Population Density by Country in 2014

In the year 2014, the world had a population density of 56.3 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 24234.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 18880.2 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 8155.9 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 1.8 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 140.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 39.6 people/kmยฒ, and Europe with 33.6 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 286.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 191.9 people/kmยฒ, and Western Europe with 175.3 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 3.5 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 120.5 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 25.7.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2014

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 24234.8993 670
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 18880.2188 10,912
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 8155.9319 89,721
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6689.8844 51,806
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 3245.2 66
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1674.5013 54,321
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1417.273 9,604
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1389.1267 18,830
9 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1292.0455 -3
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1198.1355 1,910,051
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1173.2407 -198
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1150.0147 1,043
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 961.5547 141
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 856.6638 758
15 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 727.6536 98,841
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 665.2925 -319
17 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 661.466 90,145
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 645.3326 608
19 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 639.2387 9,317
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 636.5091 1,373
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 613.3277 384,827
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 575.5222 686
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 547.3689 93
24 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 546.975 245
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 510.9815 459,599
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 503.5218 91,362
27 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 469.5767 270,911
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 439.6781 15,712,562
29 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 430.5455 140
30 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 409.5732 -61,977
31 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 404.4282 345,499
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 396.2866 1,707
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 383.9936 15,404
34 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 377.6974 151,380
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 369.1368 75,726
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 365.916 10,740
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 363.3436 138,969
38 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 363.3 -20
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 362.6316 1,421
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 346.9779 1,014
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 338.7203 102,642
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 338.2925 -217,578
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 337.7507 1,600,627
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 309.6922 495
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 299.6876 23,443
46 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 295.38 -648
47 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 291.1068 963,015
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 283.7719 823
49 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 282.7799 9,678
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 280.1028 -973
51 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 274.1333 -404
52 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 270.1479 2,814,679
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 266.842 469,168
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 261.0825 -823
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 257.1139 10,218
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 247.1349 1,347
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 246.2205 -1,974
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 234.8486 217,532
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 231.8531 289
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 216.3062 64,174
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 214.6986 13,299
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 214.4442 1,240
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 212.8318 124,422
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 211.1114 -21,983
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 208.6715 129,338
66 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 205.726 3,692
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 204.7357 98,258
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 203.8104 -50,107
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 202.8091 718
70 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 196.9531 4,647,289
71 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 191.1328 200,467
72 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 188.1234 384
73 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 186.5873 110,728
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 183.8058 13
75 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 181.8582 1,114,503
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 174.2741 458,057
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 164.0392 -479
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 163.027 -38,048
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 160.4602 471
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 158.3815 1,660
81 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 155.7486 438
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 152.3862 201
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 146.6713 -264
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 146.6381 290,130
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 144.2906 9,209,773
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 136.9393 361,460
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 136.2276 8,975
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 135.5027 6,200
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 134.0863 2,915,483
90 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 134.0023 183,104
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 133.289 26,801
92 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 127.3804 10,162
93 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 126.0047 -15,717
94 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 124.5417 -41
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 124.408 82,673
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 123.9182 670,981
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 117.8577 125,305
98 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 115.3261 253,450
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 113.4705 -316
100 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 113.1529 -52,340
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 110.529 5,102
102 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 109.2604 -1,160,202
103 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 109.0014 -21,960
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 106.1469 8,436
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 105.2669 -1,892
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 103.5648 77,087
107 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 103.0349 2,508
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 101.5293 -9,943
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 101.5247 -65,021
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 101.4964 1,708,451
111 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 99.7468 2,700,835
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 99.5357 174,098
113 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 98.3106 -22,744
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 97.5069 984,956
115 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 96.0293 2,166,154
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 94.8744 51,409
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 94.1366 313,626
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 93.1562 471,681
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 92.4947 1,490
120 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 92.4936 -62,908
121 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 87.9107 -123
122 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 86.9097 -72,971
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 84.6444 1,036,530
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 84.5057 3,088
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 84.0214 210,349
126 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 83.6849 166,843
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 83.0375 -53,105
128 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 79.6792 23,144
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 78.9214 1,028,257
130 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 78.6843 2,001
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 78.1773 415,744
132 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 77.9329 -195,965
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 76.739 437,929
134 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 76.6418 -26,034
135 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 74.2333 -104
136 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 73.5312 128,906
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 72.6262 3,746
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 72.5617 382,409
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 72.3131 592,531
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 72.2734 4,874
141 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 71.5716 495,577
142 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 71.2922 1,810
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 69.7515 -48,293
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 69.0133 22,107
145 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 68.8125 575
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 68.0112 -61,517
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 67.6082 38,869
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 66.4102 545,713
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 64.8428 7,778
150 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 64.2535 235,006
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 61.9953 45,560
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 60.613 1,432,831
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 58.1855 194,228
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 57.3655 1,587,725
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 54.3134 -5,206
156 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 52.5661 771,572
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 52.4259 67,743
158 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 51.5928 89,583
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 50.3872 1,289,220
160 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 50.1128 1,962
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 49.0939 1,841,638
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 49.0388 62
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 47.8481 725,742
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 47.8262 -31,669
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 47.7736 5,523
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 46.9207 87,864
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 46.1741 51,606
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 46.1231 284,001
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.9234 -39
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 44.8304 980,052
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 42.6698 17,243
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 41.6229 630,215
173 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 41.54 433,602
174 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 38.687 -20
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 36.8263 1,232
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 35.8169 301,070
177 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 35.2042 2,629,365
178 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 34.9924 67
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 33.5394 2,579,865
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 33.1121 792,729
181 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.9461 346,687
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 32.3178 -19,502
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 30.315 98,867
184 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.2426 -2,542
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 28.9924 89,870
186 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 27.4337 6,224
187 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 26.0391 -12
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 24.3427 1,750,319
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 23.9297 101,535
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 23.7124 333,485
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 23.4903 183,834
192 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 22.1433 6,466
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 21.7601 991,967
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 21.2153 457,758
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 21.1703 507,004
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 20.9644 1,164,859
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 20.7451 15,199
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 19.8762 -162,425
199 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.5828 10,609
200 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 19.179 7,264
201 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 18.6904 218,294
202 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 18.0616 20,519
203 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 17.0409 75,692
204 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 16.8885 56,715
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 16.2739 772,625
206 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 15.4465 7,602
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 15.361 3,673
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 15.3392 436,467
209 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15.2933 735,144
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 15.0588 86,228
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 14.9443 632,644
212 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 14.4798 117,991
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 14.3845 551,934
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.991 41
215 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 12.954 151,881
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 12.0511 103,392
217 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 10.8776 472,295
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.0776 173,385
219 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.8109 313,586
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 7.7029 -35,757
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 7.6332 63,503
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7.05 4
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 6.5164 246,607
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 3.9885 43,723
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 3.8934 315,408
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 3.8157 3,826
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 3.7287 101,708
228 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 3.6518 5,696
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 3.6379 98,798
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 3.2685 3,415
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3.058 5,604
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 3.055 343,717
233 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2.7244 39,242
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.8638 60,077
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1.797 13,888
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2739 70
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1363 -151

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2014

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 140.7262 47,070,590
2 Africa 39.6027 30,327,021
3 Europe 33.5566 1,051,766
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 30.4324 6,390,695
5 Northern America 19.1704 2,944,412
6 Oceania 4.6802 668,758

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2014

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 286.5225 23,807,614
2 Caribbean 191.9018 256,293
3 Western Europe 175.3119 827,673
4 Micronesia 169.4431 1,529
5 South-Eastern Asia 141.4546 7,145,968
6 Eastern Asia 137.6258 9,794,072
7 Southern Europe 117.8206 -339,953
8 Polynesia 86.3562 2,226
9 Central America 66.9893 2,129,584
10 Northern Europe 62.47 664,011
11 Eastern Africa 57.5743 10,093,679
12 Western Africa 57.5331 9,386,377
13 Western Asia 54.1909 5,184,265
14 Northern Africa 29.0924 4,783,159
15 Southern Africa 23.4917 1,092,902
16 Middle Africa 23.4761 4,970,904
17 South America 23.2729 4,004,818
18 Melanesia 19.849 245,594
19 Central Asia 17.2631 1,138,671
20 Eastern Europe 16.2983 -99,965
21 Australia/New Zealand 3.5212 419,409

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2014

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 120.4849 45,742,083
2 Middle-income countries 69.3202 66,569,107
3 Upper-middle-income countries 44.9178 20,827,024
4 Low-income countries 40.4941 15,004,092
5 High-income countries 34.4372 6,518,516
6 No income group available 25.7118 361,527

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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