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THE GLOBAL INDEX #002

Population density2022

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data215 / 217No observation: 2
First-ranked country or territoryMacao SAR China20,524.24 people/km²

Top 10

people/km² · 2022
01Macao SAR China
20,524.24
02Monaco
18,680.9
03Singapore
7,851.01
05Gibraltar
3,760.9
06Bahrain
1,929.99
07Maldives
1,747.02
08Malta
1,659.73
09Bangladesh
1,300.36
10Sint Maarten
1,239.38

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Population density · 2022 · people/km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (people/km²)Year
01Macao SAR China20,524.242022
02Monaco18,680.92022
03Singapore7,851.012022
04Hong Kong SAR China6,996.292022
05Gibraltar3,760.92022
06Bahrain1,929.992022
07Maldives1,747.022022
08Malta1,659.732022
09Bangladesh1,300.362022
10Sint Maarten1,239.382022
11Bermuda1,199.062022
12Palestinian Territories837.112022
13Barbados656.552022
14Mauritius632.212022
15Aruba596.172022
16Nauru590.052022
17St. Martin577.42022
18San Marino562.582022
19Lebanon561.532022
20Rwanda553.352022
21South Korea529.432022
22Netherlands525.722022
23Burundi518.732022
24India479.432022
25Comoros448.252022
26Israel441.662022
27Haiti417.42022
28Belgium383.032022
29Philippines382.212022
30Puerto Rico363.042022
31Sri Lanka358.572022
32Curaçao345.322022
33Grenada343.862022
34Japan343.282022
35Tuvalu333.072022
36Vietnam318.032022
37Pakistan316.132022
38Guam305.892022
39El Salvador303.12022
40U.S. Virgin Islands301.182022
41Cayman Islands298.32022
42St. Lucia293.082022
43United Kingdom279.572022
44Trinidad & Tobago266.242022
45Jamaica262.162022
46St. Vincent & Grenadines261.662022
47Seychelles260.62022
48Gambia260.522022
49Kuwait257.562022
50British Virgin Islands255.462022
51Luxembourg253.692022
52Liechtenstein246.832022
53Nigeria245.012022
54American Samoa241.712022
55Germany238.092022
56Uganda235.952022
57São Tomé & Príncipe235.732022
58Dominican Republic233.012022
59Qatar231.272022
60Marshall Islands222.652022
61Switzerland222.152022
62North Korea218.662022
63Malawi218.172022
64Antigua & Barbuda2112022
65Nepal207.292022
66Italy199.562022
67St. Kitts & Nevis179.652022
68Andorra169.592022
69Guatemala166.552022
70Kiribati161.072022
71Micronesia160.162022
72China150.422022
73Togo148.352022
74Isle of Man147.62022
75Denmark147.582022
76Indonesia147.332022
77Tonga145.892022
78Ghana145.692022
79Cyprus144.092022
80United Arab Emirates141.862022
81Thailand140.412022
82Czechia138.292022
83Cape Verde128.972022
84Jordan126.772022
85France126.512022
86Azerbaijan122.712022
87Syria122.322022
88Benin122.022022
89Poland120.32022
90Sierra Leone114.672022
91Portugal113.92022
92Egypt113.132022
93Slovakia112.972022
94Ethiopia111.112022
95Türkiye110.422022
96Austria109.572022
97Cuba106.552022
98Malaysia105.62022
99Armenia105.32022
100Hungary105.252022
101Slovenia104.892022
102Iraq101.512022
103Northern Mariana Islands100.172022
104Costa Rica99.532022
105Cambodia97.452022
106Spain95.632022
107Côte d’Ivoire95.582022
108Honduras93.522022
109Kenya93.42022
110Timor-Leste92.082022
111Senegal91.682022
112Albania89.482022
113Dominica89.12022
114Moldova88.052022
115Brunei86.412022
116Morocco83.642022
117Romania82.792022
118Myanmar (Burma)82.362022
119Burkina Faso82.272022
120Greece80.982022
121French Polynesia80.782022
122Uzbekistan79.292022
123Serbia79.252022
124Tunisia78.012022
125Samoa77.432022
126Ireland75.672022
127Lesotho75.32022
128Guinea-Bissau74.882022
129Tajikistan73.362022
130Tanzania73.052022
131North Macedonia72.632022
132Yemen72.42022
133Ecuador71.772022
134Eswatini70.872022
135Ukraine70.852022
136Croatia68.92022
137Mexico66.162022
138Georgia64.952022
139Equatorial Guinea64.32022
140Bosnia & Herzegovina62.592022
141Afghanistan62.222022
142Bulgaria59.552022
143Panama59.332022
144Cameroon58.462022
145Guinea57.22022
146Nicaragua55.932022
147Liberia55.792022
148Iran55.182022
149Madagascar52.322022
150South Africa51.422022
151Fiji50.322022
152Djibouti49.062022
153Turks & Caicos Islands48.262022
154Colombia46.632022
155Montenegro46.362022
156Belarus45.462022
157Lithuania45.232022
158Congo - Kinshasa45.172022
159Zimbabwe41.542022
160Mozambique41.532022
161Bahamas39.712022
162Faroe Islands39.352022
163Palau38.612022
164United States36.512022
165Kyrgyzstan36.372022
166Laos32.752022
167Venezuela31.992022
168Estonia31.572022
169Latvia30.22022
170Angola28.582022
171Somalia28.382022
172Eritrea28.142022
173Solomon Islands27.912022
174Zambia27.112022
175Sudan26.442022
176Chile26.322022
177Peru26.152022
178Sweden25.752022
179Vanuatu25.682022
180Brazil25.162022
181Papua New Guinea22.532022
182Bhutan20.472022
183Niger19.982022
184Uruguay19.372022
185New Zealand19.32022
186Algeria19.092022
187Mali18.912022
188Finland18.282022
189Congo - Brazzaville17.672022
190Belize17.662022
191South Sudan17.442022
192Paraguay17.072022
193Argentina16.592022
194New Caledonia15.712022
195Turkmenistan15.392022
196Oman15.282022
197Norway14.982022
198Saudi Arabia14.972022
199Chad14.662022
200Bolivia11.152022
201Gabon9.432022
202Russia8.812022
203Central African Republic8.182022
204Kazakhstan7.422022
205Mauritania4.732022
206Canada4.432022
207Botswana4.312022
208Libya4.112022
209Guyana3.892022
210Suriname3.882022
211Iceland3.792022
212Namibia3.512022
213Australia3.382022
214Mongolia2.22022
215Greenland0.142022

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No observation (2)

Channel Islands · 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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  "sourceNote": "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.",
  "sourceOrganization": "FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);\nWorld Bank population estimates, World Bank (WB), publisher: World Bank (WB)",
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