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High income
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Within the “High income” group, Macao SAR, China leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023 at 20,570, while Greenland sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.05.1 K10 K15 K21 KMacao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 20,57021 KMonacoMonaco: 18,69319 KSingaporeSingapore: 8,2428.2 KHong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 7,1777.2 KGibraltarGibraltar: 3,8473.8 KBahrainBahrain: 1,9712.0 KMaltaMalta: 1,7271.7 KSint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 1,2571.3 KBermudaBermuda: 1,1981.2 KBarbadosBarbados: 657657ArubaAruba: 596596NaoeroNaoero: 594594

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Macao SAR, China 20,570
2 Monaco 18,693
3 Singapore 8,242
4 Hong Kong SAR, China 7,177
5 Gibraltar 3,847
6 Bahrain 1,971
7 Malta 1,727
8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,257
9 Bermuda 1,198
10 Barbados 657
11 Aruba 596
12 Naoero 594
13 San Marino 564
14 St. Martin (French part) 550
15 Netherlands 531
16 Korea, Rep. 530
17 Israel 455
18 Belgium 386
19 Puerto Rico (US) 361
20 Curacao 348
21 Japan 342
22 Guam 308
23 Cayman Islands 304
24 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 300
25 United Kingdom 283
26 Kuwait 272
27 Trinidad and Tobago 267
28 Seychelles 260
29 British Virgin Islands 260
30 Luxembourg 259
31 Liechtenstein 249
32 Germany 238
33 American Samoa 238
34 Qatar 231
35 Switzerland 225
36 Antigua and Barbuda 212
37 Italy 199
38 St. Kitts and Nevis 180
39 Andorra 172
40 Denmark 149
41 Isle of Man 148
42 United Arab Emirates 148
43 Cyprus 146
44 Czechia 141
45 France 127
46 Poland 120
47 Portugal 115
48 Slovak Republic 113
49 Austria 111
50 Slovenia 105

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the High income group for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023, Macao SAR, China leads with a gap of 1,877 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 85 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Greenland at 0.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.