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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Geography Statistics > Population density > people per sq. km (1986) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Macau :
11,341.31 people/m²
1986
Geography of Macau
# 2
Hong Kong :
5,301.92 people/m²
1986
Geography of Hong Kong
# 3
Singapore :
4,079.1 people/m²
1986
Geography of Singapore
# 4
Bermuda :
1,138 people/m²
1986
Geography of Bermuda
# 5
Malta :
1,085.94 people/m²
1986
Geography of Malta
# 6
Bangladesh :
729.9 people/m²
1986
Geography of Bangladesh
# 7
Maldives :
631.71 people/m²
1986
Geography of Maldives
# 8
Bahrain :
620.41 people/m²
1986
Geography of Bahrain
# 9
Barbados :
589.69 people/m²
1986
Geography of Barbados
# 10
Mauritius :
504.77 people/m²
1986
Geography of Mauritius
# 11
Netherlands :
430.11 people/m²
1986
Geography of Netherlands
# 12
Korea, South :
417.14 people/m²
1986
Geography of Korea, South
# 13
Puerto Rico :
384.39 people/m²
1986
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 14
Japan :
333.13 people/m²
1986
Geography of Japan
# 15
Belgium :
326.23 people/m²
1986
Geography of Belgium
# 16
Virgin Islands :
304.29 people/m²
1986
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 17
Lebanon :
271.81 people/m²
1986
Geography of Lebanon
# 18
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
269.94 people/m²
1986
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 19
Grenada :
266.74 people/m²
1986
Geography of Grenada
# 20
India :
262.98 people/m²
1986
Geography of India
# 21
Rwanda :
256.9 people/m²
1986
Geography of Rwanda
# 22
Sri Lanka :
249.53 people/m²
1986
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 23
United Kingdom :
234.99 people/m²
1986
Geography of United Kingdom
# 24
El Salvador :
232.51 people/m²
1986
Geography of El Salvador
# 25
Trinidad and Tobago :
231.93 people/m²
1986
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 26
Netherlands Antilles :
229.81 people/m²
1986
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 27
Haiti :
227.85 people/m²
1986
Geography of Haiti
# 28
Germany :
222.86 people/m²
1986
Geography of Germany
# 29
Guam :
222.42 people/m²
1986
Geography of Guam
# 30
Jamaica :
215.68 people/m²
1986
Geography of Jamaica
# 31
Saint Lucia :
207.7 people/m²
1986
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 32
Israel :
198.66 people/m²
1986
Geography of Israel
# 33
Burundi :
196.68 people/m²
1986
Geography of Burundi
# 34
Italy :
192.43 people/m²
1986
Geography of Italy
# 35
Philippines :
186.4 people/m²
1986
Geography of Philippines
# 36
Vietnam :
185.1 people/m²
1986
Geography of Vietnam
# 37
Comoros :
175.82 people/m²
1986
Geography of Comoros
# 38
Switzerland :
162.6 people/m²
1986
Geography of Switzerland
# 39
Korea, North :
155.2 people/m²
1986
Geography of Korea, North
# 40
Seychelles :
147.56 people/m²
1986
Geography of Seychelles
# 41
Antigua and Barbuda :
144.13 people/m²
1986
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 42
Luxembourg :
142.66 people/m²
1986
Geography of Luxembourg
# 43
Dominican Republic :
136.01 people/m²
1986
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 44
Czech Republic :
133.83 people/m²
1986
Geography of Czech Republic
# 45
Moldova :
129.4 people/m²
1986
Geography of Moldova
# 46
Tonga :
128.05 people/m²
1986
Geography of Tonga
# 47
Pakistan :
126.29 people/m²
1986
Geography of Pakistan
# 48
Poland :
123.02 people/m²
1986
Geography of Poland
# 49
Nepal :
121.67 people/m²
1986
Geography of Nepal
# 50
Denmark :
120.84 people/m²
1986
Geography of Denmark
# 51
Armenia :
120.44 people/m²
1986
Geography of Armenia
# 52
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
118.34 people/m²
1986
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 53
Hungary :
117.2 people/m²
1986
Geography of Hungary
# 54
China :
114.38 people/m²
1986
Geography of China
# 55
Albania :
110.72 people/m²
1986
Geography of Albania
# 56
São Tomé and Príncipe :
110.66 people/m²
1986
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 57
Man, Isle of :
110.51 people/m²
1986
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 58
Portugal :
109.41 people/m²
1986
Geography of Portugal
# 59
Slovakia :
108.81 people/m²
1986
Geography of Slovakia
# 60
Serbia and Montenegro :
100.76 people/m²
1986
Geography of Serbia and Montenegro
# 61
France :
100.7 people/m²
1986
Geography of France
# 62
Thailand :
100.67 people/m²
1986
Geography of Thailand
# 63
Kuwait :
100.51 people/m²
1986
Geography of Kuwait
# 64
Romania :
99.08 people/m²
1986
Geography of Romania
# 65
Slovenia :
98.35 people/m²
1986
Geography of Slovenia
# 66
Dominica :
97.73 people/m²
1986
Geography of Dominica
# 67
Cuba :
92.31 people/m²
1986
Geography of Cuba
# 68
Austria :
91.75 people/m²
1986
Geography of Austria
# 69
Indonesia :
91.64 people/m²
1986
Geography of Indonesia
# 70
Kiribati :
91.03 people/m²
1986
Geography of Kiribati
# 71
Nigeria :
88.59 people/m²
1986
Geography of Nigeria
# 72
Ukraine :
88.2 people/m²
1986
Geography of Ukraine
# 73
Croatia :
84.44 people/m²
1986
Geography of Croatia
# 74
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
81.88 people/m²
1986
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 75
Azerbaijan :
81.46 people/m²
1986
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 76
Malawi :
81.39 people/m²
1986
Geography of Malawi
# 77
Bulgaria :
80.96 people/m²
1986
Geography of Bulgaria
# 78
Cape Verde :
80.86 people/m²
1986
Geography of Cape Verde
# 79
Gambia, The :
80.23 people/m²
1986
Geography of Gambia, The
# 80
Uganda :
77.71 people/m²
1986
Geography of Uganda
# 81
Greece :
77.3 people/m²
1986
Geography of Greece
# 82
Spain :
77.12 people/m²
1986
Geography of Spain
# 83
Georgia :
76.86 people/m²
1986
Geography of Georgia
# 84
Guatemala :
74.86 people/m²
1986
Geography of Guatemala
# 85
Macedonia, Republic of :
72.39 people/m²
1986
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 86
Turkey :
66.84 people/m²
1986
Geography of Turkey
# 87
Togo :
63.95 people/m²
1986
Geography of Togo
# 88
Syria :
61.13 people/m²
1986
Geography of Syria
# 89
Ghana :
60.75 people/m²
1986
Geography of Ghana
# 90
Cyprus :
59.28 people/m²
1986
Geography of Cyprus
# 91
Burma :
57.69 people/m²
1986
Geography of Burma
# 92
Lithuania :
57.1 people/m²
1986
Geography of Lithuania
# 93
Samoa :
55.67 people/m²
1986
Geography of Samoa
# 94
Costa Rica :
54.26 people/m²
1986
Geography of Costa Rica
# 95
Sierra Leone :
51.41 people/m²
1986
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 96
Ireland :
51.4 people/m²
1986
Geography of Ireland
# 97
Egypt :
51.06 people/m²
1986
Geography of Egypt
# 98
Lesotho :
49.38 people/m²
1986
Geography of Lesotho
# 99
Morocco :
49.32 people/m²
1986
Geography of Morocco
# 100
Malaysia :
48.97 people/m²
1986
Geography of Malaysia
# 101
French Polynesia :
48.76 people/m²
1986
Geography of French Polynesia
# 102
Belarus :
48.4 people/m²
1986
Geography of Belarus
# 103
Tunisia :
48.23 people/m²
1986
Geography of Tunisia
# 104
Cambodia :
47.82 people/m²
1986
Geography of Cambodia
# 105
East Timor :
44.64 people/m²
1986
Geography of East Timor
# 106
Uzbekistan :
43.8 people/m²
1986
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 107
Brunei :
43.53 people/m²
1986
Geography of Brunei
# 108
Latvia :
42.48 people/m²
1986
Geography of Latvia
# 109
Benin :
41.04 people/m²
1986
Geography of Benin
# 110
Ethiopia :
40.56 people/m²
1986
Geography of Ethiopia
# 111
Mexico :
40.35 people/m²
1986
Geography of Mexico
# 112
Swaziland :
39.52 people/m²
1986
Geography of Swaziland
# 113
Fiji :
39.15 people/m²
1986
Geography of Fiji
# 114
Honduras :
38.55 people/m²
1986
Geography of Honduras
# 115
Iraq :
38.21 people/m²
1986
Geography of Iraq
# 116
Senegal :
36.77 people/m²
1986
Geography of Senegal
# 117
Estonia :
36.33 people/m²
1986
Geography of Estonia
# 118
Kenya :
35.85 people/m²
1986
Geography of Kenya
# 119
Qatar :
35.08 people/m²
1986
Geography of Qatar
# 120
Côte d'Ivoire :
34.4 people/m²
1986
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 121
Ecuador :
33.71 people/m²
1986
Geography of Ecuador
# 122
Tajikistan :
33.68 people/m²
1986
Geography of Tajikistan
# 123
Guinea-Bissau :
32.44 people/m²
1986
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 124
Jordan :
31.1 people/m²
1986
Geography of Jordan
# 125
Panama :
29.85 people/m²
1986
Geography of Panama
# 126
Iran :
29.84 people/m²
1986
Geography of Iran
# 127
Nicaragua :
29.76 people/m²
1986
Geography of Nicaragua
# 128
Colombia :
29.12 people/m²
1986
Geography of Colombia
# 129
Burkina Faso :
27.74 people/m²
1986
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 130
South Africa :
26.45 people/m²
1986
Geography of South Africa
# 131
United States :
26.22 people/m²
1986
Geography of United States
# 132
Tanzania :
26.04 people/m²
1986
Geography of Tanzania
# 133
Zimbabwe :
23.86 people/m²
1986
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 134
Bahamas, The :
23.75 people/m²
1986
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 135
Liberia :
22.73 people/m²
1986
Geography of Liberia
# 136
Guinea :
22.47 people/m²
1986
Geography of Guinea
# 137
Cameroon :
22.27 people/m²
1986
Geography of Cameroon
# 138
Kyrgyzstan :
21.25 people/m²
1986
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 139
Afghanistan :
21.07 people/m²
1986
Geography of Afghanistan
# 140
Sweden :
20.4 people/m²
1986
Geography of Sweden
# 141
Venezuela :
20.32 people/m²
1986
Geography of Venezuela
# 142
Yemen :
19.57 people/m²
1986
Geography of Yemen
# 143
Djibouti :
18.53 people/m²
1986
Geography of Djibouti
# 144
Madagascar :
18.48 people/m²
1986
Geography of Madagascar
# 145
Uruguay :
17.3 people/m²
1986
Geography of Uruguay
# 146
United Arab Emirates :
16.96 people/m²
1986
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 147
Mozambique :
16.92 people/m²
1986
Geography of Mozambique
# 148
Chile :
16.43 people/m²
1986
Geography of Chile
# 149
Brazil :
16.41 people/m²
1986
Geography of Brazil
# 150
Finland :
16.15 people/m²
1986
Geography of Finland
# 151
Laos :
16.11 people/m²
1986
Geography of Laos
# 152
Peru :
15.6 people/m²
1986
Geography of Peru
# 153
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
14.69 people/m²
1986
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 154
Norway :
13.7 people/m²
1986
Geography of Norway
# 155
New Zealand :
12.23 people/m²
1986
Geography of New Zealand
# 156
Bhutan :
11.7 people/m²
1986
Geography of Bhutan
# 157
Equatorial Guinea :
11.63 people/m²
1986
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 158
Argentina :
11.24 people/m²
1986
Geography of Argentina
# 159
Vanuatu :
11.09 people/m²
1986
Geography of Vanuatu
# 160
Somalia :
10.34 people/m²
1986
Geography of Somalia
# 161
Sudan :
10.08 people/m²
1986
Geography of Sudan
# 162
Solomon Islands :
10.03 people/m²
1986
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 163
Zambia :
9.94 people/m²
1986
Geography of Zambia
# 164
Algeria :
9.55 people/m²
1986
Geography of Algeria
# 165
Paraguay :
9.37 people/m²
1986
Geography of Paraguay
# 166
Russia :
8.84 people/m²
1986
Geography of Russia
# 167
New Caledonia :
8.42 people/m²
1986
Geography of New Caledonia
# 168
Papua New Guinea :
8.26 people/m²
1986
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 169
Angola :
7.65 people/m²
1986
Geography of Angola
# 170
Belize :
7.47 people/m²
1986
Geography of Belize
# 171
Turkmenistan :
7.04 people/m²
1986
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 172
Saudi Arabia :
6.8 people/m²
1986
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 173
Mali :
6.61 people/m²
1986
Geography of Mali
# 174
Congo, Republic of the :
6.39 people/m²
1986
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 175
Niger :
5.9 people/m²
1986
Geography of Niger
# 176
Kazakhstan :
5.89 people/m²
1986
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 177
Bolivia :
5.62 people/m²
1986
Geography of Bolivia
# 178
Oman :
5.14 people/m²
1986
Geography of Oman
# 179
Central African Republic :
4.4 people/m²
1986
Geography of Central African Republic
# 180
Chad :
4.26 people/m²
1986
Geography of Chad
# 181
Guyana :
3.8 people/m²
1986
Geography of Guyana
# 182
Gabon :
3.26 people/m²
1986
Geography of Gabon
# 183
Canada :
2.88 people/m²
1986
Geography of Canada
# 184
Suriname :
2.49 people/m²
1986
Geography of Suriname
# 185
Iceland :
2.42 people/m²
1986
Geography of Iceland
# 186
Botswana :
2.25 people/m²
1986
Geography of Botswana
# 187
Libya :
2.22 people/m²
1986
Geography of Libya
# 188
Australia :
2.09 people/m²
1986
Geography of Australia
# 189
Mauritania :
1.81 people/m²
1986
Geography of Mauritania
# 190
Namibia :
1.42 people/m²
1986
Geography of Namibia
# 191
Mongolia :
1.25 people/m²
1986
Geography of Mongolia
# 192
Greenland :
0.16 people/m²
1986
Geography of Greenland
Weighted average:
211.9 people/m²
DEFINITION: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
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CITATION
"Population density > people per sq. km (1986) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/geo_pop_den_peo_per_sq_km-density-people-per-sq-km&date=1986
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