Population Density by Country in 2008

In the year 2008, the world had a population density of 52.2 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 21383.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 16532.5 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 7084.0 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 0.3 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara with 1.4 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 131.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 33.9 people/kmยฒ, and Europe with 33.2 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 263.4 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 184.4 people/kmยฒ, and Western Europe with 171.4 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 3.2 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 109.8 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 23.7.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2008

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 21383.8926 298
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 16532.4531 13,837
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 7084.0439 173,948
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6415.5387 47,240
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 3039.85 403
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1418.0632 69,839
7 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1392.0455 -5
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1312.3857 1,655
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1171.4352 117
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1122.9433 11,954
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1117.1646 1,009,482
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 954.5882 310
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 943.4531 194
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 811.1595 1,051
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 670.5943 625
16 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 649.4866 49,859
17 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 634.036 1,289
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 632.6941 90,245
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 628.4155 4,659
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 544.4222 1,214
21 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 535.9613 5,277
22 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 512.15 -16
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 503.2787 314
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 489.1567 181,855
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 488.8708 72,122
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 477.7725 64,538
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 432.3078 -18,591
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 405.8721 16,920,251
29 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 404.0478 260,629
30 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 391.9318 187
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 373.0887 -738
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 364.5908 2,461
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 354.2743 73,928
34 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 349.5914 10,645
35 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 347.3194 154,351
36 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 342.4 126
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 339.8871 50,102
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 338.2426 12,759
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 330.8191 755
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 326.8734 124,538
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 323.5092 205,527
42 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 319.0023 369,824
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 304.4815 -97
44 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 304.2343 -20
45 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 304.1744 1,709,397
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 298.9806 -247
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 292.8619 23,612
48 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 282.8603 -453
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 279.4525 -517
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 273.6623 1,074
51 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 273.1167 847,286
52 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 271.5015 7,823
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 254.354 490,943
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 250.3576 10,334
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 246.9871 588
56 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 241.1944 4,060,168
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 233.0086 40,634
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 221.2531 249
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 212.1286 1,470
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 203.2144 110,630
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 200.0988 411,039
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 197.1176 123,143
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 196.1575 1,364
64 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 190.9954 108,421
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 189.2068 1,306
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 188.6624 9,831
67 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 182.6428 153,966
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 181.3673 141
69 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 181.2536 4,157
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 179.8954 56,699
71 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 169.5779 952
72 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 167.3117 4,151,609
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 165.3709 -6,392
74 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 164.5108 238
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 161.8191 -2,136
76 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 155.2921 -841
77 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 152.6967 888,920
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 148.7782 144,481
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 146.8972 403,797
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 144.6648 213
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 143.3514 916
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 143.2039 2,016
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 138.5591 8,772,927
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 134.4324 43,956
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 131.7862 493,453
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 131.3611 -3,012
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 130.454 280,144
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 129.8002 24,172
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 126.6341 5,467
90 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 125.812 15,803
91 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 124.6571 206,115
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 124.5134 3,055,057
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 118.224 18,538
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 116.8911 189,751
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 115.9425 -63,446
96 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 115.0292 9,863
97 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 114.4049 181,520
98 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 112.2917 5
99 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 111.9392 385,498
100 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 110.7203 -14,736
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 109.7554 5,243
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 108.8787 123,522
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 107.7337 -23,006
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 106.9091 621,366
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 105.6278 6,236
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 104.8138 -20,871
107 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 101.0047 11,664
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 100.839 27,527
109 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 100.6411 -34,130
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 98.3989 1,125,225
111 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 97.6107 -295
112 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 92.672 854,157
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 91.7093 -2
114 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 91.5023 561,352
115 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 89.5248 -136,378
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 88.1692 61,966
117 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 84.9019 158,201
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 84.6478 -17,055
119 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 84.3571 2,368,335
120 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 84.228 1,636,813
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 84.2012 562,981
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 83.7405 3,238
123 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 79.5121 -226,503
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 78.9861 262,351
125 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 78.6043 -11,114
126 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 77.0239 -65,259
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 77.0232 217,481
128 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 76.1559 1,971
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 74.6996 171,817
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 74.5909 209,974
131 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 74.2778 176,256
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 70.8828 403,017
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 70.8044 -41,960
134 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 70.1464 22,967
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 68.7151 101,733
136 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 67.7693 1,404
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 67.7109 5,188
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 67.4789 1,183,759
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 67.3036 1,185,107
140 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 66.9292 568
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 66.7074 5,758
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 65.7119 14,871
143 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 65.1782 433,861
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 65.1249 65,711
145 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 63.6618 429,281
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 62.7697 5,158
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 61.6679 314,014
148 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 58.3701 245,484
149 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 57.3186 711
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 55.983 1,361,221
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 55.831 -26,285
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 55.5479 444,210
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 52.9314 38,187
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 51.4904 -45,853
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 51.1854 139,736
156 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 49.0821 5,227
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 48.3978 1,140,629
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 48.2373 -35,010
159 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 47.264 81,664
160 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 47.1208 63,977
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 46.733 49
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.7187 -277
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 45.0151 986,615
164 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 44.1862 694,414
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 41.525 -273
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 41.4198 620,390
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 40.7013 1,080,492
168 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 40.2898 533,516
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 39.8005 237,882
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 39.2845 128,616
171 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 38.9925 495,968
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 38.0883 17,978
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 35.4714 47,517
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 35.2592 595,188
175 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 34.9542 41
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 34.5575 -24,170
177 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 33.4181 2,890,194
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 32.4424 112,529
179 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.7599 -2,636
180 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 30.4806 399,000
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 28.8653 1,158
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 27.8697 60,226
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 27.7799 574,089
184 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 27.4585 1,990,822
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 26.5852 94,341
186 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 26.3413 -5
187 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 24.8116 97,824
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 23.0521 1,860,060
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 22.6574 68,043
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 22.5033 199,996
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 22.1281 170,741
192 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.2621 7,797
193 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 19.1922 5,705
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 18.2435 279,083
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18.1668 862,920
196 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 17.9647 8,013
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 17.9192 11,500
198 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 17.5718 25,829
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 17.3992 797,488
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 17.2897 454,017
201 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 16.0823 39,531
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 15.762 219,371
203 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 15.6747 62,088
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15.6409 412,363
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 14.5144 606,301
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 14.4257 404,260
207 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 13.9571 55,412
208 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 13.8444 3,705
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.4859 15
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 13.4008 8,509
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 12.7634 1,041,876
212 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 12.2011 569,867
213 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 11.9754 122,551
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 11.9253 476,209
215 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 10.8529 77,769
216 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 9.1209 170,006
217 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 8.8141 404,684
218 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.7378 22,710
219 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 8.5655 45,665
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 7.1707 94,780
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7.0019 1
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 6.2094 51,668
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 5.9994 198,244
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.8311 -2,660
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 3.7158 133,273
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 3.653 372,503
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 3.5419 41,220
228 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 3.4227 6,016
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 3.1694 3,920
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 3.137 85,687
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 2.7658 433,892
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.6584 5,149
233 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2.4761 28,255
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.6911 30,395
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1.4401 14,551
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2633 -11
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1378 -135

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2008

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 131.4865 48,098,465
2 Africa 33.9068 25,870,536
3 Europe 33.2053 1,798,590
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 28.5059 6,376,341
5 Northern America 18.1773 3,262,674
6 Oceania 4.2109 719,962

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2008

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 263.4062 24,436,469
2 Caribbean 184.3741 301,774
3 Western Europe 171.3639 718,508
4 Micronesia 168.8029 -2,470
5 Eastern Asia 132.6803 9,256,845
6 South-Eastern Asia 131.4213 7,392,643
7 Southern Europe 117.3944 840,154
8 Polynesia 84.3073 3,501
9 Central America 61.6023 2,057,349
10 Northern Europe 60.0211 670,249
11 Western Africa 48.7945 8,161,183
12 Eastern Africa 48.683 9,193,668
13 Western Asia 47.3638 6,102,672
14 Northern Africa 25.9435 3,758,608
15 South America 21.9021 4,017,218
16 Southern Africa 21.7022 709,894
17 Middle Africa 19.2819 4,047,183
18 Melanesia 17.0396 245,508
19 Eastern Europe 16.3597 -430,321
20 Central Asia 15.6984 909,836
21 Australia/New Zealand 3.2097 473,423

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2008

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 109.804 43,501,103
2 Middle-income countries 64.4077 61,711,345
3 Upper-middle-income countries 42.7565 18,210,242
4 Low-income countries 34.4007 14,423,954
5 High-income countries 33.1417 9,576,467
6 No income group available 23.7383 414,802

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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