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Countries Ranked by Population Density

Compare countries by residents per square kilometre (people/km²), calculated as population divided by total area. The displayed year refers to the population figure, not the area.

195 countries with available data

10 most densely populated countries

#1
Monaco
18,980.7 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#2
Singapore
8,607.3 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#3
Bahrain
2,092 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#4
Vatican City
2,004.5 people/km²
Population year: 2024
#5
Malta
1,834.5 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#6
Maldives
1,765.6 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#7
Bangladesh
1,190.5 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#8
Palestine
870.4 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#9
Barbados
657.3 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#10
Mauritius
609.7 people/km²
Population year: 2025

10 least densely populated countries

#195
Mongolia
2.3 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#194
Australia
3.6 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#193
Namibia
3.7 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#192
Iceland
3.8 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#191
Guyana
3.9 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#190
Suriname
3.9 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#189
Canada
4.2 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#188
Libya
4.2 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#187
Botswana
4.4 people/km²
Population year: 2025
#186
Mauritania
5.2 people/km²
Population year: 2025

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Complete country ranking

195 of 195 countries

#CountryPeople/km²Population year
1Monaco18,980.7Year: 20252025
2Singapore8,607.3Year: 20252025
3Bahrain2,092Year: 20252025
4Vatican City2,004.5Year: 20242024
5Malta1,834.5Year: 20252025
6Maldives1,765.6Year: 20252025
7Bangladesh1,190.5Year: 20252025
8Palestine870.4Year: 20252025
9Barbados657.3Year: 20252025
10Mauritius609.7Year: 20252025
11Nauru572.6Year: 20252025
12Lebanon559.6Year: 20252025
13San Marino559.2Year: 20252025
14Rwanda553.2Year: 20252025
15Burundi517Year: 20252025
16South Korea515.8Year: 20252025
17Israel487.4Year: 20252025
18Comoros474.1Year: 20252025
19India445.3Year: 20252025
20Netherlands432.2Year: 20252025
21Haiti429Year: 20252025
22Belgium391.2Year: 20252025
23Tuvalu365.1Year: 20252025
24Philippines341.1Year: 20252025
25Grenada341Year: 20252025
26Sri Lanka331.6Year: 20252025
27Japan326.4Year: 20252025
28Vietnam306.7Year: 20252025
29El Salvador302.5Year: 20252025
30Saint Lucia292.4Year: 20252025
31Pakistan289.4Year: 20252025
32United Kingdom286.1Year: 20252025
33Kuwait273.1Year: 20252025
34Seychelles271.5Year: 20252025
35Trinidad and Tobago266.6Year: 20252025
36Luxembourg265.6Year: 20252025
37Gambia264Year: 20252025
38Jamaica258.1Year: 20252025
39Nigeria257.1Year: 20252025
40Saint Vincent and the Grenadines256.9Year: 20252025
41Qatar256.5Year: 20252025
42Liechtenstein256.4Year: 20252025
43São Tomé and Príncipe249.2Year: 20252025
44Dominican Republic236.7Year: 20252025
45Germany233.8Year: 20252025
46North Korea220.4Year: 20252025
47Switzerland220.2Year: 20252025
48Antigua and Barbuda213.1Year: 20252025
49Uganda212.7Year: 20252025
50Nepal201.2Year: 20252025
51Marshall Islands200.5Year: 20252025
52Italy195.5Year: 20252025
53Malawi187.5Year: 20252025
54Saint Kitts and Nevis179.8Year: 20252025
55Andorra177.1Year: 20252025
56Guatemala171.6Year: 20252025
57Kiribati168.3Year: 20252025
58Micronesia161.9Year: 20252025
59Togo151.3Year: 20252025
60Indonesia150Year: 20252025
61Cyprus148.2Year: 20252025
62Ghana147Year: 20252025
63China144.9Year: 20252025
64Thailand139.6Year: 20252025
65Denmark139.4Year: 20252025
66Tonga138.9Year: 20252025
67Syria138.4Year: 20252025
68Czechia138Year: 20252025
69United Arab Emirates137.7Year: 20252025
70Benin131.5Year: 20252025
71Cape Verde130.8Year: 20252025
72Jordan129Year: 20252025
73France124.6Year: 20252025
74Sierra Leone122.9Year: 20252025
75Ethiopia122.7Year: 20252025
76Azerbaijan118.3Year: 20252025
77Egypt118.1Year: 20252025
78Portugal117.3Year: 20252025
79Poland116.5Year: 20252025
80Slovakia110.4Year: 20252025
81Austria109.8Year: 20252025
82Türkiye109.6Year: 20252025
83Malaysia108.8Year: 20252025
84Iraq107.3Year: 20252025
85Slovenia105.1Year: 20252025
86Armenia103.8Year: 20252025
87Hungary102.3Year: 20252025
88Ivory Coast101.4Year: 20252025
89Costa Rica100.8Year: 20252025
90Cuba99.5Year: 20252025
91Kenya99.1Year: 20252025
92Cambodia98.6Year: 20252025
93Honduras97.8Year: 20252025
94Spain97.5Year: 20252025
95Senegal96.2Year: 20252025
96Timor-Leste95.4Year: 20252025
97Burkina Faso88.2Year: 20252025
98Dominica87.7Year: 20252025
99Morocco86.1Year: 20252025
100Uzbekistan82.8Year: 20252025
101Albania81.7Year: 20252025
102Myanmar81.1Year: 20252025
103Brunei80.9Year: 20252025
104Romania79.8Year: 20252025
105Yemen79.1Year: 20252025
106Greece78.9Year: 20252025
107Ireland78Year: 20252025
108Lesotho77.9Year: 20252025
109Samoa77.2Year: 20252025
110Tunisia75.5Year: 20252025
111Tajikistan75.4Year: 20252025
112Tanzania74.6Year: 20252025
113Serbia74.1Year: 20252025
114Eswatini72.3Year: 20252025
115North Macedonia70.8Year: 20252025
116Moldova69.7Year: 20252025
117Equatorial Guinea69.1Year: 20252025
118Croatia68.5Year: 20252025
119Afghanistan67.2Year: 20252025
120Mexico67.2Year: 20252025
121Ecuador66.1Year: 20252025
122Ukraine64.6Year: 20252025
123Cameroon62.8Year: 20252025
124Guinea-Bissau62.3Year: 20252025
125Guinea61.4Year: 20252025
126Bosnia and Herzegovina61.3Year: 20252025
127Panama60.6Year: 20252025
128Bulgaria58Year: 20252025
129Georgia56.5Year: 20252025
130Iran56.1Year: 20252025
131Madagascar55.8Year: 20252025
132Nicaragua53.7Year: 20252025
133South Africa53Year: 20252025
134Liberia51.5Year: 20252025
135Fiji51.1Year: 20252025
136Djibouti51Year: 20252025
137DR Congo48.1Year: 20252025
138Colombia46.8Year: 20252025
139Montenegro45.1Year: 20252025
140Mozambique44.5Year: 20252025
141Lithuania44.2Year: 20252025
142Belarus43.8Year: 20252025
143Zimbabwe43.4Year: 20252025
144Palau38.5Year: 20252025
145Kyrgyzstan36.7Year: 20252025
146United States36.5Year: 20252025
147Laos33.2Year: 20252025
148Angola31.3Year: 20252025
149Venezuela31.1Year: 20252025
150Somalia30.8Year: 20252025
151Eritrea30.7Year: 20252025
152Estonia30.2Year: 20252025
153Zambia29.1Year: 20252025
154Solomon Islands29Year: 20252025
155Bahamas28.9Year: 20252025
156Latvia28.6Year: 20252025
157Vanuatu27.5Year: 20252025
158Sudan27.4Year: 20252025
159Peru26.9Year: 20252025
160Chile26.3Year: 20252025
161Brazil25Year: 20252025
162Sweden23.5Year: 20252025
163Papua New Guinea23.3Year: 20252025
164Niger22Year: 20252025
165Bhutan20.8Year: 20252025
166Mali20.3Year: 20252025
167Algeria19.9Year: 20252025
168New Zealand19.7Year: 20252025
169South Sudan19.7Year: 20252025
170Congo19Year: 20252025
171Uruguay18.7Year: 20252025
172Belize18.4Year: 20252025
173Oman17.8Year: 20252025
174Norway17.3Year: 20252025
175Paraguay17.2Year: 20252025
176Saudi Arabia17.2Year: 20252025
177Finland16.7Year: 20252025
178Argentina16.5Year: 20252025
179Chad16.4Year: 20252025
180Turkmenistan15.6Year: 20252025
181Bolivia11.5Year: 20252025
182Gabon9.7Year: 20252025
183Central African Republic8.8Year: 20252025
184Russia8.4Year: 20252025
185Kazakhstan7.6Year: 20252025
186Mauritania5.2Year: 20252025
187Botswana4.4Year: 20252025
188Libya4.2Year: 20252025
189Canada4.2Year: 20252025
190Suriname3.9Year: 20252025
191Guyana3.9Year: 20252025
192Iceland3.8Year: 20252025
193Namibia3.7Year: 20252025
194Australia3.6Year: 20252025
195Mongolia2.3Year: 20252025

Methodology: density = population ÷ total area (km²). The reference year applies to population only; years can vary by country. Rankings cover 195 countries with available data.

About this data

Figures are drawn from the ViewOurPlanet country dataset. The population year is shown per country; the area reference year is not available. Data provenance should be checked against the source dataset.

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