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

For 2023, Population density (people per sq. km of land area) is led by Macao SAR, China at 20,570. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

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.