Population Density by Country in 2027

In the year 2027, the world is projected to have a population density of 63.9 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 24099.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 23097.7 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 9018.2 people living per square kilometer, if spread out evenly.

The country with the lowest annual population density is projected to be 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‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 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 155.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 54.2 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean 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 330.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 205.6 people/kmยฒ, and Micronesia with 183.1 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/kmยฒ.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Lower-middle-income countries has the highest population density of 142.2 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 26.4.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2027

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 24099.6644 -43
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 23097.6875 8,426
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 9018.213 33,529
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6824.5755 -1,719
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 3277.75 13
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1963.122 12,615
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1717.319 1,141
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1707.615 -739
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1380.9016 1,627,554
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1312.5588 108
11 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1226.1364 3
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1174.3796 -197
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 1007.8047 225
14 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1003.468 10,239
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 999.8147 1,041
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 975.6261 127,194
17 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 678.0568 14,043
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 658.0512 144
19 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 657.05 76
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 642.8103 560
21 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 635.5985 326,272
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 622.6038 190
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 587.1611 -210
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 565.434 368,362
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 549.7377 -30
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 529.2043 46,338
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 521.126 -74,620
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 503.8182 14
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 497.6401 12,237,288
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 491.0314 15,305
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 478.7621 -78,234
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 461.1439 814
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 449.2462 137,046
34 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 445.803 139,294
35 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 414.4783 1,724,849
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 404.4354 7,073
37 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 390.2167 67
38 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 389.6849 26,255
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 378.7824 570
40 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 377.3766 -575
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 352.2448 38,901
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 343.9179 -654
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 336.6492 4,821,110
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 328.1109 1,098
45 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 322.9903 534,709
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 320.0449 -684,948
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 312.834 26,448
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 301.5126 70,333
49 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 301.1752 1,568
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 296.6473 500
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 295.8369 419
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 282.609 203,127
53 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 273.7229 -776
54 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 270.6325 1,418,501
55 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 269.661 5,576,481
56 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 266.8256 102
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 262.6353 5,807
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 260.8469 4,774
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 260.1966 -3,267
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 252.9812 200
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 250.2821 35,400
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 245.1167 578,285
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 244.4699 586
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 242.5918 91,220
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 242.1889 384
66 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 241.3722 19,488
67 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 240.5098 500
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 238.2914 -82,712
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 225.1941 48,961
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 219.6387 54,910
71 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 218.9721 316,907
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 218.7852 443
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 211.92 -396
74 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 210.4286 208
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 196.4528 -191,395
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 196.082 2,167
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 184.9442 69
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 182.0284 15
79 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 181.9541 215,482
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 179.0733 273,925
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 172.3362 194
82 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 171.3869 899
83 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 170.7771 1,070
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 164.3333 18
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 161.5869 666,553
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 154.272 5,766
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 153.9829 3,929
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 149.7873 2,050,476
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 149.3068 149
90 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 148.9833 897,531
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 148.1051 -1,603,293
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 142.1189 27,638
93 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 141.0153 30,241
94 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 139.7883 7,224
95 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 139.4397 3,267,993
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 138.0757 68,549
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 136.2226 1,669
98 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 134.9415 385,360
99 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 132.994 187,588
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 130.6918 95,005
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 128.18 40,961
102 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 127.5259 -145,927
103 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 120.3858 1,776,467
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 118.3079 107,346
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 114.3061 1,042,490
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 113.7845 436,020
107 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 113.7738 -11,183
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 110.8709 198
109 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 110.2955 -26,891
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 109.3545 13,109
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 108.7145 337,098
112 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 107.6032 -39,209
113 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 104.9811 -2,212
114 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 104.6639 30,923
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 104.0029 -26,543
116 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 103.1354 161,000
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 102.6374 1,155,106
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 102.6028 -5,953
119 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 102.0154 482,992
120 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 100.1797 766,969
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 99.0187 270
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 97.3975 -3,234
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 97.3384 158,903
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 97.1278 -11,157
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 96.6961 19,297
126 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 94.1491 -67,390
127 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 93.7533 613,854
128 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 90.8441 -44,173
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 87.9667 334,926
130 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 87.1292 433,295
131 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 86.4429 2,259
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 85.7837 337,875
133 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 85.2631 2,078,344
134 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 84.3677 3,251
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 84.2073 100
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 83.4963 -1,723
137 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 83.4876 -69,779
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 83.2033 47,927
139 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 82.6945 88,967
140 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 80.7714 -38
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 80.6676 2,895
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 80.0632 24,240
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 78.9072 2,468
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 77.8388 -40,629
145 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 76.2463 186,418
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 76.036 179,820
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 75.7843 29,328
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 72.6418 13,648
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 72.1206 1,161,733
150 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 71.55 32
151 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 71.1501 782,903
152 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 70.1182 -22,754
153 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 67.9892 775,633
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 67.404 851,872
155 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 67.3986 -157,462
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 66.9148 40,734
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 63.3706 55,894
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 63.3598 348,352
159 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 61.679 90,836
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 61.6215 -13,755
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 61.2838 124,111
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 59.565 -54,841
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 57.2355 758,702
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 56.1823 514,405
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 53.113 -10,133
166 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 52.7911 7,396
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 51.7716 15,849
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 51.5385 605,153
169 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 51.2675 3,661,150
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 50.02 354
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 48.1079 1,012,249
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 47.3558 317,179
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 46.7635 359,744
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 45.9822 -40,756
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 45.203 -755
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 42.165 -12
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 41.8858 -21,905
178 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 39.1533 -19
179 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 38.9762 182
180 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 37.9442 1,718,494
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 37.2422 98,633
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 34.8225 97,602
183 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 33.6859 432,613
184 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 33.354 78,026
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 33.1072 1,184,130
186 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 32.6203 602,625
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 30.77 593,132
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 30.1127 1,273,376
189 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 30.0435 8,134
190 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.0358 -4,986
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 28.181 -18,005
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 27.9882 16,554
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 27.8812 338,929
194 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 26.6332 55,744
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 26.4416 1,044,473
196 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 26.2551 44,738
197 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 24.9254 1,162,907
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 24.9109 -23
199 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 24.4444 182,850
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 21.5481 782,475
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 21.0709 214,760
202 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 21.0229 4,881
203 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 20.3426 37,608
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 20.2079 580,990
205 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.7677 26
206 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 19.5273 144,660
207 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 19.0195 5,653
208 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 18.5172 39,118
209 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 18.3891 2,721
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 18.1401 501,546
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 17.7882 79,706
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 16.7941 270,689
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 16.6575 2,762
214 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16.3679 602,941
215 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 15.8635 62,953
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 14.5264 72,144
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 13.0051 -54
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.0947 176,750
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 10.4071 199,584
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 10.2052 48,231
221 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.7119 -398,767
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 7.5914 214,331
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7.4712 7
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 5.2423 139,922
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 5.0265 42,056
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 4.4066 314,946
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 4.2855 71,596
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 4.2422 4,719
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 4.1726 7,814
230 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 4.1327 5,119
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 3.835 2,118
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 3.5754 251,797
233 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 3.375 44,145
234 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 2.3724 10,692
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2.3249 39,742
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.3155 17
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1391 59

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2027

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 155.4647 28,975,602
2 Africa 54.1844 35,966,738
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 33.7684 4,613,161
4 Europe 33.4892 -858,036
5 Northern America 20.7645 2,033,279
6 Oceania 5.6177 518,174

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2027

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 330.0829 20,722,040
2 Caribbean 205.6245 207,419
3 Micronesia 183.1456 4,974
4 Western Europe 180.5952 165,261
5 South-Eastern Asia 159.3918 5,327,474
6 Eastern Asia 140.4803 -2,247,459
7 Southern Europe 114.9764 -412,380
8 Polynesia 93.8482 6,099
9 Eastern Africa 80.4636 12,861,627
10 Western Africa 79.9733 11,577,018
11 Central America 75.8273 1,496,551
12 Northern Europe 66.0724 316,495
13 Western Asia 65.7466 4,175,323
14 Northern Africa 36.5651 4,137,014
15 Middle Africa 35.0849 6,661,837
16 Southern Africa 27.172 729,242
17 South America 25.7067 2,909,191
18 Melanesia 25.4735 217,696
19 Central Asia 20.9697 998,223
20 Eastern Europe 15.7754 -927,412
21 Australia/New Zealand 4.1343 289,405

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2027

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 142.2091 42,512,925
2 Middle-income countries 78.0697 46,929,048
3 Low-income countries 57.3019 21,406,064
4 Upper-middle-income countries 47.4792 4,416,123
5 High-income countries 35.9901 2,470,413
6 No income group available 26.411 443,393

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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