Population Density by Country in 2042

In the year 2042, the world is projected to have a population density of 71.3 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a density of 26244.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a population density of 24588.6 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 9383.1 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 2.7 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 166.1 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 73.5 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 36.3 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 371.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 214.5 people/kmยฒ, and Micronesia with 203.8 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 4.6 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 165.1 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 29.8.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2042

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 26244.875 5,514
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 24588.5906 108
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 9383.1288 -1,884
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6599.1165 -29,378
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 3217.2 -66
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 2200.7184 12,027
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1826.375 2,989
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1697.6302 -1,451
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1523.5276 850,831
10 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1496.5909 7
11 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1473.7213 13,489
12 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 1301.1387 131,998
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1269.8382 -431
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1119.2198 771
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1100.2963 -366
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 1041.3203 37
17 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 842.4094 334,648
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 801.344 432,437
19 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 712.25 70
20 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 661.4975 -100,269
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 660.1226 93
22 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 644.193 -968
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 628.0798 -4,918
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 610.514 14,247
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 553.4194 -601
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 547.0842 7,074,323
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 546.7177 145,536
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 540.5574 -66
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 536.9062 -11,966
30 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 516.064 116,729
31 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 492.6722 1,357,990
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 492.4808 -308,614
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 488.7727 -54
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 479.4245 198
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 468.2355 23,936
36 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 440.3238 4,431
37 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 430.6423 4,670,419
38 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 422.1667 66
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 407.7857 70,299
40 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 398.921 9,225
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 396.4294 270
42 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 380.1378 1,466,473
43 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 364.9583 5,767,494
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 354.3662 -27,412
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 354.049 679
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 341.5049 616,479
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 340.6094 5,104
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 340.0553 -27,301
49 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 339.0216 162,936
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 328.7807 -1,849
51 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 322.7532 -94
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 315.9564 183
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 297.4565 -3,856
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 296.1997 -382
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 292.2709 124,299
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 290.997 -750,058
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 290.7683 4,024
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 280.4823 32,183
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 272.8278 324
60 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 271.2327 27,600
61 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 266.0769 -168
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 265.332 55,183
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 263.7125 52
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 252.5306 255
65 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 247.097 250,116
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 245.9799 -17,743
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 245.1732 -856
68 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 244.446 199,938
69 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 240.0829 -782
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 238.9109 28,485
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 237.7755 2,032
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 231.8247 -204,946
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 226.933 -9
74 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 224.8019 65
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 218.7642 -54,295
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 214.6924 222,134
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 206.3892 679,689
78 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 195.2945 357,194
79 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 192.7231 866
80 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 191.4583 19
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 190.8725 455,592
82 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 188.7907 553
83 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 188.6136 3,276,508
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 184.9197 -271,288
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 184.2231 -98
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 180.695 -368
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 179.3807 -51
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 174.6883 -75
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 173.4392 4,192
90 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 171.2625 171,442
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 162.5353 1,144,686
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 156.814 -1,979
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 156.1448 159,001
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 152.2865 77,800
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 152.0079 1,088,204
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 151.7133 32
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 149.5049 14,813
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 148.0368 3,498
99 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 147.7128 1,788,334
100 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 144.0414 584,930
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 142.4237 -5,367,145
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 139.3681 868,419
103 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 137.9028 -250,363
104 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 136.1863 6,078
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 133.0104 -68
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 132.5253 1,085,238
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 129.2724 655,331
108 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 123.9957 2,458,001
109 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 122.7038 121,240
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 121.8145 333,607
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 120.7981 195,706
112 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 119.9887 -4,940
113 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 119.6447 -207,958
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 114.22 14,799
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 112.7516 -107
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 110.9854 10,543
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 109.4443 -8,914
118 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 109.3066 -20,787
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 109.2869 48,090
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 108.3134 101,496
121 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 104.891 -42,374
122 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 102.8459 3,636
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 102.0171 -5,393
124 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 101.1568 -44,078
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 100.672 -102
126 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 100.6316 373,565
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 99.45 1,198,593
128 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 98.4846 -52,324
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 97.3983 232,326
130 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 96.0696 194,441
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 95.7862 -18,715
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 94.7855 877,071
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 93.6039 -10,139
134 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 93.4632 772,216
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 93.1068 -9,572
136 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 93.0936 944
137 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 91.098 -151,338
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 90.9061 19,429
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 90.9054 114,545
140 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 89.3933 61,941
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 88.6561 39,416
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 87.841 17,447
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 87.0976 34
144 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 86.0306 132,465
145 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 85.9062 986
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 85.0582 357,581
147 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 83.7172 760
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 81.5948 22,811
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 81.5787 131,072
150 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 81.0429 8
151 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 80.8853 -54,085
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 79.9693 -9,238
153 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 79.0391 4,638,992
154 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 78.8106 -82,497
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 77.5724 801,837
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 73.3168 41,579
157 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 73.1167 20
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 73.0095 -45,966
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 72.4387 396,965
160 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 71.6079 67,545
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 68.7132 1,119,525
162 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 63.4739 -26,630
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 61.1205 363,126
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 61.0912 12,180
165 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 60.6338 -266,997
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 59.6332 298,586
167 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 58.0244 5,070
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 57.8263 427,031
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 56.6881 -19,541
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 54.4216 195
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 51.8143 -54,940
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 50.3648 -13,735
173 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 50.3248 110,191
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 48.8474 1,400,120
175 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 48.6747 725,431
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 45.1038 103,191
177 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 43.8669 84,264
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 43.6897 -1,966
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 43.3966 645,825
180 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 42.975 -37,628
181 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 41.7066 1,663,084
182 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 41.5783 234
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 41.4447 1,399,342
184 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 41.0813 9,636
185 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 40.3201 1,054,314
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 40.2402 69,011
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 39.0922 -31
188 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 37.9968 166,847
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 37.4674 -72
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 37.275 18,991
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 37.1114 -18,057
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 32.4554 964,733
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 31.4371 252,958
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 30.2317 161,741
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 28.3486 44,886
196 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 28.0586 -5,728
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 27.7031 244,276
198 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 27.6012 219,761
199 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 27.3997 24,085
200 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 26.5079 166,348
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 24.5706 -12,373
202 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 24.3288 717,424
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 23.4976 523,581
204 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 23.4804 -23
205 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 22.5421 2,307
206 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 22.3121 4,186
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 21.9465 20,618
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 21.2472 386,096
209 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 20.2664 55,259
210 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 20.224 30,030
211 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 19.6118 -5,083
212 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 18.7908 63,805
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 18.5932 1,945
214 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 18.2678 -6,490
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 18.0538 185,352
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 16.6513 62,511
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 15.673 222,874
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 14.35 145,194
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 13.0765 49,923
220 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 10.8103 -42
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 8.7961 233,234
222 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 8.3244 -386,145
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7.8019 9
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 7.4314 156,242
225 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 6.0449 34,776
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 5.659 8,311
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 4.8759 56,437
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 4.8706 224,200
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 4.5262 2,946
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 4.4509 1,062
231 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 4.1723 43,996
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 4.0436 734
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 4.002 192,455
234 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 2.9381 9,265
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2.7036 41,376
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.3178 -5
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1357 -190

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2042

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 166.0634 15,175,314
2 Africa 73.4958 39,253,193
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 36.3492 2,229,545
4 Europe 32.5644 -1,747,561
5 Northern America 22.1556 1,277,935
6 Oceania 6.443 419,135

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2042

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 371.5417 14,270,574
2 Caribbean 214.5013 66,104
3 Micronesia 203.7729 3,479
4 Western Europe 180.4511 -188,872
5 South-Eastern Asia 173.4014 2,909,908
6 Eastern Asia 134.6644 -6,562,869
7 Eastern Africa 110.7838 13,693,752
8 Western Africa 110.6231 12,828,264
9 Southern Europe 108.9949 -650,164
10 Polynesia 104.5619 5,200
11 Central America 83.2734 864,098
12 Western Asia 78.0368 3,590,759
13 Northern Europe 68.3124 195,999
14 Middle Africa 52.3705 8,117,272
15 Northern Africa 44.5574 4,071,226
16 Melanesia 31.4196 197,383
17 Southern Africa 30.7464 542,679
18 South America 27.5261 1,299,343
19 Central Asia 24.6261 966,942
20 Eastern Europe 14.8813 -1,104,524
21 Australia/New Zealand 4.6001 213,073

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2042

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 165.0731 34,824,219
2 Middle-income countries 85.6826 32,895,315
3 Low-income countries 80.2913 23,311,791
4 Upper-middle-income countries 47.8182 -1,928,904
5 High-income countries 36.6074 224,375
6 No income group available 29.8399 176,080

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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