Population Density
DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:PopDensity•per sq km•1950 → 2026•225 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsUN DESA
Coverage
225
Frequency
yearly
Range
1950 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026

Population Density by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: per sq km
≤ 21.25
21.25 – 51.3
51.3 – 81.71
81.71 – 123.59
123.59 – 226.59
226.59 – 372.35
> 372.35
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Highest 15 countries
Population Density
225 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Distribution across countries
Population Density
Countries
225
Median
101
Mean
492.8
25th pctl
42
75th pctl
255.2
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
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Population Density
MonacoMacao SAR, ChinaSingapore
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MonacoMCO | 25.56K per sq km | 2026 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 22.6K per sq km | 2026 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 8.65K per sq km | 2026 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 6.71K per sq km | 2026 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 4.09K per sq km | 2026 | |
| BahrainBHR | 2.14K per sq km | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 1.77K per sq km | 2026 | |
| MaltaMLT | 1.74K per sq km | 2026 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 1.37K per sq km | 2026 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 1.31K per sq km | 2026 | |
| BermudaBMU | 1.19K per sq km | 2026 | |
| GuernseyGGY | 1.01K per sq km | 2026 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 945.65 per sq km | 2026 | |
| JerseyJEY | 897.46 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 657.5 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 623.18 per sq km | 2026 | |
| RwandaRWA | 615.02 per sq km | 2026 | |
| NauruNRU | 605.08 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ArubaABW | 600.91 per sq km | 2026 | |
| LebanonLBN | 576.49 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BurundiBDI | 567.6 per sq km | 2026 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 550.9 per sq km | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 547.91 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 521.52 per sq km | 2026 | |
| IndiaIND | 496.65 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ComorosCOM | 483.08 per sq km | 2026 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 450.91 per sq km | 2026 | |
| IsraelISR | 445.76 per sq km | 2026 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 437.36 per sq km | 2026 | |
| HaitiHTI | 436.63 per sq km | 2026 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 392.41 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 388.88 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 372.35 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 370.76 per sq km | 2026 | |
| RéunionREU | 354.52 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 345.18 per sq km | 2026 | |
| PakistanPAK | 336.37 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 326.02 per sq km | 2026 | |
| JapanJPN | 324.89 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 320.32 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MartiniqueMTQ | 318.6 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GuamGUM | 314.57 per sq km | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 312.07 per sq km | 2026 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 308.46 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 295.32 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 294.98 per sq km | 2026 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 293 per sq km | 2026 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 288.09 per sq km | 2026 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 286.38 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 284.99 per sq km | 2026 | |
| QatarQAT | 273.91 per sq km | 2026 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 266.18 per sq km | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 265.42 per sq km | 2026 | |
| UgandaUGA | 264.06 per sq km | 2026 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 261.63 per sq km | 2026 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 259.32 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 255.2 per sq km | 2026 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 254.47 per sq km | 2026 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 252.3 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MalawiMWI | 240.98 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 240.31 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | 239.97 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 238.29 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GuadeloupeGLP | 228.78 per sq km | 2026 | |
| American SamoaASM | 226.59 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 225.24 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 221.19 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 215.06 per sq km | 2026 | |
| NepalNPL | 201.31 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | 199.09 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 194.86 per sq km | 2026 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 190.7 per sq km | 2026 | |
| TogoTGO | 182.59 per sq km | 2026 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 180.74 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AndorraAND | 178.2 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 177.01 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AnguillaAIA | 168.38 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 163.12 per sq km | 2026 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 162.97 per sq km | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | 158.91 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GhanaGHA | 156.88 per sq km | 2026 | |
| KosovoXKX | 152.86 per sq km | 2026 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 150.65 per sq km | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 149.6 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ChinaCHN | 147.18 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 146.95 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 144.1 per sq km | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 142.08 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ThailandTHA | 140.07 per sq km | 2026 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 138.9 per sq km | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 136.36 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BeninBEN | 134.54 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 131.42 per sq km | 2026 | |
| JordanJOR | 130.52 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 126.48 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 125.41 per sq km | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | 123.59 per sq km | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | 121.05 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 120.65 per sq km | 2026 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 114.25 per sq km | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | 113.01 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 111.18 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 110.74 per sq km | 2026 | |
| IraqIRQ | 110.58 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | 110.37 per sq km | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | 105.89 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 105.33 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 105 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 102.97 per sq km | 2026 | |
| HondurasHND | 102.54 per sq km | 2026 | |
| CubaCUB | 102.03 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 101.35 per sq km | 2026 | |
| KenyaKEN | 100.97 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SenegalSEN | 100.59 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 100.41 per sq km | 2026 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 99.71 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 96.63 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | 95.25 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 93.9 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 90.06 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 89.92 per sq km | 2026 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 88.68 per sq km | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | 87.35 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 86.85 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 86.56 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 84.47 per sq km | 2026 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 81.92 per sq km | 2026 | |
| RomaniaROU | 81.71 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 81.71 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 81.49 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 81.37 per sq km | 2026 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 79.88 per sq km | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 78.7 per sq km | 2026 | |
| IrelandIRL | 78.36 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SamoaWSM | 77.93 per sq km | 2026 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 76.84 per sq km | 2026 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 76.72 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | 75.65 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 75.52 per sq km | 2026 | |
| EcuadorECU | 74.27 per sq km | 2026 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 73.14 per sq km | 2026 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 72.41 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 70.75 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 69.38 per sq km | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 68.38 per sq km | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | 68.25 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MexicoMEX | 67.88 per sq km | 2026 | |
| CameroonCMR | 65.75 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GuineaGIN | 62.84 per sq km | 2026 | |
| PanamaPAN | 62.36 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 61.51 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 60.83 per sq km | 2026 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 60.78 per sq km | 2026 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 58.98 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 57.62 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 57.2 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 54.75 per sq km | 2026 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 53.61 per sq km | 2026 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 51.75 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 51.37 per sq km | 2026 | |
| FijiFJI | 51.3 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 49.63 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 48 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 46.59 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 45.34 per sq km | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 44.67 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 44.65 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | 44.04 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MontserratMSR | 42.02 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 40.81 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 38.58 per sq km | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | 38.29 per sq km | 2026 | |
| United StatesUSA | 38.16 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 34.55 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 32.37 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AngolaAGO | 32.26 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 31.24 per sq km | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | 30.62 per sq km | 2026 | |
| EritreaERI | 30.4 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 30.3 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SudanSDN | 30.19 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 29.81 per sq km | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | 29.5 per sq km | 2026 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 28.1 per sq km | 2026 | |
| PeruPER | 27.28 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ChileCHL | 26.49 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | 26.27 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | 25.55 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 24.17 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Saint Pierre & MiquelonSPM | 23.97 per sq km | 2026 | |
| NigerNER | 22.75 per sq km | 2026 | |
| South SudanSSD | 22.04 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MaliMLI | 21.25 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BhutanBTN | 20.89 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 20.17 per sq km | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 19.96 per sq km | 2026 | |
| UruguayURY | 19.53 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 19.44 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 18.79 per sq km | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | 18.59 per sq km | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 18.58 per sq km | 2026 | |
| OmanOMN | 18.32 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 17.54 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ChadTCD | 17.12 per sq km | 2026 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 16.48 per sq km | 2026 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 16.46 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 16.36 per sq km | 2026 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 16.3 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 11.77 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GabonGAB | 10.27 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 9.15 per sq km | 2026 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 8.76 per sq km | 2026 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 7.81 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 5.3 per sq km | 2026 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 4.59 per sq km | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | 4.5 per sq km | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | 4.45 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 4.27 per sq km | 2026 | |
| SurinameSUR | 4.14 per sq km | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | 4.01 per sq km | 2026 | |
| French GuianaGUF | 3.88 per sq km | 2026 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 3.83 per sq km | 2026 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 3.54 per sq km | 2026 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 2.28 per sq km | 2026 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 0.14 per sq km | 2026 |
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)