Population Density by Country in 1999

In the year 1999, the world had a population density of 46.5 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 21740.6 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 13297.4 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 6043.6 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 1.0 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 117.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 32.9 people/kmยฒ, and Africa with 27.0 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 225.6 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 171.3 people/kmยฒ, and Micronesia with 167.7 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 2.8 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 94.2 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 20.3.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 1999

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 21740.604 141
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 13297.4375 6,598
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6043.6438 91,413
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 5807.44 96,841
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2769.55 59
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1485.2273 -5
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1257.0873 3,369
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1129.287 383
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 973.7637 2,441,490
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 927.0367 4,118
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 920.6328 203
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 903.4559 -231
13 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 883.9496 19,509
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 740.444 363
15 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 622.9092 140,354
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 614.3477 627
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 593.7995 11,104
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 549.0283 241
19 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 519.15 0
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 505.7286 93,994
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 482.5944 2,510
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 470.1742 259,269
23 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 469.6174 86,883
24 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 438.3473 24,479
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 432.8443 387
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 415.4467 71,888
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 408.8877 1,012
28 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 407.0453 6,530
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 349.9608 19,023,383
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 337.8573 -2,063
31 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 337.6782 37,335
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 335.8466 219,778
33 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 330.838 95,438
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 321.35 7
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 314.1868 611
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 313.4091 186
37 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 310.0312 10,396
38 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 308.0771 876
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 299.075 543
40 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 297.7598 149,658
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 297.75 113,891
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 292.7819 2,062
43 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 292.2936 -183
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 287.97 984
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 285.9002 36,710
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 282.8821 9,941
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 276.9527 123,096
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 261.5193 -871
49 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 258.6866 4,485
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 256.9083 1,425
51 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 254.1635 1,743,455
52 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 249.2708 933,821
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 241.5546 199,159
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 239.7295 18,339
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 238.1572 126,930
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 233.9826 9,266
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 203.8438 444
58 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 194.1865 4,256,056
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 192.7124 172,247
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 192.3982 11,330
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 178.5907 40,679
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 174.1089 129,292
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 173.1847 -143,952
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 172.5011 1,216
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 172.4058 607
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 167.775 1,204
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 166.8195 7,731
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 165.7716 6,357
69 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 164.0372 430,288
70 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 159.3414 24
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 158.9004 1,338
72 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 156.8954 628
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 147.7167 1,962
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 139.6915 450
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 137.994 40,676
76 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 137.4167 16
77 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 132.7558 -15,330
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 131.4224 3,079,839
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 130.8904 -54,583
80 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 130.7743 8,353,838
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 130.5393 927
82 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 127.1818 516
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 125.486 20,280
84 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 125.2636 -28,144
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 122.2233 657,367
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 121.8352 313
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 120.2328 1,488
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 117.0983 -25,094
89 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 116.5087 734,893
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 116.0626 249,693
91 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 113.004 -33,566
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 112.6345 -36,675
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 111.57 9,318
94 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 111.2504 57,238
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 110.4158 3,094,387
96 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 109.6123 3,215
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 106.9756 277,645
98 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 105.8294 285,456
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 105.3669 57,740
100 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 104.2893 119
101 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 103.7289 -27,363
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 103.6933 36,479
103 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 100.8225 16,802
104 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 98.6325 -2,156
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 98.0117 84,929
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 96.8429 19,641
107 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 95.7901 -119,853
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 91.5967 -307
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 89.5007 141,445
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 86.556 403,263
111 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 85.1345 -428,046
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 84.2788 471,209
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 84.0381 49,783
114 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 82.391 -55,812
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 82.1015 918,818
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 81.2338 13,441
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 81.1183 37,390
118 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 80.7045 182,970
119 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 76.4087 79,206
120 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 75.3008 -64,828
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 70.2274 1,459,290
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 68.9459 509,908
123 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 68.7521 -591
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 68.083 557,051
125 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 66.9981 4,059
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 65.7277 222,253
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 65.6865 6,412
128 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 65.0776 1,963,761
129 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 64.3855 1,812
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 63.2393 -127,045
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 63.1347 378,881
132 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 62.9741 106,888
133 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 62.3801 20,357
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 60.2039 207,662
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 59.7744 4,591
136 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 59.3851 178,256
137 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 58.6517 12,704
138 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 58.2817 10,500
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 58.0308 -32,518
140 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 57.8343 330,096
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 56.7293 6,885
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 55.9903 -628
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 55.7557 105,417
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 54.8703 788,982
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 54.4109 44,037
146 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 52.9347 32,500
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 51.5992 864,770
148 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 51.4022 458,598
149 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 50.8022 -53,718
150 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 49.976 212,886
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 49.2316 222,143
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 49.1693 1,554,624
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.8821 -486
154 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 45.0696 9,313
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 43.6129 177,110
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 43.2534 28,539
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 42.9045 22,962
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 42.1548 339,788
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 42.1293 509
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 42.0747 155
161 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 41.9634 75,288
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 39.677 58,306
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 39.5854 1,010,167
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 38.9919 -34,793
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 37.9785 484,281
166 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 37.8185 944,699
167 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 34.3379 633,712
168 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 34.3098 512,859
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 33.2692 176,906
170 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 32.6379 313
171 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 32.2896 -4,679
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 31.5395 389,706
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 31.0341 23,138
174 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 30.5197 3,270,091
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 30.2868 149,519
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 29.6673 814,131
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 28.9633 130,822
178 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 27.3609 -24
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 27.0385 483,579
180 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 26.1521 460,951
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 25.4375 64,977
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 23.3522 25,859
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 23.1372 91,771
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 22.0477 420,249
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 21.7236 19,834
186 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 20.832 1,348,793
187 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 20.7566 2,412,750
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 20.5082 420,007
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20.1558 176,117
190 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 19.4519 42,059
191 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 18.9321 15,694
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 18.9305 750
193 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 17.0828 11,668
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 15.6231 -66
195 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 15.3759 4,434
196 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 14.8719 16,312
197 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 14.6672 33,149
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 14.5586 10,991
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 14.5232 661,790
200 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 14.4713 19,725
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 13.3651 323,632
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 13.1288 421,938
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 12.9424 258,069
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 12.7411 429,501
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 12.7302 512,429
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 12.4264 100,872
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 11.8774 4,376
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 11.7506 185,522
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 10.3697 254,722
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 10.2031 7,787
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 9.7733 537,482
212 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 9.5782 68,921
213 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.9973 -413,245
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 8.947 311,422
215 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 8.8667 381,231
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 8.8336 77,738
217 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 8.2385 -68
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.7902 153,789
219 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 7.4721 32,274
220 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 6.3389 283,704
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 5.8675 102,130
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 5.6511 -79,700
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 4.8153 31,401
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.8507 1,192
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 3.343 259,659
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 3.0175 76,784
227 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 3.0158 8,624
228 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2.9848 35,608
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.7695 3,340
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.5426 73,741
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 2.4473 204,843
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2.16 42,075
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1.9236 5,558
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.5593 23,747
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 0.9673 12,810
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.248 68
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1367 -57

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 1999

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 117.5302 49,527,096
2 Europe 32.9265 -359,064
3 Africa 27.0414 19,543,137
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 25.4092 7,667,391
5 Northern America 16.6045 3,530,052
6 Oceania 3.6228 458,528

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 1999

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 225.6491 28,109,836
2 Caribbean 171.3164 375,411
3 Micronesia 167.6574 12,357
4 Western Europe 166.7113 486,202
5 Eastern Asia 125.8053 9,267,244
6 South-Eastern Asia 116.3137 7,924,239
7 Southern Europe 111.8122 101,549
8 Polynesia 78.6901 6,967
9 Northern Europe 57.4783 261,283
10 Central America 53.6912 2,267,822
11 Western Asia 38.707 3,812,943
12 Western Africa 38.1215 6,088,053
13 Eastern Africa 37.7964 6,974,338
14 Northern Africa 22.0095 3,125,944
15 Southern Africa 19.8781 581,080
16 South America 19.6059 5,024,158
17 Eastern Europe 16.9331 -1,208,098
18 Middle Africa 14.5587 2,773,722
19 Central Asia 14.1042 412,834
20 Melanesia 13.1385 214,636
21 Australia/New Zealand 2.8481 224,568

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 1999

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 94.1628 44,770,938
2 Middle-income countries 57.423 62,370,516
3 Upper-middle-income countries 39.9004 17,599,578
4 High-income countries 31.1412 6,705,999
5 Low-income countries 26.5781 10,817,551
6 No income group available 20.3141 473,074

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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