User:Patrick/countries
This is a list of countries and dependent territories ranked by population density, measured by the number of human inhabitants per square kilometer, 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 but does not rank unrecognized but de facto independent countries. All 193 member states of the United Nations plus the Vatican City are given a rank number. 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 provided by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs are used.[1]
Main table
[edit]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.
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Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | Area | Population | Density | Date | Population source | ||
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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 |
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 |
6 | User:Patrick/popdens | 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 |
- | 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 |
8 | Lebanon | 10,452 | 4,036 | 6,855,713 | 672.06 | 1,741 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
9 | 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 |
10 | 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 |
11 | San Marino | 61 | 24 | 34,641 | 567.89 | 1,471 | April 30, 2019 | Official monthly estimate |
12 | Nauru | 21 | 8 | 11,200 | 533.33 | 1,381 | July 1, 2020 | Annual projection |
13 | South Korea | 100,210 | 38,691 | 51,780,579 | 516.72 | 1,338 | July 1, 2020 | Official annual projection |
14 | Rwanda | 26,338 | 10,169 | 12,374,397 | 469.83 | 1,217 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
15 | 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 |
16 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
17 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
18 | Haiti | 27,065 | 10,450 | 11,263,077 | 416.15 | 1,078 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
19 | India | 3,287,263 | 1,269,219 | 1,407,563,842 | 411.48 | 1,066 | January 1, 2019 | UN estimate [4][5] |
20 | Burundi | 27,816 | 10,740 | 11,215,578 | 403.21 | 1,044 | July 1, 2020 | Official annual projection |
21 | Tuvalu | 26 | 10 | 10,300 | 396.15 | 1,026 | July 1, 2020 | Annual projection |
22 | Belgium | 30,689 | 11,849 | 11,524,454 | 375.52 | 973 | January 1, 2020 | Official monthly estimate |
23 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
– | 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 |
24 | Japan | 377,975 | 145,937 | 126,010,000 | 333.38 | 863 | February 1, 2020 | Monthly official estimate |
25 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 25,332 | 21,803,000 | 332.31 | 861 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
– | 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 |
26 | El Salvador | 21,040 | 8,124 | 6,704,864 | 318.67 | 825 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
27 | Grenada | 344 | 133 | 108,825 | 316.35 | 819 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
28 | 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 |
29 | Saint Lucia | 617 | 238 | 180,454 | 292.47 | 757 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
30 | 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 |
31 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 | 150 | 110,520 | 284.11 | 736 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
32 | United Kingdom | 242,495 | 93,628 | 67,886,004 | 279.95 | 725 | May 11, 2020 | Population Division UN |
33 | User:Patrick/popdens | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics | ||||||
34 | 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 |
35 | Jamaica | 10,991 | 4,244 | 2,726,667 | 248.08 | 643 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
36 | 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 |
37 | Liechtenstein | 160 | 62 | 38,380 | 239.88 | 621 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
38 | Luxembourg | 2,586 | 998 | 613,894 | 237.39 | 615 | January 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
39 | Qatar | 11,571 | 4,468 | 2,740,479 | 236.84 | 613 | May 31, 2019 | Official monthly estimate |
40 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442 | 171 | 104,084 | 235.48 | 610 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
41 | Germany | 357,168 | 137,903 | 83,149,300 | 232.8 | 603 | September 30, 2019 | Official quarterly estimate |
42 | Nigeria | 923,768 | 356,669 | 200,962,000 | 217.55 | 563 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
43 | Dominican Republic | 47,875 | 18,485 | 10,358,320 | 216.36 | 560 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
– | British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) | 151 | 58 | 32,206 | 213.28 | 552 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
44 | Seychelles | 455 | 176 | 96,762 | 212.66 | 551 | June 30, 2018 | Official estimate |
45 | North Korea | 120,540 | 46,541 | 25,549,604 | 211.96 | 549 | January 1, 2019 | UN projection |
46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 270 | 104 | 56,345 | 208.69 | 541 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
47 | Gambia | 10,690 | 4,127 | 2,228,075 | 208.43 | 540 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
48 | Switzerland | 41,285 | 15,940 | 8,586,550 | 207.98 | 539 | September 30, 2019 | Official provisional figure |
49 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1,001 | 386 | 201,784 | 201.58 | 522 | July 1, 2018 | Official Estimate |
50 | Nepal | 147,516 | 56,956 | 29,609,623 | 200.72 | 520 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
51 | Italy | 301,308 | 116,336 | 60,252,824 | 199.97 | 518 | August 31, 2019 | Monthly official estimate |
52 | Uganda | 241,551 | 93,263 | 40,006,700 | 165.62 | 429 | July 1, 2019 | Annual official estimate |
– | Kosovo | 10,910 | 4,212 | 1,795,666 | 164.59 | 426 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
53 | Andorra | 464 | 179 | 76,177 | 164.17 | 425 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
54 | Guatemala | 108,889 | 42,042 | 17,679,735 | 162.36 | 421 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
55 | 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 | |
56 | 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 | |
57 | Cyprus | 5,896 | 2,276 | 875,900 | 148.56 | 385 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
58 | Malawi | 118,484 | 45,747 | 17,563,749 | 148.24 | 384 | September 3, 2018 | 2018 Census Result |
– | Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | 572 | 221 | 83,314 | 145.65 | 377 | April 24, 2016 | 2016 census result |
59 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official estimate | ||||||
60 | 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 |
61 | Tonga | 720 | 278 | 100,000 | 138.89 | 360 | July 1, 2020 | Annual projection |
62 | Cape Verde | 4,033 | 1,557 | 550,483 | 136.49 | 354 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
63 | Czech Republic | 78,867 | 30,451 | 10,681,161 | 135.43 | 351 | September 30, 2019 | Official quarterly estimate |
64 | Denmark | 43,098 | 16,640 | 5,814,461 | 134.91 | 349 | July 1, 2019 | Official quarterly estimate |
65 | Togo | 56,600 | 21,853 | 7,538,000 | 133.18 | 345 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
66 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
67 | 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 |
68 | France | 543,965 | 210,026 | 67,060,000 | 123.28 | 319 | December 1, 2019 | Monthly official estimate |
69 | Poland | 312,685 | 120,728 | 38,386,000 | 122.76 | 318 | June 30, 2019 | Official estimate |
70 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
71 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 | 32,278 | 9,770,529 | 116.87 | 303 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
72 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 33,436 | 10,067,108 | 116.25 | 301 | January 1, 2020 | Official publication |
– | Transnistria[note 2] | 4,163 | 1,607 | 469,000 | 112.66 | 292 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
73 | Portugal | 92,090 | 35,556 | 10,276,617 | 111.59 | 289 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
74 | Slovakia | 49,036 | 18,933 | 5,450,421 | 111.15 | 288 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
75 | Sierra Leone | 71,740 | 27,699 | 7,901,454 | 110.14 | 285 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
76 | Austria | 83,879 | 32,386 | 8,902,600 | 106.14 | 275 | January 1, 2020 | Official quarterly estimate |
77 | Turkey | 783,562 | 302,535 | 83,154,997 | 106.12 | 275 | December 31, 2019 | Annual official estimate |
78 | Hungary | 93,029 | 35,919 | 9,764,000 | 104.96 | 272 | January 1, 2019 | Annual official estimate |
– | Northern Cyprus[note 3] | 3,355 | 1,295 | 351,965 | 104.91 | 272 | December 31, 2017 | Official estimate |
79 | Benin | 112,622 | 43,484 | 11,733,059 | 104.18 | 270 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
80 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 7,827 | 2,084,301 | 102.81 | 266 | January 1, 2019 | Official quarterly estimate |
81 | Cuba | 109,884 | 42,426 | 11,193,470 | 101.87 | 264 | December 31, 2019 | Official population estimate |
82 | Ethiopia | 1,063,652 | 410,678 | 107,534,882 | 101.1 | 262 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
83 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
84 | Albania | 28,703 | 11,082 | 2,862,427 | 99.73 | 258 | January 1, 2019 | Official annual estimate |
85 | Armenia | 29,743 | 11,484 | 2,957,500 | 99.44 | 258 | September 30, 2019 | Official quarterly estimate |
86 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
87 | Costa Rica | 51,100 | 19,730 | 5,058,007 | 98.98 | 256 | June 30, 2019 | Official estimate |
88 | Dominica | 739 | 285 | 71,808 | 97.17 | 252 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
89 | Spain | 505,990 | 195,364 | 46,934,632 | 92.76 | 240 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
90 | Syria | 185,180 | 71,498 | 17,070,135 | 92.18 | 239 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
91 | Cambodia | 181,035 | 69,898 | 16,289,270 | 89.98 | 233 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
92 | Iraq | 438,317 | 169,235 | 39,309,783 | 89.68 | 232 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection- |
93 | Serbia | 77,474 | 29,913 | 6,901,188 | 89.08 | 231 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
94 | Senegal | 196,722 | 75,955 | 16,209,125 | 82.4 | 213 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
95 | 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 |
96 | Honduras | 112,492 | 43,433 | 9,158,345 | 81.41 | 211 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
97 | Romania | 238,391 | 92,043 | 19,405,156 | 81.4 | 211 | January 1, 2019 | Official annual estimate |
98 | Greece | 131,957 | 50,949 | 10,724,599 | 81.27 | 210 | January 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
99 | North Macedonia | 25,713 | 9,928 | 2,077,132 | 80.78 | 209 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
100 | Myanmar | 676,577 | 261,228 | 54,339,766 | 80.32 | 208 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
101 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
102 | 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 |
103 | Moldova | 33,843 | 13,067 | 2,681,735 | 79.24 | 205 | January 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
104 | Timor-Leste | 14,919 | 5,760 | 1,167,242 | 78.24 | 203 | July 11, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result |
– | Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) | 497 | 192 | 37,910 | 76.28 | 198 | July 1, 2016 | Official estimate |
105 | Burkina Faso | 270,764 | 104,543 | 20,244,080 | 74.77 | 194 | July 1, 2018 | Annual official projection |
106 | Lesotho | 30,355 | 11,720 | 2,263,010 | 74.55 | 193 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
107 | Brunei | 5,765 | 2,226 | 421,300 | 73.08 | 189 | July 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
108 | Uzbekistan | 447,400 | 172,742 | 32,653,900 | 72.99 | 189 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
109 | Croatia | 56,542 | 21,831 | 4,087,843 | 72.3 | 187 | July 1, 2018 | Annual official estimate |
110 | Tunisia | 163,610 | 63,170 | 11,722,038 | 71.65 | 186 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
111 | Samoa | 2,831 | 1,093 | 199,300 | 70.4 | 182 | July 1, 2020 | Annual projection |
112 | Ireland | 70,273 | 27,133 | 4,921,500 | 70.03 | 181 | April 1, 2019 | Official annual estimate |
113 | Ukraine [note 4] | 603,000 | 232,820 | 41,902,416 | 69.49 | 180 | January 1, 2020 | Official monthly estimate |
114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,209 | 19,772 | 3,511,372 | 68.57 | 178 | July 1, 2016 | Official estimate |
115 | 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 | |
116 | Yemen | 455,000 | 175,676 | 28,915,284 | 63.55 | 165 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
117 | Mexico | 1,967,138 | 759,516 | 126,577,691 | 64.35 | 167 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
– | Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 237 | 92 | 15,250 | 64.35 | 167 | July 1, 2020 | Annual projection |
118 | Tajikistan | 143,100 | 55,251 | 9,127,000 | 63.78 | 165 | January 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
119 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official projection | ||||||
120 | Bulgaria | 111,002 | 42,858 | 6,951,482 | 62.62 | 162 | December 31, 2019 | Official annual estimate |
121 | 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 | 8,141,698,000 | 60.34 | 156 | November 13, 2024 | USCB's world population clock |
122 | Panama | 74,177 | 28,640 | 4,158,783 | 56.07 | 145 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection |
123 | Georgia | 69,700 | 26,911 | 3,729,600 | 53.51 | 139 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
124 | 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 | 8,141,698,000 | 54.66 | 142 | November 13, 2024 | USCB's World population clock |
125 | Cameroon | 466,050 | 179,943 | 24,348,251 | 52.24 | 135 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
126 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
– | Norfolk Island (Australia) | 35 | 14 | 1,748 | 49.94 | 129 | August 9, 2016 | census result |
127 | Guinea | 245,857 | 94,926 | 12,218,357 | 49.7 | 129 | July 1, 2019 | official projection |
128 | Afghanistan | 645,807 | 249,347 | 31,575,018 | 48.89 | 127 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
129 | 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 |
130 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | 10,831 | 1,358,276 | 48.42 | 125 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
131 | South Africa | 1,220,813 | 471,359 | 58,775,022 | 48.14 | 125 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
132 | Djibouti | 23,000 | 8,880 | 1,078,373 | 46.89 | 121 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
133 | Liberia | 97,036 | 37,466 | 4,475,353 | 46.12 | 119 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
134 | Belarus | 207,600 | 80,155 | 9,397,800 | 45.59 | 118 | April 1, 2020 | Quarterly official estimate |
135 | Montenegro | 13,812 | 5,333 | 622,182 | 45.05 | 117 | January 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
136 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 | 13,948 | 1,604,528 | 44.42 | 115 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
137 | Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,658 | 25,680,342 | 43.75 | 113 | May 18, 2018 | Official Census |
138 | Lithuania | 65,300 | 25,212 | 2,793,466 | 42.78 | 111 | November 1, 2019 | Monthly official estimate |
139 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
140 | 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 |
141 | Zimbabwe | 390,757 | 150,872 | 15,159,624 | 38.8 | 100 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
142 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,345,095 | 905,446 | 86,790,567 | 37.01 | 96 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
143 | Mozambique | 799,380 | 308,642 | 28,571,310 | 35.74 | 93 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
144 | Venezuela | 916,445 | 353,841 | 32,219,521 | 35.16 | 91 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
– | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 1,399 | 540 | 50,844 | 34.48 | 89 | May 1, 2018 | Official monthly estimate |
145 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
146 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,945 | 77,199 | 6,309,300 | 31.56 | 82 | June 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
147 | Latvia | 64,562 | 24,928 | 1,910,400 | 29.59 | 77 | October 1, 2019 | Official monthly estimate |
148 | Estonia | 45,339 | 17,505 | 1,324,820 | 29.22 | 76 | January 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
149 | Eritrea | 121,100 | 46,757 | 3,497,117 | 28.88 | 75 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
– | Abkhazia[note 5] | 8,660 | 3,344 | 243,206 | 28.08 | 73 | April 27, 2018 | |
150 | Bahamas | 13,940 | 5,382 | 386,870 | 27.75 | 72 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection |
151 | Laos | 236,800 | 91,429 | 6,492,400 | 27.42 | 71 | March 1, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result |
– | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 242 | 2,605 | 6,081 | 25.13 | 65 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
152 | Peru | 1,285,216 | 496,225 | 32,162,184 | 25.02 | 65 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
153 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
154 | Vanuatu | 12,281 | 4,742 | 304,500 | 24.79 | 64 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate[permanent dead link] |
155 | Solomon Islands | 28,370 | 10,954 | 682,500 | 24.06 | 62 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate[permanent dead link] |
156 | Somalia | 637,657 | 246,201 | 15,181,925 | 23.81 | 62 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
157 | Angola | 1,246,700 | 481,354 | 29,250,009 | 23.46 | 61 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
158 | Chile | 756,096 | 291,930 | 17,373,831 | 22.98 | 60 | August 31, 2017 | Preliminary 2017 census result |
159 | Sweden | 450,295 | 173,860 | 10,343,403 | 22.97 | 59 | April 1, 2020 | Official quarterly estimate |
160 | Sudan | 1,839,542 | 710,251 | 40,782,742 | 22.17 | 57 | July 1, 2017 | Official annual projection |
161 | Zambia | 752,612 | 290,585 | 16,405,229 | 21.8 | 56 | July 1, 2017 | Official annual projection |
162 | Bhutan | 38,394 | 14,824 | 885,384 | 23.06 | 59.73 | November 13, 2024 | Official population clock[failed verification] |
163 | Uruguay[note 6][clarification needed] | 176,215 | 68,037 | 3,518,553 | 19.97 | 52 | June 30, 2019 | Official annual projection |
– | Somaliland[note 7] | 176,120 | 68,000 | 3,508,180 | 19.92 | 52 | August 17, 2017 | |
164 | 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 |
165 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 178,704 | 8,935,000 | 19.3 | 50 | July 1, 2020 | Annual official estimate |
166 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
167 | Niger | 1,186,408 | 458,075 | 22,314,743 | 18.81 | 49 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
168 | Algeria | 2,381,741 | 919,595 | 43,000,000 | 18.05 | 47 | January 1, 2019 | Official projection |
169 | Belize | 22,965 | 8,867 | 408,487 | 17.79 | 46 | August 1, 2019 | Official annual estimate |
170 | Paraguay | 406,752 | 157,048 | 7,052,983 | 17.1 | 44 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection |
171 | Norway | 323,808 | 125,023 | 5,367,580 | 16.58 | 43 | January 1, 2020 | Official quarterly estimate |
172 | Finland | 338,424 | 130,666 | 5,527,405 | 16.33 | 42 | December 20, 2019 | Official monthly estimate |
173 | Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1,073,518 | 44,938,712 | 16.16 | 42 | July 1, 2019 | Annual official estimate |
174 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 830,000 | 34,218,169 | 15.92 | 41 | January 1, 2019 | Annual official estimate |
175 | Republic of the Congo | 342,000 | 132,047 | 5,399,895 | 15.79 | 41 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
176 | 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 |
177 | Oman | 309,500 | 119,499 | 4,645,249 | 15.01 | 39 | April 1, 2020 | Official quarterly estimate |
– | 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 8] | 3,900 | 1,506 | 53,532 | 13.73 | 36 | August 11, 2016 | |
– | Artsakh[note 9] | 11,458 | 4,424 | 150,932 | 13.17 | 34 | October 14, 2015 | |
178 | Chad | 1,284,000 | 495,755 | 15,353,184 | 11.96 | 31 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
179 | Turkmenistan | 491,210 | 189,657 | 5,851,466 | 11.91 | 31 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
180 | Bolivia | 1,098,581 | 424,164 | 11,307,314 | 10.29 | 27 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection |
181 | Russia[note 10] | 17,125,242 | 6,612,093 | 146,877,088 | 8.58 | 22 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
182 | Gabon | 267,667 | 103,347 | 2,067,561 | 7.72 | 20 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
183 | Central African Republic | 622,436 | 240,324 | 4,737,423 | 7.61 | 20 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
184 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 1,052,090 | 18,592,700 | 6.69 | 17 | January 4, 2020 | Official monthly estimate |
– | Niue (New Zealand) | 261 | 101 | 1,613 | 6.18 | 16 | September 10, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
185 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official estimate | ||||||
186 | Botswana | 581,730 | 224,607 | 2,302,878 | 3.96 | 10.3 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection |
187 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 397,955 | 3,984,233 | 3.87 | 10.0 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection |
188 | Libya | 1,770,060 | 683,424 | 6,470,956 | 3.66 | 9.5 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
189 | Guyana | 214,999 | 83,012 | 782,225 | 3.64 | 9.4 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
190 | Iceland | 102,775 | 39,682 | 366,130 | 3.56 | 9.2 | March 31, 2020 | Official quarterly estimate |
191 | Suriname | 163,820 | 63,251 | 568,301 | 3.47 | 9.0 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
192 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official estimate | ||||||
193 | 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 |
– | Western Sahara[note 11] | 252,120 | 97,344 | 567,421 | 2.25 | 5.8 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection |
194 | 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 |
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Density of the most populous countries
[edit]This list consists of the top 100 most populous countries (see also List of countries and dependencies by population).
Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | Area | Population | Density | Date | Population source | ||
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km2 | mi2 | pop./km2 | pop./mi2 | |||||
1 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
- | Taiwan | 36,197 | 13,976 | 23,604,265 | 652 | 1,689 | January 31, 2020 | Monthly official estimate |
2 | South Korea | 100,210 | 38,691 | 51,780,579 | 517 | 1,339 | July 1, 2020 | Official Annual projection |
3 | Rwanda | 26,338 | 10,169 | 12,374,397 | 470 | 1,217 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
4 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
5 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
6 | Haiti | 27,065 | 10,450 | 11,263,077 | 416 | 1,077 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
7 | User:Patrick/popdens | [citation needed] | ||||||
8 | Burundi | 27,816 | 10,740 | 11,215,578 | 403 | 1,044 | July 1, 2020 | Official annual projection |
9 | Belgium | 30,528 | 11,787 | 11,524,454 | 376 | 974 | January 1, 2020 | Official monthly estimate |
10 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
11 | Japan | 377,975 | 145,937 | 126,010,000 | 333 | 862 | February 1, 2020 | Official monthly estimate |
12 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 25,332 | 21,881,913 | 332 | 860 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
13 | Vietnam | 331,212 | 127,882 | 96,208,984 | 290 | 751 | April 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
14 | United Kingdom | 242,495 | 93,628 | 67,886,004 | 280 | 725 | May 11, 2020 | Population Division UN |
15 | User:Patrick/popdens | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics | ||||||
16 | Germany | 357,168 | 137,903 | 83,149,300 | 233 | 603 | September 30, 2019 | Official quarterly estimate |
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 |
19 | North Korea | 122,762 | 47,399 | 25,450,000 | 211 | 546 | July 1, 2019 | UN projection |
20 | Switzerland | 41,285 | 15,940 | 8,586,550 | 208 | 539 | September 30, 2019 | Official provisional figure |
21 | Nepal | 147,181 | 56,827 | 29,609,623 | 201 | 521 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
22 | Italy | 301,308 | 116,336 | 60,252,824 | 200 | 518 | August 31, 2019 | Monthly official estimate |
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 |
26 | User:Patrick/popdens | 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 | 10,681,161 | 135 | 350 | September 30, 2019 | Official quarterly estimate |
29 | Togo | 56,600 | 21,853 | 7,538,000 | 133 | 344 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
30 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
31 | Ghana | 238,533 | 92,098 | 30,280,811 | 127 | 329 | July 1, 2019 | Official projection |
32 | France | 543,965 | 210,026 | 67,060,000 | 123 | 319 | December 1, 2019 | Monthly official estimate |
33 | Poland | 312,685 | 120,728 | 38,386,000 | 123 | 319 | June 30, 2019 | Official estimate |
34 | User:Patrick/popdens | 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 | 10,067,108 | 116 | 300 | January 1, 2020 | Official publication |
37 | Portugal | 92,090 | 35,556 | 10,276,617 | 112 | 290 | December 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
38 | Austria | 83,879 | 32,386 | 8,902,600 | 106 | 275 | January 1, 2020 | Official quarterly estimate |
39 | Turkey | 783,562 | 302,535 | 83,154,997 | 106 | 275 | December 31, 2019 | Annual official estimate |
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 |
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 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
45 | User:Patrick/popdens | 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 | 10,724,599 | 81 | 210 | January 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
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 |
56 | Ivory Coast | 322,921 | 124,680 | 25,823,071 | 80 | 207 | January 1, 2019 | Official projection |
57 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
58 | Burkina Faso | 270,764 | 104,543 | 19,632,147 | 73 | 189 | July 1, 2017 | Annual official projection |
59 | Uzbekistan | 447,400 | 172,742 | 32,653,900 | 73 | 189 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
60 | Tunisia | 163,610 | 63,170 | 11,722,038 | 72 | 186 | July 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
61 | Ukraine[note 12] | 603,000 | 232,820 | 41,902,416 | 69 | 179 | January 1, 2020 | Official monthly estimate |
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 |
64 | Tajikistan | 143,100 | 55,251 | 9,127,000 | 64 | 166 | January 1, 2019 | Official estimate |
65 | User:Patrick/popdens | 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 |
68 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
69 | Guinea | 245,857 | 94,926 | 12,218,357 | 50 | 129 | July 1, 2019 | official projection |
70 | Afghanistan | 645,807 | 249,347 | 31,575,018 | 49 | 127 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
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 |
73 | Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,658 | 25,680,342 | 44 | 114 | May 18, 2018 | Official Census |
74 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
75 | Zimbabwe | 390,757 | 150,872 | 15,159,624 | 39 | 101 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
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 |
79 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
80 | Peru | 1,285,216 | 496,225 | 32,162,184 | 25 | 65 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
81 | User:Patrick/popdens | 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 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official population clock | ||||||
86 | Zambia | 752,612 | 290,585 | 16,405,229 | 22 | 57 | July 1, 2017 | Official annual projection |
87 | Sudan | 1,839,542 | 710,251 | 40,782,742 | 22 | 57 | July 1, 2017 | Official annual projection |
88 | South Sudan | 644,329 | 248,777 | 12,778,250 | 20 | 52 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
89 | Niger | 1,186,408 | 458,075 | 22,314,743 | 19 | 49 | July 1, 2019 | Official annual projection |
90 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 178,704 | 8,935,000 | 19 | 49 | July 1, 2020 | Annual official estimate |
91 | Algeria | 2,381,741 | 919,595 | 43,000,000 | 18 | 47 | January 1, 2019 | Official projection |
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 |
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 13] | 17,125,242 | 6,612,093 | 146,877,088 | 9 | 23 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate |
98 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 1,052,090 | 18,232,000 | 7 | 18 | May 1, 2018 | Official monthly estimate |
99 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official estimate | ||||||
100 | User:Patrick/popdens | Official estimate | ||||||
Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | km2 | mi2 | Population | pop./km2 | pop./mi2 | Date | Population source |
Area | Density |
See also
[edit]- List of countries and dependencies by population density
- List of countries and dependencies by area - with also land and water area separately
- List of countries by past and future population density
- List of countries by real population density based on food growing capacity
- Human overpopulation
- By region
- Population density of Asian countries
- List of African countries by population density
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America by population density
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America by population density
- List of the European Union members by density
- Area and population of European countries
- Population density of countries in Oceania
- Cities
- Other
Notes
[edit]- ^ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition[2] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition.[3] The figure of 0.44 km2 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. - ^ Not recognized by any UN member states
- ^ Recognized only by Turkey
- ^ Excludes Crimea.
- ^ Recognized by only 6 UN member states
- ^ File: "Población por región, sexo y edad simple, 1996-2025". Implied data: 3,003,671 in urban areas; 351,196 in smaller towns; 163,686 rural. Total 2019: 3,518,553
- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "World Population Prospects". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1930, p. 99. (in Italian)
- ^ De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1945–46, p. 128. (in Italian)
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.