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Population Density by Country in 2036

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In the year 2036, the world is projected to have a population density of 68.6 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density is projected to be 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a density of 25156.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇨Monaco with a population density of 24235.2 people/km², and 🇸🇬Singapore with 9335.7 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 2.5 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 162.6 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 65.6 people/km², and Latin America and the Caribbean with 35.5 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 356.8 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 212.0 people/km², and Micronesia with 196.4 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 4.4 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 156.5 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 28.8.

Similar Population Metrics for 2036

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2036

Rank Country Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 25156.8594 6,229
2 🇲🇨Monaco 24235.2349 89
3 🇸🇬Singapore 9335.6889 13,051
4 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 6733.8176 -19,993
5 🇬🇮Gibraltar 3257.9 -58
6 🇧🇭Bahrain 2106.1213 12,388
7 🇲🇻Maldives 1766.62 2,982
8 🇲🇹Malta 1720.9714 -870
9 🇧🇩Bangladesh 1477.665 1,150,209
10 🇻🇦Holy See 1384.0909 6
11 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1321.0882 -128
12 🇾🇹Mayotte 1268.728 12,106
13 🇵🇸State of Palestine 1169.2859 131,822
14 🇧🇲Bermuda 1135.6667 -274
15 🇯🇪Jersey 1075.6767 909
16 🇬🇬Guernsey 1033.4219 130
17 🇷🇼Rwanda 759.0462 337,147
18 🇧🇮Burundi 702.0163 418,122
19 🇳🇷Nauru 689.725 75
20 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 674.3506 -50,332
21 🇧🇧Barbados 654.3872 -511
22 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 647.4717 118
23 🇲🇺Mauritius 638.9847 -2,508
24 🇦🇼Aruba 570.4917 -433
25 🇰🇲Comoros 563.737 14,699
26 🇸🇲San Marino 545.6885 -26
27 🇳🇱Netherlands 537.2058 10,505
28 🇮🇳India 530.5086 9,296,845
29 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 508.6173 -217,534
30 🇮🇱Israel 506.924 141,163
31 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 500.9091 -32
32 🇭🇹Haiti 489.2593 128,696
33 🇨🇼Curaçao 474.8774 452
34 🇵🇭Philippines 463.6835 1,527,188
35 🇱🇧Lebanon 455.0138 16,308
36 🇷🇪Réunion 427.8938 5,829
37 🇹🇻Tuvalu 409.85 69
38 🇧🇪Belgium 396.2172 17,539
39 🇵🇰Pakistan 393.4761 4,893,542
40 🇬🇩Grenada 390.7868 361
41 🇬🇲Gambia 365.2385 72,652
42 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 358.5993 -26,317
43 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 355.398 4,608
44 🇬🇺Guam 345.1451 917
45 🇲🇶Martinique 336.9868 -1,098
46 🇺🇬Uganda 335.9068 1,468,540
47 🇻🇳Viet Nam 334.7087 291,121
48 🇳🇬Nigeria 326.5552 5,823,055
49 🇸🇻El Salvador 321.1976 11,347
50 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 310.6203 265
51 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 308.1135 5,228
52 🇯🇵Japan 302.9663 -745,657
53 🇲🇼Malawi 302.3634 616,353
54 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 300.76 -1,834
55 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 298.5219 -55
56 🇬🇧United Kingdom 288.9512 143,162
57 🇱🇺Luxembourg 280.779 4,643
58 🇰🇼Kuwait 268.3613 37,523
59 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 267.6962 -55
60 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 261.2875 98
61 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 261.0444 370
62 🇶🇦Qatar 257.7176 24,111
63 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 257.565 69,913
64 🇯🇲Jamaica 254.1575 -11,669
65 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 253.2871 -775
66 🇸🇨Seychelles 248.5919 337
67 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 246.7184 -3
68 🇳🇵Nepal 235.6774 234,157
69 🇩🇪Germany 234.996 -165,750
70 🇨🇭Switzerland 234.2936 33,369
71 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 225.5557 191
72 🇰🇮Kiribati 221.3602 1,937
73 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 220.7421 -22,741
74 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 220.6429 148
75 🇹🇬Togo 219.8933 241,554
76 🇬🇹Guatemala 201.3283 252,356
77 🇦🇸American Samoa 192.6975 -419
78 🇮🇹Italy 189.99 -232,846
79 🇬🇭Ghana 188.2929 686,537
80 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 185.6558 -29
81 🇹🇴Tonga 184.2823 947
82 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 183.0564 801
83 🇦🇮Anguilla 181.7159 -28
84 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 181.5181 491,594
85 🇹🇰Tokelau 180.6667 18
86 🇦🇩Andorra 174.7957 40
87 🇪🇹Ethiopia 168.9864 3,269,236
88 🇧🇯Benin 167.3844 426,621
89 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 166.5457 5,068
90 🇮🇩Indonesia 158.2818 1,557,202
91 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 156.733 1,934
92 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 156.4118 182,708
93 🇮🇲Isle of Man 151.0463 81
94 🇩🇰Denmark 147.1156 19,193
95 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 146.2122 65,973
96 🇨🇾Cyprus 145.4449 4,579
97 🇨🇳China 145.3695 -4,118,812
98 🇯🇴Jordan 144.7617 172,861
99 🇹🇭Thailand 140.1727 -133,671
100 🇮🇶Iraq 136.7713 1,106,783
101 🇪🇬Egypt 136.6592 1,860,036
102 🇨🇿Czechia 136.0037 -1,197
103 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 131.9829 26,633
104 🇸🇳Senegal 126.2303 554,053
105 🇵🇱Poland 123.4501 -175,992
106 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 123.1749 845,517
107 🇰🇪Kenya 120.8594 1,159,184
108 🇫🇷France 119.7332 50,379
109 🇹🇷Türkiye 118.9364 403,799
110 🇲🇾Malaysia 116.7639 247,750
111 🇭🇳Honduras 115.5695 137,929
112 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 114.8255 657,562
113 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 113.1565 41
114 🇸🇰Slovakia 111.6602 -17,004
115 🇦🇹Austria 109.8711 -2,545
116 🇨🇷Costa Rica 109.1948 19,831
117 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 107.8069 17,008
118 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 107.7147 2,337,215
119 🇵🇹Portugal 107.3757 -33,865
120 🇰🇭Cambodia 104.496 128,035
121 🇭🇺Hungary 104.0236 -41,575
122 🇸🇮Slovenia 103.4487 -4,304
123 🇨🇺Cuba 101.1246 -41,574
124 🇩🇲Dominica 100.956 36
125 🇦🇱Albania 99.3741 -13,911
126 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 98.8593 49,342
127 🇦🇲Armenia 95.5144 -8,043
128 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 95.4161 366,783
129 🇼🇸Samoa 95.1456 3,552
130 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 94.9778 -10,137
131 🇲🇦Morocco 94.013 270,270
132 🇪🇸Spain 92.6141 -107,553
133 🇵🇫French Polynesia 91.0726 1,527
134 🇲🇲Myanmar 89.4778 201,275
135 🇦🇫Afghanistan 88.4191 1,186,972
136 🇹🇯Tajikistan 87.772 196,490
137 🇹🇳Tunisia 86.9482 64,471
138 🇱🇸Lesotho 86.8384 21,566
139 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 86.2988 60
140 🇷🇸Serbia 85.0882 -52,810
141 🇾🇪Yemen 84.5681 789,365
142 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 84.4482 1,854
143 🇨🇲Cameroon 83.6475 845,223
144 🇪🇨Ecuador 82.5455 156,524
145 🇧🇸Bahamas 82.405 1,570
146 🇲🇰North Macedonia 81.9203 -6,821
147 🇸🇿Eswatini 81.5725 18,597
148 🇷🇴Romania 80.8714 -74,613
149 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 80.3179 23
150 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 80.0511 40,797
151 🇮🇪Ireland 79.4198 26,229
152 🇬🇳Guinea 76.3454 356,920
153 🇬🇷Greece 74.9929 -41,948
154 🇱🇷Liberia 73.3425 132,134
155 🇨🇰Cook Islands 72.5604 19
156 🇲🇽Mexico 70.8661 628,283
157 🇵🇦Panama 69.6898 48,127
158 🇲🇬Madagascar 69.3144 792,886
159 🇳🇮Nicaragua 67.9882 77,409
160 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 67.19 4,320,960
161 🇭🇷Croatia 66.2702 -25,294
162 🇺🇦Ukraine 63.3475 -260,440
163 🇲🇿Mozambique 60.2329 1,095,051
164 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.8759 -17,608
165 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 58.4555 343,237
166 🇩🇯Djibouti 57.6668 14,159
167 🇫🇯Fiji 56.149 6,201
168 🇿🇦South Africa 55.5498 498,053
169 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 55.3712 376,111
170 🇧🇬Bulgaria 54.9042 -56,591
171 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 52.9842 256
172 🇬🇪Georgia 51.5307 -13,240
173 🇨🇴Colombia 49.4928 203,075
174 🇲🇪Montenegro 44.4485 -1,534
175 🇧🇾Belarus 44.132 -41,052
176 🇦🇴Angola 42.2338 1,339,173
177 🇸🇴Somalia 41.9059 685,513
178 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 41.8658 101,880
179 🇲🇸Montserrat 40.6019 -30
180 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 40.4682 261
181 🇪🇷Eritrea 39.6164 86,606
182 🇺🇸United States of America 39.5138 1,415,496
183 🇱🇹Lithuania 38.9187 -19,658
184 🇵🇼Palau 38.3239 -58
185 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.291 80,965
186 🇿🇲Zambia 38.2207 632,454
187 🇸🇩Sudan 36.7796 1,347,017
188 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 36.7011 230,739
189 🇻🇺Vanuatu 36.4357 9,151
190 🇳🇪Niger 34.281 1,469,219
191 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 33.3959 18,112
192 🇵🇪Peru 30.1479 296,146
193 🇪🇪Estonia 28.8517 -5,873
194 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 28.0028 173,579
195 🇲🇱Mali 27.8314 915,346
196 🇸🇪Sweden 27.6986 43,905
197 🇧🇷Brazil 27.3152 572,622
198 🇨🇱Chile 27.0655 60,756
199 🇱🇻Latvia 25.8364 -14,131
200 🇸🇸South Sudan 25.0153 260,252
201 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 23.9848 -19
202 🇨🇬Congo 23.6088 162,025
203 🇩🇿Algeria 22.1942 510,028
204 🇧🇹Bhutan 22.0619 3,757
205 🇳🇿New Zealand 21.4202 26,127
206 🇧🇿Belize 21.1114 4,896
207 🇹🇩Chad 20.9731 681,276
208 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 20.0937 435,442
209 🇺🇾Uruguay 19.7313 -1,911
210 🇳🇴Norway 19.5943 33,582
211 🇵🇾Paraguay 19.3802 64,263
212 🇫🇮Finland 18.3717 -3,720
213 🇳🇨New Caledonia 17.8984 2,293
214 🇦🇷Argentina 17.6036 230,275
215 🇴🇲Oman 17.5967 59,394
216 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 15.8206 66,851
217 🇨🇫Central African Republic 13.5214 223,062
218 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13.5042 161,158
219 🇬🇦Gabon 11.9141 49,701
220 🇸🇭Saint Helena 11.6154 -58
221 🇷🇺Russian Federation 8.4754 -433,735
222 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 8.2968 216,516
223 🇳🇺Niue 7.6 6
224 🇲🇷Mauritania 6.5295 154,192
225 🇧🇼Botswana 5.6594 38,010
226 🇬🇫French Guiana 5.054 8,246
227 🇨🇦Canada 4.7045 273,393
228 🇱🇾Libya 4.6548 65,916
229 🇬🇾Guyana 4.4008 2,260
230 🇸🇷Suriname 4.3946 3,905
231 🇮🇸Iceland 3.9853 1,243
232 🇳🇦Namibia 3.8521 43,652
233 🇦🇺Australia 3.8454 210,139
234 🇪🇭Western Sahara 2.7209 9,917
235 🇲🇳Mongolia 2.5458 39,543
236 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.3189 1
237 🇬🇱Greenland 0.1381 -128

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2036

Rank Region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 162.6144 20,765,765
2 Africa 65.574 38,566,692
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 35.5315 3,285,733
4 Europe 33.0019 -1,476,163
5 Northern America 21.6794 1,688,468
6 Oceania 6.134 455,427

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2036

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 356.8177 17,116,309
2 Caribbean 212.0042 117,495
3 Micronesia 196.399 4,083
4 Western Europe 181.1089 -51,673
5 South-Eastern Asia 168.7833 3,931,778
6 Eastern Asia 137.6285 -5,129,297
7 Southern Europe 111.7076 -537,468
8 Polynesia 100.4468 5,742
9 Eastern Africa 98.4524 13,579,292
10 Western Africa 98.0098 12,572,422
11 Central America 80.7792 1,180,178
12 Western Asia 73.3296 3,898,455
13 Northern Europe 67.5385 225,313
14 Middle Africa 45.063 7,667,445
15 Northern Africa 41.3489 4,127,654
16 Southern Africa 29.4323 619,878
17 Melanesia 29.1107 209,336
18 South America 26.9645 1,988,060
19 Central Asia 23.1591 948,520
20 Eastern Europe 15.2511 -1,112,335
21 Australia/New Zealand 4.4312 236,266

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2036

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 156.4652 38,538,235
2 Middle-income countries 82.9526 39,068,504
3 Low-income countries 70.8701 22,757,102
4 Upper-middle-income countries 47.8916 530,269
5 High-income countries 36.4848 1,219,643
6 No income group available 28.799 240,673

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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