Population Density by Country in 1954

In the year 1954, the world had a population density of 20.6 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 13604.4 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 6194.7 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 2166.0 people living per square kilometer, if spread out evenly.

The country with the lowest annual population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland with 0.1 people per square kilometer. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 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 47.8 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 25.8 people/kmยฒ, and Northern America with 9.3 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 133.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a population density of 86.3 people/kmยฒ, and Caribbean with 84.0 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 1.4 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 33.6 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 5.5.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1954

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 13604.3624 201
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 6194.7344 -2,175
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 2166.035 107,669
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2143.05 101
5 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 2055.6818 7
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 1766.0586 59,914
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1008.7619 5,962
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 716.8056 419
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 695.9062 226
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 523.9733 2,263
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 510.5345 558
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 332.5039 1,001,874
13 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 315.743 135,766
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 290.2183 48,613
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 287.2121 13,387
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 267.31 1,588
17 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 264.382 12,175
18 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 263.3149 2,941
19 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 251.2786 328,064
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 249.2722 1,570
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 241.6481 6,796
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 238.1824 1,544
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 236.4314 1,010,303
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 225.4672 221
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 216.6185 617,541
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 209.9766 235,208
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 203.7547 177,634
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 198.0981 785
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 185.0 98
30 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 178.4205 2,234
31 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 171.15 61
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 167.1711 3,826
33 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 163.5762 11,898
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 161.6142 299,370
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 147.8262 43,573
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 145.2353 6,056
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 142.9927 339
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 141.5713 21,253
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 140.6334 21,021
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 136.7527 171,410
41 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 134.5 16
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 131.0819 8,727,152
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 129.733 351
44 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 126.2638 63,337
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 123.4984 63,519
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 119.9852 1,034
47 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 119.4314 66,747
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 117.1844 2,095
49 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 115.8014 11,653
50 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 115.3886 56,397
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 112.0 980
52 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 107.1967 121,330
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 103.6543 31,142
54 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 101.4978 79,607
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 98.7875 75
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 96.3864 15
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 94.2874 48,073
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 93.9307 3,132
59 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 93.702 44,018
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 92.4423 -566
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 91.95 228
62 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 87.7685 756,568
63 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 86.9722 454,883
64 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 86.4623 1,775
65 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 86.0339 431
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 84.7624 126,497
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 84.0975 8,580
68 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 82.44 424
69 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 81.9711 63,596
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 80.1969 75,773
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 78.5474 21,080
72 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 78.3954 367,299
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 77.3139 145
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 76.0179 67,742
75 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 74.9795 208,877
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 74.7465 16,713
77 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 73.4178 978,098
78 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 71.7737 38,421
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 69.6489 55,936
80 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 69.2357 -52
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 68.6335 76,338
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 68.2853 446
83 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 67.8174 541,548
84 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 67.3063 710
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 66.0188 277
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 64.6415 116
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 64.3011 125
88 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 61.9019 174,524
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 61.556 93,164
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 61.4517 13,256,338
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 60.1971 131,604
92 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 59.712 534
93 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 57.4543 229,015
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 56.8616 8,541
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 56.6288 875
96 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 56.6249 59,136
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 55.9027 88,308
98 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 54.7941 102
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 54.6687 18,361
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 54.6277 47,849
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 53.0933 46,417
102 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 52.1794 766,292
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 51.4273 43,536
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 51.0721 1,037
105 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 48.5065 58
106 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 48.0065 1,904
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 44.1774 590,215
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 44.0094 745,346
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 42.6352 28,517
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 42.4588 -15,041
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 41.8373 87,855
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 39.7321 1,769,203
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 39.0699 42,053
114 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 33.9219 2,017
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 33.6206 9,008
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 33.5913 62,100
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 32.9191 315
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 32.3157 95,945
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 32.3022 22,558
120 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 32.1304 178,902
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 31.4918 6,507
122 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 30.2337 553,302
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 29.3646 28,254
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 29.2771 388,443
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 29.0604 5,141
126 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 27.4633 24,950
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 26.5936 114,948
128 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 26.5909 12,653
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 25.0778 176,274
130 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 25.0581 78,311
131 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 23.3474 595,215
132 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 23.1545 52
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 22.5046 307
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 22.325 273,008
135 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 21.2514 38,075
136 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 21.1534 98,929
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 20.7287 21,560
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 20.6565 13,828
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 20.3652 50
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 20.1047 175,619
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 19.9364 3,183
142 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 19.6091 2,166
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 19.2921 405,699
144 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 18.2957 8,878
145 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 17.8731 18
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 17.7188 45,532
147 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 17.4098 231
148 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 17.2948 2,914,512
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 17.2669 7,231
150 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 16.6763 2,861
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 16.3556 139
152 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 16.3185 192,550
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 16.1443 54,481
154 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 16.0015 50,346
155 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 15.764 105,616
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 15.6269 817,430
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 14.4014 165,202
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 14.3938 74,358
159 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 13.8481 48,687
160 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.6436 0
161 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 13.4887 29,541
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 12.9496 51,329
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 12.8652 25,183
164 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 12.4204 44,001
165 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 12.2186 55,967
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 12.112 103,094
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 11.8436 531
168 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 11.6853 373,298
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 11.6774 330,137
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 11.3184 428,733
171 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 11.1591 33,098
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 10.971 179,257
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 10.5101 3,546
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 10.2985 21,310
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 9.9208 40,837
176 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 9.8538 75,685
177 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 9.6319 88,879
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 9.6023 4,751
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 9.5849 230,666
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 9.5244 150,228
181 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 9.4902 79,862
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 8.6199 3,969
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 8.1802 97,947
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 8.0167 42,666
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 7.9315 80,028
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 7.9136 45,158
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 7.4908 107,545
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 7.2776 1,839,227
189 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 7.252 16,021
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.0819 258,918
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 6.7053 238,343
192 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 6.6697 1,742,267
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 6.5797 336,103
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 6.5409 40,250
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 5.8886 283,163
196 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 5.2932 83
197 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 4.9914 4,245
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 4.6949 45,582
199 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 4.5568 1,185
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 4.2035 230,094
201 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 4.0736 37,600
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 4.0576 63,516
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 3.9744 2,789
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 3.9541 209,937
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3.9302 63,846
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.8906 89,813
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 3.7535 1,334
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 3.7323 43,379
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 3.4969 76,036
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 3.4111 2,164
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 3.0507 2,249
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.044 58,729
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 2.8228 35,176
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 2.8173 248,177
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.671 20,795
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2.4436 23,092
217 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 2.3912 936
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 2.3765 14,953
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 2.3119 89,671
220 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 2.1487 50,021
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1.8849 3,604
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 1.6851 425,481
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 1.6177 102,514
224 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.5662 7,491
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1.5389 3,520
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.4112 6,815
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 1.3536 5,622
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.172 192,802
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 0.798 9,678
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 0.7146 23,893
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 0.6997 16,938
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 0.6565 6,834
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.5334 13,609
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 0.3012 424
235 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1801 -10
236 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.0709 1,749
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.0623 714

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1954

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 47.7859 33,658,580
2 Europe 25.8427 5,587,376
3 Northern America 9.3073 3,341,176
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 9.223 4,947,735
5 Africa 8.4006 5,504,423
6 Oceania 1.6279 305,438

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1954

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Western Europe 133.941 803,935
2 Southern Europe 86.3373 939,739
3 Caribbean 83.9698 368,409
4 Southern Asia 80.8476 11,378,912
5 Eastern Asia 61.3201 15,457,846
6 Micronesia 56.7038 3,559
7 Northern Europe 48.3753 446,144
8 South-Eastern Asia 40.9245 4,884,361
9 Polynesia 34.9403 6,354
10 Central America 16.9716 1,129,541
11 Eastern Europe 12.9096 3,397,558
12 Western Africa 12.5093 1,470,961
13 Western Asia 11.8142 1,364,754
14 Eastern Africa 10.8509 1,702,695
15 Northern Africa 7.1957 1,412,207
16 South America 7.1949 3,449,785
17 Southern Africa 6.0843 367,708
18 Central Asia 4.9684 572,707
19 Middle Africa 4.4259 550,852
20 Melanesia 4.2668 57,565
21 Australia/New Zealand 1.3967 237,960

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1954

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 33.5595 19,576,572
2 Middle-income countries 23.1663 41,527,171
3 High-income countries 20.5163 9,072,115
4 Upper-middle-income countries 18.2094 21,950,599
5 Low-income countries 8.5428 2,483,736
6 No income group available 5.4972 261,706

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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