Population Density by Country in 2072

In the year 2072, the world is projected to have a population density of 79.2 (people/kmยฒ).

The country with the highest population density is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR with a density of 29917.9 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco with a population density of 28493.3 people/kmยฒ, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore with 8617.2 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 3.2 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 165.2 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Africa with a population density of 110.6 people/kmยฒ, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 36.2 people living per square kilometer.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest population density of 403.7 people per square kilometer. Closely followed by Micronesia with a population density of 222.1 people/kmยฒ, and Caribbean with 206.3 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 5.2 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 192.3 people per square kilometer. While the lowest population density is recorded by No income group available with a population density of only 32.1.

Countries with the Highest Population Density in 2072

Rank Country Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 29917.875 2,542
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 28493.2886 300
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 8617.1823 -22,115
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 5349.8116 -50,182
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 2805.9 -152
6 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 2604.2347 14,854
7 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 2453.2433 2,895
8 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 2246.5909 11
9 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 1867.0174 89,320
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1842.52 -3,206
11 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1564.9509 -548,417
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1509.2079 -3,449
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1274.3233 481
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 1253.2848 338,893
15 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 1207.6157 233,773
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 982.8438 -194
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 976.0294 -102
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 841.7315 -389
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 790.5494 7,169
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 733.7 -36
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 728.4859 115,614
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 650.8868 -20
23 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 593.0934 21,339
24 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 587.3089 506,149
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 584.9854 45,155
26 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 578.3313 2,631,933
27 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 574.2615 966,089
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 566.871 -2,742,079
29 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 558.3721 -1,238
30 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 535.1269 -168,647
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 529.012 3,873,630
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 525.884 -7,789
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 519.5101 466,174
34 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 516.2696 -15,990
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 483.7429 -128
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 482.1108 2,629
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 481.9682 3,759
38 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 475.6833 23
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 459.1803 -112
40 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 458.4812 510
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 434.0361 -629
42 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 391.5749 -9,325
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 389.2206 -450
44 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 388.1781 246,862
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 364.8845 -39
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 357.5 -110
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 353.4317 -466,802
48 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 327.0978 -365,787
49 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 325.0335 15,823
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 321.0243 1,654
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 318.0083 -116
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 316.5721 457,343
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 309.7684 -137,508
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 304.2376 1,117
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 295.9556 40
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 295.0666 1,999
57 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 289.3649 -45,793
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 281.7806 456,284
59 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 277.6826 2,362,629
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 274.8168 -22,314
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 273.2893 -12,329
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 263.7731 -1,535
63 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 260.9858 -59,662
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 259.025 -18
65 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 253.5629 -9,745
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 252.9984 43,182
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 252.6664 -1,247
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 250.1956 10,846
69 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 246.5963 -289
70 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 240.8488 624,884
71 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 239.4225 -29,281
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 237.1398 128,770
73 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 233.7013 -579
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 232.808 -687,879
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 226.0417 17
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 225.7448 77,973
77 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 221.8203 819,719
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 219.9158 -998
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 219.1301 816,227
80 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 217.2078 -74
81 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 214.6108 148
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 210.7627 -192,370
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 210.1943 2,448,071
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 206.95 -472
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 195.4351 -109,040
86 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 195.0243 -322
87 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 193.641 473,544
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 192.763 62,856
89 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 188.9253 1,001,422
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 185.5217 -1,285
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 177.3714 595,853
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 176.6377 33,522
93 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 169.9614 -743
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 168.8322 -34,952
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 165.9034 -363,639
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 163.15 -248
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 159.6888 15,949
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 151.8304 29,838
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 150.3733 55
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 149.8347 -2,984
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 149.8245 773,833
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 148.4434 813,514
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 148.133 -493
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 147.3703 -320,206
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 143.7841 -140
106 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 143.4423 4,722,321
107 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 142.565 19,466
108 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 138.056 2,859
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 137.2275 7,184
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 131.9012 816
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 131.062 -14,106
112 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 128.6466 113,260
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 128.1425 -419
114 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 128.1363 411,039
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 128.1295 -46,556
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 122.8925 23,420
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 122.8514 233,157
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 121.2691 -297,992
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 119.8487 -57,501
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 118.3175 97,398
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 117.5515 685,367
122 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 116.9534 117,869
123 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 115.624 -89,331
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 114.497 -22,930
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 112.3522 -491,149
126 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 110.6888 -11,247,296
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 109.6523 935,830
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 109.4502 7,370
129 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 105.7607 -24,849
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 104.2517 -15,142
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 102.0012 -20,323
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 101.9464 -47
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 101.7892 2,121
134 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 96.2771 -289,908
135 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 93.3018 -13,611
136 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 92.8593 -33,600
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 92.5012 -18,803
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 90.1286 -7,998
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 89.5752 -1,312
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 89.4373 -440
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 88.9737 -157,797
142 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 88.3662 2,116,065
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 87.2607 -1
144 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 86.9477 -44,783
145 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 86.8231 -52,050
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 84.3923 -2,315
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 83.8091 208,859
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 83.7698 -13,658
149 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 83.5727 10,775
150 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 83.3663 658,631
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 82.8368 1,309,654
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 81.5413 -943
153 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 80.8695 -2,123
154 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 80.5091 3,093
155 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 78.0867 -68,833
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 77.229 -21,571
157 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 76.875 -21
158 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 74.0858 -312,949
159 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 73.7208 -12
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 71.1486 3,636
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 70.441 -547,430
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 69.9221 -26,873
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 68.6319 564,808
164 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 66.429 -98,215
165 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 64.8915 9,351
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 64.5626 1,240,276
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 64.5126 -15,617
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 62.7148 22,009
169 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 62.1672 59,858
170 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 61.3605 -624
171 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 59.362 -55,935
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 58.9613 -59,891
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 57.473 57,369
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 57.2991 -494,136
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 56.7053 20
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 56.3483 16,964
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 56.0525 878,349
178 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 49.1656 -26,372
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 48.3931 -239,397
180 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 46.4126 219
181 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 45.3588 -266,944
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 44.7263 -474
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 44.2118 -21,118
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 42.6571 -21,673
185 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 42.4074 537,807
186 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 41.229 640,888
187 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 40.7657 11,628
188 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 40.6305 150,307
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 38.3909 151,327
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 38.2891 80,093
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 37.8622 -3,320
192 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 37.1724 -48,759
193 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 36.4709 -42,410
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 34.4946 7,502
195 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 33.6826 -46
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 31.068 -22
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 30.9364 28,976
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 29.1744 -14,592
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 27.6309 149,342
200 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 25.9604 -1,049,771
201 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 25.8947 -85,447
202 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 25.505 635
203 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 25.4955 163,172
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 23.5754 966
205 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 23.45 24,430
206 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 23.2861 -7,465
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 23.1509 3,283
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 22.4082 663
209 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 22.3539 19,596
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 21.3233 -5,115
211 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 20.1635 253
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 19.0003 -9,940
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 18.8686 14,685
214 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 18.6348 -22
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 18.5848 -79,141
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 17.9365 33,037
217 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 17.5093 -6,974
218 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 17.3959 -18,284
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 17.0624 48,343
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 11.9064 140,346
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 11.0894 183,334
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 8.7623 8,375
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 8.4423 8
224 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 8.1692 -22
225 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 7.4194 -483,121
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 7.1979 10,809
227 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 5.5119 27,493
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 5.4851 181,012
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 5.2818 3,906
230 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 4.77 -198
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 4.6031 121,773
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 4.1663 -4,692
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 4.0096 -916
234 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 3.7272 5,318
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 3.2246 17,145
236 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2688 -22
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.1187 -277

Regions with the Highest Population Density in 2072

Rank Region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Asia 165.1743 -12,443,882
2 Africa 110.6447 31,520,005
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 36.244 -2,108,974
4 Europe 29.126 -2,524,522
5 Northern America 23.4777 718,131
6 Oceania 7.5814 233,051

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Density in 2072

Rank Sub-region Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Southern Asia 403.6744 -544,676
2 Micronesia 222.0576 667
3 Caribbean 206.3097 -154,001
4 South-Eastern Asia 178.1313 -965,605
5 Western Europe 170.5859 -314,557
6 Western Africa 170.5158 10,569,240
7 Eastern Africa 168.1279 10,694,253
8 Polynesia 116.0145 1,291
9 Eastern Asia 105.1426 -12,710,159
10 Western Asia 93.1117 1,290,041
11 Middle Africa 90.6749 7,820,391
12 Southern Europe 87.4868 -920,630
13 Central America 84.6137 -540,921
14 Northern Europe 69.3746 24,879
15 Northern Africa 57.0611 2,366,319
16 Melanesia 40.051 106,037
17 Southern Africa 33.9172 69,802
18 Central Asia 30.0234 486,517
19 South America 27.3201 -1,414,052
20 Eastern Europe 12.7265 -1,314,214
21 Australia/New Zealand 5.2213 125,056

Income Groups with the Highest Population Density in 2072

Rank Income Group Population Density (p/kmยฒ) Overall Population +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 192.2936 11,526,884
2 Low-income countries 126.0153 19,632,660
3 Middle-income countries 90.6955 -2,231,790
4 Upper-middle-income countries 42.2393 -13,758,674
5 High-income countries 35.2919 -2,023,803
6 No income group available 32.1326 16,742

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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