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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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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Monaco | 17,128.21 people/m² | 2005 | ||
2 | Macau | 16,317.8 people/m² | 2005 | ||
3 | Hong Kong | 6,663.72 people/m² | 2005 | ||
4 | Singapore | 6,301.6 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 1,408.08 people/m² | 2005 | |||
5 | Bermuda | 1,264.89 people/m² | 2005 | ||
6 | Malta | 1,260.94 people/m² | 2005 | ||
7 | Maldives | 1,097.33 people/m² | 2005 | ||
8 | Bangladesh | 1,089.52 people/m² | 2005 | ||
9 | Bahrain | 1,023.4 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 651.55 people/m² | 2005 | |||
10 | Barbados | 626.87 people/m² | 2005 | ||
11 | Mauritius | 612.44 people/m² | 2005 | ||
12 | Aruba | 527.89 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 526.45 people/m² | 2005 | |||
13 | South Korea | 489.15 people/m² | 2005 | ||
14 | Netherlands | 481.7 people/m² | 2005 | ||
15 | Mayotte | 481.28 people/m² | 2005 | ||
16 | San Marino | 470 people/m² | 2005 | ||
17 | Puerto Rico | 441.04 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 423.51 people/m² | 2005 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 418.32 people/m² | 2005 | |||
18 | India | 368.15 people/m² | 2005 | ||
19 | Rwanda | 366.34 people/m² | 2005 | ||
20 | Marshall Islands | 351.48 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 350.71 people/m² | 2005 | |||
21 | Japan | 350.55 people/m² | 2005 | ||
22 | Lebanon | 349.64 people/m² | 2005 | ||
23 | Belgium | 346.63 people/m² | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 345.26 people/m² | 2005 | |||
24 | El Salvador | 332.09 people/m² | 2005 | ||
25 | Israel | 319.94 people/m² | 2005 | ||
26 | Grenada | 313.24 people/m² | 2005 | ||
27 | Virgin Islands | 310.59 people/m² | 2005 | ||
28 | Haiti | 309.43 people/m² | 2005 | ||
29 | Guam | 308.43 people/m² | 2005 | ||
30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 305.26 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 304.9 people/m² | 2005 | |||
31 | Sri Lanka | 303.66 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 294.65 people/m² | 2005 | |||
32 | Burundi | 293.91 people/m² | 2005 | ||
33 | American Samoa | 291.5 people/m² | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 284.56 people/m² | 2005 | |||
34 | Philippines | 278.55 people/m² | 2005 | ||
35 | Saint Lucia | 270.15 people/m² | 2005 | ||
36 | Comoros | 269.28 people/m² | 2005 | ||
37 | Vietnam | 268.07 people/m² | 2005 | ||
38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 254.43 people/m² | 2005 | ||
39 | United Kingdom | 248.94 people/m² | 2005 | ||
40 | Jamaica | 245.11 people/m² | 2005 | ||
41 | Germany | 236.46 people/m² | 2005 | ||
42 | Netherlands Antilles | 228.32 people/m² | 2005 | ||
43 | Liechtenstein | 217.19 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 202.21 people/m² | 2005 | |||
44 | Pakistan | 202.07 people/m² | 2005 | ||
45 | Italy | 199.27 people/m² | 2005 | ||
46 | Nepal | 189.74 people/m² | 2005 | ||
47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 188.15 people/m² | 2005 | ||
48 | North Korea | 186.76 people/m² | 2005 | ||
49 | Switzerland | 185.93 people/m² | 2005 | ||
50 | Dominican Republic | 183.86 people/m² | 2005 | ||
51 | Seychelles | 183.68 people/m² | 2005 | ||
52 | Luxembourg | 176.34 people/m² | 2005 | ||
53 | Cayman Islands | 173.08 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 168.83 people/m² | 2005 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 168.12 people/m² | 2005 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 167.37 people/m² | 2005 | |||
54 | Northern Mariana Islands | 165.83 people/m² | 2005 | ||
55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 163.04 people/m² | 2005 | ||
56 | Federated States of Micronesia | 157.84 people/m² | 2005 | ||
57 | The Gambia | 151.71 people/m² | 2005 | ||
58 | Uganda | 146.2 people/m² | 2005 | ||
59 | Nigeria | 144.42 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 144.35 people/m² | 2005 | |||
60 | Kuwait | 142.28 people/m² | 2005 | ||
61 | Tonga | 142.1 people/m² | 2005 | ||
62 | Andorra | 141.45 people/m² | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 140.48 people/m² | 2005 | |||
63 | China | 139.87 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 139.5 people/m² | 2005 | |||
64 | Malawi | 136.95 people/m² | 2005 | ||
65 | Kiribati | 135.62 people/m² | 2005 | ||
66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 133.33 people/m² | 2005 | ||
67 | Czech Republic | 132.46 people/m² | 2005 | ||
68 | Moldova | 127.95 people/m² | 2005 | ||
69 | Denmark | 127.65 people/m² | 2005 | ||
70 | Cape Verde | 125.76 people/m² | 2005 | ||
71 | Thailand | 125.73 people/m² | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 125.72 people/m² | 2005 | |||
72 | Poland | 124.59 people/m² | 2005 | ||
73 | Indonesia | 121.75 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 117.85 people/m² | 2005 | |||
74 | Guatemala | 116.2 people/m² | 2005 | ||
75 | Portugal | 115.29 people/m² | 2005 | ||
76 | Albania | 114.22 people/m² | 2005 | ||
77 | Togo | 112.98 people/m² | 2005 | ||
78 | Hungary | 112.57 people/m² | 2005 | ||
79 | Slovakia | 112 people/m² | 2005 | ||
80 | France | 110.66 people/m² | 2005 | ||
81 | Armenia | 106.96 people/m² | 2005 | ||
82 | Syria | 103.62 people/m² | 2005 | ||
83 | Cuba | 102.62 people/m² | 2005 | ||
84 | Azerbaijan | 101.48 people/m² | 2005 | ||
85 | Austria | 99.86 people/m² | 2005 | ||
86 | Slovenia | 99.33 people/m² | 2005 | ||
87 | Ghana | 97.18 people/m² | 2005 | ||
88 | Dominica | 96 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 95.2 people/m² | 2005 | |||
89 | Romania | 94.07 people/m² | 2005 | ||
90 | Turkey | 93.64 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 91.45 people/m² | 2005 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 91.42 people/m² | 2005 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 90.65 people/m² | 2005 | |||
91 | Spain | 86.94 people/m² | 2005 | ||
92 | Greece | 86.14 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 85.7 people/m² | 1999 | |||
93 | Costa Rica | 84.75 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 83.93 people/m² | 2005 | |||
94 | Cyprus | 82.01 people/m² | 2005 | ||
95 | Ukraine | 81.25 people/m² | 2005 | ||
96 | Cambodia | 79.71 people/m² | 2005 | ||
97 | Croatia | 79.46 people/m² | 2005 | ||
98 | Serbia and Montenegro | 79.06 people/m² | 2005 | ||
=99 | Malaysia | 77.15 people/m² | 2005 | ||
=99 | Sierra Leone | 77.15 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 77.01 people/m² | 2005 | |||
101 | Burma | 76.83 people/m² | 2005 | ||
102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.31 people/m² | 2005 | ||
103 | Benin | 76.29 people/m² | 2005 | ||
104 | Egypt | 74.37 people/m² | 2005 | ||
105 | Qatar | 73.89 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 73.87 people/m² | 2005 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 73 people/m² | 2005 | |||
106 | Ethiopia | 71.26 people/m² | 2005 | ||
107 | Bulgaria | 71.24 people/m² | 2005 | ||
108 | Brunei | 70.93 people/m² | 2005 | ||
109 | French Polynesia | 70.11 people/m² | 2005 | ||
110 | Morocco | 67.6 people/m² | 2005 | ||
111 | Swaziland | 65.76 people/m² | 2005 | ||
112 | East Timor | 65.6 people/m² | 2005 | ||
113 | Samoa | 65.37 people/m² | 2005 | ||
114 | Tunisia | 64.55 people/m² | 2005 | ||
=115 | Georgia | 64.39 people/m² | 2005 | ||
=115 | Honduras | 64.39 people/m² | 2005 | ||
117 | Jordan | 62.02 people/m² | 2005 | ||
118 | Uzbekistan | 61.51 people/m² | 2005 | ||
119 | Senegal | 60.55 people/m² | 2005 | ||
120 | Ireland | 60.37 people/m² | 2005 | ||
121 | Kenya | 60.19 people/m² | 2005 | ||
122 | Lesotho | 59.14 people/m² | 2005 | ||
123 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57.09 people/m² | 2005 | ||
124 | Guinea-Bissau | 56.41 people/m² | 2005 | ||
125 | Iraq | 55.7 people/m² | 1999 | ||
126 | Lithuania | 54.47 people/m² | 2005 | ||
127 | United Arab Emirates | 54.22 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 54.12 people/m² | 2005 | |||
128 | Mexico | 54.01 people/m² | 2005 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 52.81 people/m² | 2005 | |||
129 | Burkina Faso | 48.35 people/m² | 2005 | ||
130 | Ecuador | 47.78 people/m² | 2005 | ||
131 | Belarus | 47.12 people/m² | 2005 | ||
132 | Tajikistan | 46.49 people/m² | 2005 | ||
133 | Fiji | 46.4 people/m² | 2005 | ||
134 | Palau | 43.7 people/m² | 2005 | ||
135 | Eritrea | 43.58 people/m² | 2005 | ||
136 | Panama | 43.42 people/m² | 2005 | ||
137 | Tanzania | 43.38 people/m² | 2005 | ||
138 | Nicaragua | 42.42 people/m² | 2005 | ||
139 | Iran | 41.71 people/m² | 2005 | ||
140 | Colombia | 41.1 people/m² | 2005 | ||
141 | Yemen | 39.73 people/m² | 2005 | ||
142 | South Africa | 38.61 people/m² | 2005 | ||
143 | Guinea | 38.26 people/m² | 2005 | ||
144 | Latvia | 36.93 people/m² | 2005 | ||
145 | Cameroon | 35.07 people/m² | 2005 | ||
146 | Faroe Islands | 34.52 people/m² | 2005 | ||
147 | Djibouti | 34.21 people/m² | 2005 | ||
148 | Liberia | 34.09 people/m² | 2005 | ||
149 | Zimbabwe | 33.63 people/m² | 2005 | ||
150 | United States | 32.35 people/m² | 2005 | ||
151 | The Bahamas | 32.27 people/m² | 2005 | ||
152 | Madagascar | 31.99 people/m² | 2005 | ||
153 | Estonia | 31.76 people/m² | 2005 | ||
154 | Venezuela | 30.13 people/m² | 2005 | ||
155 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.82 people/m² | 2005 | ||
156 | Laos | 25.67 people/m² | 2005 | ||
157 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.38 people/m² | 2005 | ||
158 | Mozambique | 25.24 people/m² | 2005 | ||
159 | Brazil | 22.04 people/m² | 2005 | ||
160 | Sweden | 21.99 people/m² | 2005 | ||
161 | Peru | 21.85 people/m² | 2005 | ||
162 | Chile | 21.76 people/m² | 2005 | ||
163 | Afghanistan | 21.48 people/m² | 1989 | ||
164 | Uruguay | 19.79 people/m² | 2005 | ||
165 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.95 people/m² | 2005 | ||
166 | Vanuatu | 17.34 people/m² | 2005 | ||
167 | Finland | 17.22 people/m² | 2005 | ||
168 | Solomon Islands | 17.07 people/m² | 2005 | ||
169 | Zambia | 15.7 people/m² | 2005 | ||
170 | New Zealand | 15.29 people/m² | 2005 | ||
171 | Sudan | 15.25 people/m² | 2005 | ||
172 | Norway | 15.19 people/m² | 2005 | ||
173 | Paraguay | 14.85 people/m² | 2005 | ||
174 | Argentina | 14.16 people/m² | 2005 | ||
175 | Algeria | 13.79 people/m² | 2005 | ||
176 | Bhutan | 13.55 people/m² | 2005 | ||
177 | Somalia | 13.12 people/m² | 2005 | ||
178 | Papua New Guinea | 13 people/m² | 2005 | ||
179 | New Caledonia | 12.83 people/m² | 2005 | ||
=180 | Belize | 12.79 people/m² | 2005 | ||
=180 | Angola | 12.79 people/m² | 2005 | ||
182 | Congo, Republic of the | 11.71 people/m² | 2005 | ||
183 | Saudi Arabia | 11.56 people/m² | 2005 | ||
184 | Mali | 11.08 people/m² | 2005 | ||
185 | Niger | 11.02 people/m² | 2005 | ||
186 | Turkmenistan | 10.29 people/m² | 2005 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 9.49 people/m² | 2005 | |||
187 | Russia | 8.74 people/m² | 2005 | ||
188 | Bolivia | 8.47 people/m² | 2005 | ||
189 | Oman | 8.29 people/m² | 2005 | ||
190 | Chad | 7.74 people/m² | 2005 | ||
191 | Central African Republic | 6.48 people/m² | 2005 | ||
192 | Kazakhstan | 5.61 people/m² | 2005 | ||
193 | Gabon | 5.37 people/m² | 2005 | ||
194 | Guyana | 3.82 people/m² | 2005 | ||
195 | Canada | 3.55 people/m² | 2005 | ||
196 | Libya | 3.33 people/m² | 2005 | ||
197 | Botswana | 3.11 people/m² | 2005 | ||
198 | Mauritania | 2.99 people/m² | 2005 | ||
199 | Iceland | 2.96 people/m² | 2005 | ||
200 | Suriname | 2.88 people/m² | 2005 | ||
201 | Australia | 2.65 people/m² | 2005 | ||
202 | Namibia | 2.47 people/m² | 2005 | ||
203 | Mongolia | 1.63 people/m² | 2005 | ||
204 | Greenland | 0.14 people/m² | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Population density > People per sq. km
- Greenland has ranked last for population density > people per sq. km since 1961.
- Monaco ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Macau ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Singapore ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- India ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Maldives ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Belgium ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst Cold countries in 2005.
- South Korea ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Aruba ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
- Netherlands ranked first for population density > people per sq. km amongst NATO countries in 2005.