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Population Density by Country in 2021

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In the year 2021, the world had a population density of 61.0 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density was 🇲🇨Monaco with a density of 25857.0 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population density of 21700.1 people/km², and 🇸🇬Singapore with 8120.5 people living per square kilometer, if spread out evenly.

The country with the lowest annual population density was 🇬🇱Greenland with 0.1 people per square kilometer. Followed by 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) with a density of 0.3 people/km², and 🇪🇭Western 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 150.4 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 47.8 people/km², and Europe with 33.9 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 313.0 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 198.2 people/km², and Western Europe with 181.3 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/km².

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Lower-middle-income countries has the highest population density of 132.4 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 24.1.

Similar Population Metrics for 2021

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2021

Rank Country Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 🇲🇨Monaco 25857.047 400
2 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 21700.0625 10,710
3 🇸🇬Singapore 8120.4832 -24,478
4 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 6810.3744 -10,325
5 🇬🇮Gibraltar 3685.85 677
6 🇧🇭Bahrain 1917.961 27,255
7 🇲🇻Maldives 1720.5117 13,831
8 🇲🇹Malta 1664.6873 4,979
9 🇧🇩Bangladesh 1287.9992 1,368,857
10 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1222.6765 528
11 🇧🇲Bermuda 1197.1852 250
12 🇻🇦Holy See 1178.4091 -11
13 🇬🇬Guernsey 990.8359 345
14 🇯🇪Jersey 890.7543 141
15 🇵🇸State of Palestine 861.3514 114,455
16 🇾🇹Mayotte 785.1227 10,674
17 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 665.3017 -176,225
18 🇧🇧Barbados 656.1547 387
19 🇲🇺Mauritius 630.3564 -4,047
20 🇦🇼Aruba 597.5444 276
21 🇳🇷Nauru 585.425 97
22 🇸🇲San Marino 566.7623 -501
23 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 565.3019 -954
24 🇱🇧Lebanon 558.9562 19,323
25 🇷🇼Rwanda 551.6423 288,408
26 🇳🇱Netherlands 526.5826 117,567
27 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 524.0229 -85,533
28 🇧🇮Burundi 499.6332 345,431
29 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 489.2727 166
30 🇮🇳India 475.652 9,879,162
31 🇰🇲Comoros 439.6424 15,869
32 🇨🇼Curaçao 437.0625 -39
33 🇮🇱Israel 413.2017 145,133
34 🇭🇹Haiti 412.5861 126,048
35 🇧🇪Belgium 382.1535 29,385
36 🇵🇭Philippines 377.0032 832,752
37 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 374.2763 -22,570
38 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 362.0185 129,521
39 🇷🇪Réunion 347.2316 3,822
40 🇬🇩Grenada 343.1985 263
41 🇹🇻Tuvalu 339.7833 -227
42 🇯🇵Japan 333.5226 -709,792
43 🇲🇶Martinique 333.2811 -3,574
44 🇻🇳Viet Nam 315.6741 794,241
45 🇵🇰Pakistan 310.6551 4,500,265
46 🇬🇺Guam 302.6433 1,544
47 🇸🇻El Salvador 301.92 19,187
48 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 290.9025 1,511
49 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 290.0034 8,031
50 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 289.8084 -12
51 🇬🇧United Kingdom 278.7695 493,914
52 🇸🇨Seychelles 269.1193 2,727
53 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 263.6949 -856
54 🇯🇲Jamaica 262.0205 1,713
55 🇬🇲Gambia 254.5464 60,289
56 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 249.2086 -616
57 🇱🇺Luxembourg 247.21 10,718
58 🇦🇸American Samoa 246.125 -886
59 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 245.5162 371
60 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 245.1787 -14,066
61 🇰🇼Kuwait 244.738 49,719
62 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 244.025 260
63 🇶🇦Qatar 242.9641 48,432
64 🇩🇪Germany 240.1225 148,945
65 🇳🇬Nigeria 239.939 4,555,511
66 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 231.2094 4,182
67 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 230.2473 110,897
68 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 229.8167 -1,370
69 🇺🇬Uganda 229.7764 1,466,798
70 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 217.8601 98,125
71 🇨🇭Switzerland 217.7191 68,575
72 🇲🇼Malawi 212.0236 514,730
73 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 209.8841 498
74 🇮🇹Italy 201.8054 -109,772
75 🇳🇵Nepal 200.2637 481,166
76 🇹🇰Tokelau 183.75 66
77 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 179.8577 -114
78 🇰🇮Kiribati 176.8278 2,052
79 🇦🇩Andorra 166.7309 1,505
80 🇦🇮Anguilla 164.483 -825
81 🇬🇹Guatemala 164.2278 225,241
82 🇹🇬Togo 163.2355 209,631
83 🇹🇴Tonga 162.2915 -443
84 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 159.6924 -29,387
85 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 159.4636 469
86 🇨🇳China 148.5872 -678,150
87 🇮🇲Isle of Man 147.0376 1
88 🇮🇩Indonesia 144.8289 1,753,030
89 🇬🇭Ghana 142.9141 624,536
90 🇨🇾Cyprus 142.5659 14,635
91 🇹🇭Thailand 140.3968 55,328
92 🇩🇰Denmark 138.1511 33,321
93 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 137.8273 500,188
94 🇨🇿Czechia 136.4025 -24,269
95 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 128.2007 3,572
96 🇯🇴Jordan 124.6295 197,374
97 🇵🇱Poland 124.2359 -165,545
98 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 123.8158 49,225
99 🇪🇹Ethiopia 122.1386 3,203,249
100 🇫🇷France 119.8512 179,569
101 🇧🇯Benin 118.9555 342,836
102 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 117.7336 561,775
103 🇵🇹Portugal 112.9636 24,729
104 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 112.8325 181,784
105 🇹🇷Türkiye 112.6375 522,729
106 🇪🇬Egypt 111.4642 1,572,714
107 🇸🇰Slovakia 111.002 -25,804
108 🇦🇹Austria 108.6666 52,389
109 🇭🇺Hungary 107.2335 -44,887
110 🇸🇮Slovenia 104.9505 -1,212
111 🇲🇾Malaysia 104.3445 400,467
112 🇨🇺Cuba 104.1811 -83,593
113 🇦🇱Albania 104.0089 -32,137
114 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 102.7987 -882
115 🇦🇲Armenia 100.8414 -21,895
116 🇮🇶Iraq 99.2132 959,393
117 🇨🇷Costa Rica 99.0989 21,131
118 🇪🇸Spain 95.024 27,515
119 🇭🇳Honduras 94.3385 167,115
120 🇰🇭Cambodia 93.7626 228,927
121 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 93.2067 733,495
122 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 91.9585 -49,067
123 🇰🇪Kenya 91.6422 984,489
124 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 90.7961 23,211
125 🇩🇲Dominica 89.6027 -434
126 🇸🇳Senegal 89.4451 428,533
127 🇷🇸Serbia 89.0772 -82,142
128 🇷🇴Romania 83.66 -167,470
129 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 83.3018 916
130 🇲🇦Morocco 82.8018 359,919
131 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 82.625 -65
132 🇲🇲Myanmar 81.7204 358,718
133 🇬🇷Greece 80.8711 -207,794
134 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 80.4976 680,111
135 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 80.392 514,395
136 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 78.3557 3,981
137 🇹🇳Tunisia 77.518 58,885
138 🇺🇦Ukraine 76.4666 -451,038
139 🇵🇫French Polynesia 75.9479 386
140 🇼🇸Samoa 75.5403 1,516
141 🇱🇸Lesotho 74.4908 24,366
142 🇲🇰North Macedonia 74.3029 -13,465
143 🇧🇸Bahamas 73.9778 378
144 🇮🇪Ireland 73.5505 51,541
145 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 73.2163 45,853
146 🇪🇨Ecuador 71.1969 126,661
147 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 70.9305 1,872,452
148 🇾🇪Yemen 70.3453 1,022,367
149 🇭🇷Croatia 70.2127 -26,536
150 🇹🇯Tajikistan 69.65 219,289
151 🇸🇿Eswatini 69.4922 13,067
152 🇲🇽Mexico 65.1516 813,937
153 🇧🇬Bulgaria 63.4454 -77,763
154 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.3808 -59,539
155 🇨🇰Cook Islands 63.2604 -425
156 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 62.7018 45,647
157 🇦🇫Afghanistan 61.6058 584,808
158 🇵🇦Panama 58.5816 52,222
159 🇨🇲Cameroon 57.7529 703,903
160 🇬🇳Guinea 55.7973 340,732
161 🇳🇮Nicaragua 55.2164 78,820
162 🇱🇷Liberia 54.6026 109,190
163 🇬🇪Georgia 54.5179 -12,058
164 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.3088 980,737
165 🇲🇬Madagascar 51.0336 739,926
166 🇿🇦South Africa 50.3784 914,668
167 🇫🇯Fiji 50.1758 772
168 🇩🇯Djibouti 48.3714 15,858
169 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 47.6247 851
170 🇧🇾Belarus 45.5934 -100,706
171 🇨🇴Colombia 45.5538 510,219
172 🇱🇹Lithuania 44.6254 -4,067
173 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.7348 3,163,384
174 🇲🇪Montenegro 43.7193 -4,449
175 🇲🇸Montserrat 43.4903 -19
176 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 40.8355 275,284
177 🇲🇿Mozambique 40.3212 928,132
178 🇵🇼Palau 38.6587 -26
179 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 38.4838 744
180 🇺🇸United States of America 37.1859 863,104
181 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 35.5604 149,321
182 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.2929 105,021
183 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 30.8124 -125,152
184 🇪🇪Estonia 30.6389 2,535
185 🇱🇻Latvia 30.3018 -17,120
186 🇦🇴Angola 27.6991 1,101,346
187 🇪🇷Eritrea 27.6546 59,424
188 🇸🇴Somalia 27.5312 601,917
189 🇸🇩Sudan 27.2326 1,325,518
190 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 26.4825 18,137
191 🇿🇲Zambia 26.3706 543,773
192 🇵🇪Peru 25.9013 277,300
193 🇨🇱Chile 25.84 93,000
194 🇸🇪Sweden 25.5711 73,269
195 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25.1261 -48
196 🇻🇺Vanuatu 25.0918 6,985
197 🇧🇷Brazil 25.0714 711,070
198 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 22.1104 194,468
199 🇧🇹Bhutan 20.1969 5,447
200 🇺🇾Uruguay 19.6119 -7,101
201 🇳🇪Niger 19.3433 789,022
202 🇳🇿New Zealand 19.2814 8,831
203 🇸🇸South Sudan 19.2602 59,360
204 🇩🇿Algeria 18.7934 724,674
205 🇲🇱Mali 18.3485 681,481
206 🇫🇮Finland 18.3249 14,392
207 🇳🇴Norway 17.7766 33,915
208 🇧🇿Belize 17.3322 4,011
209 🇨🇬Congo 17.2538 139,766
210 🇵🇾Paraguay 16.5261 70,440
211 🇦🇷Argentina 16.2304 89,005
212 🇳🇨New Caledonia 15.6025 1,124
213 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 15.0917 140,339
214 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 14.5734 309,971
215 🇴🇲Oman 14.5409 53,268
216 🇹🇩Chad 14.1584 629,347
217 🇸🇭Saint Helena 13.8205 -44
218 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.0195 114,907
219 🇬🇦Gabon 9.2239 54,114
220 🇷🇺Russian Federation 8.9057 -703,594
221 🇨🇫Central African Republic 8.2059 38,774
222 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 7.3133 259,230
223 🇳🇺Niue 6.975 19
224 🇲🇷Mauritania 4.5938 136,077
225 🇱🇾Libya 4.2568 87,312
226 🇧🇼Botswana 4.2374 36,811
227 🇨🇦Canada 4.2287 257,471
228 🇬🇾Guyana 4.1427 7,436
229 🇸🇷Suriname 3.9609 4,808
230 🇮🇸Iceland 3.7174 7,385
231 🇬🇫French Guiana 3.5647 5,507
232 🇳🇦Namibia 3.4138 81,481
233 🇦🇺Australia 3.3787 249,499
234 🇲🇳Mongolia 2.1443 45,522
235 🇪🇭Western Sahara 2.1001 9,166
236 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2874 -2
237 🇬🇱Greenland 0.1365 -45

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2021

Rank Region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 150.4395 26,978,904
2 Africa 47.8411 32,774,214
3 Europe 33.9008 -1,019,559
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 32.0968 3,384,924
5 Americas 26.4458 4,505,657
6 Northern America 20.3059 1,120,733
7 Oceania 5.2491 481,641

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2021

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 312.9676 17,943,795
2 Caribbean 198.1858 125,162
3 Western Europe 181.3099 607,808
4 Micronesia 169.1209 1,884
5 South-Eastern Asia 152.7938 4,531,198
6 Eastern Asia 141.2425 -1,505,668
7 Southern Europe 116.866 -507,540
8 Polynesia 85.6634 -59
9 Central America 72.3195 1,381,664
10 Western Africa 70.2621 9,756,894
11 Eastern Africa 69.6367 11,928,276
12 Northern Europe 65.0786 690,316
13 Western Asia 60.919 4,561,289
14 Northern Africa 33.8897 4,138,188
15 Middle Africa 29.8586 5,880,463
16 Southern Africa 26.3988 1,070,393
17 South America 24.3652 1,878,098
18 Melanesia 23.1587 221,486
19 Central Asia 19.8138 1,448,290
20 Eastern Europe 16.1895 -1,810,143
21 Australia/New Zealand 3.9088 258,329

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2021

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 132.3881 36,834,284
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 100.835 55,057,403
3 Middle-income countries 75.5332 43,353,639
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 71.3377 61,576,758
5 Upper-middle-income countries 50.7527 6,519,355
6 Low-income countries 48.3456 18,223,119
7 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 44.5935 8,793,896
8 High-income countries 35.0613 2,274,541
9 No income group available 24.146 -116,376

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 (km²) of the area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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