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)
216 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Countries
216
Median
96
Mean
455.5
25th pctl
39.9
75th pctl
249
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 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 259.8 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 258.86 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 250.21 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 249.04 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 242.65 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 240.49 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 238.35 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| American SamoaASM | 237.61 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 235.1 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 231.16 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 224.98 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 223.85 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 219.4 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 215.71 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 212.08 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 207.15 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 199.46 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 179.84 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 172.03 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 171.07 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 169.14 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 163.62 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 160.9 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 150.26 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 148.67 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 148.58 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 148.5 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 147.66 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 147.62 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 145.56 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 145.27 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 140.79 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 140.35 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 129.61 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 128.83 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 128.49 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 126.86 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 125.14 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 122.85 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 119.79 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 117.21 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 115.48 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 115.06 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 114.04 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 112.87 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 110.87 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 110.66 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 106.91 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 106.17 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 105.31 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 105.12 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 105.11 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 103.83 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 99.99 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 98.71 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 98.14 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 98.01 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 96.76 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 95.27 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | 95.14 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 93.89 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 93.09 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 88.68 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 88.11 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 87.09 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 85.44 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 84.5 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 84.16 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 82.94 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 82.85 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 80.99 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 80.91 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 80.74 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 78.76 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 78.53 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 77.94 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 77.1 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 76.58 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 76.14 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 75.21 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 74.86 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 74.61 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 72.47 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 72.4 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 71.54 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 68.97 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 66.74 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 65.87 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 65.12 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 65 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 63.56 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 62.21 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 60.11 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 60.02 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 59.38 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 58.63 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 57.03 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 56.7 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 55.85 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 53.62 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 52.11 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 50.58 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 49.74 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 48.63 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 47.16 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 46.66 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 46.36 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 45.87 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 45.22 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 42.77 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 42.24 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 39.9 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 39.72 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 38.54 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 37.02 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 36.82 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 33.21 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 32.09 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 32.07 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 30.27 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 29.48 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 29.26 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 28.64 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 28.58 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 27.88 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 26.79 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 26.46 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 26.44 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 26.28 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 25.87 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 25.26 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 22.94 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 20.65 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 20.62 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 19.75 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 19.48 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 19.38 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 19.36 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 18.37 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 18.17 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 18.11 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 18.02 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 17.28 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 16.64 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 16.31 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 15.86 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 15.68 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 15.67 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 15.34 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 15.15 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 11.3 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 9.64 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 8.78 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 8.27 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 7.53 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 4.87 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 4.56 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 4.38 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | 4.15 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 3.92 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 3.91 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 3.82 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 3.6 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 3.47 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 2.23 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 0.14 people per square kilometer of land area | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)