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Population Density by Country in 1995

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In the year 1995, the world had a population density of 44.0 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density was 🇲🇨Monaco with a density of 21128.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population density of 12395.0 people/km², and 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with 5681.4 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 0.8 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 111.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 32.9 people/km², and Africa with 24.5 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 208.4 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Western Europe with a population density of 164.8 people/km², and Caribbean with 164.2 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 2.7 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 87.2 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 18.7.

Similar Population Metrics for 1995

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1995

Rank Country Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 🇲🇨Monaco 21128.8591 230
2 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 12395.0312 7,774
3 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 5681.4004 72,826
4 🇸🇬Singapore 5188.6896 106,310
5 🇬🇮Gibraltar 2741.15 99
6 🇻🇦Holy See 1535.2273 -3
7 🇲🇹Malta 1212.2175 3,359
8 🇧🇲Bermuda 1101.213 357
9 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 929.2941 -170
10 🇬🇬Guernsey 910.4531 -18
11 🇧🇩Bangladesh 904.9192 2,097,619
12 🇲🇻Maldives 860.6933 5,870
13 🇧🇭Bahrain 782.802 19,764
14 🇯🇪Jersey 726.6422 85
15 🇧🇧Barbados 610.0081 523
16 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 605.9252 159,330
17 🇲🇺Mauritius 571.5308 12,523
18 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 555.3774 16
19 🇳🇷Nauru 515.775 41
20 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 458.7835 223,681
21 🇳🇱Netherlands 458.7529 93,795
22 🇵🇸State of Palestine 435.7383 109,553
23 🇦🇼Aruba 428.0556 2,332
24 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 426.2479 28,485
25 🇸🇲San Marino 407.959 355
26 🇱🇧Lebanon 387.0616 74,476
27 🇲🇶Martinique 386.7373 7,109
28 🇨🇼Curaçao 355.1698 -1,578
29 🇧🇪Belgium 333.4169 26,076
30 🇾🇹Mayotte 333.176 7,216
31 🇯🇵Japan 332.8715 268,229
32 🇮🇳India 324.3248 18,987,268
33 🇹🇻Tuvalu 319.5 18
34 🇬🇩Grenada 306.0588 832
35 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 295.5814 1,173
36 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 292.7538 194
37 🇷🇪Réunion 290.3912 12,642
38 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 289.8903 154,647
39 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 281.6778 850
40 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 279.2955 189
41 🇬🇺Guam 277.4381 2,232
42 🇸🇻El Salvador 277.4226 50,951
43 🇭🇹Haiti 276.6628 142,412
44 🇦🇸American Samoa 267.005 1,096
45 🇰🇲Comoros 259.9465 10,387
46 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 254.9361 6,056
47 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 254.2595 4,011
48 🇮🇱Israel 253.1412 132,313
49 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 247.3182 1,698
50 🇬🇧United Kingdom 238.6509 134,866
51 🇻🇳Viet Nam 235.3446 1,233,249
52 🇷🇼Rwanda 234.8987 556,162
53 🇩🇪Germany 232.7383 205,455
54 🇯🇲Jamaica 231.7056 25,080
55 🇵🇭Philippines 230.8349 1,616,590
56 🇧🇮Burundi 228.6236 68,942
57 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 196.3691 33,446
58 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 193.0625 458
59 🇮🇹Italy 192.1957 -1,421
60 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 185.9109 234,621
61 🇨🇭Switzerland 175.9926 43,348
62 🇵🇰Pakistan 172.6825 4,154,770
63 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 163.6538 546
64 🇸🇨Seychelles 163.5339 810
65 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 162.8977 144,490
66 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 157.6114 522
67 🇱🇺Luxembourg 157.3882 5,843
68 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 155.45 1,376
69 🇹🇴Tonga 153.81 231
70 🇳🇵Nepal 151.552 484,351
71 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 138.6219 2,376
72 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 136.1079 1,388
73 🇹🇰Tokelau 136.0 -8
74 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 135.674 -25,163
75 🇦🇩Andorra 133.8883 1,889
76 🇨🇿Czechia 133.5661 -15,272
77 🇨🇳China 126.89 10,532,484
78 🇵🇱Poland 125.4171 -935
79 🇮🇲Isle of Man 124.9187 345
80 🇩🇰Denmark 123.4891 20,651
81 🇬🇲Gambia 122.7425 36,397
82 🇦🇱Albania 119.876 -11,192
83 🇳🇬Nigeria 118.787 2,735,609
84 🇦🇲Armenia 116.7363 -22,181
85 🇹🇭Thailand 116.3163 791,215
86 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 114.7695 429
87 🇭🇺Hungary 114.0746 -16,361
88 🇰🇮Kiribati 112.2321 1,259
89 🇵🇹Portugal 109.2705 34,049
90 🇸🇰Slovakia 109.1101 8,143
91 🇦🇮Anguilla 109.0966 257
92 🇲🇼Malawi 106.9551 197,375
93 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 106.6018 2,025
94 🇫🇷France 104.1393 196,968
95 🇷🇸Serbia 104.025 13,935
96 🇮🇩Indonesia 103.6878 3,225,318
97 🇺🇬Uganda 103.504 455,918
98 🇨🇺Cuba 102.3502 37,524
99 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 102.0798 9,571
100 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 101.2821 125
101 🇸🇮Slovenia 98.8731 -420
102 🇷🇴Romania 97.9378 -105,834
103 🇬🇹Guatemala 96.7067 268,234
104 🇦🇹Austria 96.3087 9,537
105 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 95.4454 63,912
106 🇨🇾Cyprus 93.3352 17,759
107 🇰🇼Kuwait 92.896 38,017
108 🇩🇲Dominica 92.268 -10
109 🇺🇦Ukraine 88.14 -420,310
110 🇭🇷Croatia 86.0008 -51,916
111 🇬🇷Greece 82.0053 78,234
112 🇲🇸Montserrat 80.9951 -625
113 🇲🇰North Macedonia 79.6357 9,302
114 🇪🇸Spain 79.256 184,478
115 🇹🇬Togo 78.683 172,954
116 🇧🇬Bulgaria 78.2093 -75,239
117 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 77.9133 395,661
118 🇹🇷Türkiye 77.0597 970,867
119 🇬🇭Ghana 76.6409 402,584
120 🇨🇰Cook Islands 73.8979 71
121 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 73.2568 130,554
122 🇬🇪Georgia 70.1925 -112,818
123 🇨🇷Costa Rica 69.9737 83,570
124 🇲🇲Myanmar 65.6373 536,298
125 🇪🇬Egypt 64.4602 1,379,613
126 🇱🇸Lesotho 63.7048 22,401
127 🇵🇫French Polynesia 62.8248 3,667
128 🇼🇸Samoa 61.8028 1,804
129 🇲🇾Malaysia 61.2902 547,626
130 🇰🇭Cambodia 60.3172 265,666
131 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 60.2753 -8,960
132 🇱🇹Lithuania 59.8404 -24,393
133 🇹🇳Tunisia 59.7961 141,552
134 🇲🇦Morocco 59.599 401,993
135 🇪🇹Ethiopia 57.4765 1,858,180
136 🇧🇸Bahamas 55.9078 5,580
137 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 55.0925 12,101
138 🇸🇿Eswatini 54.9198 20,862
139 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 54.1284 453,915
140 🇧🇯Benin 53.6228 141,531
141 🇭🇳Honduras 53.2925 161,761
142 🇮🇪Ireland 52.3569 26,230
143 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 51.8815 7,136
144 🇧🇾Belarus 51.5583 -21,670
145 🇯🇴Jordan 50.2083 165,132
146 🇮🇶Iraq 48.255 697,998
147 🇪🇨Ecuador 46.5521 213,735
148 🇰🇪Kenya 46.2839 733,199
149 🇲🇽Mexico 45.9205 1,628,841
150 🇲🇪Montenegro 45.7621 1,135
151 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 44.9677 505,287
152 🇸🇳Senegal 44.8381 213,297
153 🇶🇦Qatar 44.4616 14,319
154 🇫🇯Fiji 43.3632 1,634
155 🇹🇯Tajikistan 41.3429 118,406
156 🇱🇻Latvia 41.3028 -36,813
157 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 40.2622 140
158 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 39.7305 24,502
159 🇳🇮Nicaragua 39.2382 95,598
160 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 37.8409 265,837
161 🇵🇼Palau 37.412 475
162 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.3261 788,128
163 🇵🇦Panama 36.616 55,094
164 🇿🇦South Africa 36.0302 697,636
165 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 34.4999 750,552
166 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 34.2699 104,993
167 🇪🇪Estonia 33.4233 -19,920
168 🇨🇴Colombia 32.0108 663,612
169 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 31.6282 326
170 🇾🇪Yemen 30.5005 532,192
171 🇬🇳Guinea 30.3937 221,838
172 🇺🇸United States of America 29.0416 3,281,523
173 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 28.4194 185,061
174 🇨🇲Cameroon 28.3481 363,429
175 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 27.8783 4
176 🇩🇯Djibouti 27.1621 12,291
177 🇦🇫Afghanistan 25.2873 694,246
178 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24.1229 465,935
179 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 23.9648 68,686
180 🇲🇬Madagascar 23.8385 441,479
181 🇱🇷Liberia 22.2428 106,056
182 🇸🇪Sweden 21.5017 30,121
183 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.3494 117,988
184 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 19.9907 21,269
185 🇲🇿Mozambique 19.8312 478,898
186 🇧🇷Brazil 19.5636 2,530,409
187 🇨🇱Chile 19.147 201,446
188 🇵🇪Peru 19.0995 457,991
189 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.0934 1,090,875
190 🇺🇾Uruguay 18.5241 18,158
191 🇪🇷Eritrea 17.8071 195,729
192 🇫🇮Finland 16.8925 18,082
193 🇸🇭Saint Helena 16.2667 -54
194 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 15.8958 698
195 🇳🇴Norway 14.3293 21,607
196 🇻🇺Vanuatu 13.996 4,073
197 🇳🇿New Zealand 13.8688 55,550
198 🇧🇹Bhutan 13.7401 10,346
199 🇸🇩Sudan 13.1954 560,384
200 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 13.0292 10,812
201 🇦🇷Argentina 12.5174 450,002
202 🇩🇿Algeria 11.9568 514,378
203 🇿🇲Zambia 11.6818 212,493
204 🇸🇴Somalia 11.4945 312,810
205 🇵🇾Paraguay 11.3828 108,240
206 🇦🇴Angola 11.1593 462,689
207 🇳🇨New Caledonia 10.9246 4,422
208 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 10.194 167,007
209 🇸🇸South Sudan 9.3982 130,025
210 🇷🇺Russian Federation 9.0718 -336,253
211 🇳🇺Niue 8.9962 -36
212 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 8.9942 89,268
213 🇧🇿Belize 8.924 5,729
214 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 8.7868 518,378
215 🇲🇱Mali 8.1308 207,565
216 🇨🇬Congo 8.0302 74,702
217 🇳🇪Niger 7.7476 333,079
218 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.2385 147,443
219 🇴🇲Oman 7.0199 38,116
220 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 6.0875 -268,576
221 🇹🇩Chad 5.4708 376,340
222 🇨🇫Central African Republic 5.2597 78,645
223 🇬🇦Gabon 4.3543 28,452
224 🇬🇾Guyana 3.8186 2,009
225 🇨🇦Canada 3.2209 304,895
226 🇱🇾Libya 2.8237 89,392
227 🇸🇷Suriname 2.7852 9,516
228 🇧🇼Botswana 2.7238 39,284
229 🇮🇸Iceland 2.6703 990
230 🇦🇺Australia 2.3434 210,110
231 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.3094 51,995
232 🇳🇦Namibia 1.9499 45,889
233 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.6689 4,993
234 🇲🇳Mongolia 1.4962 27,745
235 🇪🇭Western Sahara 0.7834 10,533
236 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2247 91
237 🇬🇱Greenland 0.1359 197

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1995

Rank Region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 111.0901 51,583,582
2 Europe 32.9356 170,858
3 Africa 24.5112 18,474,474
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 23.8546 8,033,513
5 Northern America 15.82 3,586,976
6 Oceania 3.4051 467,981

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1995

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 208.3581 27,377,245
2 Western Europe 164.8449 581,710
3 Caribbean 164.2401 410,155
4 Micronesia 152.0255 7,405
5 Eastern Asia 122.2869 11,526,690
6 Southern Europe 110.9372 425,883
7 South-Eastern Asia 108.7812 8,459,497
8 Polynesia 75.2171 6,968
9 Northern Europe 56.9344 172,159
10 Central America 49.9508 2,349,778
11 Western Asia 35.5612 3,758,451
12 Western Africa 34.3138 5,419,088
13 Eastern Africa 33.7226 6,632,692
14 Northern Africa 20.3964 3,097,845
15 Southern Africa 18.8158 826,072
16 South America 18.4273 5,273,580
17 Eastern Europe 17.1693 -1,008,894
18 Central Asia 13.7915 461,699
19 Middle Africa 13.1173 2,498,777
20 Melanesia 11.603 187,948
21 Australia/New Zealand 2.7276 265,660

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1995

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 87.2387 44,035,811
2 Middle-income countries 54.2287 64,785,908
3 Upper-middle-income countries 38.485 20,750,097
4 High-income countries 30.3452 6,824,807
5 Low-income countries 23.7838 10,230,243
6 No income group available 18.72 476,426

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 (km²) of the area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

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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