Population Density by Country in 2011

In the year 2011, the world had a population density of 54.2 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 22781.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 17843.8 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 7732.6 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 0.3 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara with 1.6 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 136.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 36.6 people/kmยฒ, and Europe with 33.4 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 275.2 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 188.1 people/kmยฒ, and Western Europe with 173.3 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 3.4 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 115.1 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 24.8.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2011

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 22781.8792 760
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 17843.8438 12,988
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 7732.5681 100,394
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6528.9941 50,765
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 3170.15 429
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1547.9911 -3,140
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1344.6698 5,664
8 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1339.7727 -9
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1248.135 13,011
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1176.537 60
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1153.9602 1,832,575
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 979.6618 311
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 952.8125 220
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 834.819 376
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 685.8491 -314
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 679.0273 96,087
17 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 653.5744 83,639
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 640.6663 735
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 633.6135 2,595
20 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 579.6827 5,724
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 562.7111 852
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 532.7131 1,085
23 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 514.15 68
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 496.9516 460,555
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 496.0195 85,644
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 493.1629 71,689
27 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 436.8828 268,066
28 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 424.714 -29,350
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 422.9872 16,958,678
30 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 414.0 98
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 381.3125 2,241
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 367.5646 -2,841
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 364.3828 316,466
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 361.8384 77,765
35 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 361.069 154,808
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 360.0594 14,319
37 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 358.6534 6,587
38 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 356.6833 163
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 344.6726 130,946
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 339.7004 -144,411
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 337.9941 966
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 332.6647 198,349
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 321.1264 1,702,785
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 306.1904 646
45 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 301.37 -685
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 296.2041 23,499
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 294.2861 -733
48 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 281.8972 944,107
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 279.457 1,075
50 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 278.7244 -645
51 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 276.807 10,192
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 271.55 -578
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 260.7156 530,836
54 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 257.6312 3,956,294
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 253.5706 13,281
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 247.6308 -70
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 233.5993 113,258
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 230.2573 1,380
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 226.1813 322
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 205.8283 99,149
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 205.3107 1,488
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 204.9996 127,660
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 202.8075 153,971
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 200.0795 12,504
65 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 197.8141 84,844
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 197.4518 62,018
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 197.1114 1,004
68 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 193.7964 3,883
69 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 185.2576 77,242
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 183.0058 245
71 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 181.6746 4,582,485
72 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 181.5714 692
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 176.4409 250,081
74 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 166.6395 966,000
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 165.5546 161
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 165.0012 17,942
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 160.188 431,588
78 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 155.72 100,757
79 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 154.1243 326
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 151.608 107
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 151.3368 1,795
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 150.1436 491
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 147.4642 135
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 141.3641 8,820,645
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 138.4234 293,021
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 135.9582 18,679
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 134.4964 448,416
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 131.5284 24,772
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 130.8986 6,605
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 129.3085 3,131,754
91 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 126.132 11,852
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 124.0793 177,939
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 123.9271 12,008
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 123.7316 282,228
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 120.7367 91,308
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 115.1707 642,514
97 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 115.1667 18
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 114.9223 -137
99 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 114.8538 -30,364
100 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 113.8512 317,937
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 113.2258 124,817
102 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 110.1846 6,855
103 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 109.9442 -38,777
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 109.3342 -85,919
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 105.871 -10,496
106 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 105.8348 9,037
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 102.9011 -16,005
108 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 102.565 4,338
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 101.6881 33,035
110 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 99.3135 -32,477
111 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 96.3792 973,274
112 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 93.0205 144,035
113 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 92.1715 177,425
114 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 92.1429 -236
115 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 91.8179 2,624,493
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 91.656 48
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 91.6554 57,549
118 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 89.6078 2,068,330
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 88.8271 474,586
120 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 87.8852 -93,640
121 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 86.2574 284,693
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 84.1769 2,345
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 84.1211 -33,891
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 80.5031 211,345
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 80.0727 179,333
126 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 79.0519 170,679
127 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 78.5682 -143,645
128 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 77.856 -18,741
129 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 77.4336 1,421
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 76.2212 419,491
131 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 74.8471 25,046
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 74.5818 1,230,914
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 74.0375 534
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 73.7255 446,446
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 73.4167 1,098,936
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 73.1125 -68,593
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 70.9807 160,329
138 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 70.5394 4,260
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 69.6454 5,152
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 69.5886 -51,754
141 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 69.382 1,742
142 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 68.3062 441,893
143 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 67.8079 438,528
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 67.1171 16,143
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 66.8773 351,516
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 66.4721 19,336
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 63.6625 5,709
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 63.6372 588
149 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 61.3534 249,100
150 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 60.6822 497,969
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 58.2624 1,638,876
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 57.2197 42,884
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 54.9959 -16,314
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 54.4013 167,914
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 52.3999 1,339,291
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 49.728 65,718
157 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 49.7184 2,873
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 49.5009 -37,465
159 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 49.3814 87,574
160 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 48.252 741,370
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 48.165 -20
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 47.8389 -21,557
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 46.8721 857,858
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.742 1,472
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 45.0475 1,345,966
166 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 43.877 575,018
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 43.4089 206,345
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 42.9577 678,067
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 42.8443 260,353
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 40.8053 48,362
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 40.4146 17,485
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 40.3216 482,441
173 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 39.6522 -306
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 38.4124 618,086
175 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 34.9354 -15
176 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 34.3125 2,789,965
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 33.6714 198,504
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 33.3774 -23,770
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 32.4379 1,050
180 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31.7489 377,130
181 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.5395 -4,462
182 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 30.2835 2,334,168
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 30.2149 707,358
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 28.9486 74,859
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 27.8004 92,633
186 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 26.4773 50,402
187 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 26.2848 -13
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 23.7117 1,822,136
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 23.242 86,925
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 23.0279 262,095
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 22.8083 170,622
192 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 20.6148 5,920
193 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 19.5007 678,735
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 19.474 78,403
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 19.4587 911,645
196 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.4094 9,247
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 19.2291 13,700
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 19.1902 475,682
199 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 18.5792 7,817
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 18.1564 485,188
201 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 17.8192 25,976
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 17.2385 220,410
203 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 16.5391 28,722
204 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 16.2825 65,560
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15.3432 700,371
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 14.8723 426,544
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 14.568 4,949
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 14.4486 78,017
209 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 14.4471 7,479
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 14.0257 672,778
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.7321 31
212 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 13.6442 647,492
213 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 13.4238 144,060
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 13.1453 514,844
215 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 11.4077 95,639
216 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 10.3615 328,508
217 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 9.7822 439,053
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 9.5969 173,491
219 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.7547 217,453
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 7.5958 52,690
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 6.9635 -7
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 6.879 63,122
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 6.247 236,685
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.7807 -3,874
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 3.7745 359,496
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 3.7655 41,544
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 3.6918 -740,936
228 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 3.5394 6,029
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 3.4193 108,760
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 3.1852 1,106
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 2.9102 351,324
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.8422 5,363
233 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2.59 33,919
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.7618 46,475
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1.6139 16,320
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2608 -15
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1371 -81

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2011

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 136.1333 48,500,934
2 Africa 36.6375 27,386,041
3 Europe 33.4016 1,372,347
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 29.4675 6,699,426
5 Northern America 18.6752 3,149,427
6 Oceania 4.4447 632,775

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2011

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 275.1567 25,247,790
2 Caribbean 188.0917 296,705
3 Western Europe 173.2967 726,069
4 Micronesia 167.7758 1,659
5 South-Eastern Asia 136.457 7,555,709
6 Eastern Asia 135.0861 9,429,805
7 Southern Europe 118.2622 137,201
8 Polynesia 85.5206 3,218
9 Central America 64.2641 2,344,395
10 Northern Europe 61.2463 689,530
11 Western Africa 53.0202 9,002,402
12 Eastern Africa 52.9894 9,706,661
13 Western Asia 50.8745 5,250,640
14 Northern Africa 27.4151 3,329,595
15 South America 22.5906 4,058,326
16 Southern Africa 22.5133 775,382
17 Middle Africa 21.2783 4,572,001
18 Melanesia 18.4509 247,852
19 Central Asia 16.4431 1,016,990
20 Eastern Europe 16.3093 -180,453
21 Australia/New Zealand 3.3645 380,046

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2011

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 115.0924 46,140,760
2 Middle-income countries 66.8116 64,273,266
3 Upper-middle-income countries 43.7847 18,132,506
4 Low-income countries 37.4662 15,582,361
5 High-income countries 33.8369 7,490,882
6 No income group available 24.7519 394,441

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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