Population Density by Country in 1988

In the year 1988, the world had a population density of 39.4 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 20001.0 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 10140.0 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 5155.2 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 98.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 32.4 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 21.0 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 178.6 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Western Europe with a population density of 159.5 people/kmยฒ, and Caribbean with 150.0 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 2.5 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 75.2 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 15.9.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1988

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 20001.0067 289
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 10139.9531 12,803
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 5155.247 87,647
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 4217.429 65,996
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2800.0 -278
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1605.6818 -1
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1137.9016 3,346
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1050.7407 376
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 880.2812 664
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 788.8825 2,193,871
11 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 709.9706 1,768
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 703.8667 6,782
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 701.9612 845
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 617.288 16,941
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 601.7709 19
16 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 570.7812 205,132
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 524.3002 12,463
18 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 451.1 278
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 444.3868 2,729
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 438.4283 87,639
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 434.477 579,280
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 401.285 25,665
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 369.541 204
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 368.0259 -242
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 357.3972 -71
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 342.5585 5,034
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 337.9421 65,639
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 327.5644 19,454
29 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 326.1223 76,328
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 325.8771 498,843
31 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 294.8 182
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 293.7574 -891
33 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 288.8929 -509
34 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 287.3731 275
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 287.2356 199,921
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 280.4159 18,181,842
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 267.5024 222,979
38 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 253.5884 11,830
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 249.5386 106,399
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 245.9871 2,840
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 242.7028 1,517
42 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 242.6185 12,300
43 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 241.0301 138,121
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 234.6231 130,295
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 232.7939 7,095
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 225.1478 424,256
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 225.0966 1,831
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 222.66 1,720
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 219.2743 11,363
50 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 218.6213 5,084
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 217.4336 18,089
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 215.5227 233
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 209.5549 128,991
54 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 204.3257 1,406,498
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 203.1537 94,779
56 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 195.8531 1,363,333
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 191.4719 37,500
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 174.6469 413
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 174.1392 31,497
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 167.7391 296,631
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 164.8497 53,152
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 158.925 -311
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 152.2659 757
64 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 150.6746 491
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 145.4136 -368
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 144.1822 3,440
67 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 143.2083 -31
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 141.4628 143,524
69 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 140.0579 3,689,238
70 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 135.695 1,819
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 134.6849 35,776
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 133.4683 3,664
73 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 127.1954 404,502
74 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 123.4906 115,542
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 120.9159 6,082
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 119.4945 80,044
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 119.2844 2,966
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 119.097 22,565
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 118.2841 7,501
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 116.4974 1,097
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 116.2385 18,345,302
82 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 115.2575 -34,407
83 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 108.9668 384
84 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 106.559 22,818
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 106.4223 -59
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 105.6479 2,013
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 104.5449 926,567
88 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 103.7836 16,796
89 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 101.4028 268,327
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 99.4004 887
91 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 99.2034 2,346,540
92 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 98.746 62,739
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 98.7328 1,750
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 97.9985 7,041
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 97.6548 102,210
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 94.9444 37,942
97 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 94.7597 484
98 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 94.1107 131
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 93.862 -409
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 92.7374 3,442
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 92.5922 425,999
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 91.9419 3,269,175
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 91.9032 19,115
104 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 88.677 131,834
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 87.8457 129,226
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 87.7045 290
107 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 87.6507 4,547
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 87.1793 20,763
109 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 87.0515 13,075
110 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 82.945 11,306
111 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 82.5263 526,374
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 81.5611 8,161
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 81.5142 -29,864
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 80.2549 236,249
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 78.4305 32,781
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 77.3597 92,867
117 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 77.2 77,472
118 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 69.7292 178
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 67.9257 1,032,291
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 67.1708 109,284
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 64.4796 372,484
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 63.4575 377,335
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 59.9725 20,200
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 59.4962 622,645
125 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 59.1703 522
126 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 58.783 76,989
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 57.1058 34,022
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 56.5405 109,291
129 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 54.7611 5,092
130 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 54.5466 1,475,132
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 53.1494 434,614
132 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 51.9127 191,943
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 51.1655 -20,606
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 50.9264 61,634
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 50.2956 497,792
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 48.6098 4,891
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 48.6005 15,546
138 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 46.0743 523,054
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 45.7544 42,218
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 45.6806 267,687
141 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 44.5115 1,732,689
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 44.4734 3,632
143 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 43.8062 133,521
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 43.2364 6,219
145 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 42.8487 145,501
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 42.6243 8,060
147 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 41.8374 8,688
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 40.2665 1,349,373
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 40.1425 240,383
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 39.1298 395,663
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 37.6982 108
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 37.2397 755,783
153 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 36.9482 205,437
154 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 35.8806 11,608
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 35.6395 155,429
156 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 35.5725 14,749
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 35.5562 146,709
158 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 34.727 397,864
159 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 33.9058 489
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 33.5377 14,917
161 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 33.5158 94,368
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 31.995 1,536,375
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 31.8076 319
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 31.6656 230,051
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 31.6516 50,772
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 30.6303 1,281,932
167 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 28.047 672,346
168 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 27.8162 661,484
169 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 27.4848 15
170 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 26.4865 2,509,470
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 25.3285 67,720
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 24.735 285,908
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 24.3251 158,691
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 23.7058 108,023
175 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 23.462 476,795
176 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 23.0867 323,630
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 22.2765 69,529
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 20.8083 30,303
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 20.7889 32,272
180 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20.5149 474,030
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 19.2624 322,693
182 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 17.7704 20,205
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 17.6558 117,165
184 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 17.3787 2,764,391
185 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 17.1569 207,812
186 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 17.1167 -23
187 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 16.9348 52,252
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 16.5175 478,904
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16.4765 84,496
190 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 16.3588 15,791
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 15.9919 233,907
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 15.3863 16,729
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 14.8872 1,059,485
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 13.8373 22,410
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 13.7795 15,071
196 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 12.5178 13,250
197 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 11.7742 3,643
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 11.5882 157,561
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 11.414 -204,900
200 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 11.3847 413
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 11.3513 477,153
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 10.5964 9,329
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 10.1787 653,057
204 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 9.9327 -23
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 9.8122 197,942
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 9.505 106,472
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 9.271 3,506
208 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.944 1,057,451
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 8.8716 374,425
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 8.5347 -190,362
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 8.1254 80,114
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 7.6641 3,859
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 7.5014 94,155
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 7.0624 148,497
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 6.8446 633,202
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 6.5983 64,866
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.2809 144,090
218 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 6.2148 238,963
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 6.0861 361,446
220 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 5.2453 90,228
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 4.3544 188,632
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 4.2654 50,359
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.8529 -5,440
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 3.6111 25,788
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 2.9488 413,020
226 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 2.5778 6,751
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.4931 4,369
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 2.3992 109,138
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2.2255 40,652
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 2.1512 276,774
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 1.8491 55,641
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.4672 46,452
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.3315 52,482
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1.2545 5,734
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.6279 5,775
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1874 28
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1335 530

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1988

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 98.5217 60,150,518
2 Europe 32.444 2,872,045
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 21.0335 8,096,633
4 Africa 20.4565 16,250,443
5 Northern America 14.434 2,923,411
6 Oceania 3.0474 415,531

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1988

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 178.5878 26,484,567
2 Western Europe 159.4608 876,085
3 Caribbean 150.0479 463,106
4 Micronesia 132.7712 11,965
5 Eastern Asia 112.8184 20,078,120
6 Southern Europe 109.8479 337,037
7 South-Eastern Asia 95.1605 8,560,464
8 Polynesia 68.9433 8,262
9 Northern Europe 55.983 231,736
10 Central America 43.4142 2,051,530
11 Western Asia 30.1128 3,823,754
12 Western Africa 28.6069 4,643,347
13 Eastern Africa 27.9963 5,027,720
14 Northern Africa 17.5605 3,027,220
15 Eastern Europe 17.0577 1,427,187
16 South America 16.2703 5,581,997
17 Southern Africa 15.9452 1,445,276
18 Central Asia 12.4502 1,203,613
19 Middle Africa 10.3911 2,106,880
20 Melanesia 9.5441 105,280
21 Australia/New Zealand 2.4967 290,024

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1988

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 75.1513 43,974,488
2 Middle-income countries 48.0347 75,386,383
3 Upper-middle-income countries 35.1018 31,411,895
4 High-income countries 28.8061 7,643,851
5 Low-income countries 19.5821 7,197,944
6 No income group available 15.9197 480,403

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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