Population Density by Country in 1981

In the year 1981, the world had a population density of 34.7 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density was 🇲🇨Monaco with a density of 18311.4 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population density of 7771.7 people/km², and 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with 4620.3 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 0.5 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 85.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 31.5 people/km², and Latin America and the Caribbean with 18.3 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest population density of 156.2 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a population density of 151.0 people/km², and Caribbean with 136.0 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 2.3 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 63.5 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 13.2.