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Population Density by Country in 2043

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In the year 2043, the world is projected to have a population density of 71.8 (people/km²).

The country with the highest population density is projected to be 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a density of 26416.6 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by 🇲🇨Monaco with a population density of 24663.1 people/km², and 🇸🇬Singapore with 9378.9 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 2.7 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 166.5 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 74.8 people/km², and Latin America and the Caribbean with 36.5 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 373.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Caribbean with a population density of 214.8 people/km², and Micronesia with 204.9 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/km².

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Lower-middle-income countries has the highest population density of 166.4 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 30.0.

Similar Population Metrics for 2043

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2043

Rank Country Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 26416.5625 5,474
2 🇲🇨Monaco 24663.0872 114
3 🇸🇬Singapore 9378.8887 -3,908
4 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 6571.793 -30,679
5 🇬🇮Gibraltar 3209.0 -98
6 🇧🇭Bahrain 2215.9553 11,834
7 🇲🇻Maldives 1836.33 2,984
8 🇲🇹Malta 1692.9206 -1,516
9 🇧🇩Bangladesh 1529.942 819,099
10 🇻🇦Holy See 1517.0455 11
11 🇾🇹Mayotte 1509.9347 13,671
12 🇵🇸State of Palestine 1323.0336 131,617
13 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1256.4412 -480
14 🇯🇪Jersey 1125.7931 754
15 🇧🇲Bermuda 1093.4167 -377
16 🇬🇬Guernsey 1041.8594 32
17 🇷🇼Rwanda 856.1752 331,894
18 🇧🇮Burundi 818.0079 432,420
19 🇳🇷Nauru 715.875 75
20 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 661.8208 87
21 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 658.5737 -106,795
22 🇧🇧Barbados 641.893 -1,010
23 🇲🇺Mauritius 625.5628 -5,301
24 🇰🇲Comoros 618.1472 14,164
25 🇮🇱Israel 553.4583 146,240
26 🇦🇼Aruba 550.0556 -610
27 🇮🇳India 549.3865 6,615,979
28 🇸🇲San Marino 539.3443 -82
29 🇳🇱Netherlands 536.4953 -15,703
30 🇭🇹Haiti 520.2607 114,671
31 🇵🇭Philippines 497.1664 1,338,504
32 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 489.2935 -322,117
33 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 486.2727 -56
34 🇨🇼Curaçao 479.8726 182
35 🇱🇧Lebanon 470.5409 23,232
36 🇷🇪Réunion 442.0372 4,136
37 🇵🇰Pakistan 436.6837 4,643,915
38 🇹🇻Tuvalu 424.35 65
39 🇬🇲Gambia 414.7117 69,882
40 🇧🇪Belgium 399.1945 7,337
41 🇬🇩Grenada 397.1838 243
42 🇺🇬Uganda 387.4726 1,464,636
43 🇳🇬Nigeria 371.2838 5,754,686
44 🇬🇺Guam 355.268 640
45 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 353.8889 -32,446
46 🇲🇼Malawi 348.001 611,961
47 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 345.9156 5,084
48 🇻🇳Viet Nam 339.5132 145,237
49 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 336.8908 -27,710
50 🇲🇶Martinique 326.9835 -1,961
51 🇸🇻El Salvador 322.7121 -1,609
52 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 316.7386 194
53 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 296.6703 -4,211
54 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 295.5284 -445
55 🇬🇧United Kingdom 292.7716 118,763
56 🇱🇺Luxembourg 292.3046 3,934
57 🇯🇵Japan 289.0048 -751,302
58 🇰🇼Kuwait 282.2166 29,622
59 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 274.6139 319
60 🇶🇦Qatar 273.6184 27,681
61 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 266.4501 52,856
62 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 265.6051 -200
63 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 263.9469 23
64 🇸🇨Seychelles 253.0569 226
65 🇹🇬Togo 251.7174 252,487
66 🇳🇵Nepal 245.7927 196,475
67 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 244.613 -968
68 🇯🇲Jamaica 244.2946 -18,761
69 🇰🇮Kiribati 240.5758 2,033
70 🇨🇭Switzerland 239.6131 27,679
71 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 237.8571 -776
72 🇩🇪Germany 231.2258 -212,514
73 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 226.9057 -15
74 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 225.1818 52
75 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 218.2999 -57,503
76 🇬🇹Guatemala 216.7383 216,346
77 🇬🇭Ghana 209.3733 678,285
78 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 197.1879 338,473
79 🇧🇯Benin 194.9279 458,984
80 🇹🇴Tonga 194.0254 827
81 🇹🇰Tokelau 193.0833 20
82 🇪🇹Ethiopia 191.9028 3,301,855
83 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 189.5521 513
84 🇮🇹Italy 183.9909 -278,489
85 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 183.8327 -105
86 🇦🇸American Samoa 178.9 -350
87 🇦🇮Anguilla 178.8466 -43
88 🇦🇩Andorra 174.4904 -111
89 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 174.4613 4,046
90 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 173.6417 169,933
91 🇮🇩Indonesia 163.1163 1,075,864
92 🇯🇴Jordan 157.9169 155,694
93 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 156.5958 -2,780
94 🇮🇶Iraq 154.5142 1,087,864
95 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 153.3938 79,488
96 🇮🇲Isle of Man 151.7675 30
97 🇩🇰Denmark 149.8489 14,349
98 🇪🇬Egypt 149.4938 1,757,358
99 🇨🇾Cyprus 148.4092 3,384
100 🇸🇳Senegal 147.0992 592,489
101 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 142.1076 873,921
102 🇨🇳China 141.8476 -5,692,561
103 🇹🇭Thailand 137.3945 -269,048
104 🇨🇿Czechia 136.2695 6,768
105 🇰🇪Kenya 134.3828 1,072,135
106 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 132.9819 -4,643
107 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 131.6635 653,068
108 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 126.7863 2,485,677
109 🇭🇳Honduras 123.8029 118,537
110 🇹🇷Türkiye 122.2381 318,424
111 🇲🇾Malaysia 121.3837 189,101
112 🇫🇷France 119.9712 -14,439
113 🇵🇱Poland 118.9611 -210,651
114 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 115.2062 14,531
115 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 112.4934 -129
116 🇨🇷Costa Rica 111.1771 9,036
117 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 110.9964 48,047
118 🇦🇹Austria 109.3297 -10,014
119 🇸🇰Slovakia 108.8811 -20,937
120 🇰🇭Cambodia 108.8604 96,574
121 🇵🇹Portugal 104.4202 -44,248
122 🇼🇸Samoa 104.1359 3,665
123 🇸🇮Slovenia 101.7446 -5,579
124 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 101.5076 371,752
125 🇦🇫Afghanistan 101.2925 1,194,109
126 🇭🇺Hungary 100.6714 -43,814
127 🇩🇲Dominica 100.5213 -124
128 🇨🇺Cuba 97.9867 -53,977
129 🇲🇦Morocco 97.9085 223,073
130 🇹🇯Tajikistan 97.4169 191,145
131 🇨🇲Cameroon 96.6738 883,046
132 🇦🇱Albania 95.0918 -19,337
133 🇾🇪Yemen 94.9258 772,166
134 🇵🇫French Polynesia 93.3351 835
135 🇦🇲Armenia 93.2417 -10,481
136 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 92.8213 -9,201
137 🇱🇸Lesotho 91.5362 18,834
138 🇲🇲Myanmar 91.0724 103,575
139 🇪🇸Spain 90.7881 -160,036
140 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 90.0538 38,994
141 🇹🇳Tunisia 89.786 60,140
142 🇸🇿Eswatini 88.8372 17,148
143 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 87.2104 40
144 🇪🇨Ecuador 86.5536 127,340
145 🇬🇳Guinea 86.5076 354,711
146 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 86.0663 860
147 🇧🇸Bahamas 83.846 620
148 🇱🇷Liberia 82.9392 131,019
149 🇮🇪Ireland 81.9216 21,876
150 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 81.1071 10
151 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.0923 4,670,566
152 🇷🇸Serbia 80.1812 -53,974
153 🇲🇰North Macedonia 79.592 -9,563
154 🇲🇬Madagascar 78.9544 806,194
155 🇷🇴Romania 78.4504 -83,248
156 🇵🇦Panama 73.8711 40,653
157 🇨🇰Cook Islands 73.1917 16
158 🇬🇷Greece 72.6543 -46,980
159 🇲🇽Mexico 72.6289 348,265
160 🇳🇮Nicaragua 72.1599 65,306
161 🇲🇿Mozambique 70.1412 1,126,314
162 🇭🇷Croatia 62.9967 -26,724
163 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 62.0567 361,235
164 🇩🇯Djibouti 61.609 11,825
165 🇺🇦Ukraine 60.1701 -270,256
166 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 59.8137 289,236
167 🇫🇯Fiji 58.2956 4,843
168 🇿🇦South Africa 58.1712 415,042
169 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.304 -19,785
170 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 54.6179 178
171 🇧🇬Bulgaria 51.3091 -54,602
172 🇨🇴Colombia 50.4158 94,322
173 🇬🇪Georgia 50.1656 -13,951
174 🇦🇴Angola 49.9771 1,416,659
175 🇸🇴Somalia 49.8354 730,781
176 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 45.6393 102,253
177 🇪🇷Eritrea 44.5599 83,645
178 🇿🇲Zambia 44.266 646,836
179 🇲🇪Montenegro 43.5472 -1,969
180 🇳🇪Niger 43.0311 1,692,295
181 🇧🇾Belarus 42.7897 -37,563
182 🇸🇩Sudan 42.2384 1,402,758
183 🇻🇺Vanuatu 41.8729 9,664
184 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 41.7484 237
185 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 40.5354 67,258
186 🇺🇸United States of America 40.4317 987,380
187 🇲🇸Montserrat 38.8058 -28
188 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38.1739 157,789
189 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 37.9341 18,969
190 🇵🇼Palau 37.3065 -76
191 🇱🇹Lithuania 36.8262 -17,662
192 🇲🇱Mali 33.2488 971,256
193 🇵🇪Peru 31.6322 246,543
194 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 30.5874 160,430
195 🇸🇪Sweden 28.4592 45,197
196 🇸🇸South Sudan 28.1331 240,922
197 🇪🇪Estonia 27.9264 -5,766
198 🇧🇷Brazil 27.6241 163,518
199 🇨🇱Chile 27.4289 19,782
200 🇨🇬Congo 26.9948 166,166
201 🇹🇩Chad 24.8996 720,065
202 🇱🇻Latvia 24.373 -12,225
203 🇩🇿Algeria 23.7175 524,273
204 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 23.3739 -26
205 🇧🇹Bhutan 22.5978 1,973
206 🇧🇿Belize 22.4932 4,078
207 🇳🇿New Zealand 22.0226 19,673
208 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 21.4245 376,445
209 🇵🇾Paraguay 20.4012 53,792
210 🇳🇴Norway 20.3215 29,290
211 🇺🇾Uruguay 19.5806 -5,713
212 🇴🇲Oman 18.9977 64,239
213 🇳🇨New Caledonia 18.6976 1,872
214 🇫🇮Finland 18.2455 -6,970
215 🇦🇷Argentina 18.119 178,728
216 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 16.7831 61,367
217 🇨🇫Central African Republic 16.0303 222,387
218 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14.4824 141,677
219 🇬🇦Gabon 13.27 49,805
220 🇸🇭Saint Helena 10.6974 -46
221 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 8.883 236,264
222 🇷🇺Russian Federation 8.301 -379,211
223 🇳🇺Niue 7.8346 8
224 🇲🇷Mauritania 7.5832 156,784
225 🇧🇼Botswana 6.1057 34,113
226 🇬🇫French Guiana 5.7602 8,323
227 🇱🇾Libya 4.9089 54,010
228 🇨🇦Canada 4.8948 216,699
229 🇸🇷Suriname 4.5447 2,844
230 🇬🇾Guyana 4.4559 901
231 🇳🇦Namibia 4.2256 43,789
232 🇮🇸Iceland 4.0504 638
233 🇦🇺Australia 4.0269 190,081
234 🇪🇭Western Sahara 2.9727 9,173
235 🇲🇳Mongolia 2.73 40,961
236 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.3173 -6
237 🇬🇱Greenland 0.1352 -197

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2043

Rank Region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 166.5298 14,075,460
2 Africa 74.8254 39,329,556
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 36.4547 2,048,094
4 Europe 32.4841 -1,799,015
5 Northern America 22.2222 1,203,479
6 Oceania 6.4921 414,004

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2043

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 373.729 13,731,324
2 Caribbean 214.7806 57,643
3 Micronesia 204.8842 3,376
4 Western Europe 180.2663 -213,583
5 South-Eastern Asia 174.0383 2,758,548
6 Eastern Asia 134.0928 -6,914,522
7 Eastern Africa 112.8454 13,735,226
8 Western Africa 112.7415 12,861,847
9 Southern Europe 108.4878 -671,260
10 Polynesia 105.2017 5,096
11 Central America 83.6111 800,612
12 Western Asia 78.7805 3,537,329
13 Northern Europe 68.4298 188,543
14 Middle Africa 53.6254 8,172,772
15 Northern Africa 45.0844 4,030,785
16 Melanesia 31.7903 195,778
17 Southern Africa 30.9479 528,926
18 South America 27.5969 1,189,840
19 Central Asia 24.8716 962,781
20 Eastern Europe 14.8202 -1,102,715
21 Australia/New Zealand 4.6267 209,754

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2043

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/km²) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 166.4178 34,136,347
2 Middle-income countries 86.0892 31,670,761
3 Low-income countries 81.8809 23,383,177
4 Upper-middle-income countries 47.7773 -2,465,586
5 High-income countries 36.6114 50,697
6 No income group available 29.9833 166,944

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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