Population Density by Country in 1980

In the year 1980, the world had a population density of 34.1 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 18172.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 7666.6 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 4530.1 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 0.4 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 84.0 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 31.4 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 17.9 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 155.8 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a population density of 147.4 people/kmยฒ, and Caribbean with 134.3 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 2.2 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 61.9 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 12.9.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1980

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 18172.1477 227
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 7666.625 -92
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 4530.0678 106,585
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 3514.9766 47,186
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2873.4 108
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1665.9091 0
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1059.0063 3,068
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 991.9352 251
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 825.9375 -136
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 647.6207 258
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 644.7704 2,110,067
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 589.7081 1,197
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 549.6217 4,717
14 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 511.163 304,057
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 470.3768 15,030
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 463.0843 15,924
17 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 419.6604 90,140
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 385.7827 449,864
19 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 381.725 53
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 369.9328 253
21 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 369.8306 46,729
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 360.1029 703
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 349.9344 254
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 345.925 257
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 324.6247 13,983
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 314.8925 488
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 312.1462 806,716
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 289.7069 64,468
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 278.9338 -213
30 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 276.1143 1,710
31 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 275.5885 603
32 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 257.6833 161
33 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 241.4652 42,393
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 238.3166 258,265
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 234.3706 15,907,463
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 232.0429 78,466
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 223.1659 -112,616
38 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 220.6698 7,367
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 219.8542 15,082
40 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 217.6154 67,126
41 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 216.7506 182,955
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 205.3034 870
43 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 204.8198 111,289
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 203.8558 2,856
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 197.4562 2,256
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 197.188 29,950
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 190.3184 341,905
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 177.7083 1,151
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 176.4256 10,066
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 173.0171 70,201
51 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 169.0069 1,290,193
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 166.1979 272,617
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 165.7577 -142
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 164.4275 1,065
55 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 161.3985 1,266,515
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 158.0094 31,420
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 156.2719 361
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 149.2704 257,071
59 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 148.7815 166
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 147.4761 215
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 146.717 198
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 145.7492 40,269
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 142.8654 657
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 140.4405 840
65 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 139.2867 2,713
66 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 137.2083 -7
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 135.5909 60
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 133.0267 16,527
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 124.7868 35,862
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 120.899 3,855
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 119.1406 129,780
72 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 118.1783 -15,504
73 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 116.0096 323,750
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 111.9274 851
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 111.1845 -92
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 110.1434 32,107
77 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 108.9979 2,207
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 107.3674 51,897
79 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 106.3788 92,861
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 105.9949 368,414
81 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 104.587 3,595,970
82 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 102.3305 14,430,142
83 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 101.4395 38,444
84 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 101.3476 46,310
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 101.2604 2,086
86 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 97.4171 303,756
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 97.304 154
88 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 96.1648 122,023
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 94.4269 16,591
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 91.8817 29,978
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 91.4645 7,749
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 89.5256 1,000,409
93 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 86.2631 229,193
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 83.8405 80,022
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 83.7652 1,043
96 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 83.7295 22,677
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 82.85 -300
98 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 82.0325 34,930
99 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 80.8179 421
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 80.0986 2,247,155
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 78.7181 4,148
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 77.5418 3,502,248
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 77.2225 86,735
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 76.5473 27,684
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 75.7681 1,406
106 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 74.632 298,612
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 74.5455 18
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 74.0516 35,185
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 73.5479 -81
110 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 73.5203 7,753
111 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 72.1364 314
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 71.1447 113,017
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 71.0065 24,023
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 70.9544 796
115 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 66.4843 262,944
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 66.2849 246,142
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 65.2087 177,086
118 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 58.2701 1,385
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 57.288 916,326
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 56.2304 28,894
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 52.1807 82,142
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 52.1458 339,355
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 51.2265 649,680
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 49.6056 38,108
125 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 48.4402 302,355
126 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 48.3823 60,320
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 47.2836 65,846
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 46.94 69,062
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 46.366 39,245
130 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 44.4059 5,161
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 44.0924 525,231
132 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 43.9485 1,145,111
133 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 43.1892 8,910
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 42.6676 6,075
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 42.3223 162,436
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 41.7605 4,277
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 41.3331 16,093
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 40.2243 347,031
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 38.5416 1,933
140 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 37.4874 384,163
141 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 35.2809 15,889
142 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 35.1921 190
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 34.9455 100,117
144 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 34.6369 116,562
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 34.5567 1,630,113
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 34.4735 19,790
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 34.2418 63,035
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 34.0009 104,767
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 33.9802 8,264
150 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 32.7583 215,039
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 32.5968 6,065
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 31.4501 433,979
153 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 31.0859 552
154 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 29.6259 143,894
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 29.5684 13,377
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 28.2737 113,254
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 27.8738 585,817
158 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 27.4498 94,530
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 26.6337 1
160 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 26.55 15
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 26.3827 45,575
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 26.1126 312,988
163 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 25.3398 188,579
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 24.9668 84,707
165 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 24.3933 2,705,172
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 24.1344 773,436
167 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 23.947 17,257
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 23.6504 1,352,183
169 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 23.2949 608,809
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 21.7855 586,016
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 20.405 16,062
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 20.2369 90,885
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 20.0599 57,530
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 19.2451 72,228
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 19.231 -861,447
176 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 18.2811 323,141
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 18.2239 630,256
178 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 17.4346 314,661
179 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 17.0544 12,080
180 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.5972 424,493
181 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 16.4038 55
182 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 15.8061 16,508
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15.3803 257,684
184 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 15.2331 165,925
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 14.6311 2,870,279
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 14.5141 185,195
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 14.2873 68,671
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 14.2775 105,815
189 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 13.9885 -96
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 13.9828 19,270
191 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 13.686 44,997
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 13.665 441,559
193 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 13.4301 13,446
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 11.8805 9,007
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 11.7813 747,527
196 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 10.8157 13,301
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 10.0716 11,863
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 10.0382 440,771
199 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 9.6929 2,663
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 9.4465 719,298
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 9.3924 236,485
202 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.4429 727,358
203 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 8.129 1,636
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 8.1146 8,028
205 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 7.9974 321
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 7.8679 593,439
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 7.6951 169,737
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 7.6123 81,879
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 7.4306 100,604
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 6.856 63,352
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 6.6817 295,465
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 6.3627 3,606
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 6.0922 68,583
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 6.0422 159,393
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 5.3565 41,130
216 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.295 126,357
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 5.2497 219,213
218 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 4.8734 189,782
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 4.7317 499,995
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.9531 2,435
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3.877 25,227
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3.5008 -92,721
223 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 3.2874 55,782
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.9071 19,345
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 2.6955 310,507
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 2.4046 366
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.2771 2,388
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.9143 203,681
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.7675 147,552
230 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.6561 45,301
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 1.4618 44,047
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.1855 13,431
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.0901 40,890
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 0.813 2,665
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.439 10,326
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1841 -16
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1221 626

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1980

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 84.047 51,417,216
2 Europe 31.4021 3,194,807
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 17.8791 7,970,326
4 Africa 16.2953 13,555,510
5 Northern America 13.2835 3,016,571
6 Oceania 2.7001 321,675

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1980

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Western Europe 155.8483 335,860
2 Southern Asia 147.4041 22,748,933
3 Caribbean 134.2908 377,241
4 Southern Europe 106.6163 1,097,664
5 Micronesia 102.7513 9,244
6 Eastern Asia 100.1819 16,395,233
7 South-Eastern Asia 79.7065 8,249,942
8 Polynesia 62.1513 8,175
9 Northern Europe 54.9731 223,610
10 Central America 36.8417 2,200,444
11 Western Asia 24.1855 3,165,666
12 Western Africa 23.0271 4,071,182
13 Eastern Africa 22.0508 3,916,669
14 Eastern Europe 16.3261 1,537,673
15 Northern Africa 14.116 3,303,393
16 South America 13.7539 5,392,641
17 Southern Africa 12.5573 891,203
18 Central Asia 10.3615 857,441
19 Middle Africa 8.2186 1,373,063
20 Melanesia 8.0125 91,568
21 Australia/New Zealand 2.2465 212,688

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1980

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 61.9226 40,170,899
2 Middle-income countries 40.8041 66,635,126
3 Upper-middle-income countries 30.7318 26,464,227
4 High-income countries 27.1348 8,059,547
5 Low-income countries 16.0534 4,346,221
6 No income group available 12.8747 435,211

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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