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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 (1999) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Macau :
15,551.28 people/m²
1999
Geography of Macau
# 2
Hong Kong :
6,340.21 people/m²
1999
Geography of Hong Kong
# 3
Singapore :
5,898.51 people/m²
1999
Geography of Singapore
# 4
Bermuda :
1,240.89 people/m²
1999
Geography of Bermuda
# 5
Malta :
1,212.5 people/m²
1999
Geography of Malta
# 6
Bangladesh :
971.02 people/m²
1999
Geography of Bangladesh
# 7
Maldives :
941.59 people/m²
1999
Geography of Maldives
# 8
Bahrain :
925.3 people/m²
1999
Geography of Bahrain
# 9
Barbados :
617.07 people/m²
1999
Geography of Barbados
# 10
Mauritius :
578.95 people/m²
1999
Geography of Mauritius
# 11
Korea, South :
472.17 people/m²
1999
Geography of Korea, South
# 12
Netherlands :
466.5 people/m²
1999
Geography of Netherlands
# 13
Puerto Rico :
427.1 people/m²
1999
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 14
Japan :
347.46 people/m²
1999
Geography of Japan
# 15
Belgium :
338.27 people/m²
1999
Geography of Belgium
# 16
India :
336.01 people/m²
1999
Geography of India
# 17
Lebanon :
328.79 people/m²
1999
Geography of Lebanon
# 18
Virgin Islands :
308.98 people/m²
1999
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 19
Rwanda :
304.01 people/m²
1999
Geography of Rwanda
# 20
El Salvador :
297.19 people/m²
1999
Geography of El Salvador
# 21
Grenada :
296.18 people/m²
1999
Geography of Grenada
# 22
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
295.79 people/m²
1999
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 23
Sri Lanka :
294.65 people/m²
1999
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 24
Haiti :
283.95 people/m²
1999
Geography of Haiti
# 25
Israel :
283.04 people/m²
1999
Geography of Israel
# 26
Marshall Islands :
282.83 people/m²
1999
Geography of Marshall Islands
# 27
Guam :
278.43 people/m²
1999
Geography of Guam
# 28
Saint Lucia :
251.97 people/m²
1999
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 29
Trinidad and Tobago :
249.6 people/m²
1999
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 30
Philippines :
249.16 people/m²
1999
Geography of Philippines
# 31
Burundi :
248.42 people/m²
1999
Geography of Burundi
# 32
United Kingdom :
242.77 people/m²
1999
Geography of United Kingdom
# 33
Vietnam :
238.15 people/m²
1999
Geography of Vietnam
# 34
Jamaica :
237.7 people/m²
1999
Geography of Jamaica
# 35
Comoros :
237.24 people/m²
1999
Geography of Comoros
# 36
Germany :
235.36 people/m²
1999
Geography of Germany
# 37
Netherlands Antilles :
220.96 people/m²
1999
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 38
Italy :
193.54 people/m²
1999
Geography of Italy
# 39
Korea, North :
180.22 people/m²
1999
Geography of Korea, North
# 40
Switzerland :
178.5 people/m²
1999
Geography of Switzerland
# 41
Pakistan :
174.85 people/m²
1999
Geography of Pakistan
# 42
Seychelles :
174.8 people/m²
1999
Geography of Seychelles
# 43
Antigua and Barbuda :
170.99 people/m²
1999
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 44
Dominican Republic :
168.32 people/m²
1999
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 45
Nepal :
167 people/m²
1999
Geography of Nepal
# 46
Luxembourg :
166.8 people/m²
1999
Geography of Luxembourg
# 47
Micronesia, Federated States of :
153.08 people/m²
1999
Geography of Micronesia, Federated States of
# 48
São Tomé and Príncipe :
142.6 people/m²
1999
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 49
Tonga :
138.3 people/m²
1999
Geography of Tonga
# 50
China :
134.43 people/m²
1999
Geography of China
# 51
Czech Republic :
133.08 people/m²
1999
Geography of Czech Republic
# 52
Man, Isle of :
131.22 people/m²
1999
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 53
Moldova :
130.35 people/m²
1999
Geography of Moldova
# 54
Gambia, The :
127.51 people/m²
1999
Geography of Gambia, The
# 55
Poland :
127.01 people/m²
1999
Geography of Poland
# 56
Nigeria :
126.11 people/m²
1999
Geography of Nigeria
# 57
Denmark :
125.36 people/m²
1999
Geography of Denmark
# 58
Kiribati :
121.1 people/m²
1999
Geography of Kiribati
# 59
Uganda :
119.52 people/m²
1999
Geography of Uganda
# 60
Malawi :
119.17 people/m²
1999
Geography of Malawi
# 61
Thailand :
119.11 people/m²
1999
Geography of Thailand
# 62
Kuwait :
118.24 people/m²
1999
Geography of Kuwait
# 63
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
117.39 people/m²
1999
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 64
Hungary :
114 people/m²
1999
Geography of Hungary
# 65
Indonesia :
112.37 people/m²
1999
Geography of Indonesia
# 66
Slovakia :
112.16 people/m²
1999
Geography of Slovakia
# 67
Albania :
111.79 people/m²
1999
Geography of Albania
# 68
Portugal :
111.19 people/m²
1999
Geography of Portugal
# 69
Armenia :
109.93 people/m²
1999
Geography of Armenia
# 70
Cape Verde :
109.23 people/m²
1999
Geography of Cape Verde
# 71
France :
106.57 people/m²
1999
Geography of France
# 72
Serbia and Montenegro :
104.25 people/m²
1999
Geography of Serbia and Montenegro
# 73
Cuba :
100.91 people/m²
1999
Geography of Cuba
# 74
Guatemala :
100.62 people/m²
1999
Geography of Guatemala
# 75
Slovenia :
98.58 people/m²
1999
Geography of Slovenia
# 76
Romania :
97.81 people/m²
1999
Geography of Romania
# 77
Austria :
97.06 people/m²
1999
Geography of Austria
# 78
Azerbaijan :
96.52 people/m²
1999
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 79
Togo :
95.44 people/m²
1999
Geography of Togo
# 80
Dominica :
95.37 people/m²
1999
Geography of Dominica
# 81
Syria :
89.17 people/m²
1999
Geography of Syria
# 82
Turkey :
86.14 people/m²
1999
Geography of Turkey
# 83
Ukraine :
85.74 people/m²
1999
Geography of Ukraine
# 84
Ghana :
85.41 people/m²
1999
Geography of Ghana
# 85
Greece :
84.43 people/m²
1999
Geography of Greece
# 86
Croatia :
81.37 people/m²
1999
Geography of Croatia
# 87
Spain :
79.94 people/m²
1999
Geography of Spain
# 88
Macedonia, Republic of :
78.72 people/m²
1999
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 89
Costa Rica :
75.2 people/m²
1999
Geography of Costa Rica
# 90
Cyprus :
74.32 people/m²
1999
Geography of Cyprus
# 91
Bulgaria :
74.19 people/m²
1999
Geography of Bulgaria
# 92
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
73.24 people/m²
1999
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 93
Burma :
71.65 people/m²
1999
Geography of Burma
# 94
Cambodia :
70.7 people/m²
1999
Geography of Cambodia
# 95
Georgia :
68.7 people/m²
1999
Geography of Georgia
# 96
Malaysia :
68.44 people/m²
1999
Geography of Malaysia
# 97
Egypt :
66.32 people/m²
1999
Geography of Egypt
# 98
French Polynesia :
63.39 people/m²
1999
Geography of French Polynesia
# 99
Benin :
63.13 people/m²
1999
Geography of Benin
# 100
Ethiopia :
62.78 people/m²
1999
Geography of Ethiopia
# 101
Samoa :
62.07 people/m²
1999
Geography of Samoa
# 102
Brunei :
61.79 people/m²
1999
Geography of Brunei
# 103
Morocco :
61.66 people/m²
1999
Geography of Morocco
# 104
Sierra Leone :
61.1 people/m²
1999
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 105
Tunisia :
60.86 people/m²
1999
Geography of Tunisia
# 106
Swaziland :
59.28 people/m²
1999
Geography of Swaziland
# 107
Lesotho :
58.46 people/m²
1999
Geography of Lesotho
# 108
Uzbekistan :
57.36 people/m²
1999
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 109
Lithuania :
56.33 people/m²
1999
Geography of Lithuania
# 110
Honduras :
55.99 people/m²
1999
Geography of Honduras
# 111
Iraq :
55.7 people/m²
1999
Geography of Iraq
# 112
Ireland :
54.51 people/m²
1999
Geography of Ireland
# 113
Jordan :
53.69 people/m²
1999
Geography of Jordan
# 114
Kenya :
52.73 people/m²
1999
Geography of Kenya
# 115
Qatar :
52.67 people/m²
1999
Geography of Qatar
# 116
East Timor :
52.45 people/m²
1999
Geography of East Timor
# 117
Senegal :
52.41 people/m²
1999
Geography of Senegal
# 118
Côte d'Ivoire :
51.52 people/m²
1999
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 119
Mexico :
50.6 people/m²
1999
Geography of Mexico
# 120
Belarus :
48.37 people/m²
1999
Geography of Belarus
# 121
Guinea-Bissau :
47.22 people/m²
1999
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 122
Fiji :
43.93 people/m²
1999
Geography of Fiji
# 123
Ecuador :
43.81 people/m²
1999
Geography of Ecuador
# 124
Tajikistan :
43.49 people/m²
1999
Geography of Tajikistan
# 125
Burkina Faso :
40.08 people/m²
1999
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 126
Nicaragua :
39.85 people/m²
1999
Geography of Nicaragua
# 127
Panama :
38.87 people/m²
1999
Geography of Panama
# 128
Tanzania :
38.52 people/m²
1999
Geography of Tanzania
# 129
Latvia :
38.52 people/m²
1999
Geography of Latvia
# 130
Iran :
38.34 people/m²
1999
Geography of Iran
# 131
Colombia :
37.32 people/m²
1999
Geography of Colombia
# 132
United Arab Emirates :
36.28 people/m²
1999
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 133
South Africa :
35.34 people/m²
1999
Geography of South Africa
# 134
Eritrea :
33.92 people/m²
1999
Geography of Eritrea
# 135
Guinea :
33.62 people/m²
1999
Geography of Guinea
# 136
Yemen :
32.94 people/m²
1999
Geography of Yemen
# 137
Estonia :
32.45 people/m²
1999
Geography of Estonia
# 138
Zimbabwe :
32.25 people/m²
1999
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 139
Cameroon :
31.27 people/m²
1999
Geography of Cameroon
# 140
United States :
30.47 people/m²
1999
Geography of United States
# 141
Liberia :
30.2 people/m²
1999
Geography of Liberia
# 142
Djibouti :
29.92 people/m²
1999
Geography of Djibouti
# 143
Bahamas, The :
29.68 people/m²
1999
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 144
Venezuela :
27.06 people/m²
1999
Geography of Venezuela
# 145
Madagascar :
27.04 people/m²
1999
Geography of Madagascar
# 146
Kyrgyzstan :
25.36 people/m²
1999
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 147
Mozambique :
22.35 people/m²
1999
Geography of Mozambique
# 148
Laos :
22.34 people/m²
1999
Geography of Laos
# 149
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
21.6 people/m²
1999
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 150
Sweden :
21.59 people/m²
1999
Geography of Sweden
# 151
Chile :
20.33 people/m²
1999
Geography of Chile
# 152
Brazil :
20.25 people/m²
1999
Geography of Brazil
# 153
Peru :
19.95 people/m²
1999
Geography of Peru
# 154
Uruguay :
18.95 people/m²
1999
Geography of Uruguay
# 155
Finland :
16.96 people/m²
1999
Geography of Finland
# 156
Equatorial Guinea :
15.63 people/m²
1999
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 157
Vanuatu :
15.4 people/m²
1999
Geography of Vanuatu
# 158
Norway :
14.66 people/m²
1999
Geography of Norway
# 159
Solomon Islands :
14.55 people/m²
1999
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 160
New Zealand :
14.31 people/m²
1999
Geography of New Zealand
# 161
Zambia :
14.11 people/m²
1999
Geography of Zambia
# 162
Sudan :
13.56 people/m²
1999
Geography of Sudan
# 163
Argentina :
13.34 people/m²
1999
Geography of Argentina
# 164
Paraguay :
13.18 people/m²
1999
Geography of Paraguay
# 165
Bhutan :
12.75 people/m²
1999
Geography of Bhutan
# 166
Algeria :
12.61 people/m²
1999
Geography of Algeria
# 167
New Caledonia :
11.55 people/m²
1999
Geography of New Caledonia
# 168
Papua New Guinea :
11.43 people/m²
1999
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 169
Somalia :
10.85 people/m²
1999
Geography of Somalia
# 170
Angola :
10.83 people/m²
1999
Geography of Angola
# 171
Belize :
10.66 people/m²
1999
Geography of Belize
# 172
Saudi Arabia :
10.1 people/m²
1999
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 173
Congo, Republic of the :
9.75 people/m²
1999
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 174
Turkmenistan :
9.46 people/m²
1999
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 175
Mali :
9.28 people/m²
1999
Geography of Mali
# 176
Niger :
8.99 people/m²
1999
Geography of Niger
# 177
Russia :
8.93 people/m²
1999
Geography of Russia
# 178
Oman :
7.76 people/m²
1999
Geography of Oman
# 179
Bolivia :
7.51 people/m²
1999
Geography of Bolivia
# 180
Chad :
6.31 people/m²
1999
Geography of Chad
# 181
Central African Republic :
5.96 people/m²
1999
Geography of Central African Republic
# 182
Kazakhstan :
5.53 people/m²
1999
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 183
Gabon :
4.83 people/m²
1999
Geography of Gabon
# 184
Guyana :
3.77 people/m²
1999
Geography of Guyana
# 185
Canada :
3.35 people/m²
1999
Geography of Canada
# 186
Botswana :
3.06 people/m²
1999
Geography of Botswana
# 187
Libya :
2.96 people/m²
1999
Geography of Libya
# 188
Iceland :
2.77 people/m²
1999
Geography of Iceland
# 189
Suriname :
2.76 people/m²
1999
Geography of Suriname
# 190
Mauritania :
2.51 people/m²
1999
Geography of Mauritania
# 191
Australia :
2.46 people/m²
1999
Geography of Australia
# 192
Namibia :
2.25 people/m²
1999
Geography of Namibia
# 193
Mongolia :
1.52 people/m²
1999
Geography of Mongolia
# 194
Greenland :
0.14 people/m²
1999
Geography of Greenland
Weighted average:
267.6 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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"Population density > people per sq. km (1999) 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=1999
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