Population Density by Country in 1952

In the year 1952, the world had a population density of 19.9 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 13197.0 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 6275.9 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar with 2120.6 people living per square kilometer, if spread out evenly.

The country with the lowest annual population density was ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara with 0.1 people per square kilometer. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland with a density of 0.1 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) with 0.2 people living per square kilometer, if said population is spread out evenly across its land mass.

The geographic region with the highest population density was Asia with a density of 45.8 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 25.3 people/kmยฒ, and Northern America with 9.0 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 132.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a population density of 84.7 people/kmยฒ, and Caribbean with 80.7 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 1.3 people/kmยฒ.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Lower-middle-income countries has the highest population density of 32.1 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 5.1.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1952

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 13196.9799 397
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 6275.9062 -304
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2120.6 98
4 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 2027.2727 6
5 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 1977.7953 99,570
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 1605.0242 50,019
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 967.3238 6,696
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 702.0463 373
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 690.5312 110
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 510.3919 3,627
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 500.2672 612
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 318.2522 901,155
13 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 307.7368 138,552
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 287.1914 44,630
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 273.8369 15,270
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 261.0689 16,976
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 257.37 1,418
18 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 250.1474 2,653
19 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 233.0144 318,959
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 231.9917 1,535
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 230.6694 1,209,299
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 230.4868 1,059
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 229.6042 6,047
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 218.7623 175
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 207.9781 240,185
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 206.1123 414,615
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 203.1454 37,196
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 190.2865 1,103
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 175.6 100
30 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 167.5936 1,999
31 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 165.55 111
32 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 159.9514 9,949
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 158.8529 247,422
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 157.963 3,408
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 142.0877 218
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 139.5988 40,577
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 137.8882 5,798
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 136.8683 30,220
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 133.0996 17,966
40 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 132.2917 23
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 131.4963 157,953
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 125.6262 -47
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 125.4535 8,180,784
44 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 121.8296 58,542
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 120.3146 65,248
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 117.5671 79,305
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 116.2532 996
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 115.8514 2,012
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 110.1885 52,252
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 107.6341 970
51 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 107.418 10,186
52 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 104.9799 81,515
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 102.1549 30,921
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 97.8075 117
55 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 95.1034 75,920
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 94.75 17
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 94.2981 -507
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 92.6638 51,888
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 90.6179 47,885
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 90.4334 3,357
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 88.9875 232
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 84.9437 -151,719
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 84.4212 307
64 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 83.9485 457,739
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 83.9445 2,443
66 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 83.5636 645,880
67 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 81.2877 1,598
68 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 80.18 350
69 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 80.1113 79,592
70 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 77.1562 364,399
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 75.8707 66,530
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 75.2222 220
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 74.4602 23,427
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 73.2401 68,289
75 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 73.1436 214,208
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 73.14 14,854
77 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 70.4124 36,964
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 67.392 172
79 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 67.2854 61,037
80 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 67.2262 886,654
81 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 66.0632 496,154
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 65.6484 891
83 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 65.4964 335
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 64.3714 56,558
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 63.7875 264
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 61.3977 120
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 60.3868 101
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 60.1122 98,258
89 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 59.5178 179,111
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 58.8494 12,990,015
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 57.7998 124,330
92 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 57.096 460
93 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 56.5433 228,873
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 55.0835 7,879
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 54.4442 52,227
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 54.2968 811
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 52.6427 29,787
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 52.4261 79,621
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 51.8001 42,448
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 51.4706 42,121
101 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 50.3539 637,469
102 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 49.1324 95
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 48.4323 38,605
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 48.2207 977
105 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 47.8604 21
106 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 47.0143 2,127
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 42.8479 -11,208
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 42.4085 722,412
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 41.9737 541,488
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 41.7598 26,367
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 39.8854 74,482
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 38.8129 8,598
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 37.9767 1,608,845
114 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 32.4882 2,023
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 32.324 56,980
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 31.8999 8,380
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 31.6128 21,938
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 30.9274 285
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 30.5722 91,760
120 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 30.3985 167,007
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 30.3224 10,242
122 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 28.7089 590,695
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 28.6177 26,468
124 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 28.4154 4,453
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 28.1529 350,122
126 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 26.5629 23,902
127 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 26.0029 13,789
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 25.3701 108,686
129 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 24.0904 72,603
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 23.6152 157,721
131 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 23.0639 83
132 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 22.2092 533,468
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 21.5534 79
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 21.1491 254,876
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.3781 17,887
136 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 20.1568 85,057
137 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 19.8565 50
138 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 19.8384 34,207
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 19.8114 11,905
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 19.6871 3,868
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 19.0937 158,502
142 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 18.5041 1,898
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 18.4968 395,472
144 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 17.7558 37
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 17.4779 51,339
146 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 17.4478 6,671
147 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 16.7193 2,424,108
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16.6043 128
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 16.4466 7,044
150 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 15.7874 1,934
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 15.7856 102
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15.7623 51,272
153 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 15.4601 172,417
154 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 15.1103 46,864
155 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 14.9404 99,040
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 14.8331 748,686
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 13.6604 157,455
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 13.6525 68,502
159 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.5936 17
160 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 13.5286 51,494
161 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 13.1681 25,821
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 12.5405 49,291
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 12.2084 23,443
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 11.809 97,641
165 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 11.7155 40,933
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 11.6032 -279
167 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 11.4445 55,101
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 11.1589 305,542
169 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 11.0529 341,010
170 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 10.9403 32,668
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 10.8147 400,242
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 10.4158 147,217
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 9.8825 19,089
174 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 9.5475 68,472
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 9.5147 37,966
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 9.3706 3,029
177 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 9.1972 74,420
178 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 9.1413 138,029
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 9.0996 80,702
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 9.0912 4,343
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 9.0825 214,316
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 8.3415 3,844
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 7.7347 79,619
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 7.687 93,084
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 7.6529 41,206
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 7.546 50,456
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 7.133 100,720
188 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 7.0036 14,058
189 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 6.8536 1,720,084
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6.5256 250,633
191 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 6.4602 1,692,556
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 6.3445 226,489
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 6.3378 340,860
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 5.6825 35,972
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 5.6495 266,946
196 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 5.2779 -44
197 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 4.7806 3,800
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 4.5442 39,236
199 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 4.3774 1,014
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 3.9978 250,351
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.9542 64,339
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 3.8926 35,672
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 3.796 2,315
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.741 95,878
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3.7292 63,135
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 3.7247 197,552
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 3.6154 1,187
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 3.5518 37,992
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 3.3004 70,030
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 3.2206 2,196
211 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.9419 51,513
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2.8629 2,070
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 2.6885 27,981
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 2.6388 237,303
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.5537 19,201
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2.3723 21,379
217 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 2.2384 849
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 2.237 12,487
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 2.1707 89,610
220 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 2.0709 47,771
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1.8586 3,153
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 1.593 413,689
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 1.5255 96,833
224 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.5199 6,820
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1.4739 2,448
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.3276 6,228
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 1.1981 5,403
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.1237 197,135
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 0.7633 9,902
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 0.6907 16,239
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 0.6682 15,651
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 0.6403 6,552
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.5169 12,206
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 0.2921 321
235 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.182 17
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.059 615
237 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.0588 1,416

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1952

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 45.7538 31,717,135
2 Europe 25.3418 5,260,115
3 Northern America 8.98 2,838,835
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 8.7514 4,644,292
5 Africa 8.0399 5,192,552
6 Oceania 1.5578 306,510

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1952

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Western Europe 132.6544 655,109
2 Southern Europe 84.7033 918,835
3 Caribbean 80.7038 355,747
4 Southern Asia 77.4565 10,559,573
5 Eastern Asia 58.8565 14,892,641
6 Micronesia 54.4653 3,334
7 Northern Europe 47.8175 460,240
8 South-Eastern Asia 38.8676 4,398,884
9 Polynesia 33.3281 6,406
10 Central America 16.0963 1,040,340
11 Eastern Europe 12.5431 3,225,931
12 Western Africa 12.0383 1,401,238
13 Western Asia 11.2449 1,335,269
14 Eastern Africa 10.3578 1,596,329
15 Northern Africa 6.8383 1,326,505
16 South America 6.8152 3,248,204
17 Southern Africa 5.8188 340,945
18 Central Asia 4.6888 530,768
19 Middle Africa 4.261 527,535
20 Melanesia 4.0649 49,179
21 Australia/New Zealand 1.3378 247,591

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1952

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 32.1062 18,065,701
2 Middle-income countries 22.1694 39,293,867
3 High-income countries 20.0182 8,327,343
4 Upper-middle-income countries 17.4301 21,228,166
5 Low-income countries 8.2336 2,085,328
6 No income group available 5.0666 252,900

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (kmยฒ) of the area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in kmยฒ

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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