Population Density by Country in 1961

In the year 1961, the world had a population density of 23.5 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 14702.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 5583.5 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 2940.6 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 55.0 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 27.7 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 11.1 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 140.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 96.6 people/kmยฒ, and Southern Asia with 94.8 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 1.6 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 39.6 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 7.2.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1961

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 14702.6846 82
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 5583.4844 7,259
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 2940.6356 104,293
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 2426.8646 54,659
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2190.65 137
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 2082.9545 1
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1070.2238 -1,387
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 794.2315 1,057
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 736.8281 430
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 543.6897 580
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 543.4837 1,178
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 398.577 1,536,186
13 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 345.9169 158,553
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 341.499 16,542
15 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 321.148 398,200
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 313.9434 1,986
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 313.1733 2,340
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 310.0611 910
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 302.8096 65,824
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 279.6941 1,034
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 278.9495 5,383
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 276.6018 42,866
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 268.3588 690,409
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 260.5738 346
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 253.0504 899,521
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 237.625 173
27 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 219.6577 1,523
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 217.7681 314,892
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 216.3346 -738
30 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 213.2446 6,361
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 211.1669 588,689
32 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 181.354 18,222
33 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 181.2 30
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 181.1628 58,240
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 174.4327 6,467
36 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 168.6213 16,723
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 168.3005 314,721
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 159.8419 241,277
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 153.875 49
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 153.6245 20,569
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 153.489 10,541,014
42 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 151.8286 13,171
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 150.5869 1,057
44 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 144.1813 74,152
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 137.9776 82,015
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 136.5481 1,525
47 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 135.8941 148,365
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 127.8295 764
49 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 125.8428 77,672
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 123.9642 27,114
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 122.2344 3,464
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 116.4709 -71
53 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 110.7461 43,113
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 108.8228 32,624
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 108.5153 84,901
56 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 107.2783 829,799
57 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 106.7554 1,974
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 106.726 3,850
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 105.2156 391
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 103.13 628
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 100.7727 16
62 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 99.9943 2,420
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 98.9662 250,232
64 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 97.808 837,280
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 97.7428 78,706
66 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 97.6937 380,817
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 96.7214 9,325
68 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 96.3698 894
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 93.0042 24,407
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 91.6379 82,999
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 88.15 496
72 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 86.5789 71,142
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 85.8643 43,389
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 85.3523 60,516
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 84.9265 269
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 84.653 43
77 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 83.6864 510,022
78 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 80.9424 161,971
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 80.526 833
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 80.3396 128
81 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 80.1283 13,824
82 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 75.9956 32,802
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 75.0563 367
84 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 74.8554 586,957
85 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 73.5206 77,311
86 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 71.7107 741
87 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 71.5677 858
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 70.5515 111,640
89 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 70.4245 202,062
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 69.4891 152,602
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 69.264 68,020
92 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 68.2563 2,420,697
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 66.4938 1,217
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 65.858 59
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 65.1771 22,587
96 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 64.9517 62,690
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 64.5696 58,715
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 64.3692 6,346
99 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 63.6607 1,607
100 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 61.1359 352,048
101 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 61.0483 1,071,618
102 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 60.95 -256
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 59.4514 20,615
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 59.372 74,976
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 53.6318 827,310
106 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 53.2974 6,163
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 51.6573 141,153
108 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 51.1981 17
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 50.3481 949,301
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 47.525 2,480,776
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 46.5599 39,457
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 41.8695 107,785
113 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 41.279 3,433
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 41.0579 2,219
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 40.593 11,333
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 39.3838 124,351
117 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 39.2301 224,974
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 39.2186 88,927
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 36.7137 764,480
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 35.7905 165
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 35.0766 28,617
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 34.704 6,334
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 33.9866 488,766
124 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 32.6326 40,924
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 31.9971 7,375
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 31.2904 123,199
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 31.243 170,100
128 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 30.8657 27,568
129 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 28.3726 15,310
130 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 27.8747 725,585
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 27.3431 50,493
132 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 27.2559 42,351
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 27.0708 310,720
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 25.8643 140,089
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 25.0624 23,436
136 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 24.9617 374
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 24.5771 245,735
138 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 23.7729 127
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 23.5943 2,105
140 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 22.6894 12,747
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 22.6252 40,767
142 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 22.4367 5,946
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 22.2817 557,941
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 21.7351 785
145 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 21.3978 -31
146 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 20.9533 211
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 20.7364 7,479
148 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 20.4326 338,387
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 20.3289 7,977
150 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 19.619 61,922
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 19.6171 276
152 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 19.5775 2,892,651
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 19.1315 136,313
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 19.109 1,215,440
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 19.0648 36,363
156 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 18.8942 51
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 18.5013 45,905
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 17.737 70,541
159 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 17.4886 95,274
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 16.7248 191,496
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 15.6495 34,658
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 15.5353 4,200
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 15.43 77,770
164 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 15.3285 55,969
165 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 14.7876 31,714
166 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 14.7548 29,647
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 14.5639 62,779
168 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 14.4012 502,880
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 13.9165 498,917
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13.8576 306,776
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.8218 23
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 13.538 173,912
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 13.4972 609,889
174 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 12.1017 145,116
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 12.0951 28,547
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 11.9392 76,505
177 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 11.8662 30,124
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 11.6706 303,768
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 11.1584 85,963
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 11.0412 172,553
181 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 10.6951 106,918
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 10.1485 121,609
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 10.044 43,054
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 9.7064 5,075
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 9.407 49,312
186 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9.2238 299,087
187 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 9.1793 54,251
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 9.0128 2,243,269
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 8.9486 134,779
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 8.7967 138,682
191 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 8.3944 23,971
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 8.1855 312,059
193 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 7.414 1,624,003
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 7.4076 337,545
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 6.9135 403,354
196 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 5.9216 11
197 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 5.9142 5,981
198 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 5.4521 1,889
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 5.2272 42,162
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 4.8698 178,930
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 4.8596 256,324
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 4.7995 47,267
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 4.75 3,403
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 4.6955 75,977
205 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 4.5968 2,864
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 4.4951 46,756
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 4.4421 74,127
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 4.3646 80,934
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 4.3308 102,016
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 4.1103 2,348
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 3.8512 3,509
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 3.5705 320,844
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 3.5294 57,572
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.4937 78,260
215 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 3.462 4,587
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 3.1726 28,302
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 2.9901 16,409
218 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 2.844 106,899
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2.7455 31,347
220 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 2.4521 59,812
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.0155 6,200
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 2.0095 351,838
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 2.0031 146,982
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 1.985 7,746
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1.7859 3,475
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.7819 9,786
227 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.7656 10,294
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.3676 212,799
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 0.9253 11,795
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 0.8822 54,004
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 0.836 23,776
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 0.7305 11,797
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.6495 33,638
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 0.3952 1,404
235 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1882 25
236 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.1361 3,294
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.0815 1,236

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1961

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 55.0288 27,916,343
2 Europe 27.7012 6,199,861
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 11.1483 6,263,803
4 Northern America 10.5857 3,246,751
5 Africa 9.8534 7,010,554
6 Oceania 1.91 348,595

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1961

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Western Europe 140.8791 1,518,779
2 Caribbean 96.6001 448,036
3 Southern Asia 94.7963 14,384,279
4 Southern Europe 91.2583 989,092
5 Eastern Asia 68.2668 4,804,249
6 Micronesia 66.7745 5,505
7 Northern Europe 50.4189 543,697
8 South-Eastern Asia 49.7768 5,948,411
9 Polynesia 41.3248 8,381
10 Central America 20.7555 1,627,196
11 Western Africa 14.4214 1,860,717
12 Western Asia 14.2386 1,908,326
13 Eastern Europe 14.2238 3,148,293
14 Eastern Africa 12.8807 2,322,862
15 South America 8.7247 4,188,571
16 Northern Africa 8.5552 1,571,208
17 Southern Africa 7.2329 553,922
18 Central Asia 6.2311 871,078
19 Melanesia 5.1612 67,659
20 Middle Africa 5.0934 701,845
21 Australia/New Zealand 1.6279 267,050

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1961

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 39.5752 24,279,941
2 Middle-income countries 26.7911 37,477,160
3 High-income countries 22.4053 9,801,804
4 Upper-middle-income countries 20.6939 13,197,219
5 Low-income countries 9.9219 3,404,187
6 No income group available 7.1535 302,756

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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