Population Density by Country in 2002

In the year 2002, the world had a population density of 48.4 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 21735.6 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 14052.0 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with 6231.9 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 0.3 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara with 1.1 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 122.3 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Europe with a population density of 32.9 people/kmยฒ, and Africa with 29.1 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 238.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 176.0 people/kmยฒ, and Micronesia with 171.5 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 2.9 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 99.5 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 21.5.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2002

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 21735.5705 -68
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 14052.0312 12,790
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6231.8899 40,966
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 6115.3646 52,844
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2789.25 419
6 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1463.6364 -6
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1284.7571 2,303
8 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1150.7315 365
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1030.4972 2,419,886
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 974.2783 4,959
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 955.7146 17,615
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 928.8281 150
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 899.2353 296
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 756.2198 1,043
15 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 634.5557 130,874
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 619.6628 1,066
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 607.868 8,648
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 587.934 775
19 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 549.7485 75,508
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 517.575 -9
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 509.8944 960
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 478.2619 236,384
23 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 476.8804 72,221
24 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 459.124 6,543
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 458.5082 692
26 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 440.7241 -3,251
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 434.6692 47,172
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 401.3759 -4,031
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 369.4056 19,253,663
30 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 345.8202 174,190
31 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 342.0163 45,709
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 339.2273 194
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 337.8281 226,119
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 333.4493 1,497
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 322.0976 9,640
36 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 320.3 -4
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 318.3265 190
38 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 314.177 149,539
39 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 307.7871 -363
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 304.7717 191,083
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 302.7556 28
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 300.4852 929
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 300.4014 11,332
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 293.7066 118,017
45 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 290.8962 -221
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 290.885 -196
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 290.1194 19,684
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 270.9519 1,658,111
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 262.6615 1,289
50 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 262.3711 7,859
51 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 257.3069 836,830
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 256.5236 -3,881
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 256.2211 178,308
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 244.5227 273,926
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 243.6051 12,805
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 233.6568 -87,909
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 211.7876 3,489,421
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 210.5813 316
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 196.316 113,729
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 192.9473 199,308
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 182.0517 125,170
62 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 181.9484 58,510
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 180.3796 1,177
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 177.9385 172
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 176.168 1,401
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 175.4432 904
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 172.167 4,285
68 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 172.1158 361,470
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 169.3522 -7,512
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 168.8435 -2,443
71 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 159.9879 -79
72 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 159.6985 588
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 156.0849 3,927
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 150.7415 3,047
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 150.4172 43,129
76 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 142.2785 3,492,301
77 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 138.2305 675
78 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 137.625 -63
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 134.9362 759
80 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 133.4298 8,069,881
81 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 132.6136 11,112
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 131.3693 181
83 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 127.8488 826,285
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 127.272 1,911
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 126.874 17,032
86 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 126.2189 -20,539
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 126.1372 -53,720
88 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 125.7073 569,332
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 124.6351 293,667
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 117.427 7,062
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 115.1874 2,981,915
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 114.9043 55,044
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 114.687 281,858
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 114.0065 -30,690
95 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 113.398 53,077
96 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 112.0999 -33,743
97 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 109.6243 -1,108
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 109.0865 -23,749
99 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 107.6803 358,422
100 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 107.0571 138
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 106.2981 18,017
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 104.6296 30,090
103 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 103.006 -14,675
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 101.2863 89,682
105 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 98.5086 4,576
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 97.9046 38,802
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 97.1049 136,183
108 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 94.1147 -161,952
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 93.43 441,200
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 91.2293 571,560
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 91.016 210
112 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 85.7437 853,391
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 84.8235 19,437
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 82.8779 6,682
115 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 82.8153 -398,231
116 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 82.5666 788,684
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 82.005 -8,926
118 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 80.7408 67,060
119 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 80.2002 -22,409
120 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 74.7338 1,580,896
121 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 73.5711 -58,830
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 73.4818 601,064
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 71.6492 217,461
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 71.1479 461,304
125 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 71.0732 2,079,248
126 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 70.3413 4,085
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 69.3887 225,887
128 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 65.9468 937
129 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 65.908 222,656
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 65.7949 -3,203
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 65.655 368,033
132 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 64.946 98,868
133 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 64.3591 182,283
134 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 62.6188 59
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 62.3371 4,422
136 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 61.5558 35,691
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 61.1727 16,913
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 60.52 8,575
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 60.4783 893,016
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 60.2711 6,664
141 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 60.1294 330,987
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 59.4132 115,553
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 58.4419 -56,939
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 56.9611 64,385
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 56.4461 969,667
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 56.1441 -45,794
147 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 55.6097 434,214
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 52.8798 247,667
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 52.6277 228,183
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 51.5081 1,526,532
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 51.1609 179,615
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 49.9502 -70,977
153 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 46.5184 8,381
154 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 46.1706 390,136
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.8107 -448
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 45.7211 29,321
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 45.7146 132,595
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 44.9817 630
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 44.665 29
160 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 43.7012 64,801
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 43.1543 24
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 42.0749 60,265
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 41.3367 172,703
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 41.0402 959,757
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 39.0408 443,591
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 37.3816 -32,500
167 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 37.2382 520,317
168 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 36.0012 613,363
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 34.9088 193,879
170 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 34.1466 433,780
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 34.0435 22,545
172 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 33.8 564
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 32.3431 2,078,087
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 31.7753 65,193
175 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 31.7315 -8,310
176 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 31.522 2,779,492
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 30.9801 81,656
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 29.5842 505,585
179 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.6404 457,089
180 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 27.1348 -30
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 26.8847 35,141
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 26.2077 45,435
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 24.2899 84,904
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 23.7734 485,012
185 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 22.7882 1,559,513
186 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 21.9129 31,618
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 21.6821 1,142
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 21.5929 2,215,411
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 21.3536 302,642
190 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 21.0281 63,648
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20.843 169,922
192 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.0907 4,404
193 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 17.1989 11,367
194 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 16.5813 5,115
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 16.1236 15,696
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 15.6536 10,405
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 15.6201 616,600
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 15.0016 332,487
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 15.0013 -97
200 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 14.918 28,179
201 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 14.9058 73,205
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 14.1356 312,729
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 14.05 588,245
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 13.5701 403,180
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 13.278 422,267
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 13.0704 69,203
207 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 13.012 196,128
208 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 12.6039 4,387
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 11.8515 297,225
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 11.2226 7,946
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 10.524 535,868
212 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 9.9993 63,009
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 9.8338 433,805
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 9.7957 381,023
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 9.7545 70,976
216 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.8906 -642,023
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 8.2162 155,560
218 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 7.7663 28,243
219 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7.5577 -38
220 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 7.019 310,587
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 6.3094 106,036
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 5.6817 64,986
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 5.207 35,840
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.8625 393
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 3.4445 307,782
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 3.2248 133,368
227 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 3.1773 8,212
228 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 3.1675 31,755
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.871 1,900
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.7377 61,166
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 2.5352 224,344
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2.2939 29,374
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.1743 7,481
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.6017 22,027
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1.1181 13,673
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.259 21
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1378 166

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2002

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 122.297 48,915,779
2 Europe 32.9193 398,155
3 Africa 29.1229 21,433,851
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 26.5058 7,175,242
5 Northern America 17.1456 3,087,775
6 Oceania 3.7968 527,832

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2002

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 238.936 27,986,968
2 Caribbean 176.0167 329,749
3 Micronesia 171.47 361
4 Western Europe 168.1091 490,288
5 Eastern Asia 128.1957 8,852,770
6 South-Eastern Asia 121.4523 7,495,768
7 Southern Europe 112.7272 993,559
8 Polynesia 80.9085 5,506
9 Northern Europe 58.0376 344,319
10 Central America 56.3975 2,210,429
11 Western Africa 41.3694 6,926,659
12 Western Asia 41.1379 3,943,261
13 Eastern Africa 41.0738 7,619,350
14 Northern Africa 23.248 3,233,705
15 Southern Africa 20.4598 510,092
16 South America 20.4314 4,635,064
17 Eastern Europe 16.723 -1,430,011
18 Middle Africa 15.9377 3,144,045
19 Central Asia 14.5512 637,012
20 Melanesia 14.3775 224,416
21 Australia/New Zealand 2.9475 297,549

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2002

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 99.4767 43,865,510
2 Middle-income countries 59.804 60,848,630
3 Upper-middle-income countries 40.8826 16,983,120
4 High-income countries 31.731 7,033,804
5 Low-income countries 28.8576 13,184,584
6 No income group available 21.4872 471,616

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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