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Global country ranking

Which countries are most densely populated?

Compare people per square kilometre of land using the latest observations.

Latest available country data

Top 25

Years can differ because official releases do not arrive simultaneously. Every row shows its observation year; aggregates and territories are excluded.

  1. 01
    Macao SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific · 2023
    20,569.7 people per km²
  2. 02
    MonacoEurope & Central Asia · 2023
    18,692.9 people per km²
  3. 03
    SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific · 2023
    8,241.8 people per km²
  4. 04
    Hong Kong SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific · 2023
    7,177.2 people per km²
  5. 05
    GibraltarEurope & Central Asia · 2023
    3,847.1 people per km²
  6. 06
    BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2023
    1,971.3 people per km²
  7. 07
    MaldivesSouth Asia · 2023
    1,765.1 people per km²
  8. 08
    MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2023
    1,727.3 people per km²
  9. 09
    BangladeshSouth Asia · 2023
    1,319.2 people per km²
  10. 10
    Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Latin America & Caribbean · 2023
    1,257.3 people per km²
  11. 11
    BermudaNorth America · 2023
    1,198.1 people per km²
  12. 12
    West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2023
    857.4 people per km²
  13. 13
    Channel IslandsEurope & Central Asia · 2021
    842.1 people per km²
  14. 14
    BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean · 2023
    656.6 people per km²
  15. 15
    MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa · 2023
    625.3 people per km²
  16. 16
    ArubaLatin America & Caribbean · 2023
    596.4 people per km²
  17. 17
    NaoeroEast Asia & Pacific · 2023
    593.8 people per km²
  18. 18
    RwandaSub-Saharan Africa · 2023
    565.6 people per km²
  19. 19
    LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2023
    564.4 people per km²
  20. 20
    San MarinoEurope & Central Asia · 2023
    564.3 people per km²
  21. 21
    St. Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean · 2023
    550.3 people per km²
  22. 22
    BurundiSub-Saharan Africa · 2023
    533.1 people per km²
  23. 23
    NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia · 2023
    531.0 people per km²
  24. 24
    Korea, Rep.East Asia & Pacific · 2023
    529.8 people per km²
  25. 25
    IndiaSouth Asia · 2023
    483.7 people per km²
What this shows

Compare people per square kilometre of land using the latest observations.

Method

Countries are ordered by their latest valid observation. HumanPulse keeps the source year visible instead of implying every value was measured together.