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Countries with the highest
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

In 2018, Macao SAR, China leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) with 20,027. Monaco follows at 18,823, and the gap between the top two positions is 1,204. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.05.0 K10 K15 K20 KMacao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 20,02720 KMonacoMonaco: 18,82319 KSingaporeSingapore: 7,8977.9 KHong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 7,0987.1 KGibraltarGibraltar: 3,4853.5 KBahrainBahrain: 1,9321.9 KMaldivesMaldives: 1,5771.6 KMaltaMalta: 1,5121.5 KBangladeshBangladesh: 1,2561.3 KBermudaBermuda: 1,1821.2 KSint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 1,1681.2 KChannel IslandsChannel Islands: 833833

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Macao SAR, China 20,027
2 Monaco 18,823
3 Singapore 7,897
4 Hong Kong SAR, China 7,098
5 Gibraltar 3,485
6 Bahrain 1,932
7 Maldives 1,577
8 Malta 1,512
9 Bangladesh 1,256
10 Bermuda 1,182
11 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,168
12 Channel Islands 833
13 West Bank and Gaza 759
14 St. Martin (French part) 720
15 Barbados 653
16 Mauritius 634
17 Aruba 605
18 Lebanon 585
19 San Marino 575
20 Naoero 574
21 Korea, Rep. 529
22 Netherlands 512
23 Rwanda 506
24 India 462
25 Burundi 462
26 Comoros 415
27 Israel 410
28 Haiti 398
29 Belgium 375
30 Puerto Rico (US) 371
31 Philippines 367
32 Curacao 359
33 Tuvalu 358
34 Sri Lanka 350
35 Japan 348
36 Grenada 340
37 Viet Nam 307
38 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 306
39 Guam 301
40 El Salvador 300
41 Pakistan 294
42 St. Lucia 290
43 Cayman Islands 275
44 United Kingdom 274
45 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 269
46 Trinidad and Tobago 265
47 Jamaica 260
48 American Samoa 255
49 Marshall Islands 252
50 Kuwait 243

Analytical takeaways

  • Macao SAR, China leads the global ranking for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2018, with a lead of 1,204 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Channel Islands at 833.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.