.7383,465South America
GUF231French Guiana3.87910.05318,872South America
GUY228Guyana4.27211.06840,890South America
PRY211Paraguay17.5445.437,095,279South America
PER193Peru27.2870.6634,922,148South America
SUR229Suriname4.13610.71645,256South America
URY205Uruguay19.5350.583,382,537South America
VEN185Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)31.2480.9228,633,711South America
BMU11Bermuda1,1943,09264,459North America
CAN227Canada4.45011.5340,467,728North America
GRL237Greenland0.1360.35255,629North America
SPM198Saint Pierre and Miquelon23.9762.095,513North America
USA181United States of America38.1698.82349,035,494North America
AUS233Australia3.5449.17927,227,096Oceania
NZL204New Zealand19.9651.705,287,479Oceania
FJI169Fiji51.30132.9937,282Oceania
NCL216New Caledonia16.3042.21297,892Oceania
PNG197Papua New Guinea24.1862.6110,947,848Oceania
SLB190Solomon Islands29.8177.20858,288Oceania
VUT192Vanuatu28.1072.78342,564Oceania
GUM46Guam314.6814.7170,185Oceania
KIR77Kiribati190.7493.9138,445Oceania
MHL76Marshall Islands194.9504.735,075Oceania
FSM83Micronesia (Fed. States of)163.1422.5114,183Oceania
NRU21Nauru605.11,56712,101Oceania
MNP125Northern Mariana Islands93.90243.242,914Oceania
PLW180Palau38.2999.1817,614Oceania
ASM69American Samoa226.6586.945,319Oceania
COK166Cook Islands53.44138.412,826Oceania
PYF143French Polynesia76.84199.0283,076Oceania
NIU223Niue7.00818.151,822Oceania
WSM142Samoa77.92201.8220,528Oceania
TKL71Tokelau224.2580.82,691Oceania
TON85Tonga158.9411.6103,291Oceania
TUV47Tuvalu312.1808.39,362Oceania
WLF139Wallis and Futuna Islands79.38205.611,113Oceania
World 63.65 164.85 8,300,678,395

World Bank (2017)

Rank Country/territory Density
1Macao SAR, China20,546.766
2Monaco19,347.500
3Singapore7,915.731
4Hong Kong SAR, China7,039.714
5Gibraltar3,457.100
6Bahrain1,935.907
7Maldives1,454.433
8Malta1,454.038
9Bermuda1,308.820
10Bangladesh1,265.036
11Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,209.088
12Channel Islands870.074
13West Bank and Gaza778.202
14Nauru682.450
15Barbados664.463
16Mauritius622.962
17Lebanon594.561
18St. Martin (French part)590.533
19Aruba584.800
20San Marino556.667
21Korea, Rep.527.967
22Netherlands508.544
23Rwanda494.869
24India450.419
25Comoros437.352
26Burundi423.063
27Israel402.606
28Haiti398.448
29Puerto Rico376.232
30Belgium375.564
31Tuvalu373.067
32Curacao362.644
33Philippines351.873
34Japan347.778
35Sri Lanka341.955
36Grenada317.132
37Vietnam308.127
38El Salvador307.811
39Virgin Islands (U.S.)306.480
40Guam304.128
41Marshall Islands295.150
42St. Lucia293.187
43St. Vincent and the Grenadines281.787
44American Samoa278.205
45United Kingdom272.898
46Trinidad and Tobago266.886
47Jamaica266.879
48Cayman Islands256.496
49Pakistan255.573
50Germany237.016
51Liechtenstein237.013
52Kuwait232.128
53Antigua and Barbuda231.845
54Luxembourg231.447
55Qatar227.322
56Dominican Republic222.873
57Switzerland214.243
58Uganda213.759
59St. Kitts and Nevis212.865
60Sao Tome and Principe212.841
61Korea, Dem. People's Rep.211.701
62Nigeria209.588
63Seychelles208.354
64British Virgin Islands207.973
65Gambia, The207.566
66Italy205.859
67Nepal204.430
68Malawi197.519
69Kosovo168.155
70Andorra163.755
71Guatemala157.834
72Micronesia, Fed. Sts.150.777
73Tonga150.028
74Isle of Man147.872
75China147.674
76Indonesia145.725
77Kiribati143.701
78Togo143.366
79Czech Republic137.176
80Denmark136.520
81Cabo Verde135.580
82Thailand135.132
83Cyprus127.657
84Ghana126.719
85Poland124.027
86Moldova123.655
87France122.578
88Northern Mariana Islands119.878
89Azerbaijan119.309
90Slovak Republic113.128
91United Arab Emirates112.442
92Portugal112.371
93Cuba110.408
94Jordan109.285
95Hungary108.043
96Austria106.749
97Ethiopia104.957
98Turkey104.914
99Albania104.871
100Sierra Leone104.700
101Armenia102.931
102Slovenia102.619
103Syrian Arab Republic99.493
104Benin99.110
105Dominica98.567
106Egypt, Arab Rep.97.999
107Malaysia96.254
108Costa Rica96.079
109Spain93.105
110Cambodia90.672
111Iraq88.125
112Kenya87.324
113Timor-Leste87.176
114Romania85.129
115Greece83.479
116Honduras82.805
117Macedonia, FYR82.600
118Senegal82.328
119Myanmar81.721
120Brunei Darussalam81.347
121Serbia80.291
122Morocco80.080
123Eswatini79.492
124Ukraine77.390
125French Polynesia77.324
126Cote d'Ivoire76.399
127Uzbekistan76.134
128Tunisia74.228
129Croatia73.726
130Lesotho73.562
131Burkina Faso70.151
132Ireland69.874
133Samoa69.413
134Bosnia and Herzegovina68.496
135Ecuador66.939
136Mexico66.444
137Guinea-Bissau66.191
138Bulgaria65.180
139Georgia65.032
140Tanzania64.699
141Tajikistan64.281
142Panama55.133
143Afghanistan54.422
144Yemen, Rep.53.508
145Guinea51.755
146Nicaragua51.667
147Cameroon50.885
148Iran, Islamic Rep.49.831
149Fiji49.562
150Liberia49.127
151Palau47.237
152Belarus46.858
153South Africa46.754
154Montenegro46.280
155Equatorial Guinea45.194
156Lithuania45.135
157Colombia44.223
158Madagascar43.951
159Zimbabwe42.729
160Djibouti41.285
161Bahamas, The39.497
162Mozambique37.728
163Turks and Caicos Islands37.312
164Venezuela, RB36.253
165Congo, Dem. Rep.35.879
166United States35.608
167Faroe Islands35.308
168Kyrgyz Republic32.333
169Latvia31.212
170Estonia31.033
171Lao PDR29.715
172Peru25.129
173Brazil25.040
174Sweden24.718
175Chile24.282
176Angola23.890
177Somalia23.500
178Sudan23.258
179Zambia22.995
180Vanuatu22.662
181Solomon Islands21.841
182Bhutan21.188
183Uruguay19.751
184Papua New Guinea18.220
185New Zealand18.206
186Finland18.136
187Algeria17.348
188Paraguay17.144
189Niger16.955
190Belize16.426
191Argentina16.177
192Congo, Rep.15.405
193New Caledonia15.342
194Saudi Arabia15.322
195Mali15.196
196Oman14.980
197Norway14.462
198Turkmenistan12.253
199Chad11.833
200Bolivia10.202
201Russian Federation8.823
202Gabon7.859
203Central African Republic7.479
204Kazakhstan6.681
205Mauritania4.289
206Botswana4.044
207Canada4.037
208Guyana3.952
209Libya3.623
210Suriname3.612
211Iceland3.404
212Australia3.202
213Namibia3.078
214Mongolia1.980
215Greenland0.137
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