Population Density by Country in 1986

In the year 1986, the world had a population density of 38.0 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 19577.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 9359.1 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 4998.0 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 0.6 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 94.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 32.2 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 20.2 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 170.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Western Europe with a population density of 158.1 people/kmยฒ, and Caribbean with 146.0 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 2.4 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 71.7 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 15.1.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1986

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 19577.8523 342
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 9359.0938 12,094
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 4997.99 84,964
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 4025.9546 64,500
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2850.6 -202
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1619.3182 -5
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1117.7508 2,961
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1036.9444 376
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 860.8828 557
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 754.9493 2,233,736
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 687.1724 860
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 657.415 7,037
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 608.8971 1,665
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 600.8605 372
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 574.963 16,134
16 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 558.085 242,554
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 511.8367 12,983
18 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 433.3857 79,145
19 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 426.325 217
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 422.5535 605,966
21 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 395.1889 27,479
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 369.0059 -197
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 367.041 89
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 358.6278 -40
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 344.0377 2,568
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 333.3354 4,707
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 326.5676 8,720
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 323.3637 98,805
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 322.9898 557,170
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 296.7441 -38
31 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 294.8948 50,345
32 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 291.1886 -234
33 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 285.6103 430
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 283.2 162
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 268.3934 239,682
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 268.3579 17,828,992
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 260.2344 228,072
38 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 244.3254 11,339
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 239.9029 92,741
40 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 237.1091 16,062
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 235.6035 2,795
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 233.6726 86,470
43 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 231.2415 131,404
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 225.15 1,578
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 224.1118 7,044
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 223.2137 226,063
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 218.8466 2,013
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 213.8385 21,716
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 207.4519 10,638
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 206.1025 1,583
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 198.4662 115,512
52 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 195.3393 1,412,405
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 194.2854 98,763
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 193.7727 242
55 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 193.188 4,411
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 191.3643 -4,263
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 187.0328 1,292,509
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 169.7438 376
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 167.5514 39,739
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 162.8855 291,200
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 162.6207 38,564
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 161.1115 -262
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 149.5066 523
64 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 149.35 27
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 147.0716 -345
66 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 146.5833 8
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 142.1506 2,342
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 135.6694 137,338
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 133.4492 -1,672
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 132.087 45,721
71 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 130.5242 3,520,888
72 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 129.1379 2,433
73 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 122.265 235,439
74 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 121.8698 393,976
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 120.7569 1,168
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 117.057 32,976
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 116.8909 24,917
78 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 116.0474 -37,712
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 113.5068 2,447
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 113.0481 713
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 112.2678 18,432,021
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 110.4554 79,459
83 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 108.8333 12,519
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 107.4757 -42
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 105.5495 26,876
86 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 103.3663 18,309
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 100.8869 937,172
88 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 100.4237 268,259
89 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 98.1733 65,138
90 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 97.3061 6,934
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 97.0309 2,035
92 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 95.8755 88,024
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 94.9527 -399
94 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 94.2106 2,211,985
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 94.0303 1,642
96 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 92.2786 128
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 92.0975 883
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 91.7031 6,615
99 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 88.6753 456
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 88.5094 3,294,896
101 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 88.1667 179,341
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 87.8439 33,966
103 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 86.3869 23,900
104 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 86.2038 28,574
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 85.427 4,412
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 84.7967 119,411
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 83.6558 280,770
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 82.0335 -22,673
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 81.4432 262
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 80.7982 10,832
111 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 80.4595 11,677
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 77.5908 3,456
113 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 77.5088 470,979
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 77.3877 38,694
115 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 76.8199 110,543
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 76.0376 217,093
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 75.9572 95,600
118 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 68.7271 -53
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 65.2594 1,033,351
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 63.2353 103,412
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 61.4032 328,924
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 59.3741 370,982
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 59.1308 31,480
124 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 58.7864 -21
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 57.5125 674,109
126 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 55.7745 76,749
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 54.6704 42,726
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 53.5673 102,490
129 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 52.1706 4,643
130 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 51.6594 1,394,888
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 51.4235 6,795
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 51.1415 464,283
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 50.2768 73,770
134 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 49.3824 200,577
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 47.3558 463,492
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 46.8092 4,853
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 46.688 12,713
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 43.9928 3,084
139 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 43.6295 511,662
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 42.8892 14,887
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 42.3195 307,884
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 42.0521 27,725
143 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 41.4553 1,206,824
144 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 41.3991 129,086
145 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 40.649 13,745
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 40.3634 134,637
147 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 39.8639 7,819
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 38.9049 1,330,625
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 38.211 238,118
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 37.1969 516,604
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 37.061 96
152 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 35.3385 11,212
153 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 34.8563 195,743
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 34.7166 710,159
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 33.531 144,002
156 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 33.2209 454
157 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 32.9991 15,372
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 32.5079 14,145
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 32.4324 131,532
160 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 32.4196 346,592
161 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 32.0094 89,602
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 30.4011 323
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 30.2919 50,134
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 30.0312 1,652,126
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 29.9994 226,942
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 28.5693 1,215,891
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 27.25 35
168 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 26.6623 640,019
169 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 26.3312 733,173
170 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 25.9645 2,320,950
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 23.9396 66,518
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 23.221 292,296
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 23.0807 144,678
174 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 21.7161 433,682
175 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 21.6988 314,678
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 21.5474 68,559
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 20.6789 106,901
178 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 20.6505 24,392
179 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19.4893 465,365
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 18.3039 26,147
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 18.1996 294,316
182 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 17.5593 17,424
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 17.1256 34
184 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 16.7075 2,834,792
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 16.6741 109,251
186 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 16.6205 193,166
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.4167 210,532
188 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 16.2649 15,029
189 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.0933 51,359
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 16.092 -138,863
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 15.7868 459,874
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 14.1631 18,081
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 13.994 959,414
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 13.6986 16,329
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 13.0007 14,773
196 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 12.3882 15,706
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 11.2674 397,145
198 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 11.1967 3,437
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 11.0138 464,729
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 11.0125 289,036
201 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 10.5121 409
202 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 10.3077 -142
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 9.9503 9,353
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 9.6075 746,317
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 9.2697 208,100
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 8.9898 101,746
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 8.9057 3,186
208 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.7964 1,283,806
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 8.5431 115,780
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 8.2879 364,985
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 7.7793 76,354
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 7.3297 3,761
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 7.1006 92,393
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 6.8306 141,689
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 6.2722 598,267
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 6.2221 63,084
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.0205 137,714
218 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 5.8486 224,093
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 5.8233 347,599
220 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 4.6638 89,873
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 4.1472 31,005
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 4.0646 189,644
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.904 -4,534
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 3.4165 24,247
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 2.8719 298,304
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 2.5152 5,196
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.4277 1,952
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 2.2671 113,547
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 2.0843 237,366
230 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2.0808 41,027
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 1.7445 52,299
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.3701 36,297
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.2648 51,122
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1.1205 5,293
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.5856 5,586
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1836 13
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1309 513

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1986

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 94.6652 59,610,311
2 Europe 32.1696 3,074,383
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 20.2401 7,995,174
4 Africa 19.3444 16,253,963
5 Northern America 14.1404 2,620,178
6 Oceania 2.9532 377,926

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1986

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 170.4585 25,740,737
2 Western Europe 158.0594 630,426
3 Caribbean 145.9519 446,467
4 Micronesia 124.715 12,444
5 Southern Europe 109.2992 383,625
6 Eastern Asia 109.2796 20,277,091
7 South-Eastern Asia 91.3039 8,576,750
8 Polynesia 67.0157 6,335
9 Northern Europe 55.704 212,298
10 Central America 41.781 1,989,792
11 Western Asia 28.5157 3,851,518
12 Western Africa 27.1306 4,332,559
13 Eastern Africa 26.3852 5,267,810
14 Eastern Europe 16.8715 1,848,034
15 Northern Africa 16.7379 3,322,343
16 South America 15.6363 5,558,915
17 Southern Africa 14.8859 1,363,666
18 Central Asia 11.8448 1,164,215
19 Middle Africa 9.7661 1,967,585
20 Melanesia 9.1467 106,075
21 Australia/New Zealand 2.4278 253,072

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1986

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 71.7397 43,422,627
2 Middle-income countries 46.1205 75,177,731
3 Upper-middle-income countries 33.9017 31,755,104
4 High-income countries 28.3821 7,224,671
5 Low-income countries 18.6018 7,058,283
6 No income group available 15.1236 471,250

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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