Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.POP.DNST•people per square kilometer of land area•1961 → 2023•216 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
216
Frequency
yearly
Range
1961 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Spotlight
Macao SAR, China
MAC
20.5697K people per square kilometer of land area
2023
Monaco
MCO
18.6929K people per square kilometer of land area
2023
Singapore
SGP
8.2418K people per square kilometer of land area
2023
Hong Kong SAR, China
HKG
7.1772K people per square kilometer of land area
2023
Gibraltar
GIB
3.8471K people per square kilometer of land area
2023
Bahrain
BHR
1.9713K people per square kilometer of land area
2023
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: people per square kilometer of land area
≤ 19.67
19.67 – 47.79
47.79 – 79.05
79.05 – 114.91
114.91 – 221.94
221.94 – 357.66
> 357.66
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Countries
50
Median
470.3
Mean
1.7K
25th pctl
320.2
75th pctl
842.1
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Macao SAR, ChinaMonacoSingapore
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 20.57K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MonacoMCO | 18.69K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 8.24K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 7.18K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 3.85K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 1.97K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 1.77K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 1.73K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 1.32K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 1.26K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 1.2K people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 857.39 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 842.13 people per square kilometer of land area | 2021 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 656.6 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 625.26 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 596.44 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 593.75 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 565.65 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 564.37 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 564.33 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 550.3 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 533.08 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 530.95 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 529.84 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 483.68 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 456.95 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 455.13 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 422.26 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 386.3 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 385.32 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 361.19 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 356.24 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 348.32 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 344.36 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 341.54 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 327.2 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 321.07 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 320.18 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 308.34 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 304.52 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 304.33 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 299.76 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 293.91 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 283.11 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 272.36 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 266.59 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 266.57 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 262.21 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 260.38 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 259.9 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)