Population Density by Country in 2023

In the year 2023, the world had a population density of 61.7 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 24360.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 22004.7 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 8806.3 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 2.2 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 151.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 49.4 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 316.8 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 201.5 people/kmยฒ, and Western Europe with 179.8 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year was Australia/New Zealand with only 4.0 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 135.4 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 24.7.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2023

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 24360.7383 -159
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 22004.6719 8,959
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 8806.3294 38,494
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6816.7502 6,055
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 3268.85 31
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1897.2024 13,339
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1736.7383 -3,247
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1698.6175 1,735
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1328.6803 1,758,336
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1300.6471 80
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1186.463 -126
12 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1176.1364 9
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 992.875 238
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 963.8147 1,037
15 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 895.9867 9,998
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 892.2309 122,104
17 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 675.6079 28,557
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 655.8035 331
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 640.6685 1,506
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 639.0 106
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 605.2264 268
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 590.4278 -82
23 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 582.1843 319,342
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 551.5082 -20
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 523.3726 -37,070
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 523.3558 -143,225
27 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 523.2484 53,647
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 510.1564 350,552
29 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 499.7273 30
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 480.5033 13,202,270
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 457.8587 15,546
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 453.0118 906
33 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 425.288 141,631
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 423.9024 137,269
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 392.7184 7,648
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 391.1246 1,771,348
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 385.9614 29,918
38 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 379.8667 80
39 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 375.0936 9,288
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 371.1279 723
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 349.152 58,354
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 346.208 -547
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 327.1939 -661,122
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 319.6895 1,170
45 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 315.4311 655,042
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 311.9625 4,719,089
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 307.1883 31,907
48 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 299.208 3,560
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 292.6153 576
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 287.5934 584
51 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 282.1429 -680
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 279.0497 226,472
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 274.0285 68,148
54 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 265.8936 -171
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 260.8997 -439
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 252.806 6,983
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 247.4031 253
58 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 245.7312 5,301,280
59 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 243.1463 1,334,722
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 243.1443 502
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 241.8963 40,123
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 241.5161 4,503
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 238.9678 -36,529
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 235.5799 620
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 234.5837 102,195
66 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 234.4546 20,954
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 233.3111 424
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 221.3782 534,722
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 219.9607 55,486
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 219.5725 -369
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 217.2645 88,211
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 214.3136 520
73 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 209.9224 346,762
74 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 204.7922 226
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 198.9045 -169,571
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 183.905 2,258
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 183.6731 98
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 180.6761 33
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 170.4 256
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 168.8319 253,824
81 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 166.4607 206,272
82 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 165.8046 914
83 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 164.6057 1,068
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 157.7083 23
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 152.5534 3,855
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 149.9604 649,500
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 148.5563 5,772
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 148.5074 -355,872
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 148.0944 210
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 145.235 2,295,467
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 140.5416 94,942
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 139.4281 28,734
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 136.3786 8,482
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 135.9441 9,656
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 133.9951 75,750
96 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 133.9872 -903,079
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 127.6781 43,011
98 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 126.5271 3,179,602
99 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 126.433 1,132,205
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 125.9727 52,227
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 122.541 186,412
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 121.6107 362,926
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 118.1898 -104,544
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 117.4446 127,740
105 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 113.2318 1,738,397
106 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 112.1864 -179,658
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 111.507 450,700
108 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 111.4052 -23,806
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 108.9628 228
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 108.5685 18,885
111 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 105.2574 -449
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 104.8582 -18,696
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 104.8183 1,016,972
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 104.4928 -123,436
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 104.4241 366,962
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 103.3812 -8,700
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 102.0794 35,156
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 97.5959 517
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 97.3867 330
120 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 97.1249 166,068
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 94.8819 1,090,983
122 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 94.5939 -42,843
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 93.5997 179,494
124 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 93.1646 -64,127
125 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 92.2618 453,864
126 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 91.4994 19,304
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 90.7957 724,879
128 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 86.4619 -325,896
129 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 84.9835 583,938
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 84.7861 377,144
131 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 83.8413 2,561
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 83.7185 -5,954
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 83.5433 394,258
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 82.7683 128
135 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 82.6609 523,373
136 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 82.1536 -61
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 80.1533 109,372
138 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 79.7459 3,290
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 79.0497 -38,106
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 78.495 3,419
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 77.0107 2,605
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 76.7562 25,959
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 76.488 45,600
144 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 76.1322 1,964,416
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 73.9675 33,211
146 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 73.2424 187,860
147 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 71.7156 -21,855
148 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 71.0146 23
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 70.8843 189,000
150 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 69.7357 9,869
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 65.5637 942,899
152 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 65.2496 757,836
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 65.0549 1,125,604
154 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 63.4272 1,350,719
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 62.7155 -20,321
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 61.6971 -85,136
157 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 61.4683 740,864
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 61.1291 40,125
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 60.2355 60,415
160 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 58.5534 97,041
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 57.7511 334,048
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 56.2539 117,735
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 54.7492 656,538
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 53.6521 -14,340
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 52.1244 724,774
166 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 51.2521 6,619
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 49.4871 547,047
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 49.0274 15,809
169 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 48.4858 371
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 46.8101 -43,546
171 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 46.352 251,893
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.358 -337
173 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 45.1083 3,312,485
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 43.4096 -26,181
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 43.1056 953,470
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 43.0798 354,553
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 42.5874 -9
178 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 39.2554 -1
179 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 38.4617 171
180 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 37.1679 1,832,657
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 35.1165 104,341
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 33.0753 103,597
183 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31.4678 565,532
184 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 30.9458 66,759
185 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.4322 -3,517
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 29.425 1,111,601
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 29.4119 -20,225
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 28.9211 556,697
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 27.6702 560,251
190 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 27.441 7,800
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 27.2565 1,244,194
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 26.8363 330,507
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 26.0701 29,104
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 26.0522 62,122
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 25.8936 1,240,448
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 25.7128 16,195
197 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 25.3913 -24
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 22.8104 186,211
199 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 21.4754 1,013,494
200 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 20.5091 4,959
201 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.7644 277
202 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 19.7359 42,413
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 19.6555 184,002
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 19.1484 687,245
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 19.0902 710,369
206 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 18.3395 4,493
207 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 18.0107 5,854
208 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 17.9944 40,082
209 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 17.8825 137,146
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.1871 531,872
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 16.9645 86,565
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 16.3958 286,370
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 16.028 3,006
214 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.0061 70,138
215 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 14.516 562,401
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 13.8661 83,518
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.6244 -65
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.436 178,634
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 9.4562 47,577
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 9.2175 168,647
221 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.8207 -499,506
222 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7.4423 -2
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 7.2625 212,279
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 4.7207 44,687
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 4.7181 128,769
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 4.2647 326,967
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 4.1343 5,910
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 4.1095 76,808
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 3.9951 5,599
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3.7975 7,620
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 3.7441 2,387
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 3.4416 261,081
233 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 3.1631 38,658
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2.2133 47,565
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 2.2077 11,197
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.3115 6
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.138 156

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2023

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 151.5479 32,344,720
2 Africa 49.4224 34,154,839
3 Europe 33.6136 -689,171
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 32.8139 5,013,850
5 Northern America 20.3146 2,159,630
6 Oceania 5.369 535,037

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2023

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 316.7663 21,868,665
2 Caribbean 201.5196 244,361
3 Western Europe 179.8115 256,224
4 Micronesia 176.4982 5,253
5 South-Eastern Asia 154.3349 5,922,327
6 Eastern Asia 141.0052 -874,717
7 Southern Europe 116.1622 -390,203
8 Polynesia 90.7294 6,459
9 Central America 73.2957 1,593,164
10 Eastern Africa 72.9149 12,225,972
11 Western Africa 72.5422 10,892,941
12 Northern Europe 65.2548 349,234
13 Western Asia 62.1894 4,315,934
14 Northern Africa 34.3742 4,244,357
15 Middle Africa 31.1402 6,125,349
16 Southern Africa 26.0424 666,220
17 South America 25.0129 3,176,325
18 Melanesia 23.8204 219,831
19 Central Asia 19.8898 1,112,511
20 Eastern Europe 15.9635 -904,426
21 Australia/New Zealand 3.9847 303,494

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2023

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 135.3628 45,201,195
2 Middle-income countries 75.6 50,823,134
3 Low-income countries 51.5897 20,422,492
4 Upper-middle-income countries 47.0968 5,621,939
5 High-income countries 35.7455 1,696,465
6 No income group available 24.6746 576,814

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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