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List of countries and dependencies by population density

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Population density (people per km2) by country in 2018

This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by human population density, and measured by the number of human inhabitants per square kilometer 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 estimates for July 2005, taken from the United Nations World Prospects Report (2004 revision), unless stated differently.

The names of dependent territories are shown in italics.

Area figures provided here have been obtained from the main articles of the respective countries and territories.

Rank Country (or dependent territory) Area Population Density Date Population source
km2 mi2 pop./km2 pop./mi2
 Macau (China) 32.9 13 696,100 21,158.05 54,799 September 30, 2019 Official quarterly estimate
1  Monaco 2.02 0.78 38,300 18,960.4 49,107 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
2  Singapore 722.5 279 5,703,600 7,894.26 20,446 July 1, 2019 Official estimate
 Hong Kong (China) 1,106 427 7,500,700 6,781.83 17,565 December 31, 2019 Official estimate
 Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 6.8 2.6 33,701 4,956.03 12,836 July 1, 2019 UN projection
3  Bahrain 778 300 1,543,300 1,982.91 5,136 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
4  Malta 315 122 514,564 1,633.54 4,231 July 10, 2020 Official estimate Archived 2020-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
5  Maldives 298 115 374,775 1,257.63 3,257 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
 Bermuda (United Kingdom) 52 20 64,027 1,226.52 3,177 July 1, 2019 Official Projection
 Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 34 13 42,876 1,261 3,266 January 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2016-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
6  Bangladesh 143,998 55,598 177,975,502 1,236 3,201 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
7   Vatican City[note 1] 0.49 0.19 453 924.49 2,394 February 1, 2019 Official estimate
 Jersey (United Kingdom) 116 45 104,200 898.28 2,327 December 31, 2016 Official estimate
8  Palestine 6,020 2,324 4,976,684 826.69 2,141 July 1, 2019 Official projection
 Guernsey (United Kingdom) 78 30 62,723 804.14 2,083 March 31, 2016 Official estimate
Mayotte (France) 374 144 256,518 685.88 1,776 September 5, 2017 2017 census result
9  Lebanon 10,452 4,036 6,855,713 672.06 1,741 July 1, 2019 UN projection
10  Barbados 430 166 287,025 667.5 1,729 July 1, 2019 UN projection
Saint Martin (France) 53.2 21 35,107 659.91 1,709 January 1, 2014 Official estimate
 Taiwan 36,197 13,976 23,604,265 652.11 1,689 January 31, 2020 Monthly official estimate
11  Mauritius 2,040 788 1,265,577 620.38 1,607 July 1, 2018 Official estimate
 Aruba (Netherlands) 180 69 112,309 624 1,616 January 1, 2019 Official estimate
12  San Marino 61 24 34,641 567.89 1,471 April 30, 2019 Official monthly estimate Archived 2020-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
13  Nauru 21 8 11,200 533.33 1,381 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
14  South Korea 100,210 38,691 51,780,579 516.72 1,338 July 1, 2020 Official annual projection
15  Rwanda 26,338 10,169 12,374,397 469.83 1,217 July 1, 2019 Official projection
16  Comoros 1,861 719 873,724 469.49 1,216 July 1, 2019 Official projection
Saint Barthélemy (France) 21 8 9,427 448.9 1,163 January 1, 2014 Official estimate
17  Netherlands 41,526 16,033 17,764,808 428 1,108 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2018-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
18  Israel 22,072 8,522 9,952,825 451 1,168 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
19  Haiti 27,065 10,450 11,263,077 416.15 1,078 July 1, 2019 UN projection
20  India 3,287,263 1,269,219 1,407,563,842 411.48 1,066 January 1, 2019 UN estimate [3][4]
21  Burundi 27,816 10,740 11,215,578 403.21 1,044 July 1, 2020 Official annual projection Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
22  Tuvalu 26 10 10,300 396.15 1,026 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
23  Belgium 30,689 11,849 11,524,454 375.52 973 January 1, 2020 Official monthly estimate
24  Philippines 300,000 115,831 115,903,687 386 1,001 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
 Curaçao (Netherlands) 444 171 158,665 357.35 926 January 1, 2019 Official Estimate
 Puerto Rico (United States) 9,104 3,515 3,195,153 350.96 909 July 1, 2018 Official estimate
Réunion (France) 2,503.7 967 850,996 339.89 880 January 1, 2016 Official estimate Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
25  Japan 377,975 145,937 126,010,000 333.38 863 February 1, 2020 Monthly official estimate
26  Sri Lanka 65,610 25,332 21,803,000 332.31 861 July 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2017-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
Martinique (France) 1,128 436 371,246 329.12 852 January 1, 2018 Official estimate
 Guam (United States) 541 209 175,200 323.84 839 July 1, 2019 Annual projection
27  El Salvador 21,040 8,124 6,704,864 318.67 825 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
28  Grenada 344 133 108,825 316.35 819 July 1, 2019 UN projection
29  Marshall Islands 181 70 55,900 308.84 800 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
 United States Virgin Islands (United States) 352 136 104,909 298.04 772 July 1, 2019 UN projection
30  Saint Lucia 617 238 180,454 292.47 757 July 1, 2019 UN projection
31  Vietnam 331,212 127,882 96,208,984 290.48 752 April 1, 2019 Official annual projection
 American Samoa (United States) 197 76 57,100 289.85 751 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
32  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 150 110,520 284.11 736 July 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2021-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
33  United Kingdom 242,495 93,628 67,886,004 279.95 725 May 11, 2020 Population Division UN
34  Pakistan 803,940 310,403 226,996,217 282 731 December 4, 2024 Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
35  Trinidad and Tobago 5,155 1,990 1,363,985 264.59 685 July 1, 2019 Official annual estimate
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 259 100 65,813 254.1 658 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
36  Jamaica 10,991 4,244 2,726,667 248.08 643 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
37  Kuwait 17,818 6,880 4,420,110 248.07 642 January 1, 2019 Official estimate
Guadeloupe (France) 1,628.4 629 395,725 243.01 629 January 1, 2016 Official estimate Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
38  Liechtenstein 160 62 38,380 239.88 621 December 31, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
39  Luxembourg 2,586 998 613,894 237.39 615 January 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
40  Qatar 11,571 4,468 2,740,479 236.84 613 May 31, 2019 Official monthly estimate Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
41  Antigua and Barbuda 442 171 104,084 235.48 610 July 1, 2019 UN projection
42  Germany 357,168 137,903 83,149,300 232.8 603 September 30, 2019 Official quarterly estimate Archived 2019-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
43  Nigeria 923,768 356,669 200,962,000 217.55 563 July 1, 2019 UN projection
44  Dominican Republic 47,875 18,485 10,358,320 216.36 560 July 1, 2019 Official projection Archived 2017-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
 British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 151 58 32,206 213.28 552 July 1, 2019 UN projection
45  Seychelles 455 176 96,762 212.66 551 June 30, 2018 Official estimate
46  North Korea 120,540 46,541 25,549,604 211.96 549 January 1, 2019 UN projection
47  Saint Kitts and Nevis 270 104 56,345 208.69 541 July 1, 2019 UN projection
48  Gambia 10,690 4,127 2,228,075 208.43 540 July 1, 2019 UN projection
49   Switzerland 41,285 15,940 8,586,550 207.98 539 September 30, 2019 Official provisional figure
50  São Tomé and Príncipe 1,001 386 201,784 201.58 522 July 1, 2018 Official Estimate
51    Nepal 147,516 56,956 29,609,623 200.72 520 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
52  Italy 301,308 116,336 60,252,824 199.97 518 August 31, 2019 Monthly official estimate Archived 2019-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
53  Uganda 241,551 93,263 40,006,700 165.62 429 July 1, 2019 Annual official estimate
 Kosovo[note 2] 10,910 4,212 1,795,666 164.59 426 December 31, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2021-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
54  Andorra 464 179 76,177 164.17 425 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
55  Guatemala 108,889 42,042 17,679,735 162.36 421 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
56  Kiribati 811 313 125,000 154.13 399 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 21 8 3,193 152.05 394 July 1, 2015
57  Federated States of Micronesia 701 271 105,600 150.64 390 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
Saba (Netherlands) 13 5 1,947 149.77 388 January 1, 2016
58  Cyprus 5,896 2,276 875,900 148.56 385 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
59  Malawi 118,484 45,747 17,563,749 148.24 384 September 3, 2018 2018 Census Result Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
 Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 572 221 83,314 145.65 377 April 24, 2016 2016 census result
60  China 9,640,821 3,722,342 1,426,815,800 148 383 December 4, 2024 Official estimate
61  Indonesia 1,904,569 735,358 268,074,600 140.75 365 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
 Tokelau (New Zealand) 10 4 1,400 140 363 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
 Anguilla (United Kingdom) 96 37 13,452 140.13 363 May 11, 2011 Preliminary 2011 census result
62  Tonga 720 278 100,000 138.89 360 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
63  Cape Verde 4,033 1,557 550,483 136.49 354 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
64  Czech Republic 78,867 30,451 10,681,161 135.43 351 September 30, 2019 Official quarterly estimate
65  Denmark 43,098 16,640 5,814,461 134.91 349 July 1, 2019 Official quarterly estimate
66  Togo 56,600 21,853 7,538,000 133.18 345 July 1, 2019 Official estimate
67  Thailand 513,120 198,117 67,150,067 131 339 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
68  Ghana 238,533 92,098 30,280,811 126.95 329 July 1, 2019 Official projection
 Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 457 176 56,600 123.85 321 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
69  France 543,965 210,026 67,060,000 123.28 319 December 1, 2019 Monthly official estimate
70  Poland 312,685 120,728 38,386,000 122.76 318 June 30, 2019 Official estimate
71  Jordan 89,342 34,495 11,885,264 133 345 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
72  United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,278 9,770,529 116.87 303 July 1, 2019 UN projection
73  Azerbaijan 86,600 33,436 10,067,108 116.25 301 January 1, 2020 Official publication
 Transnistria[note 3] 4,163 1,607 469,000 112.66 292 January 1, 2018 Official estimate
74  Portugal 92,090 35,556 10,276,617 111.59 289 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
75  Slovakia 49,036 18,933 5,450,421 111.15 288 December 31, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
76  Sierra Leone 71,740 27,699 7,901,454 110.14 285 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
77  Austria 83,879 32,386 8,902,600 106.14 275 January 1, 2020 Official quarterly estimate
78  Turkey 783,562 302,535 83,154,997 106.12 275 December 31, 2019 Annual official estimate Archived 2017-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
79  Hungary 93,029 35,919 9,764,000 104.96 272 January 1, 2019 Annual official estimate
 Northern Cyprus[note 4] 3,355 1,295 351,965 104.91 272 December 31, 2017 Official estimate Archived 2019-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
80  Benin 112,622 43,484 11,733,059 104.18 270 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
81  Slovenia 20,273 7,827 2,084,301 102.81 266 January 1, 2019 Official quarterly estimate Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
82  Cuba 109,884 42,426 11,193,470 101.87 264 December 31, 2019 Official population estimate Archived 2020-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
83  Ethiopia 1,063,652 410,678 107,534,882 101.1 262 July 1, 2018 UN projection
84  Egypt 1,002,450 387,048 109,018,631 109 282 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
85  Albania 28,703 11,082 2,862,427 99.73 258 January 1, 2019 Official annual estimate Archived 2019-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
86  Armenia 29,743 11,484 2,957,500 99.44 258 September 30, 2019 Official quarterly estimate
87  Malaysia 330,803 127,724 35,262,954 107 276 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
88  Costa Rica 51,100 19,730 5,058,007 98.98 256 June 30, 2019 Official estimate
89  Dominica 739 285 71,808 97.17 252 July 1, 2019 UN projection
90  Spain 505,990 195,364 46,934,632 92.76 240 July 1, 2019 Official estimate
91  Syria 185,180 71,498 17,070,135 92.18 239 July 1, 2019 UN projection
92  Cambodia 181,035 69,898 16,289,270 89.98 233 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
93  Iraq 438,317 169,235 39,309,783 89.68 232 July 1, 2019 UN projection-
94  Serbia 77,474 29,913 6,901,188 89.08 231 July 1, 2019 Official estimate
95  Senegal 196,722 75,955 16,209,125 82.4 213 July 1, 2019 Official projection
96  Kenya 581,834 224,647 47,564,296 81.75 212 August 31, 2019 2019 census result
Wallis & Futuna (France) 142 55 11,600 81.69 212 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
97  Honduras 112,492 43,433 9,158,345 81.41 211 July 1, 2019 Official projection
98  Romania 238,391 92,043 19,405,156 81.4 211 January 1, 2019 Official annual estimate
99  Greece 131,957 50,949 10,724,599 81.27 210 January 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
100  North Macedonia 25,713 9,928 2,077,132 80.78 209 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
101  Myanmar 676,577 261,228 54,339,766 80.32 208 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
102  Morocco 446,550 172,414 36,977,019 83 214 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
103  Ivory Coast 322,921 124,680 25,823,071 79.97 207 January 1, 2019 Official projection
 French Polynesia (France) 3,521 1,359 280,600 79.69 206 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
104  Moldova 33,843 13,067 2,681,735 79.24 205 January 1, 2019 Official estimate
105  Timor-Leste 14,919 5,760 1,167,242 78.24 203 July 11, 2015 Preliminary 2015 census result Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
 Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 497 192 37,910 76.28 198 July 1, 2016 Official estimate
106  Burkina Faso 270,764 104,543 20,244,080 74.77 194 July 1, 2018 Annual official projection
107  Lesotho 30,355 11,720 2,263,010 74.55 193 July 1, 2018 UN projection
108  Brunei 5,765 2,226 421,300 73.08 189 July 1, 2017 Official estimate Archived 2016-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
109  Uzbekistan 447,400 172,742 32,653,900 72.99 189 January 1, 2018 Official estimate
110  Croatia 56,542 21,831 4,087,843 72.3 187 July 1, 2018 Annual official estimate Archived 2020-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
111  Tunisia 163,610 63,170 11,722,038 71.65 186 July 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2019-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
112  Samoa 2,831 1,093 199,300 70.4 182 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
113 Ireland 70,273 27,133 4,921,500 70.03 181 April 1, 2019 Official annual estimate
114  Ukraine [note 5] 603,000 232,820 41,902,416 69.49 180 January 1, 2020 Official monthly estimate Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
115  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 19,772 3,511,372 68.57 178 July 1, 2016 Official estimate
116  Eswatini (Swaziland) 17,364 6,704 1,159,250 66.76 173 July 1, 2018 Official projection
Bonaire (Netherlands) 288 111 18,905 65.64 170 December 31, 2014
117  Yemen 455,000 175,676 28,915,284 63.55 165 July 1, 2018 UN projection
118  Mexico 1,967,138 759,516 126,577,691 64.35 167 July 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2019-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
 Cook Islands (New Zealand) 237 92 15,250 64.35 167 July 1, 2020 Annual projection
119  Tajikistan 143,100 55,251 9,127,000 63.78 165 January 1, 2019 Official estimate
120  Ecuador 276,841 106,889 18,610,656 67 174 December 4, 2024 Official projection
121  Bulgaria 111,002 42,858 6,951,482 62.62 162 December 31, 2019 Official annual estimate Archived 2020-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
122  Tanzania 945,087 364,900 55,890,747 59.14 153 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
 World (land only, excluding Antarctica) 134,940,000 52,100,000 8,001,887,000 59.3 154 December 4, 2024 USCB's world population clock
123  Panama 74,177 28,640 4,158,783 56.07 145 July 1, 2018 Official projection
124  Georgia 69,700 26,911 3,729,600 53.51 139 January 1, 2018 Official estimate
125  Nicaragua 121,428 46,884 6,393,824 52.66 136 July 1, 2017 Official estimate
 World (land only) 148,940,000 57,510,000 8,001,887,000 53.73 139 December 4, 2024 USCB's World population clock
126  Cameroon 466,050 179,943 24,348,251 52.24 135 July 1, 2019 Official projection Archived 2021-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
127  Iran 1,648,195 636,372 87,988,101 53 138 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
Norfolk Island (Australia) 35 14 1,748 49.94 129 August 9, 2016 census result Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
128  Guinea 245,857 94,926 12,218,357 49.7 129 July 1, 2019 official projection Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
129 Afghanistan 645,807 249,347 31,575,018 48.89 127 July 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2019-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
130  Fiji 18,333 7,078 884,887 48.27 125 September 17, 2017 Official census result
 Montserrat (United Kingdom) 102 39 4,922 48.25 125 May 12, 2011 2011 census result Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
131  Equatorial Guinea 28,051 10,831 1,358,276 48.42 125 July 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2017-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
132  South Africa 1,220,813 471,359 58,775,022 48.14 125 July 1, 2019 Official estimate
133  Djibouti 23,000 8,880 1,078,373 46.89 121 July 1, 2019 Official projection Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
134  Liberia 97,036 37,466 4,475,353 46.12 119 July 1, 2019 Official projection Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
135  Belarus 207,600 80,155 9,397,800 45.59 118 April 1, 2020 Quarterly official estimate Archived 2019-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
136  Montenegro 13,812 5,333 622,182 45.05 117 January 1, 2019 Official estimate
137  Guinea-Bissau 36,125 13,948 1,604,528 44.42 115 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
138  Madagascar 587,041 226,658 25,680,342 43.75 113 May 18, 2018 Official Census Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
139  Lithuania 65,300 25,212 2,793,466 42.78 111 November 1, 2019 Monthly official estimate
140  Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 48,613,600 43 110 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
141  Palau 444 171 17,900 40.32 104 July 1, 2018 Official estimate[permanent dead link]
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 5 544 38.86 101 August 9, 2016 census result Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
142  Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872 15,159,624 38.8 100 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
143  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,345,095 905,446 86,790,567 37.01 96 July 1, 2019 UN projection
144  Mozambique 799,380 308,642 28,571,310 35.74 93 July 1, 2019 Official projection
145  Venezuela 916,445 353,841 32,219,521 35.16 91 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1,399 540 50,844 34.48 89 May 1, 2018 Official monthly estimate
146  United States 9,833,517 3,796,742 340,703,013 35 90 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
147  Kyrgyzstan 199,945 77,199 6,309,300 31.56 82 June 1, 2018 Official estimate
148  Latvia 64,562 24,928 1,910,400 29.59 77 October 1, 2019 Official monthly estimate Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
149  Estonia 45,339 17,505 1,324,820 29.22 76 January 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
150  Eritrea 121,100 46,757 3,497,117 28.88 75 July 1, 2019 UN projection
 Abkhazia[note 6] 8,660 3,344 243,206 28.08 73 April 27, 2018
151  Bahamas 13,940 5,382 386,870 27.75 72 July 1, 2018 Official projection
152  Laos 236,800 91,429 6,492,400 27.42 71 March 1, 2015 Preliminary 2015 census result Archived 2020-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 242 2,605 6,081 25.13 65 January 1, 2010 Official estimate
153  Peru 1,285,216 496,225 32,162,184 25.02 65 July 1, 2018 Official estimate
154  Brazil 8,515,767 3,287,956 218,731,140 26 67 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
155  Vanuatu 12,281 4,742 304,500 24.79 64 July 1, 2018 Official estimate[permanent dead link]
156  Solomon Islands 28,370 10,954 682,500 24.06 62 July 1, 2018 Official estimate[permanent dead link]
157  Somalia 637,657 246,201 15,181,925 23.81 62 July 1, 2018 UN projection
158  Angola 1,246,700 481,354 29,250,009 23.46 61 January 1, 2018 Official estimate
159  Chile 756,096 291,930 17,373,831 22.98 60 August 31, 2017 Preliminary 2017 census result
160  Sweden 450,295 173,860 10,343,403 22.97 59 April 1, 2020 Official quarterly estimate
161  Sudan 1,839,542 710,251 40,782,742 22.17 57 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection
162  Zambia 752,612 290,585 16,405,229 21.8 56 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
163  Bhutan 38,394 14,824 886,140 23.08 59.78 December 4, 2024 Official population clock[permanent dead link][not in the source given]
164  Uruguay[needs to be explained] 176,215 68,037 3,518,553 19.97 52 June 30, 2019 Official annual projection
165  South Sudan 644,329 248,777 12,778,250 19.83 51 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
 Åland Islands (Finland) 1,552 599 29,789 19.19 50 December 31, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2016-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
166  Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,704 8,935,000 19.3 50 July 1, 2020 Annual official estimate
167  New Zealand 270,467 104,428 5,524,022 20 53 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2017-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
168  Niger 1,186,408 458,075 22,314,743 18.81 49 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
169  Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 43,000,000 18.05 47 January 1, 2019 Official projection Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
170  Belize 22,965 8,867 408,487 17.79 46 August 1, 2019 Official annual estimate
171  Paraguay 406,752 157,048 7,052,983 17.1 44 July 1, 2018 Official projection
172  Norway 323,808 125,023 5,367,580 16.58 43 January 1, 2020 Official quarterly estimate
173  Finland 338,424 130,666 5,527,405 16.33 42 December 20, 2019 Official monthly estimate
174  Argentina 2,780,400 1,073,518 44,938,712 16.16 42 July 1, 2019 Annual official estimate
175  Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 34,218,169 15.92 41 January 1, 2019 Annual official estimate Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
176  Republic of the Congo 342,000 132,047 5,399,895 15.79 41 July 1, 2018 UN projection
177  Mali 1,248,574 482,077 19,107,706 15.3 40 July 1, 2018 UN projection
 Christmas Island (Australia) 137 53 2,072 15.12 39 August 9, 2011 2011 census result
178  Oman 309,500 119,499 4,645,249 15.01 39 April 1, 2020 Official quarterly estimate Archived 2021-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) 394 152 5,633 14.3 37 February 7, 2016 2016 census result
 New Caledonia (France) 18,575 7,172 258,958 13.94 36 July 1, 2013 Official estimate
 South Ossetia[note 7] 3,900 1,506 53,532 13.73 36 August 11, 2016
 Artsakh[note 8] 11,458 4,424 150,932 13.17 34 October 14, 2015
179  Chad 1,284,000 495,755 15,353,184 11.96 31 July 1, 2018 UN projection
180  Turkmenistan 491,210 189,657 5,851,466 11.91 31 July 1, 2018 UN projection
181  Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164 11,307,314 10.29 27 July 1, 2018 Official projection
182  Russia[note 9] 17,125,242 6,612,093 146,877,088 8.58 22 January 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
183  Gabon 267,667 103,347 2,067,561 7.72 20 July 1, 2018 UN projection
184  Central African Republic 622,436 240,324 4,737,423 7.61 20 July 1, 2018 UN projection
185  Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1,052,090 18,592,700 6.69 17 January 4, 2020 Official monthly estimate Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
 Niue (New Zealand) 261 101 1,613 6.18 16 September 10, 2011 Final 2011 census result
186  Canada 9,984,670 3,855,103 39,975,771 4 10 December 4, 2024 Official estimate
187  Botswana 581,730 224,607 2,302,878 3.96 10.3 July 1, 2018 Official projection
188  Mauritania 1,030,700 397,955 3,984,233 3.87 10.0 July 1, 2018 Official projection Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
189  Libya 1,770,060 683,424 6,470,956 3.66 9.5 July 1, 2018 UN projection
190  Guyana 214,999 83,012 782,225 3.64 9.4 July 1, 2018 UN projection
191  Iceland 102,775 39,682 366,130 3.56 9.2 March 31, 2020 Official quarterly estimate
192  Suriname 163,820 63,251 568,301 3.47 9.0 July 1, 2018 UN projection
193  Australia 7,692,024 2,969,907 27,698,712 4 9 December 4, 2024 Official estimate
194  Namibia 825,118 318,580 2,413,643 2.93 7.6 July 1, 2018 Official projection
French Guiana (France) 86,504 33,399 244,118 2.82 7.3 July 1, 2013 Official estimate
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Western Sahara[note 10] 252,120 97,344 567,421 2.25 5.8 July 1, 2018 UN projection
195  Mongolia 1,564,100 603,902 3,238,479 2.07 5.4 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
 Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 47.3 18 56 1.19 3.1 September 20, 2016 2013 census result
 Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) 12,173 4,700 2,563 0.21 0.54 April 15, 2012 2012 census result
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) 61,399 23,706 2,655 0.04 0.10 September 1, 2012 Official estimate
 Greenland (Denmark) 2,166,000 836,297 55,877 0.03 0.08 January 1, 2018 Official estimate
Rank Country (or dependent territory) km2 mi2 Population pop./km2 pop./mi2 Date Population source
Area Density


Density of the most populous countries with the most people

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This list consists of the top 100 most populous countries (see also List of countries and dependencies by population).

Pos. Country (or dependent territory) Area (km2) Area (mi2) Population Density
(pop./km2)
Density
(pop./mi2)
Date Population source
1 Official population clock
2  South Korea 100,210 38,691 51,811,167 517 1,339 July 1, 2019 Official Annual projection
3  Rwanda 26,338 10,169 12,374,397 470 1,217 July 1, 2019 Official projection
4  Netherlands 41,526 16,033 17,764,808 428 1,108 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2018-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
5  Haiti 27,065 10,450 11,263,077 416 1,077 July 1, 2019 UN projection
6  Israel 22,072 8,522 9,952,825 451 1,168 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
7  India 3,287,240 1,269,211 1,431,361,350 435 1,128 December 4, 2024 [5][6]
8  Burundi 27,816 10,740 10,953,317 394 1,020 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
9  Belgium 30,528 11,787 11,505,732 377 976 October 1, 2019 Official monthly estimate
10  Philippines 300,000 115,831 115,903,687 386 1,001 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
11  Japan 377,944 145,925 126,140,000 334 865 October 1, 2019 Official monthly estimate
12  Sri Lanka 65,610 25,332 21,803,000 332 860 July 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2017-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
13  Vietnam 331,212 127,882 96,208,984 290 751 April 1, 2019 Official annual projection
14  United Kingdom 242,910 93,788 66,435,600 274 710 July 1, 2018 Official estimate
15  Pakistan 803,940 310,403 226,996,217 282 731 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2019-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
16  Germany 357,168 137,903 83,073,100 233 603 June 30, 2019 Official quarterly estimate Archived 2019-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
17  Nigeria 923,768 356,669 200,962,000 218 565 July 1, 2019 UN projection
18  Dominican Republic 47,875 18,485 10,358,320 216 559 July 1, 2019 Official projection Archived 2017-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
19  North Korea 122,762 47,399 25,450,000 211 546 July 1, 2019 UN projection
20   Switzerland 41,285 15,940 8,570,146 208 539 June 30, 2019 Official provisional figure
21    Nepal 147,181 56,827 29,609,623 201 521 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
22  Italy 301,308 116,336 60,278,616 200 518 May 31, 2019 Monthly official estimate Archived 2019-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
23  Uganda 241,551 93,263 40,006,700 166 430 July 1, 2019 Annual official estimate
24  Guatemala 108,889 42,042 17,679,735 162 420 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
25  Malawi 118,484 45,747 17,563,749 148 383 September 3, 2018 2018 Census Result Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
26  China 9,640,821 3,722,342 1,426,815,800 148 383 December 4, 2024 Official estimate
27  Indonesia 1,904,569 735,358 268,074,600 141 365 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
28  Czech Republic 78,867 30,451 10,668,641 135 350 June 30, 2019 Official quarterly estimate
29  Togo 56,600 21,853 7,538,000 133 344 July 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2018-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
30  Thailand 513,120 198,117 67,150,067 131 339 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
31  Ghana 238,533 92,098 30,280,811 127 329 July 1, 2019 Official projection
32  France 543,965 210,026 67,022,000 123 319 July 1, 2019 Monthly official estimate
33  Poland 312,685 120,728 38,386,000 123 319 June 30, 2019 Official estimate
34  Jordan 89,342 34,495 11,885,264 133 345 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
35  United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,278 9,770,529 117 303 July 1, 2019 UN projection
36  Azerbaijan 86,600 33,436 10,027,874 116 300 August 1, 2019 Official publication
37  Portugal 92,090 35,556 10,276,617 112 290 December 31, 2018 Official estimate
38  Austria 83,879 32,386 8,877,036 106 275 July 1, 2019 Official quarterly estimate
39  Turkey 783,562 302,535 82,003,882 105 272 December 31, 2018 Annual official estimate Archived 2017-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
40  Hungary 93,029 35,919 9,764,000 105 272 January 1, 2019 Annual official estimate
41  Cuba 109,886 42,427 11,209,628 102 264 December 31, 2018 Official annual estimate Archived 2019-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
42  Ethiopia 1,063,652 410,678 107,534,882 101 262 July 1, 2018 UN projection
43  Benin 112,622 43,484 11,362,269 101 262 July 1, 2018 Official projection
44  Malaysia 330,803 127,724 35,262,954 107 276 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
45  Egypt 1,002,450 387,048 109,018,631 109 282 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
46  Spain 503,783 194,512 46,934,632 93 241 July 1, 2019 Official estimate
47  Syria 185,180 71,498 17,070,135 92 238 July 1, 2019 UN estimate
48  Cambodia 181,035 69,898 16,289,270 90 233 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
49  Iraq 438,317 169,235 39,309,783 90 233 July 1, 2019 UN projection
50  Kenya 581,834 224,647 47,564,296 82 212 August 31, 2019 2019 census result
51  Senegal 196,722 75,955 16,209,125 82 212 July 1, 2019 Official estimate
52  Romania 238,391 92,043 19,405,156 81 210 January 1, 2019 Official annual estimate
53  Greece 131,957 50,949 10,741,165 81 210 January 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
54  Honduras 112,088 43,277 9,158,345 81 210 July 1, 2019 Official projection
55  Myanmar 676,577 261,228 54,339,766 80 207 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
56  Ivory Coast 322,921 124,680 25,823,071 80 207 January 1, 2019 Official projection
57  Morocco 446,550 172,414 36,977,019 83 214 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
58  Burkina Faso 270,764 104,543 19,632,147 73 189 July 1, 2017 Annual official projection Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
59  Uzbekistan 447,400 172,742 32,653,900 73 189 January 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2017-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
60  Tunisia 163,610 63,170 11,551,448 71 184 July 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2019-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
61  Ukraine[note 11] 603,000 232,820 41,990,278 70 181 August 1, 2019 Official monthly estimate Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
62  Yemen 455,000 175,676 28,915,284 64 166 July 1, 2018 UN projection
63  Mexico 1,967,138 759,516 126,577,691 64 166 July 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2019-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
64  Tajikistan 143,100 55,251 9,127,000 64 166 January 1, 2019 Official estimate Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
65  Ecuador 276,841 106,889 18,610,656 67 174 December 4, 2024 Official projection
66  Tanzania 945,087 364,900 55,890,747 59 153 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection
67  Cameroon 466,050 179,943 24,348,251 52 135 July 1, 2019 Official projection Archived 2021-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
68  Iran 1,648,195 636,372 87,988,101 53 138 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
69  Guinea 245,857 94,926 12,218,357 50 129 July 1, 2019 official projection Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
70  Afghanistan 645,807 249,347 31,575,018 49 127 July 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2019-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
71  South Africa 1,220,813 471,359 58,775,022 48 124 July 1, 2019 Official estimate
72  Belarus 207,600 80,155 9,465,300 46 119 April 1, 2019 Quarterly official estimate Archived 2019-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
73  Madagascar 587,041 226,658 25,680,342 44 114 May 18, 2018 Official Census Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
74  Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 48,613,600 43 110 December 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
75  Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872 15,159,624 39 101 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
76  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,345,095 905,446 86,790,567 37 96 July 1, 2019 UN projection
77  Mozambique 799,380 308,642 28,571,310 36 93 July 1, 2019 Official projection
78  Venezuela 916,445 353,841 32,219,521 35 91 July 1, 2019 Official annual projection Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
79  United States 9,833,517 3,796,742 340,703,013 35 90 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
80  Peru 1,285,216 496,225 32,162,184 25 65 July 1, 2018 Official estimate
81  Brazil 8,515,767 3,287,956 218,731,140 26 67 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
82  Somalia 637,657 246,201 15,181,925 24 62 July 1, 2018 UN projection
83  Angola 1,246,700 481,354 29,250,009 23 60 January 1, 2018 Official estimate
84  Chile 756,096 291,930 17,373,831 23 60 August 31, 2017 Preliminary 2017 census result
85  Sweden 450,295 173,860 10,882,305 24 63 December 4, 2024 Official population clock
86  Zambia 752,612 290,585 16,405,229 22 57 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
87  Sudan 1,839,542 710,251 40,782,742 22 57 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection Archived 2017-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
88  South Sudan 644,329 248,777 12,575,714 20 52 July 1, 2017 UN Projection
89  Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 42,545,964 18 47 July 1, 2018 Official projection
90  Niger 1,186,408 458,075 21,466,863 18 47 July 1, 2018 Official annual projection
91  Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,704 8,558,800 18 47 July 1, 2018 Annual official estimate[permanent dead link]
92  Argentina 2,780,400 1,073,518 44,938,712 16 41 July 1, 2019 Annual official estimate
93  Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 34,218,169 16 41 January 1, 2019 Annual official estimate Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
94  Mali 1,248,574 482,077 19,107,706 15 39 July 1, 2018 UN projection
95  Chad 1,284,000 495,755 15,353,184 12 31 July 1, 2018 UN projection
96  Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164 11,307,314 10 26 July 1, 2018 Official projection
97  Russia[note 12] 17,125,242 6,612,093 146,877,088 9 23 January 1, 2018 Official estimate Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
98  Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1,052,090 18,232,000 7 18 May 1, 2018 Official monthly estimate Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
99  Canada 9,984,670 3,855,103 39,975,771 4 10 December 4, 2024 Official estimate
100  Australia 7,692,024 2,969,907 27,698,712 4 9 December 4, 2024 Official estimate
Pos. Country (or dependent territory) Area (km2) Area (mi2) Population Density
(pop./km2)
Density
(pop./mi2)
Date Population source

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  1. The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) in its 1930 edition[1] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) in its 1945–46 edition.[2] The figure of 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.
    In 2019, the total population was 825, consisting of 453 residents and 372 nonresident citizens. For calculating the population density, only residents are considered.
  2. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states.
  3. Not recognized by any UN member states
  4. Recognized only by Turkey
  5. Excludes Crimea.
  6. Recognized by only 6 UN member states
  7. Recognized by only 5 UN members states
  8. Not recognized by any UN member states
  9. Including the population and area of Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol, Ukraine's administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula which are claimed by Russia.
  10. Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
  11. Excludes Crimea.
  12. Including the population and area of Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol, Russian controlled administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula which are claimed by Ukraine.

References

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  1. De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1930, p. 99. (in Italian)
  2. De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1945–46, p. 128. (in Italian)
  3. "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/india-at-a-glance.php
  6. https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/india-population/