Population Density by Country in 1969

In the year 1969, the world had a population density of 27.8 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 16023.2 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 7513.0 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 3547.2 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 0.3 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 66.8 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 29.6 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 13.8 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 151.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a population density of 114.3 people/kmยฒ, and Caribbean with 113.0 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 47.8 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 9.3.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1969

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 16023.1544 423
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 7513.0 7,302
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 3547.2125 60,187
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 2968.3917 34,763
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2616.15 553
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1714.7727 -3
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1004.6238 -1,439
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 946.963 960
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 812.1094 674
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 585.4181 447
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 559.5209 744
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 506.0068 1,842,438
13 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 412.7997 343,081
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 402.5599 13,153
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 398.5633 3,596
16 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 382.5621 159,385
17 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 350.6309 1,767
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 329.6111 -180
19 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 325.425 187
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 322.5293 689,684
21 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 316.801 36,454
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 310.8376 29,767
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 306.9566 1,188
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 301.6885 -196
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 291.1029 -138
26 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 276.7503 5,903
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 276.2618 1,294,179
28 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 249.041 1,360
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 228.3113 236,704
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 227.1577 59,758
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 223.8136 321,303
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 194.3209 2,141
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 193.2734 269,754
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 192.65 31
35 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 190.7684 10,396
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 185.7654 9,601
37 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 185.2068 -3,880
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 183.4106 11,982,134
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 179.0743 338,237
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 177.4404 -1,735
41 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 171.4614 3,353
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 170.4412 454
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 170.413 87,018
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 169.4012 23,188
45 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 166.7323 83,366
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 164.9432 1,266
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 159.9519 1,434
48 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 156.0462 117,172
49 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 153.4507 64,562
50 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 147.375 -51
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 144.8682 1,108
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 131.9825 791
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 131.9626 63,162
54 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 130.8701 900,762
55 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 130.7646 1,532
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 130.6097 1,064
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 129.1628 110,961
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 128.4875 548
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 126.8146 6,180
60 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 126.7122 12,638
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 125.6833 1,660
62 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 121.5906 931,575
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 121.2979 391,060
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 116.1882 1,278
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 115.4917 26,734
66 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 113.5659 36,862
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 111.5955 42,558
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 111.165 -82
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 111.051 27,302
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 109.5682 3
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 106.5189 155
72 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 105.3648 238,867
73 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 95.3215 -64,282
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 94.5795 1,185
75 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 93.0542 55,189
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 91.6162 28,660
77 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 91.4027 1,098
78 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 90.8394 426,000
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 90.6767 1,139
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 90.1529 28,089
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 90.1028 122,308
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 86.9997 59,228
83 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 85.8162 13,330
84 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 85.6748 205,595
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 83.6062 407
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 83.4824 20,712,407
87 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 83.1077 264,512
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 82.4804 65,004
89 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 81.765 1,713
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 81.5832 159,664
91 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 81.1139 330,715
92 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 80.0574 19,058
93 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 79.2286 1,381
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 78.5354 71,356
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 77.5806 1,117
96 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 74.8194 1,578,572
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 73.6445 46,232
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 70.7898 55
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 69.1128 9,295
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 68.92 4,170
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 68.2094 80,252
102 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 68.0921 989,910
103 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 66.6472 315,474
104 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 66.2357 124
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 65.5682 23,423
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 65.1746 11,605
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 64.342 108,539
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 59.6866 1,167,642
109 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 59.1981 553
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 58.6883 3,056,208
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 50.7594 14,797
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 50.7471 31,548
113 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 50.081 310,127
114 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 49.6314 2,318
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 49.5362 143,758
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 47.7289 110,147
117 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 45.1167 820,766
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 44.8891 60,527
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 42.6695 18,939
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 42.2448 188
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 41.7019 62,077
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 40.808 618,967
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 39.2532 1,384
124 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 38.9867 80,278
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 38.1937 20,616
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 38.0293 5,188
127 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 37.983 52,913
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 37.9268 219,303
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 36.8973 127,170
130 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 36.6 9,702
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 35.3695 49,879
132 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 34.1513 786,776
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 33.334 391,034
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 33.2664 203,663
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 32.5398 35,248
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 32.2407 7,137
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 31.623 130,816
138 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 31.0289 14,224
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 30.8912 4,032
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 30.6245 241,752
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 28.7424 251
142 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 28.2952 10,843
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 27.5304 765,779
144 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 27.4444 365
145 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 27.3663 378,874
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 26.2608 61,068
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 24.8638 1,559,412
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 24.844 11,242
149 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 24.7665 79,814
150 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 24.2587 88
151 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 24.1465 173,402
152 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.7326 71
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 22.2051 5,303
154 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 22.027 124,889
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 21.8294 327,871
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 21.7768 -486
157 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 21.6297 2,249,884
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 20.9061 -2,189
159 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 20.3019 -91
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 20.2645 93,734
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 20.1599 94,451
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 19.8709 41,963
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 19.6662 76,729
164 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 19.5992 42,082
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 19.0098 432,928
166 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 18.1476 515,373
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 17.7785 660,451
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 16.9723 791,647
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 16.8696 77,757
170 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16.5256 212,381
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 16.515 96,747
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.1629 251,789
173 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 16.0163 17,724
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 15.3244 78,682
175 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 15.2934 -19,736
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 14.8654 439,016
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 14.8036 37,204
178 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 14.5628 69
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 13.4883 162,582
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 13.0391 160,997
181 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 12.8246 163,796
182 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 12.6469 31,039
183 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 12.6408 164,156
184 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.0153 340,713
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 11.3671 166
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 11.3176 61,990
187 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 11.2466 2,352,246
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 11.0869 184,333
189 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 10.5184 33,411
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 10.4503 186,567
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 10.3225 376,677
192 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 10.2404 31,471
193 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 9.021 11,972
194 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 8.6382 563,679
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 8.4075 361,938
196 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 7.9074 680,457
197 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 7.5349 9,425
198 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 6.9196 2,619
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 6.2129 331,316
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 5.9611 -10
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 5.8528 39,119
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 5.848 4,463
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 5.8408 8,832
204 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 5.8365 3,920
205 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 5.8228 53,403
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 5.7788 94,093
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 5.6644 302,576
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 5.5947 129,537
209 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 5.3679 56,864
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 5.1795 3,208
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 4.9679 89,281
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 4.7553 76,629
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 4.5529 61,340
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 4.4607 247,985
215 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.1412 98,268
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 3.9698 40,406
217 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.5865 125,837
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 3.5658 43,967
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.5353 9,667
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3.2449 46,876
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 2.8551 70,244
222 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 2.7189 249,316
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 2.3565 12,279
224 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 2.3131 295,199
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.2689 12,594
226 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 2.1118 16,653
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.0284 1,350
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.597 251,135
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.1113 44,864
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 1.0564 32,950
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.0353 4,183
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 0.8902 21,207
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.8102 31,108
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 0.5501 1,221
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.2674 5,369
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1876 -15
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1075 1,351

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1969

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 66.775 50,783,711
2 Europe 29.5592 4,008,293
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 13.7931 6,967,879
4 Africa 12.0493 9,202,155
5 Northern America 11.7412 2,547,465
6 Oceania 2.2406 378,061

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1969

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Western Europe 151.0641 1,037,828
2 Southern Asia 114.3215 16,993,867
3 Caribbean 113.048 449,406
4 Southern Europe 97.3918 856,059
5 Eastern Asia 82.4473 23,529,008
6 Micronesia 81.1723 5,713
7 South-Eastern Asia 61.3773 6,978,102
8 Northern Europe 53.1138 406,171
9 Polynesia 50.6859 9,093
10 Central America 26.7873 2,041,781
11 Western Asia 17.8768 2,422,119
12 Western Africa 17.2272 2,397,926
13 Eastern Africa 16.1201 3,104,590
14 Eastern Europe 15.1949 1,708,235
15 South America 10.7209 4,476,692
16 Northern Africa 10.4316 1,992,751
17 Southern Africa 9.1941 732,331
18 Central Asia 8.0568 860,615
19 Melanesia 6.2356 78,709
20 Middle Africa 6.1246 974,557
21 Australia/New Zealand 1.8943 284,546

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1969

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 47.8091 28,722,307
2 Middle-income countries 32.379 60,241,528
3 Upper-middle-income countries 25.0198 31,519,221
4 High-income countries 24.5068 8,674,671
5 Low-income countries 12.1145 4,624,619
6 No income group available 9.3253 346,746

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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