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Population Density by Country in 2026

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In the year 2026, the world is projected to have a population density of 63.7 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density is projected to be 🇲🇨Monaco with a density of 25561.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population density of 22599.6 people/km², and 🇸🇬Singapore with 8646.8 people living per square kilometer, if spread out evenly.

The country with the lowest annual population density is projected to be 🇬🇱Greenland with 0.1 people per square kilometer. Followed by 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) with a density of 0.3 people/km², and 🇲🇳Mongolia with 2.3 people living per square kilometer, if said population is spread out evenly across its land mass.

The geographic region with the highest population density is projected to be Asia with a density of 155.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 53.6 people/km², and Europe with 33.7 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 329.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 202.2 people/km², and Western Europe with 183.2 people living per square kilometer. While the sub-region with lowest population density for the year is projected to be Australia/New Zealand with only 4.1 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 140.6 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 24.5.

Similar Population Metrics for 2026

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2026

Rank Country Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 🇲🇨Monaco 25561.745 -220
2 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 22599.6406 1,663
3 🇸🇬Singapore 8646.7753 33,121
4 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 6713.9236 -33,618
5 🇬🇮Gibraltar 4086.65 707
6 🇧🇭Bahrain 2139.9387 30,404
7 🇲🇻Maldives 1771.7233 1,838
8 🇲🇹Malta 1742.8921 2,041
9 🇧🇩Bangladesh 1366.0447 2,123,011
10 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1307.2647 492
11 🇧🇲Bermuda 1193.6852 -98
12 🇻🇦Holy See 1151.1364 7
13 🇬🇬Guernsey 1009.5234 95
14 🇵🇸State of Palestine 945.6462 108,008
15 🇾🇹Mayotte 926.7627 10,546
16 🇯🇪Jersey 897.4612 107
17 🇧🇧Barbados 657.4988 73
18 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 649.8529 -101,315
19 🇲🇺Mauritius 623.1815 -3,359
20 🇷🇼Rwanda 615.0224 315,596
21 🇳🇷Nauru 605.075 77
22 🇦🇼Aruba 600.9111 -18
23 🇱🇧Lebanon 576.4874 49,515
24 🇧🇮Burundi 567.5976 339,646
25 🇸🇲San Marino 550.9016 30
26 🇳🇱Netherlands 547.9129 94,133
27 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 524.9773 121
28 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 521.5163 -73,154
29 🇮🇳India 496.6469 12,659,731
30 🇰🇲Comoros 483.079 16,128
31 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 450.9057 -994
32 🇮🇱Israel 445.7649 131,106
33 🇨🇼Curaçao 437.3597 -61
34 🇭🇹Haiti 436.6319 130,467
35 🇵🇭Philippines 392.4149 933,677
36 🇧🇪Belgium 388.8844 14,563
37 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 372.3517 116,132
38 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 370.7648 -15,033
39 🇷🇪Réunion 354.5192 3,986
40 🇬🇩Grenada 345.1824 30
41 🇵🇰Pakistan 336.3686 4,126,841
42 🇻🇳Viet Nam 326.0195 560,916
43 🇯🇵Japan 324.8937 -688,648
44 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 320.3154 1,336
45 🇲🇶Martinique 318.5953 -2,708
46 🇬🇺Guam 314.5749 1,174
47 🇹🇻Tuvalu 312.0667 -116
48 🇸🇻El Salvador 308.4582 25,297
49 🇸🇨Seychelles 295.3151 2,064
50 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 294.984 1,532
51 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 292.9992 307
52 🇬🇧United Kingdom 288.0911 364,410
53 🇰🇼Kuwait 286.383 70,980
54 🇬🇲Gambia 284.9881 61,927
55 🇶🇦Qatar 273.9133 52,353
56 🇳🇬Nigeria 266.1834 4,928,166
57 🇱🇺Luxembourg 265.4241 6,819
58 🇺🇬Uganda 264.0622 1,379,547
59 🇯🇲Jamaica 261.6254 -4,447
60 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 259.3247 174
61 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 255.2016 4,747
62 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 254.4731 -677
63 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 252.3 232
64 🇲🇼Malawi 240.9842 575,472
65 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 240.3076 87,304
66 🇩🇪Germany 239.9709 -193,940
67 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 238.2871 -739
68 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 228.7795 -1,346
69 🇦🇸American Samoa 226.5925 -699
70 🇨🇭Switzerland 225.24 37,752
71 🇹🇰Tokelau 224.25 70
72 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 221.1917 57,900
73 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 215.058 405
74 🇳🇵Nepal 201.3127 42,667
75 🇮🇹Italy 199.0917 -231,521
76 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 194.8611 -1,150
77 🇰🇮Kiribati 190.6956 1,954
78 🇹🇬Togo 182.5872 211,565
79 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 180.7365 63
80 🇦🇩Andorra 178.1979 802
81 🇬🇹Guatemala 177.0061 279,482
82 🇦🇮Anguilla 168.375 70
83 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 163.1179 489
84 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 162.9686 195,618
85 🇹🇴Tonga 158.9092 -442
86 🇬🇭Ghana 156.8848 630,764
87 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 152.8649 -5,199
88 🇮🇩Indonesia 150.6526 2,133,057
89 🇨🇾Cyprus 149.6033 11,107
90 🇨🇳China 147.1786 -3,088,927
91 🇮🇲Isle of Man 146.9484 -69
92 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 144.0994 805,070
93 🇩🇰Denmark 142.0843 18,855
94 🇹🇭Thailand 140.0685 -66,595
95 🇪🇹Ethiopia 138.9022 3,445,190
96 🇨🇿Czechia 136.3649 -21,069
97 🇧🇯Benin 134.5372 358,091
98 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 131.4217 2,237
99 🇯🇴Jordan 130.5216 245,945
100 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 126.4833 55,590
101 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 125.4076 176,593
102 🇵🇱Poland 123.5922 -143,933
103 🇫🇷France 121.0534 91,387
104 🇪🇬Egypt 120.6501 1,734,585
105 🇹🇷Türkiye 114.2485 262,330
106 🇵🇹Portugal 113.0115 -16,741
107 🇸🇰Slovakia 111.177 -8,948
108 🇲🇾Malaysia 110.7445 401,087
109 🇮🇶Iraq 110.5836 984,032
110 🇦🇹Austria 110.3657 -6,022
111 🇭🇺Hungary 105.8855 -32,418
112 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 105.3281 783,850
113 🇸🇮Slovenia 105.0041 -2,803
114 🇦🇲Armenia 102.9692 -21,142
115 🇭🇳Honduras 102.5429 178,152
116 🇨🇺Cuba 102.0313 -45,550
117 🇨🇷Costa Rica 101.3472 21,268
118 🇰🇪Kenya 100.9705 1,105,643
119 🇸🇳Senegal 100.5898 437,020
120 🇦🇱Albania 100.4097 -20,244
121 🇰🇭Cambodia 99.7112 199,549
122 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 97.2957 526
123 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 96.6323 18,878
124 🇪🇸Spain 95.2531 -47,771
125 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 93.9037 -560
126 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 90.057 -28,905
127 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 89.9185 528,372
128 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 88.6794 661,261
129 🇩🇲Dominica 87.348 -350
130 🇲🇦Morocco 86.8529 323,926
131 🇷🇸Serbia 86.556 -44,032
132 🇲🇲Myanmar 84.4722 326,448
133 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 81.9186 2,028,311
134 🇷🇴Romania 81.7148 -108,717
135 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 81.7144 48,188
136 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 81.4874 3,376
137 🇾🇪Yemen 81.3714 1,185,932
138 🇹🇳Tunisia 79.8761 63,901
139 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 79.3786 -80
140 🇱🇸Lesotho 78.7001 26,168
141 🇮🇪Ireland 78.3558 46,964
142 🇼🇸Samoa 77.9251 1,224
143 🇵🇫French Polynesia 76.8393 586
144 🇹🇯Tajikistan 76.7198 190,561
145 🇬🇷Greece 75.6545 -42,923
146 🇧🇸Bahamas 75.5186 1,527
147 🇪🇨Ecuador 74.2652 155,025
148 🇸🇿Eswatini 73.1359 13,695
149 🇲🇰North Macedonia 72.4145 -10,027
150 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 70.7475 46,042
151 🇦🇫Afghanistan 69.3783 1,218,351
152 🇭🇷Croatia 68.3832 -25,320
153 🇺🇦Ukraine 68.2453 -291,443
154 🇲🇽Mexico 67.882 1,034,944
155 🇨🇲Cameroon 65.7458 764,177
156 🇬🇳Guinea 62.8439 341,137
157 🇵🇦Panama 62.3605 54,012
158 🇧🇬Bulgaria 61.512 -48,609
159 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.8286 -26,247
160 🇱🇷Liberia 60.776 127,558
161 🇳🇮Nicaragua 58.9773 89,068
162 🇲🇬Madagascar 57.6183 784,435
163 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 57.2025 707,667
164 🇬🇪Georgia 54.7509 -2,399
165 🇿🇦South Africa 53.6143 689,869
166 🇨🇰Cook Islands 53.4417 -418
167 🇩🇯Djibouti 51.7454 15,757
168 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 51.3673 3,647,187
169 🇫🇯Fiji 51.3017 3,993
170 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 49.6295 276
171 🇨🇴Colombia 47.9993 495,962
172 🇲🇿Mozambique 46.5931 1,020,765
173 🇲🇪Montenegro 45.3398 -3,406
174 🇱🇹Lithuania 44.6709 -23,090
175 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 44.6519 324,702
176 🇧🇾Belarus 44.0442 -61,388
177 🇲🇸Montserrat 42.0194 -36
178 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 40.8134 491
179 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 38.5843 103,639
180 🇵🇼Palau 38.2924 -53
181 🇺🇸United States of America 38.156 1,714,898
182 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.5495 99,781
183 🇸🇴Somalia 32.3683 657,810
184 🇦🇴Angola 32.2573 1,187,891
185 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31.2443 120,159
186 🇪🇪Estonia 30.6231 -7,072
187 🇪🇷Eritrea 30.3991 76,178
188 🇿🇲Zambia 30.2962 613,061
189 🇸🇩Sudan 30.1877 1,615,551
190 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 29.8058 19,707
191 🇱🇻Latvia 29.5038 -14,267
192 🇻🇺Vanuatu 28.1021 7,392
193 🇵🇪Peru 27.2811 339,246
194 🇨🇱Chile 26.4901 82,239
195 🇸🇪Sweden 26.2706 41,401
196 🇧🇷Brazil 25.5515 721,091
197 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 24.1749 184,312
198 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 23.9717 -63
199 🇳🇪Niger 22.748 903,204
200 🇸🇸South Sudan 22.0436 250,850
201 🇲🇱Mali 21.2527 738,954
202 🇧🇹Bhutan 20.8943 5,588
203 🇩🇿Algeria 20.1652 578,461
204 🇳🇿New Zealand 19.9601 34,508
205 🇺🇾Uruguay 19.5301 -2,286
206 🇨🇬Congo 19.4371 154,411
207 🇧🇿Belize 18.792 5,685
208 🇫🇮Finland 18.5917 -4,687
209 🇳🇴Norway 18.5815 20,775
210 🇴🇲Oman 18.3246 160,017
211 🇵🇾Paraguay 17.5425 81,329
212 🇹🇩Chad 17.1223 561,544
213 🇦🇷Argentina 16.4781 151,038
214 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 16.4634 114,461
215 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 16.3585 594,806
216 🇳🇨New Caledonia 16.2961 2,473
217 🇸🇭Saint Helena 13.1987 -59
218 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.769 166,824
219 🇬🇦Gabon 10.2744 54,363
220 🇨🇫Central African Republic 9.1479 187,100
221 🇷🇺Russian Federation 8.7566 -330,126
222 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 7.8096 234,103
223 🇳🇺Niue 7.0077 6
224 🇲🇷Mauritania 5.2987 146,920
225 🇧🇼Botswana 4.5937 41,740
226 🇱🇾Libya 4.4982 84,497
227 🇨🇦Canada 4.4502 321,315
228 🇬🇾Guyana 4.2717 4,918
229 🇸🇷Suriname 4.1363 5,349
230 🇮🇸Iceland 4.0135 3,696
231 🇬🇫French Guiana 3.8792 5,249
232 🇳🇦Namibia 3.8301 59,444
233 🇦🇺Australia 3.5441 248,016
234 🇪🇭Western Sahara 2.2963 9,670
235 🇲🇳Mongolia 2.2837 38,816
236 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2847 -4
237 🇬🇱Greenland 0.1355 -129

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2026

Rank Region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 155.063 27,981,135
2 Africa 53.6356 35,235,784
3 Europe 33.6684 -1,055,889
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 33.1661 4,166,792
5 Americas 27.2824 6,202,716
6 Northern America 20.8896 2,035,923
7 Oceania 5.5508 502,463

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2026

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 329.0602 21,001,826
2 Caribbean 202.1906 152,745
3 Western Europe 183.1656 44,704
4 Micronesia 172.0225 1,931
5 South-Eastern Asia 158.3642 4,643,295
6 Eastern Asia 139.7982 -3,887,283
7 Southern Europe 115.3648 -472,646
8 Polynesia 85.7603 131
9 Eastern Africa 79.1254 12,962,328
10 Western Africa 78.6512 10,424,487
11 Central America 75.8212 1,687,909
12 Northern Europe 67.1271 447,609
13 Western Asia 66.5919 4,919,272
14 Northern Africa 36.5254 4,410,591
15 Middle Africa 34.8346 6,607,462
16 Southern Africa 28.1615 830,916
17 Melanesia 25.2337 217,877
18 South America 25.0565 2,326,139
19 Central Asia 21.6094 1,304,025
20 Eastern Europe 15.7158 -1,075,556
21 Australia/New Zealand 4.0913 282,524

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2026

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 140.5629 40,282,519
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 108.5366 61,203,004
3 Middle-income countries 78.3689 45,146,941
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 74.8028 66,067,426
5 Low-income countries 55.2601 20,920,485
6 Upper-middle-income countries 51.2613 4,864,422
7 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 45.1395 7,534,640
8 High-income countries 35.6653 2,670,218
9 No income group available 24.5224 129,911

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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