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EN.POP.DNST
Which countries are most densely populated?
Compare how many people live on each square kilometre of land.
Latest available country data
Population density ranking
Values use each country’s newest available observation, so years may differ. The source year is shown on every row.
- 01Macao SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific · 202420,630.6 people per km²
- 02MonacoEurope & Central Asia · 202418,536.9 people per km²
- 03SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific · 20248,329.0 people per km²
- 04Hong Kong SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific · 20247,165.8 people per km²
- 05GibraltarEurope & Central Asia · 20243,932.9 people per km²
- 06BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20241,985.8 people per km²
- 07MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20241,805.0 people per km²
- 08MaldivesSouth Asia · 20241,771.1 people per km²
- 09BangladeshSouth Asia · 20241,333.4 people per km²
- 10Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Latin America & Caribbean · 20241,275.0 people per km²
- 11BermudaNorth America · 20241,197.0 people per km²
- 12West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2024877.9 people per km²
- 13Channel IslandsEurope & Central Asia · 2021842.1 people per km²
- 14BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean · 2024655.4 people per km²
- 15MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa · 2024622.9 people per km²
- 16ArubaLatin America & Caribbean · 2024600.0 people per km²
- 17RwandaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024599.9 people per km²
- 18NaoeroEast Asia & Pacific · 2024568.9 people per km²
- 19LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2024567.5 people per km²
- 20San MarinoEurope & Central Asia · 2024555.2 people per km²
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SourceWorld Bank Open Data
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