List of countries and dependencies by population density
Population density (people per km2) by country in 2018
This is a list of countries and dependent territories ranked by population density, measured by the number of human inhabitants per square kilometer or square mile, and also sortable by total area and by population. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the following table are based on areas including internal bodies of water such as bays, lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The list does not include entities not on ISO 3166-1, except for states with limited recognition. Thus constituent countries that are not included on ISO 3166-1, and other entities not on ISO 3166-1 like the European Union, are not included. Figures used in this article are mainly based on the latest censuses and official estimates or projections. Where these are unavailable, projections[1] provided by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs are used.[2]
Main table[]
Areas and populations sourced from the United Nations, unless otherwise noted.
| Country (or territory) | Population | Area | Density | Sources & Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | sqmi | /km2 | /sqmi | |||
 Macau (China)
|
631,636 | 30 | 12 | 21,055 | 54,531 | 2018 |
 Monaco
|
38,682 | 2 | 1 | 19,341 | 50,093 | 2018 |
 Singapore
|
5,757,499 | 716 | 276 | 8,041 | 20,827 | 2018 |
 Hong Kong (China)
|
7,371,730 | 1,104 | 426 | 6,677 | 17,294 | 2018 |
 Gibraltar (UKOT)
|
33,718 | 6 | 2 | 5,620 | 14,555 | 2018 |
 Bahrain
|
1,569,446 | 767 | 296 | 2,046 | 5,300 | 2018 |
 Malta
|
439,248 | 316 | 122 | 1,390 | 3,600 | 2018 |
 Maldives
|
515,696 | 300 | 116 | 1,719 | 4,452 | 2018 |
 Bermuda (UKOT)
|
62,756 | 53 | 20 | 1,184 | 3,067 | 2018 |
 Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
|
42,876 | 34 | 13 | 1,261 | 3,266 | 1 Jan 2019 |
 Bangladesh
|
161,376,708 | 147,570 | 56,977 | 1,094 | 2,832 | 2018 |
 Guernsey (Crown Dependency)
|
63,124 | 63 | 24 | 1,002 | 2,595 | [5]31 Mar 2020 |
 Vatican City [note 1]
|
453 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 924.49 | 2,394.43 | [8]1 Feb 2019 |
 Jersey (Crown Dependency])
|
107,800 | 116 | 45 | 929 | 2,407 | [9]31 Dec 2019 |
 Palestine
|
4,862,979 | 6,020 | 2,324 | 808 | 2,092 | 2018 |
 Mayotte (France)
|
256,518 | 374 | 144 | 686 | 1,776 | 5 Sep 2017 |
 Lebanon
|
6,859,408 | 10,452 | 4,036 | 656 | 1,700 | 2018 |
 Barbados
|
286,641 | 430 | 166 | 667 | 1,727 | 2018 |
| Saint Martin (France)
|
35,334 | 54 | 21 | 654 | 1,695 | 1 Jan 2017 |
 Taiwan
|
23,604,265 | 36,193 | 13,974 | 652 | 1,689 | [20]31 Jan 2020 |
 Mauritius
|
1,267,185 | 1,969 | 760 | 644 | 1,667 | 2018 |
 Aruba (Netherlands)
|
105,845 | 180 | 69 | 588 | 1,523 | 2018 |
 San Marino
|
33,785 | 61 | 24 | 554 | 1,434 | 2018 |
 Nauru
|
10,670 | 21 | 8 | 508 | 1,316 | 2018 |
 South Korea
|
51,171,706 | 100,148 | 38,667 | 511 | 1,323 | 2018 |
| Saint Barthélemy (France)
|
9,961 | 25 | 10 | 398 | 1,032 | 1 Jan 2017 |
 Rwanda
|
12,301,970 | 26,338 | 10,169 | 467 | 1,210 | 2018 |
 Comoros
|
832,322 | 2,235 | 863 | 372 | 965 | 2018 |
 Netherlands
|
17,059,560 | 37,354 | 14,422 | 457 | 1,183 | 2018 |
 Israel
|
8,381,516 | 22,072 | 8,522 | 380 | 984 | 2018 |
 Haiti
|
11,123,178 | 27,750 | 10,714 | 401 | 1,038 | 2018 |
 India
|
1,352,642,280 | 3,287,263 | 1,269,212 | 411 | 1,066 | 2018 |
 Burundi
|
11,175,374 | 27,834 | 10,747 | 402 | 1,040 | 2018 |
 Tuvalu
|
11,508 | 26 | 10 | 443 | 1,146 | 2018 |
 Belgium
|
11,482,178 | 30,528 | 11,787 | 376 | 974 | 2018 |
 Philippines
|
106,651,394 | 300,000 | 115,830 | 356 | 921 | 2018 |
 Curaçao (Netherlands)
|
162,752 | 444 | 171 | 367 | 949 | 2018 |
 Puerto Rico (US)
|
3,039,596 | 8,870 | 3,425 | 343 | 888 | 2018 |
| Réunion (France)
|
882,526 | 2,513 | 970 | 351 | 910 | 2018 |
 Sri Lanka
|
21,228,763 | 65,610 | 25,332 | 324 | 838 | 2018 |
 Japan
|
127,202,192 | 377,930 | 145,919 | 337 | 872 | 2018 |
| Martinique (France)
|
375,673 | 1,128 | 436 | 333 | 863 | 2018 |
 Guam (US)
|
165,768 | 549 | 212 | 302 | 782 | 2018 |
 El Salvador
|
6,420,746 | 21,041 | 8,124 | 305 | 790 | 2018 |
 Grenada
|
111,454 | 344 | 133 | 324 | 839 | 2018 |
 Marshall Islands
|
58,413 | 181 | 70 | 323 | 836 | 2018 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
|
104,680 | 347 | 134 | 302 | 781 | 2018 |
 Vietnam
|
95,545,962 | 330,957 | 127,782 | 289 | 748 | 2018 |
 Saint Lucia
|
181,889 | 539 | 208 | 337 | 874 | 2018 |
 American Samoa (US)
|
55,465 | 199 | 77 | 279 | 722 | 2018 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
110,211 | 389 | 150 | 283 | 734 | 2018 |
 United Kingdom
|
67,141,684 | 242,495 | 93,627 | 277 | 717 | 2018 |
 Pakistan
|
212,228,286 | 796,095 | 307,372 | 267 | 690 | 2018 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,389,843 | 5,130 | 1,981 | 271 | 702 | 2018 |
 Cayman Islands (UKOT)
|
64,174 | 264 | 102 | 243 | 630 | 2018 |
 Jamaica
|
2,934,847 | 10,991 | 4,244 | 267 | 692 | 2018 |
 Kuwait
|
4,137,312 | 17,818 | 6,880 | 232 | 601 | 2018 |
 Liechtenstein
|
37,910 | 160 | 62 | 237 | 614 | 2018 |
| Guadeloupe (France)
|
399,848 | 1,705 | 658 | 235 | 607 | 2018 |
 Luxembourg
|
604,245 | 2,586 | 998 | 234 | 605 | 2018 |
 Qatar
|
2,781,682 | 11,607 | 4,481 | 240 | 621 | 2018 |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
96,286 | 442 | 171 | 218 | 564 | 2018 |
 Germany
|
83,124,418 | 357,137 | 137,891 | 233 | 603 | 2018 |
 Nigeria
|
195,874,685 | 923,768 | 356,667 | 212 | 549 | 2018 |
 Dominican Republic
|
10,627,141 | 48,192 | 18,607 | 221 | 571 | 2018 |
 British Virgin Islands (UKOT)
|
29,802 | 151 | 58 | 197 | 511 | 2018 |
 Seychelles
|
97,096 | 456 | 176 | 213 | 551 | 2018 |
 North Korea
|
25,549,604 | 120,538 | 46,540 | 212 | 549 | 2018 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
52,441 | 261 | 101 | 201 | 520 | 2018 |
 Gambia
|
2,280,094 | 11,295 | 4,361 | 202 | 523 | 2018 |
 Switzerland
|
8,525,611 | 41,285 | 15,940 | 207 | 535 | 2018 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
211,028 | 964 | 372 | 219 | 567 | 2018 |
 Nepal
|
28,095,714 | 147,181 | 56,827 | 191 | 494 | 2018 |
 Italy
|
60,627,291 | 301,339 | 116,347 | 201 | 521 | 2018 |
 Uganda
|
42,729,036 | 241,550 | 93,262 | 177 | 458 | 2018 |
 Kosovo [note 2]
|
1,795,666 | 10,887 | 4,203 | 165 | 427 | 31 Dec 2018 |
 Andorra
|
77,006 | 468 | 181 | 165 | 426 | 2018 |
 Guatemala
|
17,247,849 | 108,889 | 42,042 | 158 | 410 | 2018 |
 Kiribati
|
115,847 | 726 | 280 | 160 | 413 | 2018 |
 Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)
|
3,193 | 21 | 8 | 152 | 394 | 1 Jul 2015 [citation needed] |
 Micronesia
|
112,640 | 702 | 271 | 160 | 416 | 2018 |
 Saba (Netherlands)
|
1,947 | 13 | 5 | 150 | 388 | 1 Jan 2016 [citation needed] |
 Malawi
|
18,143,217 | 118,484 | 45,747 | 153 | 397 | 2018 |
 Isle of Man (Crown Dependency])
|
84,077 | 572 | 221 | 147 | 381 | 2018 |
 China
|
1,427,647,786 | 9,596,961 | 3,705,387 | 149 | 385 | 2018 |
 Indonesia
|
267,670,543 | 1,910,931 | 737,810 | 140 | 363 | 2018 |
 Tokelau (NZ)
|
1,319 | 12 | 5 | 110 | 285 | 2018 |
 Anguilla (UKOT)
|
14,731 | 91 | 35 | 162 | 419 | 2018 |
 Tonga
|
103,197 | 747 | 288 | 138 | 358 | 2018 |
 Cape Verde
|
543,767 | 4,033 | 1,557 | 135 | 349 | 2018 |
 Czech Republic
|
10,665,677 | 78,866 | 30,450 | 135 | 350 | 2018 |
 Denmark
|
5,752,126 | 43,094 | 16,639 | 133 | 346 | 2018 |
 Togo
|
7,889,093 | 56,785 | 21,925 | 139 | 360 | 2018 |
 Thailand
|
69,428,453 | 513,120 | 198,116 | 135 | 350 | 2018 |
 Ghana
|
29,767,102 | 238,533 | 92,098 | 125 | 323 | 2018 |
 Northern Mariana Islands (US)
|
56,882 | 457 | 176 | 124 | 322 | 2018 |
| France
|
64,990,511 | 551,500 | 212,934 | 118 | 305 | 2018 |
 Poland
|
37,921,592 | 311,888 | 120,420 | 122 | 315 | 2018 |
 Jordan
|
9,965,318 | 89,328 | 34,490 | 112 | 289 | 2018 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
9,630,959 | 83,600 | 32,278 | 115 | 298 | 2018 |
 Azerbaijan
|
9,949,537 | 86,600 | 33,436 | 115 | 298 | 2018 |
 Transnistria [note 3]
|
469,000 | 4,163 | 1,607 | 113 | 292 | [23]1 Jan 2018 |
 Portugal
|
10,256,193 | 92,212 | 35,603 | 111 | 288 | 2018 |
 Slovakia
|
5,453,014 | 49,036 | 18,933 | 111 | 288 | 2018 |
 Sierra Leone
|
7,650,150 | 72,300 | 27,915 | 106 | 274 | 2018 |
 Austria
|
8,891,388 | 83,871 | 32,383 | 106 | 275 | 2018 |
 Turkey
|
82,340,088 | 783,562 | 302,533 | 105 | 272 | 2018 |
 Hungary
|
9,707,499 | 93,026 | 35,917 | 104 | 270 | 2018 |
 Benin
|
11,485,044 | 114,763 | 44,310 | 100 | 259 | 2018 |
 Slovenia
|
2,077,837 | 20,273 | 7,827 | 102 | 265 | 2018 |
 Cuba
|
11,338,134 | 109,884 | 42,426 | 103 | 267 | 2018 |
 Ethiopia
|
109,224,414 | 1,104,300 | 426,370 | 99 | 256 | 2018 |
 Egypt
|
98,423,598 | 1,002,000 | 386,872 | 98 | 254 | 2018 |
 Albania
|
2,882,740 | 28,748 | 11,100 | 100 | 260 | 2018 |
 Armenia
|
2,951,745 | 29,743 | 11,484 | 99 | 257 | 2018 |
 Malaysia
|
31,528,033 | 330,803 | 127,723 | 95 | 247 | 2018 |
 Costa Rica
|
4,999,441 | 51,100 | 19,730 | 98 | 253 | 2018 |
 Dominica
|
71,625 | 751 | 290 | 95 | 247 | 2018 |
 Cyprus
|
1,189,265 | 9,251 | 3,572 | 129 | 333 | 2018 |
 Spain
|
46,692,858 | 505,992 | 195,364 | 92 | 239 | 2018 |
 Syria
|
16,945,057 | 185,180 | 71,498 | 92 | 237 | 2018 |
 Cambodia
|
16,249,792 | 181,035 | 69,898 | 90 | 232 | 2018 |
 Iraq
|
38,433,600 | 435,244 | 168,048 | 88 | 229 | 2018 |
 Serbia
|
8,802,754 | 88,361 | 34,116 | 100 | 258 | 2018 |
 Senegal
|
15,854,323 | 196,712 | 75,951 | 81 | 209 | 2018 |
 Kenya
|
51,392,565 | 591,958 | 228,555 | 87 | 225 | 2018 |
| Wallis and Futuna (France)
|
11,661 | 142 | 55 | 82 | 213 | 2018 |
 Honduras
|
9,587,522 | 112,492 | 43,433 | 85 | 221 | 2018 |
 Romania
|
19,506,114 | 238,391 | 92,043 | 82 | 212 | 2018 |
 Greece
|
10,522,246 | 131,957 | 50,949 | 80 | 207 | 2018 |
 Morocco
|
36,029,093 | 446,550 | 172,413 | 81 | 209 | 2018 |
 North Macedonia
|
2,082,957 | 25,713 | 9,928 | 81 | 210 | 2018 |
 Myanmar
|
53,708,320 | 676,578 | 261,227 | 79 | 206 | 2018 |
 Ivory Coast
|
25,069,230 | 322,463 | 124,503 | 78 | 201 | 2018 |
 French Polynesia (France)
|
277,679 | 4,000 | 1,544 | 69 | 180 | 2018 |
 Moldova
|
4,051,944 | 33,846 | 13,068 | 120 | 310 | 2018 |
 East Timor
|
1,267,974 | 14,919 | 5,760 | 85 | 220 | 2018 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands (UKOT)
|
37,665 | 948 | 366 | 40 | 103 | 2018 |
 Burkina Faso
|
19,751,466 | 272,967 | 105,393 | 72 | 187 | 2018 |
 Lesotho
|
2,108,328 | 30,355 | 11,720 | 69 | 180 | 2018 |
 Brunei
|
428,963 | 5,765 | 2,226 | 74 | 193 | 2018 |
 Uzbekistan
|
32,476,244 | 447,400 | 172,741 | 73 | 188 | 2018 |
 Croatia
|
4,156,405 | 56,594 | 21,851 | 73 | 190 | 2018 |
 Tunisia
|
11,565,201 | 163,610 | 63,170 | 71 | 183 | 2018 |
 Samoa
|
196,129 | 2,842 | 1,097 | 69 | 179 | 2018 |
 Ireland
|
4,818,690 | 69,825 | 26,959 | 69 | 179 | 2018 |
 Ukraine [note 4]
|
44,246,156 | 603,500 | 233,011 | 73 | 190 | 2018 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
3,323,925 | 51,209 | 19,772 | 65 | 168 | 2018 |
 Eswatini (Swaziland)
|
1,136,281 | 17,363 | 6,704 | 65 | 169 | 2018 |
 Bonaire (Netherlands)
|
18,905 | 294 | 114 | 64 | 167 | 31 Dec 2014 [citation needed] |
 Mexico
|
126,190,788 | 1,964,375 | 758,445 | 64 | 166 | 2018 |
 Cook Islands (NZ)
|
17,518 | 236 | 91 | 74 | 192 | 2018 |
 Tajikistan
|
9,100,835 | 143,100 | 55,251 | 64 | 165 | 2018 |
 Ecuador
|
17,084,358 | 256,369 | 98,984 | 67 | 173 | 2018 |
 Yemen
|
28,498,683 | 527,968 | 203,848 | 54 | 140 | 2018 |
 Bulgaria
|
7,051,608 | 110,900 | 42,818 | 64 | 165 | 2018 |
 Tanzania
|
56,313,438 | 947,303 | 365,754 | 59 | 154 | 2018 |
| World (all land, but Antarctica) (more) | 7,896,144,000 | 122,162,000 | 47,166,748 | 65 | 167 | [24]17 Sep 2021 |
 Panama
|
4,176,869 | 75,417 | 29,119 | 55 | 143 | 2018 |
 Georgia
|
4,002,942 | 69,700 | 26,911 | 57 | 149 | 2018 |
 Nicaragua
|
6,465,501 | 130,373 | 50,337 | 50 | 128 | 2018 |
| World (all land) (more) | 7,896,144,000 | 136,162,000 | 52,572,148 | 58 | 150 | [25]17 Sep 2021 |
 Cameroon
|
25,216,267 | 475,650 | 183,648 | 53 | 137 | 2018 |
 Iran
|
81,800,188 | 1,628,750 | 628,860 | 50 | 130 | 2018 |
 Norfolk Island (Australia)
|
1,748 | 36 | 14 | 49 | 126 | [26]9 Aug 2016 |
 Guinea
|
12,414,293 | 245,857 | 94,925 | 50 | 131 | 2018 |
 Afghanistan
|
37,171,921 | 652,864 | 252,071 | 57 | 147 | 2018 |
 Fiji
|
883,483 | 18,272 | 7,055 | 48 | 125 | 2018 |
 Montserrat (UKOT)
|
4,993 | 103 | 40 | 48 | 126 | 2018 |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
1,308,975 | 28,051 | 10,830 | 47 | 121 | 2018 |
 South Africa
|
57,792,518 | 1,221,037 | 471,442 | 47 | 123 | 2018 |
 Djibouti
|
958,923 | 23,200 | 8,958 | 41 | 107 | 2018 |
 Liberia
|
4,818,973 | 111,369 | 43,000 | 43 | 112 | 2018 |
 Belarus
|
9,452,617 | 207,600 | 80,154 | 46 | 118 | 2018 |
 Montenegro
|
627,809 | 13,812 | 5,333 | 45 | 118 | 2018 |
 Guinea-Bissau
|
1,874,303 | 36,125 | 13,948 | 52 | 134 | 2018 |
 Madagascar
|
26,262,313 | 587,295 | 226,755 | 45 | 116 | 2018 |
 Lithuania
|
2,801,264 | 65,300 | 25,212 | 43 | 111 | 2018 |
 Colombia
|
49,661,048 | 1,141,748 | 440,829 | 43 | 113 | 2018 |
 Palau
|
17,907 | 459 | 177 | 39 | 101 | 2018 |
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
|
544 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 101 | 9 Aug 2016 |
 Zimbabwe
|
14,438,802 | 390,757 | 150,871 | 37 | 96 | 2018 |
 DR Congo
|
84,068,091 | 2,344,858 | 905,350 | 36 | 93 | 2018 |
 Mozambique
|
29,496,004 | 801,590 | 309,494 | 37 | 95 | 2018 |
 Venezuela
|
28,887,118 | 912,050 | 352,143 | 32 | 82 | 2018 |
 Faroe Islands (Denmark)
|
48,497 | 1,393 | 538 | 35 | 90 | 2018 |
 United States
|
327,096,265 | 9,629,091 | 3,717,792 | 34 | 88 | 2018 |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
6,304,030 | 199,949 | 77,200 | 32 | 82 | 2018 |
 Latvia
|
1,928,459 | 64,562 | 24,927 | 30 | 77 | 2018 |
 Estonia
|
1,322,920 | 45,227 | 17,462 | 29 | 76 | 2018 |
 Eritrea
|
3,452,786 | 117,600 | 45,405 | 29 | 76 | 2018 |
 Abkhazia [note 5]
|
243,206 | 8,660 | 3,344 | 28 | 73 | 27 Apr 2018 [citation needed] |
 Bahamas
|
385,637 | 13,943 | 5,383 | 28 | 72 | 2018 |
 Laos
|
7,061,507 | 236,800 | 91,428 | 30 | 77 | 2018 |
 Peru
|
31,989,260 | 1,285,216 | 496,222 | 25 | 64 | 2018 |
 Brazil
|
209,469,323 | 8,514,877 | 3,287,594 | 25 | 64 | 2018 |
 Vanuatu
|
292,680 | 12,189 | 4,706 | 24 | 62 | 2018 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
|
5,849 | 242 | 93 | 24 | 63 | 2018 |
 Solomon Islands
|
652,857 | 28,896 | 11,157 | 23 | 59 | 2018 |
 Somalia
|
15,008,226 | 637,657 | 246,199 | 24 | 61 | 2018 |
 Angola
|
30,809,787 | 1,246,700 | 481,351 | 25 | 64 | 2018 |
 Sweden
|
9,971,638 | 450,295 | 173,859 | 22 | 57 | 2018 |
 Chile
|
18,729,160 | 756,102 | 291,931 | 25 | 64 | 2018 |
 Sudan
|
40,782,742 | 1,861,484 | 718,719 | 22 | 57 | [28]1 Jul 2017 |
 Zambia
|
17,351,708 | 752,612 | 290,583 | 23 | 60 | 2018 |
 Bhutan
|
754,388 | 38,394 | 14,824 | 20 | 51 | 2018 |
 Uruguay
|
3,449,285 | 176,215 | 68,037 | 20 | 51 | 2018 |
 Somaliland [note 6]
|
3,508,180 | 176,120 | 68,000 | 20 | 52 | 17 Aug 2017 [citation needed] |
 South Sudan
|
12,778,250 | 644,329 | 248,775 | 20 | 51 | [29]1 Jul 2019 |
 Åland Islands (Finland)
|
29,789 | 1,580 | 610 | 19 | 49 | [30]31 Dec 2018 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
8,606,323 | 462,840 | 178,703 | 19 | 48 | 2018 |
 New Zealand
|
4,743,131 | 270,467 | 104,427 | 18 | 45 | 2018 |
 Niger
|
22,442,831 | 1,267,000 | 489,189 | 18 | 46 | 2018 |
 Algeria
|
42,228,408 | 2,381,741 | 919,590 | 18 | 46 | 2018 |
 Belize
|
383,071 | 22,966 | 8,867 | 17 | 43 | 2018 |
 Paraguay
|
6,956,066 | 406,752 | 157,047 | 17 | 44 | 2018 |
 Norway
|
5,337,962 | 323,787 | 125,014 | 16 | 43 | 2018 |
 Finland
|
5,522,576 | 336,852 | 130,059 | 16 | 42 | 2018 |
 Argentina
|
44,361,150 | 2,780,400 | 1,073,512 | 16 | 41 | 2018 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
33,702,756 | 2,206,714 | 852,012 | 15 | 40 | 2018 |
 Congo
|
5,244,359 | 342,000 | 132,046 | 15 | 40 | 2018 |
 Mali
|
19,077,749 | 1,240,192 | 478,838 | 15 | 40 | 2018 |
 Christmas Island (Australia)
|
2,072 | 135 | 52 | 15 | 40 | 9 Aug 2011 |
 Oman
|
4,829,473 | 309,500 | 119,498 | 16 | 40 | 2018 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UKOT)
|
5,633 | 394 | 152 | 14 | 37 | 7 Feb 2016 |
 New Caledonia (France)
|
279,993 | 18,575 | 7,172 | 15 | 39 | 2018 |
 South Ossetia [note 7]
|
53,532 | 3,900 | 1,506 | 14 | 36 | 11 Aug 2016 [citation needed] |
 Republic of Artsakh [note 8]
|
150,932 | 3,170 | 1,224 | 48 | 123 | 14 Oct 2015 [citation needed] |
 Chad
|
15,477,729 | 1,284,000 | 495,752 | 12 | 31 | 2018 |
 Turkmenistan
|
5,850,901 | 488,100 | 188,455 | 12 | 31 | 2018 |
 Bolivia
|
11,353,142 | 1,098,581 | 424,162 | 10 | 27 | 2018 |
 Russia [note 9]
|
145,734,038 | 17,098,246 | 6,601,633 | 9 | 22 | 2018 |
 Gabon
|
2,119,275 | 267,668 | 103,347 | 8 | 21 | 2018 |
 Central African Republic
|
4,666,368 | 622,984 | 240,534 | 7 | 19 | 2018 |
 Kazakhstan
|
18,319,618 | 2,724,900 | 1,052,084 | 7 | 17 | 2018 |
 Niue (NZ)
|
1,620 | 260 | 100 | 6 | 16 | 2018 |
 Canada
|
37,064,562 | 9,984,670 | 3,855,081 | 4 | 10 | 2018 |
 Botswana
|
2,254,068 | 582,000 | 224,710 | 4 | 10 | 2018 |
 Mauritania
|
4,403,313 | 1,030,700 | 397,953 | 4 | 11 | 2018 |
 Libya
|
6,678,559 | 1,759,540 | 679,358 | 4 | 10 | 2018 |
 Guyana
|
779,006 | 214,969 | 83,000 | 4 | 9 | 2018 |
 Iceland
|
336,713 | 103,000 | 39,768 | 3 | 8 | 2018 |
 Suriname
|
575,990 | 163,820 | 63,251 | 4 | 9 | 2018 |
 Australia
|
24,898,152 | 7,692,024 | 2,969,890 | 3 | 8 | 2018 |
| French Guiana (France)
|
282,938 | 83,534 | 32,252 | 3 | 9 | 2018 |
 Namibia
|
2,448,301 | 824,268 | 318,250 | 3 | 8 | 2018 |
 Western Sahara [note 10]
|
567,402 | 266,000 | 102,703 | 2 | 6 | 2018 |
 Mongolia
|
3,170,216 | 1,564,116 | 603,905 | 2 | 5 | 2018 |
 Pitcairn Islands (UKOT)
|
56 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 29 | [33]20 Sep 2016 |
 Falkland Islands (UKOT)
|
3,234 | 12,173 | 4,700 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway)
|
2,655 | 62,422 | 24,101 | 0 | 0 | [34]1 Sep 2012 |
 Greenland (Denmark)
|
56,564 | 2,166,086 | 836,326 | 0 | 0 | 2018 |
Most populous countries by density[]
The table below is the subset of the above, restricted to countries with at least 8,000,000 people (see also List of countries and dependencies by population).
| Country (or dependent territory) | Population | Area | Density | Sources & Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | sqmi | /km2 | /sqmi | |||
| Bangladesh
|
161,376,708 | 147,570 | 56,977 | 1,094 | 2,832 | 2018 |
| Taiwan
|
23,604,265 | 36,193 | 13,974 | 652 | 1,689 | [35]31 Jan 2020 |
| South Korea
|
51,171,706 | 100,148 | 38,667 | 511 | 1,323 | 2018 |
| Rwanda
|
12,301,970 | 26,338 | 10,169 | 467 | 1,210 | 2018 |
| Netherlands
|
17,059,560 | 37,354 | 14,422 | 457 | 1,183 | 2018 |
| Israel
|
8,381,516 | 22,072 | 8,522 | 380 | 984 | 2018 |
| Haiti
|
11,123,178 | 27,750 | 10,714 | 401 | 1,038 | 2018 |
| India
|
1,352,642,280 | 3,287,263 | 1,269,212 | 411 | 1,066 | 2018 |
| Burundi
|
11,175,374 | 27,834 | 10,747 | 402 | 1,040 | 2018 |
| Belgium
|
11,482,178 | 30,528 | 11,787 | 376 | 974 | 2018 |
| Philippines
|
106,651,394 | 300,000 | 115,830 | 356 | 921 | 2018 |
| Sri Lanka
|
21,228,763 | 65,610 | 25,332 | 324 | 838 | 2018 |
| Japan
|
127,202,192 | 377,930 | 145,919 | 337 | 872 | 2018 |
| Vietnam
|
95,545,962 | 330,957 | 127,782 | 289 | 748 | 2018 |
| United Kingdom
|
67,141,684 | 242,495 | 93,627 | 277 | 717 | 2018 |
| Pakistan
|
212,228,286 | 796,095 | 307,372 | 267 | 690 | 2018 |
| Germany
|
83,124,418 | 357,137 | 137,891 | 233 | 603 | 2018 |
| Nigeria
|
195,874,685 | 923,768 | 356,667 | 212 | 549 | 2018 |
| Dominican Republic
|
10,627,141 | 48,192 | 18,607 | 221 | 571 | 2018 |
| North Korea
|
25,549,604 | 120,538 | 46,540 | 212 | 549 | 2018 |
| Nepal
|
28,095,714 | 147,181 | 56,827 | 191 | 494 | 2018 |
| Italy
|
60,627,291 | 301,339 | 116,347 | 201 | 521 | 2018 |
| Uganda
|
42,729,036 | 241,550 | 93,262 | 177 | 458 | 2018 |
| Guatemala
|
17,247,849 | 108,889 | 42,042 | 158 | 410 | 2018 |
| Malawi
|
18,143,217 | 118,484 | 45,747 | 153 | 397 | 2018 |
| China
|
1,427,647,786 | 9,596,961 | 3,705,387 | 149 | 385 | 2018 |
| Indonesia
|
267,670,543 | 1,910,931 | 737,810 | 140 | 363 | 2018 |
| Czech Republic
|
10,665,677 | 78,866 | 30,450 | 135 | 350 | 2018 |
| Thailand
|
69,428,453 | 513,120 | 198,116 | 135 | 350 | 2018 |
| Ghana
|
29,767,102 | 238,533 | 92,098 | 125 | 323 | 2018 |
| France
|
64,990,511 | 551,500 | 212,934 | 118 | 305 | 2018 |
| Poland
|
37,921,592 | 311,888 | 120,420 | 122 | 315 | 2018 |
| Jordan
|
9,965,318 | 89,328 | 34,490 | 112 | 289 | 2018 |
| Azerbaijan
|
9,949,537 | 86,600 | 33,436 | 115 | 298 | 2018 |
| Portugal
|
10,256,193 | 92,212 | 35,603 | 111 | 288 | 2018 |
| Turkey
|
82,340,088 | 783,562 | 302,533 | 105 | 272 | 2018 |
| Benin
|
11,485,044 | 114,763 | 44,310 | 100 | 259 | 2018 |
| Cuba
|
11,338,134 | 109,884 | 42,426 | 103 | 267 | 2018 |
| Ethiopia
|
109,224,414 | 1,104,300 | 426,370 | 99 | 256 | 2018 |
| Egypt
|
98,423,598 | 1,002,000 | 386,872 | 98 | 254 | 2018 |
| Malaysia
|
31,528,033 | 330,803 | 127,723 | 95 | 247 | 2018 |
| Spain
|
46,692,858 | 505,992 | 195,364 | 92 | 239 | 2018 |
| Syria
|
16,945,057 | 185,180 | 71,498 | 92 | 237 | 2018 |
| Cambodia
|
16,249,792 | 181,035 | 69,898 | 90 | 232 | 2018 |
| Iraq
|
38,433,600 | 435,244 | 168,048 | 88 | 229 | 2018 |
| Senegal
|
15,854,323 | 196,712 | 75,951 | 81 | 209 | 2018 |
| Kenya
|
51,392,565 | 591,958 | 228,555 | 87 | 225 | 2018 |
| Romania
|
19,506,114 | 238,391 | 92,043 | 82 | 212 | 2018 |
| Greece
|
10,522,246 | 131,957 | 50,949 | 80 | 207 | 2018 |
| Morocco
|
36,029,093 | 446,550 | 172,413 | 81 | 209 | 2018 |
| Myanmar
|
53,708,320 | 676,578 | 261,227 | 79 | 206 | 2018 |
| Ivory Coast
|
25,069,230 | 322,463 | 124,503 | 78 | 201 | 2018 |
| Burkina Faso
|
19,751,466 | 272,967 | 105,393 | 72 | 187 | 2018 |
| Uzbekistan
|
32,476,244 | 447,400 | 172,741 | 73 | 188 | 2018 |
| Tunisia
|
11,565,201 | 163,610 | 63,170 | 71 | 183 | 2018 |
| Ukraine [note 11]
|
44,246,156 | 603,500 | 233,011 | 73 | 190 | 2018 |
| Mexico
|
126,190,788 | 1,964,375 | 758,445 | 64 | 166 | 2018 |
| Ecuador
|
17,084,358 | 256,369 | 98,984 | 67 | 173 | 2018 |
| Yemen
|
28,498,683 | 527,968 | 203,848 | 54 | 140 | 2018 |
| Tanzania
|
56,313,438 | 947,303 | 365,754 | 59 | 154 | 2018 |
| World (all land, but Antarctica) | 7,896,144,000 | 122,162,000 | 47,166,748 | 65 | 167 | [36]17 Sep 2021 |
| World (all land) | 7,896,144,000 | 136,162,000 | 52,572,148 | 58 | 150 | [37]17 Sep 2021 |
| Cameroon
|
25,216,267 | 475,650 | 183,648 | 53 | 137 | 2018 |
| Iran
|
81,800,188 | 1,628,750 | 628,860 | 50 | 130 | 2018 |
| Guinea
|
12,414,293 | 245,857 | 94,925 | 50 | 131 | 2018 |
| Afghanistan
|
37,171,921 | 652,864 | 252,071 | 57 | 147 | 2018 |
| South Africa
|
57,792,518 | 1,221,037 | 471,442 | 47 | 123 | 2018 |
| Madagascar
|
26,262,313 | 587,295 | 226,755 | 45 | 116 | 2018 |
| Colombia
|
49,661,048 | 1,141,748 | 440,829 | 43 | 113 | 2018 |
| Zimbabwe
|
14,438,802 | 390,757 | 150,871 | 37 | 96 | 2018 |
| DR Congo
|
84,068,091 | 2,344,858 | 905,350 | 36 | 93 | 2018 |
| Mozambique
|
29,496,004 | 801,590 | 309,494 | 37 | 95 | 2018 |
| Venezuela
|
28,887,118 | 912,050 | 352,143 | 32 | 82 | 2018 |
| United States
|
327,096,265 | 9,629,091 | 3,717,792 | 34 | 88 | [38]17 Sep 2021 |
| Peru
|
31,989,260 | 1,285,216 | 496,222 | 25 | 64 | 2018 |
| Brazil
|
209,469,323 | 8,514,877 | 3,287,594 | 25 | 64 | 2018 |
| Somalia
|
15,008,226 | 637,657 | 246,199 | 24 | 61 | 2018 |
| Angola
|
30,809,787 | 1,246,700 | 481,351 | 25 | 64 | 2018 |
| Sweden
|
9,971,638 | 450,295 | 173,859 | 22 | 57 | 2018 |
| Chile
|
18,729,160 | 756,102 | 291,931 | 25 | 64 | 2018 |
| Sudan
|
40,782,742 | 1,861,484 | 718,719 | 22 | 57 | [39]1 Jul 2017 |
| Zambia
|
17,351,708 | 752,612 | 290,583 | 23 | 60 | 2018 |
| South Sudan
|
12,778,250 | 644,329 | 248,775 | 20 | 51 | [40]1 Jul 2019 |
| Niger
|
22,442,831 | 1,267,000 | 489,189 | 18 | 46 | 2018 |
| Algeria
|
42,228,408 | 2,381,741 | 919,590 | 18 | 46 | 2018 |
| Argentina
|
44,361,150 | 2,780,400 | 1,073,512 | 16 | 41 | 2018 |
| Saudi Arabia
|
33,702,756 | 2,206,714 | 852,012 | 15 | 40 | 2018 |
| Mali
|
19,077,749 | 1,240,192 | 478,838 | 15 | 40 | 2018 |
| Chad
|
15,477,729 | 1,284,000 | 495,752 | 12 | 31 | 2018 |
| Bolivia
|
11,353,142 | 1,098,581 | 424,162 | 10 | 27 | 2018 |
| Russia [note 12]
|
145,734,038 | 17,098,246 | 6,601,633 | 9 | 22 | 2018 |
| Kazakhstan
|
18,319,618 | 2,724,900 | 1,052,084 | 7 | 17 | 2018 |
| Canada
|
37,064,562 | 9,984,670 | 3,855,081 | 4 | 10 | 2018 |
| Australia
|
24,898,152 | 7,692,024 | 2,969,890 | 3 | 8 | 2018 |
Notes[]
- ^ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) in its 1930 edition[6] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) in its 1945–46 edition.[7] 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. - ^ 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. 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 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
- ^ Not recognized by any UN member states
- ^ Excludes Crimea.
- ^ Recognized by only 6 UN member states
- ^ Not recognized by any UN member states
- ^ Recognized by only 5 UN members states
- ^ Not recognized by any UN member states
- ^ 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.
- ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
- ^ Excludes Crimea.
- ^ 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.
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