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Population Density by Country in 1969

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In the year 1969, the world had a population density of 27.8 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density was 🇲🇨Monaco with a density of 15994.0 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population density of 7978.3 people/km², and 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with 3089.6 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 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) with a density of 0.2 people/km², and 🇪🇭Western 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 66.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 29.6 people/km², 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 151.3 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a population density of 113.0 people/km², and Caribbean with 112.4 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/km².

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Lower-middle-income countries has the highest population density of 46.2 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 9.3.

Similar Population Metrics for 1969

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1969

Rank Country Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 🇲🇨Monaco 15993.9597 424
2 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 7978.3125 -2,744
3 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 3089.6456 340,531
4 🇸🇬Singapore 3004.623 40,911
5 🇬🇮Gibraltar 2612.05 531
6 🇻🇦Holy See 1711.3636 -10
7 🇲🇹Malta 1030.9619 1,234
8 🇧🇲Bermuda 950.1204 903
9 🇬🇬Guernsey 825.9375 762
10 🇯🇪Jersey 596.3707 482
11 🇧🇧Barbados 580.1012 459
12 🇧🇩Bangladesh 516.9711 1,860,963
13 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 410.1552 305,837
14 🇲🇺Mauritius 400.8576 14,200
15 🇲🇻Maldives 398.545 3,563
16 🇳🇱Netherlands 382.8409 160,819
17 🇨🇼Curaçao 352.3455 1,547
18 🇳🇷Nauru 329.05 204
19 🇦🇼Aruba 328.0667 -64
20 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 321.9304 679,858
21 🇧🇪Belgium 316.7048 40,341
22 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 310.449 30,964
23 🇲🇶Martinique 306.4547 898
24 🇸🇲San Marino 295.5164 151
25 🇬🇩Grenada 288.8368 191
26 🇧🇭Bahrain 284.1232 2,635
27 🇯🇵Japan 279.9057 1,232,327
28 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 243.7397 917
29 🇬🇧United Kingdom 228.4583 192,259
30 🇱🇧Lebanon 227.5815 59,834
31 🇩🇪Germany 223.6172 725,883
32 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 194.5587 1,583
33 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 191.5933 276,067
34 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 191.1708 11,208
35 🇹🇻Tuvalu 187.7 42
36 🇵🇸State of Palestine 184.898 -4,018
37 🇷🇪Réunion 184.0242 9,437
38 🇮🇳India 179.5649 11,315,727
39 🇮🇹Italy 179.2724 343,672
40 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 175.8885 -1,634
41 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 174.9412 460
42 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 172.9629 2,600
43 🇸🇻El Salvador 172.6103 95,494
44 🇯🇲Jamaica 171.2952 21,960
45 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 165.3888 1,185
46 🇭🇹Haiti 165.0163 84,786
47 🇬🇺Guam 159.7126 1,853
48 🇷🇼Rwanda 159.4907 118,370
49 🇨🇭Switzerland 153.4395 64,659
50 🇹🇰Tokelau 148.0417 -53
51 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 145.0432 1,030
52 🇧🇮Burundi 133.1249 65,560
53 🇦🇸American Samoa 131.8725 753
54 🇱🇺Luxembourg 130.6035 1,094
55 🇻🇳Viet Nam 129.4861 878,369
56 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 128.8875 542
57 🇹🇴Tonga 127.5146 1,523
58 🇰🇲Comoros 127.3514 6,950
59 🇮🇱Israel 127.2539 109,640
60 🇨🇿Czechia 126.7799 12,793
61 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 122.6444 404,185
62 🇵🇭Philippines 122.2027 1,024,776
63 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 118.3583 1,425
64 🇸🇨Seychelles 116.1521 1,177
65 🇩🇰Denmark 115.3889 30,108
66 🇭🇺Hungary 113.5711 36,390
67 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 112.9262 17,862
68 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 110.717 178
69 🇲🇸Montserrat 110.4078 -76
70 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 109.4821 53,090
71 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 109.0455 2
72 🇵🇱Poland 105.5631 238,044
73 🇵🇹Portugal 95.1703 -68,439
74 🇷🇸Serbia 94.7541 55,469
75 🇮🇲Isle of Man 94.5341 1,191
76 🇸🇰Slovakia 91.6737 28,850
77 🇫🇷France 91.3259 426,232
78 🇾🇹Mayotte 91.0613 928
79 🇩🇲Dominica 90.5793 1,225
80 🇦🇹Austria 90.1647 28,179
81 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 88.5313 120,926
82 🇸🇮Slovenia 85.8418 11,354
83 🇷🇴Romania 85.6317 325,980
84 🇦🇲Armenia 85.1613 54,466
85 🇨🇰Cook Islands 83.6729 407
86 🇨🇳China 83.5563 20,819,602
87 🇳🇵Nepal 82.6672 264,028
88 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 81.6364 1,727
89 🇨🇺Cuba 81.1802 158,133
90 🇺🇦Ukraine 81.0886 326,594
91 🇭🇷Croatia 79.5128 19,121
92 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 79.2531 1,392
93 🇧🇬Bulgaria 77.8191 60,285
94 🇰🇮Kiribati 77.6309 1,148
95 🇦🇱Albania 77.6288 55,186
96 🇵🇰Pakistan 75.8366 1,676,234
97 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 73.0075 37,227
98 🇦🇮Anguilla 70.8864 58
99 🇨🇾Cyprus 69.3927 6,116
100 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 69.2922 9,235
101 🇹🇭Thailand 68.4566 974,904
102 🇬🇪Georgia 68.2548 78,194
103 🇬🇷Greece 66.8634 -16,609
104 🇪🇸Spain 66.6799 312,741
105 🇲🇰North Macedonia 65.6824 27,657
106 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 61.9026 630
107 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 61.8143 176
108 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 61.4795 103,343
109 🇳🇬Nigeria 59.9843 1,220,373
110 🇮🇩Indonesia 58.8811 3,117,866
111 🇬🇲Gambia 50.34 14,433
112 🇺🇬Uganda 50.1227 305,935
113 🇱🇹Lithuania 49.5588 31,171
114 🇬🇹Guatemala 49.0582 138,584
115 🇼🇸Samoa 48.8456 2,194
116 🇲🇼Malawi 47.8169 110,851
117 🇹🇷Türkiye 46.5015 860,370
118 🇧🇾Belarus 44.1309 57,530
119 🇮🇪Ireland 43.0142 19,133
120 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 42.1805 197
121 🇰🇼Kuwait 42.0615 61,917
122 🇲🇲Myanmar 40.6942 602,471
123 🇹🇬Togo 39.8017 83,202
124 🇦🇩Andorra 39.4787 1,400
125 🇬🇭Ghana 38.1928 223,166
126 🇲🇪Montenegro 37.9703 5,161
127 🇱🇻Latvia 37.5667 20,048
128 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 37.0974 50,290
129 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 36.5404 9,601
130 🇰🇭Cambodia 36.4831 139,105
131 🇨🇷Costa Rica 35.0426 49,801
132 🇪🇬Egypt 33.9662 817,861
133 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 33.6137 200,365
134 🇧🇸Bahamas 33.2178 7,764
135 🇲🇦Morocco 33.0142 390,545
136 🇱🇸Lesotho 32.3848 35,603
137 🇹🇳Tunisia 32.199 125,218
138 🇪🇪Estonia 31.0289 14,088
139 🇲🇾Malaysia 30.2773 224,911
140 🇵🇫French Polynesia 29.889 3,838
141 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 29.2851 263
142 🇫🇯Fiji 28.5056 10,616
143 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 27.3693 335
144 🇪🇹Ethiopia 27.0726 743,705
145 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 26.8057 368,438
146 🇧🇯Benin 26.5894 65,357
147 🇲🇽Mexico 25.1286 1,574,229
148 🇸🇿Eswatini 24.7581 11,035
149 🇭🇳Honduras 24.4814 78,721
150 🇵🇼Palau 24.2587 80
151 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 24.1283 91
152 🇪🇨Ecuador 24.0588 177,875
153 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 22.8006 5,223
154 🇸🇳Senegal 22.5158 129,275
155 🇺🇸United States of America 22.4431 2,314,275
156 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 21.8567 -479
157 🇮🇶Iraq 21.6603 325,100
158 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 20.6831 -3,174
159 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 20.1505 95,262
160 🇹🇯Tajikistan 19.8831 91,809
161 🇳🇺Niue 19.8519 -57
162 🇵🇦Panama 19.8294 41,765
163 🇸🇪Sweden 19.5611 72,729
164 🇳🇮Nicaragua 19.5147 73,640
165 🇰🇪Kenya 18.8379 428,188
166 🇨🇴Colombia 18.0584 522,340
167 🇿🇦South Africa 17.7051 664,010
168 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.359 858,851
169 🇬🇳Guinea 17.0857 79,963
170 🇦🇫Afghanistan 16.9682 265,840
171 🇯🇴Jordan 16.5901 97,905
172 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 16.3277 209,731
173 🇺🇾Uruguay 16.0164 17,653
174 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 15.3537 81,353
175 🇫🇮Finland 15.2923 -19,794
176 🇱🇷Liberia 14.8422 36,654
177 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 14.7174 445,332
178 🇸🇭Saint Helena 14.6051 74
179 🇨🇲Cameroon 13.4824 162,319
180 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 13.0753 160,589
181 🇾🇪Yemen 13.0232 192,189
182 🇨🇱Chile 12.8564 165,788
183 🇳🇴Norway 12.6462 31,014
184 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.0469 343,998
185 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 11.4979 361
186 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.2953 61,600
187 🇲🇬Madagascar 11.146 182,338
188 🇧🇷Brazil 11.1324 2,316,391
189 🇳🇿New Zealand 10.511 33,463
190 🇵🇪Peru 10.2858 366,571
191 🇲🇿Mozambique 10.2583 177,918
192 🇪🇷Eritrea 10.0047 30,733
193 🇶🇦Qatar 8.8922 11,733
194 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.6326 561,560
195 🇦🇷Argentina 8.4206 361,800
196 🇷🇺Russian Federation 7.9241 689,060
197 🇧🇹Bhutan 7.7672 10,126
198 🇻🇺Vanuatu 6.8708 2,477
199 🇸🇩Sudan 6.4015 388,187
200 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 5.9896 4,255
201 🇸🇸South Sudan 5.9656 42,798
202 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 5.95 5
203 🇩🇯Djibouti 5.8705 8,937
204 🇸🇴Somalia 5.8039 95,739
205 🇵🇾Paraguay 5.7731 52,755
206 🇳🇨New Caledonia 5.7357 3,918
207 🇩🇿Algeria 5.658 306,007
208 🇿🇲Zambia 5.6459 131,186
209 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 5.4033 57,473
210 🇧🇿Belize 5.1749 3,198
211 🇲🇱Mali 5.0629 96,056
212 🇦🇴Angola 4.6232 60,952
213 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 4.5518 56,184
214 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 4.5028 261,922
215 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.1431 100,576
216 🇨🇬Congo 3.9713 40,533
217 🇳🇪Niger 3.5728 123,146
218 🇬🇾Guyana 3.5063 14,173
219 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 3.3744 46,036
220 🇨🇫Central African Republic 3.2931 46,975
221 🇹🇩Chad 2.8996 74,701
222 🇸🇷Suriname 2.352 12,453
223 🇨🇦Canada 2.3135 297,588
224 🇬🇦Gabon 2.2637 12,620
225 🇴🇲Oman 2.0848 16,952
226 🇮🇸Iceland 2.0288 1,370
227 🇦🇺Australia 1.5975 252,377
228 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 1.5896 139,172
229 🇱🇾Libya 1.2017 65,367
230 🇧🇼Botswana 1.0359 3,152
231 🇲🇷Mauritania 1.035 32,573
232 🇳🇦Namibia 0.8941 21,325
233 🇲🇳Mongolia 0.8105 32,155
234 🇬🇫French Guiana 0.5466 1,300
235 🇪🇭Western Sahara 0.2317 5,752
236 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1871 1
237 🇬🇱Greenland 0.1075 1,348

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1969

Rank Region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 66.5125 50,644,542
2 Europe 29.5772 4,475,393
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 13.7562 6,956,501
4 Americas 12.9817 9,570,706
5 Northern America 12.1403 2,614,205
6 Africa 12.0481 9,341,962
7 Oceania 2.2422 379,360

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1969

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Western Europe 151.254 1,448,173
2 Southern Asia 113.0355 16,531,399
3 Caribbean 112.442 447,395
4 Southern Europe 97.5818 803,708
5 Eastern Asia 82.5834 23,811,751
6 Micronesia 80.7208 5,958
7 South-Eastern Asia 61.3915 7,079,737
8 Northern Europe 53.0695 394,896
9 Polynesia 49.5784 8,823
10 Central America 26.9674 2,055,431
11 Western Asia 17.565 2,361,949
12 Western Africa 17.31 2,465,616
13 Eastern Africa 16.0331 3,080,871
14 Eastern Europe 15.1958 1,828,616
15 South America 10.6606 4,453,674
16 Northern Africa 10.4605 2,098,937
17 Southern Africa 9.1595 735,125
18 Central Asia 8.0125 859,706
19 Melanesia 6.2761 78,739
20 Middle Africa 6.1105 961,413
21 Australia/New Zealand 1.8946 285,840

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1969

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 46.166 25,545,323
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 33.27 30,049,141
3 Middle-income countries 32.4728 60,251,006
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 29.2853 64,754,824
5 Upper-middle-income countries 26.5045 34,705,683
6 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 25.6584 44,010,706
7 High-income countries 24.3489 9,305,023
8 Low-income countries 11.8172 4,503,818
9 No income group available 9.341 350,533

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 (km²) of the area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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