Population Density by Country in 1962

In the year 1962, the world had a population density of 24.0 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density was 🇲🇨Monaco with a density of 14836.2 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population density of 5813.7 people/km², and 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with 3031.1 people living per square kilometer, if spread out evenly.

The country with the lowest annual population density was 🇬🇱Greenland with 0.1 people per square kilometer. Followed by 🇪🇭Western Sahara with a density of 0.1 people/km², and 🇫🇰Falkland 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 56.2 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 28.0 people/km², and Latin America and the Caribbean with 11.5 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 142.2 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 98.6 people/km², and Southern Asia with 97.1 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 1.7 people/km².

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Lower-middle-income countries has the highest population density of 40.5 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 7.4.