Population Density by Country in 2020

In the year 2020, the world had a population density of 60.1 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 24779.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 21133.8 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 8652.8 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 2.1 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 148.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 46.0 people/kmยฒ, and Europe with 33.8 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 307.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 198.5 people/kmยฒ, and Western Europe with 179.1 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 3.9 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 130.9 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 24.4.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2020

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 24779.8658 -222
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 21133.8438 12,528
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 8652.8104 32,701
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6825.2571 -1,899
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 3270.85 11
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1886.9336 -33,128
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1714.7933 7,096
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1636.0571 11,526
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1286.1715 1,987,915
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1282.9853 589
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1185.75 207
12 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1181.8182 -10
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 981.1562 316
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 933.7802 1,291
15 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 833.7876 114,833
16 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 814.8973 10,473
17 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 672.7327 41,137
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 652.7744 532
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 639.3239 1,735
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 615.75 198
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 614.2075 -594
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 592.1361 -167
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 557.4918 -370
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 553.5605 -63,197
25 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 543.0137 318,061
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 523.9854 -26,875
27 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 517.7915 64,561
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 485.4773 175
29 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 470.9143 332,659
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 469.6596 12,841,480
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 446.4351 1,369
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 433.1897 15,680
33 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 410.1274 144,587
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 404.6338 143,791
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 383.129 8,609
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 381.8521 40,887
37 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 376.388 -17,307
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 373.9699 1,806,709
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 368.9667 142
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 363.7147 1,008
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 349.4255 -1,120
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 346.3054 63,835
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 332.3694 -596,019
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 312.8115 1,310
45 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 308.3788 890,179
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 303.7032 23,618
47 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 295.9351 8,494
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 294.7239 4,167,761
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 290.9683 629
50 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 286.9786 -201
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 279.2967 1,137
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 276.2594 216,600
53 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 268.2885 -159
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 260.428 11,925
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 254.3473 65,892
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 244.7213 -215,833
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 243.3975 8,641
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 243.0233 1,086
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 242.225 254
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 241.1861 -1,335
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 239.0664 122,665
62 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 238.2518 -136,490
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 230.945 -1,130
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 230.919 1,048
65 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 228.7377 5,093,619
66 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 227.751 4,838
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 227.6845 120,633
68 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 222.2375 1,437,496
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 216.0085 64,364
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 214.8282 108,468
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 210.6 574
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 204.9355 512,359
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 201.0324 -278,639
74 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 200.7143 300
75 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 199.405 698,801
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 183.2404 -77
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 177.1023 180
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 174.1921 2,415
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 165.3191 1,360
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 162.0261 263,093
81 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 161.9292 762
82 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 160.1521 1,035
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 155.223 200,688
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 153.2048 -8,879
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 152.2083 21
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 148.4302 1,863,524
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 146.9327 95
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 144.5757 5,414
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 142.2647 2,064,245
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 141.4274 662,311
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 139.9042 172,581
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 137.4166 29,726
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 136.406 -13,915
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 133.9326 7,518
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 130.7627 79,478
96 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 125.5033 -99,199
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 124.4278 22,846
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 123.0795 223,288
99 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 117.1909 3,105,102
100 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 116.943 44,586
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 114.7752 187,523
102 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 113.0728 573,105
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 112.1242 352,608
104 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 111.9551 -415
105 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 111.2859 -1,743
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 109.323 647,493
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 108.5044 -87
108 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 107.9563 1,852,830
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 107.9482 13,342
110 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 107.7054 -39,095
111 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 105.8534 -17,076
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 105.1565 2,778
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 104.6371 -10,563
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 101.05 392,710
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 100.335 35,492
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 98.5669 -13,775
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 98.0287 1,028,065
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 95.9927 461
119 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 95.8873 -52,117
120 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 94.2837 67,706
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 93.8157 -20,354
122 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 92.7972 159,946
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 90.5729 201,161
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 89.5183 1,051,138
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 87.424 20,482
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 85.3691 441,306
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 84.7377 -5,905
128 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 84.5027 -95,383
129 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 84.3138 668,433
130 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 83.2464 -25
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 82.2065 399,857
132 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 81.9543 2,355
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 81.7756 390,454
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 80.3565 -62,228
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 79.7348 580
136 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 78.8121 566,387
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 78.6646 581,466
138 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 78.2457 110,944
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 76.6219 3,664
140 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 75.9468 3,741
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 75.8625 1,385
142 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 75.7952 -362,053
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 74.2457 28,992
144 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 73.2945 -35,539
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 72.3466 42,090
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 71.6866 45,050
147 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 70.9521 -25
148 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 70.819 202,865
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 69.6594 1,865,104
150 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 67.9983 12,866
151 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 66.6891 200,780
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 64.8164 -45,133
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 64.3859 -82,121
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 64.3095 775,681
155 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 61.1475 713,833
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 60.0223 1,292,407
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 57.8939 57,711
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 56.9001 35,351
159 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 56.8417 707,915
160 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 56.1401 92,381
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 54.1936 -6,542
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 53.7406 327,133
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 53.5934 600,061
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 52.8196 106,787
165 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 50.3789 4,662
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 48.514 692,091
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 48.1662 671,567
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 47.4779 -54,607
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 47.03 15,624
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 46.6068 845
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.5435 -1,685
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 45.3246 627,269
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 45.0371 -31,267
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 43.6893 -110
175 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 40.9577 3,042,429
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 40.5058 328,880
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 39.6478 914,974
178 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 39.0696 50
179 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 37.8448 734
180 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 36.7246 1,107,531
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 33.4978 105,088
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 31.7132 107,492
183 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31.088 -276,757
184 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.5858 716
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 30.486 -20,384
186 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 29.3524 64,430
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 26.8136 1,058,978
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 26.3605 528,309
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 26.0176 428,950
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 25.6761 -25
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 25.6328 187,253
192 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 25.5689 7,426
193 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 25.5076 1,262,737
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 25.4614 545,594
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 25.4553 95,111
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 25.1781 1,224,836
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 24.003 16,587
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 21.529 201,644
199 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 20.1205 5,004
200 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.7989 1,631
201 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 19.2103 903,897
202 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 19.1056 69,275
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 18.8002 121,572
204 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 18.2865 8,506
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 18.2437 721,358
206 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 17.6837 23,768
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 17.394 674,518
208 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 17.3135 4,989
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 16.7453 -465,731
210 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 16.6974 133,772
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 16.3642 91,312
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 16.1315 255,182
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 15.6676 1,568
214 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 14.6798 -91,475
215 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.8987 -31
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 13.3008 92,144
217 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 13.2185 531,033
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.0184 147,632
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 8.8973 49,156
220 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.8923 -288,669
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 8.5766 141,988
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7.4712 1
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 7.0301 236,372
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 4.4931 45,722
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 4.3646 115,341
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 4.1666 260,946
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 4.0498 10,720
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 3.9697 83,828
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 3.8914 6,520
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 3.6578 4,658
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3.5398 6,319
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 3.3415 251,743
233 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 3.0234 44,042
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2.1152 55,744
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 2.0904 9,606
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.3078 21
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1365 185

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2020

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 148.718 32,932,196
2 Africa 46.045 33,214,801
3 Europe 33.7926 -744,203
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 32.1644 4,624,243
5 Northern America 20.0493 1,368,844
6 Oceania 5.1755 562,333

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2020

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 307.7112 21,664,360
2 Caribbean 198.485 259,678
3 Western Europe 179.0915 359,078
4 Micronesia 172.2075 3,586
5 South-Eastern Asia 150.5912 6,082,378
6 Eastern Asia 141.0648 1,456,608
7 Southern Europe 117.0417 -418,102
8 Polynesia 88.4679 5,842
9 Central America 71.551 1,412,911
10 Eastern Africa 67.5373 11,870,938
11 Western Africa 67.3071 10,431,955
12 Northern Europe 64.604 371,960
13 Western Asia 59.8115 2,528,079
14 Northern Africa 32.7104 4,403,259
15 Middle Africa 28.4384 5,705,460
16 Southern Africa 25.304 803,189
17 South America 24.5471 2,951,654
18 Melanesia 22.5479 231,887
19 Central Asia 19.0142 1,200,771
20 Eastern Europe 16.2215 -1,057,139
21 Australia/New Zealand 3.8669 321,018

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2020

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 130.888 42,911,981
2 Middle-income countries 73.9096 52,024,533
3 Low-income countries 47.6029 19,293,700
4 Upper-middle-income countries 46.7344 9,112,552
5 High-income countries 35.4266 906,530
6 No income group available 24.3567 -266,549

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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