Population Density by Country in 1975

In the year 1975, the world had a population density of 31.2 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density was 🇲🇨Monaco with a density of 17130.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population density of 7716.2 people/km², and 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with 4050.2 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 0.3 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 76.4 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 30.6 people/km², and Latin America and the Caribbean with 15.9 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 154.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a population density of 131.1 people/km², and Caribbean with 125.3 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 2.1 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 55.0 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 11.1.