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Population Density by Country in 2028

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In the year 2028, the world is projected to have a population density of 64.5 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density is projected to be 🇲🇨Monaco with a density of 24078.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population density of 23357.7 people/km², and 🇸🇬Singapore with 9066.1 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 2.4 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 156.4 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 55.4 people/km², and Latin America and the Caribbean with 34.0 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 333.3 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 206.5 people/km², and Micronesia with 184.7 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 4.2 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 143.9 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 26.8.

Similar Population Metrics for 2028

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2028

Rank Country Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 🇲🇨Monaco 24078.8591 -19
2 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 23357.6719 8,213
3 🇸🇬Singapore 9066.1369 31,935
4 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 6822.0773 -3,772
5 🇬🇮Gibraltar 3278.65 5
6 🇧🇭Bahrain 1979.196 12,557
7 🇲🇹Malta 1720.6222 940
8 🇲🇻Maldives 1705.7267 -394
9 🇧🇩Bangladesh 1393.2249 1,580,688
10 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1315.8824 118
11 🇻🇦Holy See 1243.1818 12
12 🇧🇲Bermuda 1170.6944 -201
13 🇾🇹Mayotte 1030.9013 10,336
14 🇬🇬Guernsey 1011.1641 205
15 🇯🇪Jersey 1008.7241 1,026
16 🇵🇸State of Palestine 996.8012 127,754
17 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 678.3802 8,858
18 🇳🇷Nauru 660.675 69
19 🇧🇧Barbados 658.3047 74
20 🇷🇼Rwanda 649.1374 329,282
21 🇲🇺Mauritius 643.0409 376
22 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 626.0566 176
23 🇦🇼Aruba 585.8944 -246
24 🇧🇮Burundi 579.7166 372,908
25 🇸🇲San Marino 549.2787 -26
26 🇳🇱Netherlands 530.5381 43,484
27 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 520.3221 -84,457
28 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 504.4091 12
29 🇮🇳India 501.7073 11,947,767
30 🇰🇲Comoros 499.2332 15,222
31 🇱🇧Lebanon 471.6332 -67,623
32 🇨🇼Curaçao 463.0248 781
33 🇮🇱Israel 455.582 137,206
34 🇭🇹Haiti 450.8174 137,191
35 🇵🇭Philippines 420.2068 1,712,228
36 🇷🇪Réunion 407.2426 6,963
37 🇹🇻Tuvalu 392.6333 78
38 🇧🇪Belgium 390.5386 25,444
39 🇬🇩Grenada 380.4147 540
40 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 377.1279 -3,748
41 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 352.8313 34,657
42 🇲🇶Martinique 343.2877 -682
43 🇵🇰Pakistan 342.9125 4,835,387
44 🇬🇺Guam 330.1386 1,096
45 🇻🇳Viet Nam 324.6465 503,394
46 🇯🇵Japan 318.2182 -691,775
47 🇸🇻El Salvador 314.0701 24,777
48 🇬🇲Gambia 308.4669 70,422
49 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 301.4353 1,100
50 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 298.6722 476
51 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 296.4797 373
52 🇬🇧United Kingdom 283.429 194,951
53 🇺🇬Uganda 277.7708 1,434,034
54 🇳🇬Nigeria 275.8119 5,627,605
55 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 271.4729 -799
56 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 267.0795 96
57 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 265.8573 4,846
58 🇱🇺Luxembourg 264.8527 5,679
59 🇯🇲Jamaica 259.8552 -4,129
60 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 254.2156 195
61 🇰🇼Kuwait 252.258 35,013
62 🇲🇼Malawi 251.2749 586,267
63 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 244.8308 589
64 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 244.4575 89,049
65 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 244.3222 384
66 🇶🇦Qatar 243.0537 19,476
67 🇸🇨Seychelles 241.5853 483
68 🇩🇪Germany 238.0416 -91,377
69 🇨🇭Switzerland 226.3917 46,831
70 🇳🇵Nepal 221.0916 307,006
71 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 220.0573 45,906
72 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 219.7739 427
73 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 211.7435 197
74 🇦🇸American Samoa 209.89 -416
75 🇰🇮Kiribati 199.0393 2,127
76 🇮🇹Italy 195.7937 -198,745
77 🇹🇬Togo 185.9422 218,339
78 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 185.1865 57
79 🇦🇮Anguilla 182.1818 12
80 🇬🇹Guatemala 181.62 271,882
81 🇹🇴Tonga 172.7762 907
82 🇦🇩Andorra 172.7383 184
83 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 172.31 1,076
84 🇹🇰Tokelau 166.2083 27
85 🇬🇭Ghana 164.521 668,669
86 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 155.6991 5,737
87 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 154.3446 3,959
88 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 153.7478 853,045
89 🇮🇩Indonesia 150.8483 2,004,323
90 🇮🇲Isle of Man 149.5551 135
91 🇨🇳China 147.9214 -1,923,666
92 🇩🇰Denmark 142.7623 26,920
93 🇪🇹Ethiopia 142.7159 3,284,246
94 🇹🇭Thailand 141.0586 13,984
95 🇨🇾Cyprus 140.5503 6,857
96 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 139.0274 66,630
97 🇧🇯Benin 138.3799 390,064
98 🇨🇿Czechia 136.2342 125
99 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 135.6126 188,133
100 🇯🇴Jordan 131.8118 103,891
101 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 128.6634 38,959
102 🇵🇱Poland 127.1215 -101,692
103 🇪🇬Egypt 122.167 1,769,710
104 🇫🇷France 118.503 107,782
105 🇮🇶Iraq 116.7204 1,053,778
106 🇹🇷Türkiye 114.3489 432,735
107 🇸🇰Slovakia 113.5995 -5,916
108 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 111.2899 185
109 🇵🇹Portugal 110.0005 -27,381
110 🇲🇾Malaysia 109.7266 327,909
111 🇦🇹Austria 109.5026 11,324
112 🇭🇺Hungary 107.218 -30,539
113 🇨🇷Costa Rica 105.2605 30,003
114 🇸🇮Slovenia 104.8628 -2,551
115 🇰🇪Kenya 104.6323 1,161,878
116 🇭🇳Honduras 104.6046 159,509
117 🇸🇳Senegal 104.547 491,809
118 🇨🇺Cuba 103.7462 -28,262
119 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 102.6113 779,494
120 🇦🇱Albania 102.3714 -6,725
121 🇩🇲Dominica 99.3693 256
122 🇰🇭Cambodia 98.2079 155,928
123 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 97.9882 19,131
124 🇦🇲Armenia 97.2717 -3,927
125 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 96.8873 -4,662
126 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 96.008 619,920
127 🇪🇸Spain 94.0108 -71,532
128 🇷🇸Serbia 90.2597 -45,524
129 🇲🇦Morocco 88.7079 326,726
130 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 88.1333 421,020
131 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 87.6265 2,108,704
132 🇵🇫French Polynesia 87.0448 2,176
133 🇲🇲Myanmar 86.2894 322,930
134 🇼🇸Samoa 85.5207 3,275
135 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 84.9144 48,304
136 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 84.5076 97
137 🇲🇰North Macedonia 83.4149 -2,336
138 🇹🇳Tunisia 83.2527 84,559
139 🇷🇴Romania 83.2096 -58,111
140 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 81.1611 2,795
141 🇱🇸Lesotho 80.8572 23,967
142 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 80.4821 -43
143 🇧🇸Bahamas 79.3599 2,383
144 🇬🇷Greece 77.5273 -40,866
145 🇹🇯Tajikistan 77.2897 179,002
146 🇪🇨Ecuador 76.9933 184,626
147 🇮🇪Ireland 76.2091 28,761
148 🇦🇫Afghanistan 73.9122 1,164,845
149 🇸🇿Eswatini 73.4428 14,168
150 🇾🇪Yemen 72.6355 785,651
151 🇨🇰Cook Islands 71.6854 33
152 🇭🇷Croatia 69.7093 -22,963
153 🇨🇲Cameroon 69.663 784,555
154 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 68.3676 40,769
155 🇲🇽Mexico 67.8341 833,497
156 🇺🇦Ukraine 67.0313 -268,203
157 🇬🇳Guinea 64.7829 351,034
158 🇵🇦Panama 64.1178 54,954
159 🇱🇷Liberia 62.5834 126,246
160 🇳🇮Nicaragua 62.4278 89,391
161 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.3487 -14,178
162 🇧🇬Bulgaria 59.057 -55,288
163 🇲🇬Madagascar 58.5463 766,551
164 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 56.4882 482,095
165 🇫🇯Fiji 53.1932 7,297
166 🇬🇪Georgia 52.9623 -10,824
167 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 52.901 3,745,255
168 🇩🇯Djibouti 52.4538 15,778
169 🇿🇦South Africa 52.0264 586,020
170 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 50.3811 332
171 🇲🇿Mozambique 49.403 1,024,546
172 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 47.6961 361,834
173 🇨🇴Colombia 47.6352 310,805
174 🇧🇾Belarus 45.7805 -41,076
175 🇲🇪Montenegro 45.1455 -834
176 🇲🇸Montserrat 42.0631 -9
177 🇱🇹Lithuania 41.5391 -21,516
178 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 39.1155 204
179 🇵🇼Palau 39.1054 -25
180 🇺🇸United States of America 38.1308 1,694,683
181 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 37.7537 97,606
182 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.2415 95,791
183 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 34.1421 403,518
184 🇦🇴Angola 34.0649 1,203,693
185 🇪🇷Eritrea 34.0071 80,211
186 🇸🇴Somalia 33.5881 611,704
187 🇿🇲Zambia 31.5706 597,205
188 🇸🇩Sudan 30.8361 1,280,174
189 🇻🇺Vanuatu 30.7149 8,236
190 🇪🇪Estonia 29.9182 -5,243
191 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 28.5662 16,738
192 🇵🇪Peru 28.1459 338,941
193 🇱🇻Latvia 27.8947 -17,620
194 🇸🇪Sweden 26.7677 53,824
195 🇧🇷Brazil 26.5636 995,954
196 🇨🇱Chile 26.3173 48,848
197 🇳🇪Niger 25.8572 1,197,760
198 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 24.8475 182,312
199 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 24.8022 -27
200 🇲🇱Mali 22.1962 799,214
201 🇸🇸South Sudan 21.4585 222,630
202 🇧🇹Bhutan 21.1491 4,810
203 🇳🇿New Zealand 20.4821 36,304
204 🇩🇿Algeria 20.4473 559,463
205 🇨🇬Congo 19.955 147,510
206 🇺🇾Uruguay 19.7677 -37
207 🇧🇿Belize 19.2651 5,552
208 🇳🇴Norway 18.645 38,617
209 🇫🇮Finland 18.397 2,112
210 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 18.3712 492,385
211 🇵🇾Paraguay 17.9832 78,026
212 🇦🇷Argentina 16.8903 266,287
213 🇹🇩Chad 16.8502 611,502
214 🇳🇨New Caledonia 16.8071 2,707
215 🇴🇲Oman 16.0649 61,729
216 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 14.6777 70,038
217 🇸🇭Saint Helena 12.8551 -63
218 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.2571 174,971
219 🇨🇫Central African Republic 10.7318 205,015
220 🇬🇦Gabon 10.3923 48,192
221 🇷🇺Russian Federation 8.6875 -400,021
222 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 7.6703 211,255
223 🇳🇺Niue 7.4808 -2
224 🇲🇷Mauritania 5.3789 141,671
225 🇧🇼Botswana 5.1001 41,410
226 🇨🇦Canada 4.4412 313,956
227 🇱🇾Libya 4.3279 70,540
228 🇬🇫French Guiana 4.268 7,867
229 🇬🇾Guyana 4.2655 4,451
230 🇸🇷Suriname 4.165 4,979
231 🇮🇸Iceland 3.8556 2,025
232 🇦🇺Australia 3.6079 247,872
233 🇳🇦Namibia 3.4284 43,773
234 🇪🇭Western Sahara 2.4124 10,587
235 🇲🇳Mongolia 2.3501 38,721
236 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.3164 5
237 🇬🇱Greenland 0.1392 32

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2028

Rank Region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 156.3741 28,069,450
2 Africa 55.4074 36,317,950
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 33.9929 4,485,267
4 Europe 33.4485 -940,200
5 Northern America 20.8728 2,008,443
6 Oceania 5.6784 512,413

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2028

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 333.2918 20,356,861
2 Caribbean 206.5363 196,461
3 Micronesia 184.7484 4,912
4 Western Europe 180.7397 149,343
5 South-Eastern Asia 160.5735 5,190,348
6 Eastern Asia 140.2747 -2,601,972
7 Southern Europe 114.6537 -428,561
8 Polynesia 94.6022 6,035
9 Eastern Africa 82.4067 12,991,158
10 Western Africa 81.8947 11,724,358
11 Central America 76.429 1,469,565
12 Western Asia 66.6147 4,145,292
13 Northern Europe 66.2619 304,401
14 Northern Africa 37.1011 4,101,759
15 Middle Africa 36.1213 6,791,337
16 Southern Africa 27.4425 709,338
17 Melanesia 25.8836 217,290
18 South America 25.8697 2,819,241
19 Central Asia 21.2213 978,921
20 Eastern Europe 15.723 -965,383
21 Australia/New Zealand 4.1704 284,176

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2028

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 143.8575 42,021,677
2 Middle-income countries 78.6549 45,990,961
3 Low-income countries 58.7665 21,620,349
4 Upper-middle-income countries 47.5572 3,969,284
5 High-income countries 36.0599 2,427,839
6 No income group available 26.7694 414,174

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 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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