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Encyclopedia > List of countries by population density

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List of countries and dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km². The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories that are recognized by the United Nations. The list also includes but does not rank unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the following table are based on areas including inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Data are estimates for July 2005, taken from the United Nations World Populations Prospects Report (2004 revision), unless noted otherwise. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1368x681, 53 KB) Summary Countries of the world by population density, based on 30 March 2006 version of wikipedia:List of countries by population density. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1368x681, 53 KB) Summary Countries of the world by population density, based on 30 March 2006 version of wikipedia:List of countries by population density. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The list of unrecognized countries enumerates those geo-political entities which lack general diplomatic recognition, but wish to be recognized as sovereign states. ...


Note that figures are simply estimates of population divided by total surface area and should not be considered either as reflecting density in the urban sense or as indicative of the ability of a territory’s land to support human habitation. Names of dependent territories as well as recognized states with no or limited control over their territory are shown in italics.

Rank Country/Region Population Area (km²) Density (Pop per km²) Notes
World (land only) 6,727,508,082 134,682,000 48
1 Flag of Monaco Monaco 35,253 1.49 23,660 [1]
- Flag of Macau Macau S.A.R. (PRC) 460,162 26 17,699
- Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong S.A.R. (PRC) 7,040,885 1,099 6,407
2 Flag of Singapore Singapore 4,483,900 704.0 6,369
- Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar (UK) 27,921 6 4,654
3 Flag of the Vatican City Vatican City 821 0.44 1,866 [2]
4 Flag of Malta Malta 401,880 316 1,272
- Flag of Bermuda Bermuda (UK) 64,174 53 1,211
5 Flag of the Maldives Maldives 329,198 298 1,105
6 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 726,617 694 1,047
7 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 150,448,339 143,998 1,045 [3]
- Flag of the United Kingdom Channel Islands (Crown dependency) 149,463 195 766
- Palestinian flag Palestinian territories 4,018,332 6,020 667
8 Flag of Nauru Nauru 13,635 21 649
9 Flag of the Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan) 22,894,384 35,980 636 [2]
10 Flag of Barbados Barbados 269,556 430 627
- Flag of France Saint-Martin (France) 33,102 53.2 622
11 Flag of Mauritius Mauritius 1,244,663 2,040 610
- Flag of Aruba Aruba (Netherlands) 99,468 180 553
- Flag of France Mayotte (France) 180,610 374 483 [4]
12 Flag of South Korea South Korea 48,846,823 99,538 480
13 Flag of San Marino San Marino 28,117 61 461
- Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (US) 3,954,584 8,875 446
14 Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu 10,441 26 402
15 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 16,299,170 41,528 392
- Flag of France Martinique (France) 395,932 1,102 359
16 Flag of the Comoros Comoros 797,902 2,235 357
17 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 3,576,818 10,400 344
18 Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 9,037,690 26,338 343
19 Flag of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 61,963 181 342
20 Flag of Belgium Belgium 10,419,050 30,528 341
21 Flag of Japan Japan 128,084,700 377,873 339
23 Flag of India India 1,103,371,000 3,287,263 336
23 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 6,880,951 21,041 327
Flag of France Saint-Barthélemy (France) 6,852 21 326
- Flag of American Samoa American Samoa (US) 64,869 199 326
24 Flag of Israel Israel 7,180,000 22,072 325
- Flag of the United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 111,818 347 322
25 Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 20,742,910 65,610 316
- Flag of France Réunion (France) 785,139 2,510 313
- Flag of Guam Guam (US) 169,635 549 309
26 Flag of Haiti Haiti 8,527,777 27,750 307
27 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 119,051 388 307
28 Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 160,765 539 298
29 Flag of the Philippines Philippines 83,054,480 300,000 277
30 Flag of Burundi Burundi 7,547,515 27,834 271
31 Flag of Grenada Grenada 102,924 344 260
32 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1,305,236 5,130 254
33 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 84,238,230 331,689 254
- Flag of France Guadeloupe (France) 405,000 1,628 249 [5]
34 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 59,667,840 242,900 246
35 Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 2,650,713 10,991 241
36 Flag of Germany Germany 82,689,210 357,022 232
- Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 182,656 800 228
37 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 34,521 160 216
38 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 157,935,100 796,095 198
39 Flag of Italy Italy 58,092,740 301,318 193
40 Flag of North Korea North Korea 22,487,660 120,538 187
41 Flag of Nepal Nepal 27,132,630 147,181 184
42 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 81,479 442 184
43 Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 8,894,907 48,671 183
44 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 464,904 2,586 180
45 Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles 80,654 455 177
46 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 7,252,331 41,284 176
- Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands (US) 80,801 464 174
- Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (UK) 45,017 264 171
47 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 42,696 261 164
48 Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tome and Principe 156,523 964 162
49 Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia 110,487 702 157
50 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 2,686,873 17,818 151
- Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (UK) 22,016 151 146
51 Flag of Andorra Andorra 67,151 468 143
52 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 131,529,700 923,768 142
53 Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China 1,315,844,000 9,596,961 137
54 Flag of Tonga Tonga 102,311 747 137 [6]
55 Flag of Kiribati Kiribati 99,350 726 137
56 Flag of The Gambia The Gambia 1,517,079 11,295 134
- Flag of Anguilla Anguilla (UK) 12,205 91 134
- Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man (UK) 76,538 572 134
- Flag of Transnistria Transnistria 555,347 4163 133 [7]
57 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 10,219,600 78,866 130
58 Flag of Denmark Denmark 5,430,590 43,094 126
59 Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde 506,807 4,033 126
60 Flag of Thailand Thailand 64,232,760 513,115 125
61 Flag of Moldova Moldova 4,205,747 33,851 124
62 Flag of Poland Poland 38,529,560 312,685 123 [6]
63 Flag of Uganda Uganda 28,816,230 241,038 120
64 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 222,781,500 1,904,569 117
65 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 12,599,060 108,889 116
- Flag of New Zealand Tokelau (New Zealand) 1,378 12 115
66 Flag of Portugal Portugal 10,494,500 91,982 114
Flag of Europe European Union 494,070,000 4,422,773 112
67 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5,400,908 49,033 110
68 Flag of France France (Metropolitan) 60,495,540 551,500 110
69 Flag of Albania Albania 3,129,678 28,748 109
70 Flag of Malawi Malawi 12,883,940 118,484 109
71 Flag of Hungary Hungary 10,097,730 93,032 109
72 Flag of Togo Togo 6,145,004 56,785 108
73 Flag of Serbia Serbia 9,396,411 88,361 106 [2]
74 Flag of Dominica Dominica 78,940 751 105
75 Flag of Syria Syria 19,043,380 185,180 103
76 Flag of Cuba Cuba 11,269,400 110,861 102
77 Flag of Armenia Armenia 3,016,312 29,800 101
78 Flag of Austria Austria 8,189,444 83,858 98
79 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 8,410,801 86,600 97
80 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 1,966,814 20,256 97
81 Flag of Turkey Turkey 73,192,840 783,562 93
82 Flag of Ghana Ghana 22,112,810 238,533 93
83 Flag of Romania Romania 21,711,470 238,391 91
84 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 835,307 9,251 90
85 Flag of Spain Spain 45,061,274 506,030 89
86 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 4,327,228 51,100 85
87 Flag of Greece Greece 11,119,890 131,957 84
88 Flag of Croatia Croatia 4,551,338 56,538 81
89 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 2,034,060 25,713 79
- Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 264,172 3,355 78 [8]
90 Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 14,071,010 181,035 78
- Flag of France Wallis and Futuna (France) 15,480 200 77
91 Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 5,525,478 71,740 77
92 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 46,480,700 603,700 77
93 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 27,250,370 329,847 77
94 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,907,074 51,197 76
- Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands (New Zealand) 17,954 236 76
95 Flag of Benin Benin 8,438,853 112,622 75
96 Flag of Burma Myanmar 50,519,490 676,578 75
97 Flag of Egypt Egypt 74,032,880 1,001,449 74
98 Flag of Qatar Qatar 812,842 11,000 74
99 Flag of Morocco Morocco 31,478,460 446,550 70
100 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 77,430,700 1,104,300 70
101 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 7,725,965 110,912 70
102 Flag of Iraq Iraq 28,807,190 438,317 66
103 Flag of Samoa Samoa 184,984 2,831 65
104 Flag of Brunei Brunei 373,819 5,765 65
105 Flag of Honduras Honduras 7,204,723 112,492 64
106 Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 4,474,404 69,700 64
- Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia (France) 256,603 4,000 64
107 Flag of Jordan Jordan 5,702,776 89,342 64
108 Flag of East Timor East Timor 947,064 14,874 64
- Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 26,288 417 63 [6]
109 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 10,102,470 163,610 62
110 Flag of Swaziland Swaziland 1,032,438 17,364 59
111 Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 26,593,120 447,400 59
112 Flag of Senegal Senegal 11,658,170 196,722 59
113 Flag of Lesotho Lesotho 1,794,769 30,355 59
114 Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 4,147,901 70,273 59
115 Flag of Kenya Kenya 34,255,720 580,367 59
116 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 18,153,870 322,463 56
117 Flag of Mexico Mexico 107,029,400 1,958,201 55
118 Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 4,495,823 83,600 54
119 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 3,431,033 65,300 53
120 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 13,542,420 283,561 53
121 Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 13,227,840 274,000 48
122 Flag of Belarus Belarus 9,755,106 207,600 47
123 Flag of Fiji Fiji 847,706 18,274 46
124 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 2,162,546 47,000 46
125 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 29,863,010 652,090 46
126 Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan 6,506,980 143,100 45
127 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 630,548 14,026 45 [2]
- Flag of Montserrat Montserrat (UK) 4,488 102 44
128 Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1,586,344 36,125 44
129 Flag of Palau Palau 19,949 459 43
130 Flag of Panama Panama 3,231,502 75,517 43
131 Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 5,486,685 130,000 42
132 Flag of Iran Iran 69,515,210 1,648,195 42
133 Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 38,328,810 945,087 41 [6]
- Flag of Saint Helena Saint Helena (UK) 4,918 122 40
134 Flag of Colombia Colombia 45,600,240 1,138,914 40
135 Flag of Yemen Yemen 20,974,660 527,968 40
136 Flag of South Africa South Africa 47,431,830 1,221,037 39
137 Flag of Guinea Guinea 9,402,098 245,857 38
138 Flag of Eritrea Eritrea 4,401,357 117,600 37
139 Flag of Latvia Latvia 2,306,988 64,600 36
140 Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 16,321,860 475,442 34
141 Flag of Djibouti Djibouti 793,078 23,200 34
- Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (Denmark) 47,017 1,399 34
142 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 13,009,530 390,757 33
Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh 145,000 4,400 33 [9]
143 Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 18,605,920 587,041 32
144 Flag of the United States United States 298,212,900 9,629,091 31
Flag of Abkhazia Republic of Abkhazia 215,972 7,138 30 [10][not in citation given]
145 Flag of Estonia Estonia 1,329,697 45,100 29
146 Flag of Liberia Liberia 3,283,267 111,369 29
147 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 26,749,110 912,050 29
148 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 5,263,794 199,900 26
149 Flag of Laos Laos 5,924,145 236,800 25
150 Flag of Mozambique Mozambique 19,792,300 801,590 25
151 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 57,548,740 2,344,858 25
Flag of Somaliland Somaliland 3,500,000 137,600 25 [11]
- Flag of France Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France) 5,769 242 24
152 Flag of the Bahamas The Bahamas 323,063 13,878 23
153 Flag of Brazil Brazil 186,404,900 8,514,877 22
154 Flag of Peru Peru 27,968,240 1,285,216 22
155 Flag of Chile Chile 16,295,100 756,096 22
156 Flag of Sweden Sweden 9,041,262 449,964 20.0
157 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3,463,197 175,016 19.8
158 Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 503,519 28,051 18.0
Flag of South Ossetia South Ossetia 70,000 3,900 17.9 [12]
159 Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu 211,367 12,189 17.3
160 Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 477,742 28,896 16.5
161 Flag of Finland Finland 5,249,060 338,145 15.5
162 Flag of Zambia Zambia 11,668,460 752,618 15.5
163 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 6,158,259 406,752 15.1
164 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 4,028,384 270,534 14.9
165 Flag of Sudan Sudan 36,232,950 2,505,813 14.5
166 Flag of Argentina Argentina 38,747,150 2,780,400 13.9
167 Flag of Algeria Algeria 32,853,800 2,381,741 13.8
- Flag of the Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands (UK) 67 5 13.4
168 Flag of Somalia Somalia 8,227,826 637,657 12.9
169 Flag of Angola Angola 15,941,390 1,246,700 12.8
- Flag of France New Caledonia (France) 236,838 18,575 12.8
170 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 5,887,138 462,840 12.7
171 Flag of Belize Belize 294,835 22,966 12.3
172 Flag of Norway Norway 4,620,275 385,155 12.0
173 Flag of the Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 3,998,904 342,000 11.7
174 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 24,573,100 2,149,690 11.4
175 Flag of Niger Niger 13,956,980 1,267,000 11.0
176 Flag of Mali Mali 13,518,420 1,240,192 10.9
177 Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4,833,266 488,100 9.9
178 Flag of Russia Russia 143,201,600 17,098,242 8.4
179 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 9,182,015 1,098,581 8.4
180 Flag of Oman Oman 2,577,000 309,500 8.3
181