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THE GLOBAL INDEX #002

Population density2020

Population divided by land area; inland waters are excluded from the area denominator.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data216 / 217No observation: 1
First-ranked country or territoryMacao SAR China20,832.83 people/km²

Top 10

people/km² · 2020
01Macao SAR China
20,832.83
02Monaco
18,771.58
03Singapore
7,918.95
05Gibraltar
3,617.3
06Bahrain
1,875.42
07Maldives
1,673.73
08Malta
1,610.91
09Bangladesh
1,277.54
10Sint Maarten
1,206.12

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Population density · 2020 · people/km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (people/km²)Year
01Macao SAR China20,832.832020
02Monaco18,771.582020
03Singapore7,918.952020
04Hong Kong SAR China7,124.762020
05Gibraltar3,617.32020
06Bahrain1,875.422020
07Maldives1,673.732020
08Malta1,610.912020
09Bangladesh1,277.542020
10Sint Maarten1,206.122020
11Bermuda1,192.262020
12Channel Islands839.572020
13Palestinian Territories797.892020
14Barbados655.112020
15St. Martin635.722020
16Mauritius633.962020
17Aruba603.262020
18Nauru582.152020
19San Marino579.52020
20Lebanon557.422020
21South Korea531.112020
22Rwanda529.622020
23Netherlands518.012020
24Burundi491.322020
25India471.762020
26Comoros431.042020
27Israel425.842020
28Haiti407.982020
29Belgium378.392020
30Philippines375.92020
31Puerto Rico369.972020
32Sri Lanka354.332020
33Curaçao350.182020
34Tuvalu346.632020
35Japan346.42020
36Grenada342.182020
37Vietnam312.922020
38Pakistan304.852020
39U.S. Virgin Islands303.692020
40El Salvador300.92020
41Guam300.292020
42St. Lucia292.212020
43Cayman Islands286.182020
44United Kingdom275.862020
45Trinidad & Tobago266.422020
46St. Vincent & Grenadines265.452020
47Jamaica261.382020
48American Samoa248.82020
49Gambia248.592020
50British Virgin Islands247.572020
51Kuwait246.932020
52Luxembourg244.872020
53Qatar243.182020
54Liechtenstein243.132020
55Germany238.022020
56Marshall Islands237.262020
57Nigeria234.962020
58Dominican Republic228.42020
59São Tomé & Príncipe226.492020
60Uganda221.712020
61Switzerland218.632020
62North Korea217.062020
63Seychelles214.052020
64Antigua & Barbuda208.742020
65Malawi207.192020
66Nepal202.072020
67Italy2012020
68St. Kitts & Nevis180.272020
69Andorra164.642020
70Guatemala161.982020
71Micronesia158.452020
72Kiribati155.682020
73China150.312020
74Isle of Man147.482020
75Tonga146.812020
76Indonesia146.372020
77Denmark145.792020
78Togo143.192020
79Cyprus140.942020
80Thailand140.232020
81Ghana140.152020
82Czechia138.582020
83United Arab Emirates132.372020
84Cape Verde127.712020
85France125.432020
86Poland122.552020
87Jordan122.362020
88Azerbaijan122.122020
89Benin115.912020
90Syria114.632020
91Slovakia113.542020
92Portugal112.412020
93Egypt109.812020
94Sierra Leone109.622020
95Türkiye108.342020
96Austria108.062020
97Cuba107.672020
98Hungary105.972020
99Ethiopia105.372020
100Armenia105.032020
101Slovenia104.412020
102Northern Mariana Islands103.322020
103Malaysia103.152020
104Costa Rica98.62020
105Iraq97.012020
106Spain94.82020
107Cambodia94.752020
108Albania92.282020
109Moldova91.752020
110Côte d’Ivoire90.932020
111Honduras90.442020
112Dominica90.12020
113Kenya89.892020
114Timor-Leste89.182020
115Senegal87.22020
116Brunei84.92020
117Romania83.732020
118Greece832020
119Serbia82.042020
120Morocco81.972020
121Myanmar (Burma)81.232020
122French Polynesia80.442020
123Burkina Faso78.52020
124Ukraine77.112020
125Tunisia77.072020
126Samoa76.242020
127Uzbekistan76.222020
128Lesotho73.642020
129North Macedonia73.62020
130Ireland73.162020
131Guinea-Bissau71.62020
132Ecuador70.652020
133Tajikistan70.252020
134Croatia69.952020
135Eswatini69.342020
136Tanzania68.832020
137Yemen68.442020
138Mexico65.232020
139Georgia65.132020
140Bosnia & Herzegovina64.442020
141Equatorial Guinea61.192020
142Bulgaria60.342020
143Afghanistan59.92020
144Panama57.882020
145Cameroon55.452020
146Nicaragua54.562020
147Guinea54.422020
148Iran54.072020
149Liberia53.462020
150Fiji50.082020
151South Africa49.922020
152Madagascar49.772020
153Djibouti47.682020
154Turks & Caicos Islands46.722020
155Montenegro46.592020
156Belarus46.212020
157Colombia45.632020
158Lithuania44.882020
159Congo - Kinshasa42.342020
160Zimbabwe40.142020
161Bahamas39.552020
162Mozambique39.152020
163Palau38.682020
164Faroe Islands38.482020
165United States36.252020
166Kyrgyzstan35.072020
167Venezuela32.252020
168Laos31.832020
169Estonia31.12020
170Latvia30.542020
171Eritrea27.192020
172Angola26.832020
173Solomon Islands26.62020
174Somalia26.542020
175Chile26.082020
176Peru25.662020
177Zambia25.642020
178Sweden25.422020
179Sudan25.052020
180Brazil24.962020
181Vanuatu24.522020
182Papua New Guinea21.682020
183Bhutan20.192020
184Uruguay19.422020
185New Zealand19.262020
186Niger18.722020
187Algeria18.492020
188Finland18.192020
189Mali17.82020
190Belize17.132020
191South Sudan16.932020
192Congo - Brazzaville16.852020
193Paraguay16.622020
194Argentina16.512020
195New Caledonia15.552020
196Turkmenistan14.792020
197Norway14.772020
198Saudi Arabia14.682020
199Oman14.612020
200Chad13.682020
201Bolivia10.912020
202Gabon9.012020
203Russia8.872020
204Central African Republic8.072020
205Kazakhstan7.222020
206Mauritania4.462020
207Canada4.242020
208Botswana4.172020
209Libya42020
210Guyana3.822020
211Suriname3.812020
212Iceland3.632020
213Australia3.332020
214Namibia3.312020
215Mongolia2.142020
216Greenland0.142020

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No observation (1)

Kosovo

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Population divided by land area; inland waters are excluded from the area denominator.
Unit
people/km²
Source & definition
World Bank · EN.POP.DNST
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Original metadata
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

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