Population Density by Country in 2029

In the year 2029, the world is projected to have a population density of 65.2 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a density of 25172.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a population density of 22669.6 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 8790.8 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 2.4 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 157.6 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 57.2 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 338.8 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 204.1 people/kmยฒ, 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 4.2 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 145.6 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 24.9.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2029

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 25172.1477 -157
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 22669.5938 2,106
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 8790.7584 28,352
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6630.2257 -29,792
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 4286.0 620
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 2230.9764 18,827
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1791.9017 2,019
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1759.0651 1,229
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1414.0326 2,031,745
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1349.6471 460
11 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1203.4091 -3
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1185.9722 -171
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 1012.6016 27
14 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1012.3507 10,855
15 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 998.9522 107,764
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 900.1897 96
17 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 657.4291 -157
18 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 654.4675 305,798
19 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 641.0148 -106,425
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 620.1 118
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 617.8734 -3,838
22 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 609.4742 365,609
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 599.95 -108
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 591.4351 53,172
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 555.1517 69,019
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 552.8197 22
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 541.3864 103
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 518.622 -117,930
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 509.2998 16,438
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 509.0236 11,864,316
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 464.0026 131,173
32 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 450.7033 127,445
33 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 436.4882 -212
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 407.5189 -573
35 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 401.6738 911,367
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 390.173 11,540
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 377.492 98,056
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 364.1042 -22,397
39 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 359.0036 3,464
40 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 353.2813 4,484,257
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 345.4265 32
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 336.7012 1,272
43 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 331.0727 493,141
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 320.8179 1,089
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 319.2686 -718,666
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 311.9891 23,060
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 311.3825 -2,475
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 305.7374 970
49 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 303.4333 -60
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 303.2626 61,288
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 296.1074 49,311
52 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 295.063 -1,078
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 294.1591 178
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 292.3747 317,633
55 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 284.8889 1,389,952
56 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 284.7475 35,824
57 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 282.566 5,025,986
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 273.2012 6,270
59 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 270.4135 4,968
60 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 262.6656 141
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 260.0551 -6,918
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 259.6825 607,410
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 256.3125 192
64 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 249.7679 -567
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 245.5095 79,366
66 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 243.2083 73
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 238.1382 -229,196
68 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 232.66 -582
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 227.6694 26,129
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 226.0298 -1,603
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 222.2574 27,654
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 217.5102 317
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 217.455 -576
74 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 205.4077 281,050
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 198.6605 1,905
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 196.6417 -246,976
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 194.3824 217,523
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 184.7254 272,928
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 181.583 402
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 181.2173 25
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 178.0417 -905
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 169.858 29
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 169.7263 137,654
84 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 165.4279 549
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 165.2004 629,338
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 157.3554 -254
87 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 156.3296 708,495
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 153.8403 1,928,570
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 152.959 9,148
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 152.3425 -415
91 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 149.3361 3,516,705
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 146.375 -141
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 146.0711 -4,003,095
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 144.1462 365,444
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 143.1951 12,340
96 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 139.5921 -95,599
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 137.9117 206,467
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 135.4079 -28,132
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 133.0887 2,225
100 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 132.7128 174,223
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 128.4177 51,522
102 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 125.9461 1,765,801
103 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 122.0542 -170,841
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 121.5465 90,972
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 117.3463 993,651
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 115.3261 268,621
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 114.364 386,530
108 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 112.8411 810,502
109 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 112.3821 -20,324
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 110.4651 -14,268
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 110.1536 -8,071
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 107.5501 453,871
113 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 107.3847 173,570
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 106.7267 1,121,139
115 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 104.7731 -35,591
116 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 104.4558 -4,440
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 102.9602 190,297
118 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 102.5045 18,121
119 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 101.2637 313
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 100.8647 -19,946
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 100.7471 21,456
122 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 100.7034 -49,511
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 98.2521 -19,727
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 95.7405 533,322
125 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 94.9246 -67,465
126 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 93.1696 619,452
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 91.814 -206
128 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 88.9286 2,127,784
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 88.8966 284,206
130 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 88.0686 1,173,662
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 87.4171 -29,138
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 86.8272 47,196
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 85.962 -329
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 85.8503 273,026
135 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 84.7983 -45,535
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 83.1734 2,955
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 81.2807 26,232
138 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 80.9542 47,660
139 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 80.6798 188,686
140 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 80.2824 -111,726
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 80.2649 39,151
142 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 79.3316 1,413
143 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 77.925 -65
144 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 77.3332 651
145 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 76.3246 1,350
146 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 76.156 156,531
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 75.7113 46,394
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 75.3527 12,305
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 75.0439 1,292,269
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 74.6535 -44,172
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 71.1897 -10,672
152 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 70.7634 791,619
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 69.3995 947,566
154 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 67.0816 -23,973
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 67.0143 338,448
156 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 66.7238 -298,963
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 64.8369 126,876
158 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 64.4859 50,997
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 61.6964 796,562
160 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 61.1435 84,425
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 60.0833 -53,898
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 59.3369 -23,866
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 58.3178 520,023
164 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 56.3173 3,829,556
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 55.2966 668,209
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 54.6123 -4,391
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 53.7821 16,392
168 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 51.9585 3,840
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 50.5798 1,067,657
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 50.52 264
171 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 49.2331 425,436
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 49.0542 -300
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 47.2249 340,466
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 44.6026 -3,473
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 43.5723 -22,276
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 43.1278 -63,469
177 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 41.7556 397
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 41.0922 -27
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 40.17 99,405
180 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 38.7042 1,611,727
181 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 37.912 -59
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 35.8076 93,501
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 35.4636 654,802
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 35.2064 1,259,245
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 32.8087 631,870
186 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 32.4498 1,291,423
187 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 32.3621 80,352
188 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 31.8848 20,138
189 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31.6598 134,919
190 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 30.1341 -7,010
191 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 29.9333 7,510
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 28.8056 -14,666
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 28.0377 307,461
194 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 26.7873 66,191
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 26.5422 31,648
196 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 25.7851 582,527
197 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 25.3783 179,113
198 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 24.9271 937,765
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 23.3944 256,457
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.2326 -59
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 23.1239 781,755
202 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 21.2604 4,220
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 20.8484 507,171
204 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 20.8388 164,230
205 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 20.3116 27,893
206 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 19.5 5,154
207 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.4891 -2,533
208 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 19.4707 91,041
209 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 18.7745 17,851
210 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 18.6833 680,279
211 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 18.5224 -8,464
212 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 18.1275 76,523
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 17.1703 554,151
214 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 17.1248 92,210
215 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 16.6988 2,367
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 16.6357 142,605
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 12.7808 -59
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.2254 162,536
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 10.9106 55,028
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 10.0802 197,028
221 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.6888 -391,348
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 8.0665 226,812
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7.0442 1
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 5.7332 152,173
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 4.8101 39,711
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 4.6547 82,810
227 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 4.5501 282,747
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 4.3487 4,838
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 4.2359 4,861
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 4.1086 2,596
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 4.0828 5,953
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 4.0457 58,641
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 3.6391 232,667
234 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 2.4007 8,859
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2.3559 36,139
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2822 -15
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1345 -166

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2029

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 157.6329 25,694,253
2 Africa 57.2342 35,786,095
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 33.7536 3,768,412
4 Europe 33.5036 -1,370,262
5 Americas 27.7405 5,662,490
6 Northern America 21.2071 1,894,078
7 Oceania 5.7248 476,902

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2029

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 338.8281 20,577,955
2 Caribbean 204.0775 124,758
3 Western Europe 183.18 -33,302
4 Micronesia 174.2664 2,491
5 South-Eastern Asia 161.3633 4,233,596
6 Eastern Asia 138.6787 -4,910,009
7 Southern Europe 114.236 -508,768
8 Polynesia 85.9696 883
9 Eastern Africa 85.0484 13,306,844
10 Western Africa 83.867 10,657,876
11 Central America 77.8075 1,575,821
12 Western Asia 69.5432 4,566,146
13 Northern Europe 67.8861 369,182
14 Northern Africa 38.1207 3,987,930
15 Middle Africa 38.0056 7,028,347
16 Southern Africa 29.0909 805,098
17 Melanesia 26.4527 212,968
18 South America 25.4315 2,067,833
19 Central Asia 22.5726 1,226,565
20 Eastern Europe 15.5259 -1,197,374
21 Australia/New Zealand 4.1948 260,560

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2029

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 145.574 39,824,930
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 113.297 60,946,548
3 Middle-income countries 80.0437 43,052,598
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 76.8894 64,174,216
5 Low-income countries 59.6034 21,121,618
6 Upper-middle-income countries 51.482 3,227,668
7 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 45.3498 5,160,808
8 High-income countries 35.8596 1,933,140
9 No income group available 24.8641 143,725

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 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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