Population Density by Country in 1968

In the year 1968, the world had a population density of 27.2 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 15759.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 7279.0 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 3488.7 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‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) with a density of 0.2 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 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 65.2 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 29.4 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 13.5 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 150.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a population density of 111.7 people/kmยฒ, and Caribbean with 111.0 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 1.9 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 46.7 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 9.0.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1968

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 15759.0604 364
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 7279.0312 7,672
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 3488.6652 68,500
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 2914.6054 38,709
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2560.95 551
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1752.2727 -30
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1009.7 -1,759
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 928.6667 1,016
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 801.2812 712
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 581.25 520
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 557.9174 635
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 491.6313 1,900,074
13 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 403.0249 349,169
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 395.9404 13,722
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 386.83 3,444
16 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 377.987 148,715
17 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 346.3455 1,867
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 330.3917 -101
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 315.6325 675,085
20 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 315.6171 35,238
21 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 314.4 254
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 307.2395 32,783
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 305.5108 1,877
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 299.8443 421
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 291.3426 -25
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 272.8576 1,271,418
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 269.2222 5,886
28 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 245.5346 1,375
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 227.2762 265,846
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 222.7626 411,416
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 221.1428 63,307
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 192.8658 2,597
33 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 190.9667 70
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 188.9294 275,030
35 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 188.6354 11,489
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 186.6218 -13,156
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 183.7365 -1,539
38 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 181.9048 9,702
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 179.414 11,783,389
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 177.924 342,628
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 167.3324 21,623
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 166.1801 88,396
43 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 163.7348 81,906
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 162.9878 1,143
45 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 161.75 3,445
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 157.4706 428
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 157.2006 1,543
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 151.7354 72,628
49 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 151.5417 -49
50 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 151.2602 114,566
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 142.4045 1,060
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 130.1338 1,401
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 129.1868 80,902
54 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 128.3538 1,602
55 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 128.0923 840,395
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 128.0425 785
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 126.5508 12,285
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 125.0687 546
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 124.0516 110,283
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 123.5742 5,881
61 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 118.4832 932,819
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 118.0658 387,292
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 116.6722 1,584
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 114.8213 30,112
65 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 113.3654 1,302
66 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 113.1596 36,704
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 111.8738 -64
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 110.2626 45,100
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 109.3182 8
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 108.6332 25,430
71 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 104.564 251,508
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 103.717 142
73 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 95.9018 -42,471
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 92.4991 1,195
75 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 92.324 56,869
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 91.0394 27,906
77 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 90.0419 453,541
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 89.8436 22,942
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 89.1533 1,146
80 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 88.5093 1,072
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 87.5759 121,845
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 85.1355 14,088
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 84.8953 60,568
84 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 84.8211 187,253
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 81.9896 369
86 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 81.3312 258,414
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 81.2887 21,405,634
88 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 80.4999 380,670
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 80.1324 63,661
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 80.0904 159,072
91 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 79.6862 22,442
92 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 79.3614 1,652
93 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 77.8526 1,261
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 77.8469 77,906
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 76.4607 509
96 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 72.8061 1,525,551
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 72.7204 48,386
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 70.2045 48
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 68.4472 4,568
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 67.0326 83,297
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 66.8505 8,939
102 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 66.1735 970,542
103 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 66.0044 330,388
104 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 65.3393 127
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 65.1188 2,996
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 64.6465 22,505
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 62.9996 113,385
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 58.4232 1,133,620
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 57.1129 2,964,837
110 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 56.1623 382
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 50.2443 31,428
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 49.3232 14,272
113 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 48.8175 2,289
114 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 48.5287 310,186
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 48.1981 143,013
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 46.5715 108,716
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 44.5902 60,771
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 44.0279 855,065
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 42.4129 16,142
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 41.4149 212
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 39.8661 611,767
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 38.2263 61,778
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 37.853 21,790
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 37.646 5,401
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 37.4842 83,164
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 37.2508 52,147
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 36.9964 204,104
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 36.3394 1,355
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 36.198 126,027
130 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 35.9548 9,485
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 34.3974 49,392
132 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 33.3564 795,876
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 32.4671 382,775
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 32.185 193,637
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 31.3897 34,585
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 30.8801 7,443
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 30.7856 129,501
138 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.6959 14,731
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 29.8929 239,000
140 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 29.8131 3,911
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.9787 250
142 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 27.6945 11,104
143 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 27.17 395
144 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 26.7787 737,690
145 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 26.473 381,206
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 25.7291 58,829
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 24.2109 10,743
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 24.0848 72
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 24.0757 1,528,702
150 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 24.0477 76,984
151 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 23.4565 169,347
152 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.4043 80
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 22.8435 -489
154 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 21.3984 1,981,919
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 21.3871 121,509
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 21.2948 5,193
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 21.0909 313,338
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 20.7494 10,999
159 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 20.6096 -69
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 19.8177 92,804
161 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 19.6126 92,842
162 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 19.4869 49,435
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 19.3086 41,456
164 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 19.0402 73,941
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 18.2768 418,421
166 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 17.6851 524,148
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.2431 646,897
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.5527 77,966
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 16.5006 745,121
170 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 15.9035 21,356
171 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15.8808 197,703
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.7829 241,631
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 15.3912 102,822
174 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 15.3046 12,960
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 14.9089 80,686
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 14.4254 35,649
177 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 14.3833 71
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 14.3824 416,619
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 13.1471 155,497
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 12.6311 154,635
181 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 12.6057 165,798
182 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 12.5443 31,406
183 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 12.3414 151,997
184 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.6457 336,649
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 11.2415 6,877
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 11.0532 60,093
187 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 10.9665 2,330,024
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 10.7779 175,261
189 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 10.4054 26,455
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 10.2184 178,235
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 10.0331 364,304
192 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 9.9848 30,448
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 8.391 556,968
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 8.2788 356,176
195 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 8.0288 11,018
196 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 7.8667 653,706
197 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 7.2955 8,964
198 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 6.7089 2,516
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 6.0275 323,175
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 5.9668 -1
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 5.7816 41,214
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 5.6943 4,388
203 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 5.6912 53,068
204 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 5.6435 3,137
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 5.6308 91,616
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 5.5384 297,506
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 5.5077 6,612
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 5.42 130,133
209 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 5.2452 54,267
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 5.034 3,432
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 4.8958 86,722
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 4.707 43,735
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 4.4232 60,611
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 4.3627 281,273
215 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.0518 95,429
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 3.854 38,731
217 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.4878 124,239
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.4843 10,398
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3.1707 45,647
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 3.0072 35,391
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 2.8008 66,520
222 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 2.6072 231,207
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 2.2799 308,823
224 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 2.2786 12,020
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.2261 9,440
226 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 2.0594 15,776
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.0098 2,382
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.5656 231,039
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.0854 41,995
230 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.0281 3,982
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 1.0249 31,928
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 0.8653 19,702
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.79 31,855
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 0.5348 1,291
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.2473 5,308
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1881 1
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1041 1,367

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1968

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 65.1519 51,033,895
2 Europe 29.3722 4,252,515
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 13.4511 6,896,371
4 Africa 11.7417 8,978,319
5 Northern America 11.6114 2,293,205
6 Oceania 2.1979 347,066

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1968

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Western Europe 150.0612 1,146,791
2 Southern Asia 111.6863 16,741,617
3 Caribbean 111.0153 451,046
4 Southern Europe 96.7207 892,861
5 Eastern Asia 80.4233 24,196,625
6 Micronesia 79.4152 5,125
7 South-Eastern Asia 59.8294 6,798,867
8 Northern Europe 52.8436 479,054
9 Polynesia 49.5593 9,035
10 Central America 25.9663 2,005,316
11 Western Asia 17.3737 2,400,167
12 Western Africa 16.837 2,334,665
13 Eastern Africa 15.6592 3,026,933
14 Eastern Europe 15.0995 1,733,809
15 South America 10.4673 4,440,009
16 Northern Africa 10.1734 1,976,136
17 Southern Africa 8.9218 715,909
18 Central Asia 7.8333 896,618
19 Melanesia 6.0903 75,412
20 Middle Africa 5.9783 924,676
21 Australia/New Zealand 1.8602 257,494

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1968

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 46.6993 28,190,663
2 Middle-income countries 31.6196 60,347,412
3 Upper-middle-income countries 24.4275 32,156,749
4 High-income countries 24.2613 8,567,552
5 Low-income countries 11.8024 4,543,796
6 No income group available 9.0371 342,611

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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