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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
51 Liechtenstein 239
52 Germany 237
53 Gambia, The 237
54 Luxembourg 236
55 British Virgin Islands 231
56 Nigeria 225
57 Qatar 225
58 Dominican Republic 223
59 Sao Tome and Principe 219
60 Switzerland 216
61 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 215
62 Seychelles 210
63 Uganda 207
64 Antigua and Barbuda 207
65 Italy 202
66 Malawi 197
67 Nepal 196
68 St. Kitts and Nevis 181
69 Andorra 160
70 Guatemala 157
71 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 157
72 Kiribati 151
73 China 149
74 Isle of Man 147
75 Tonga 147
76 Denmark 145
77 Indonesia 144
78 Thailand 140
79 Czechia 138
80 Cyprus 138
81 Togo 137
82 Ghana 135
83 United Arab Emirates 132
84 Cabo Verde 127
85 France 125
86 Poland 124
87 Azerbaijan 120
88 Jordan 118
89 Slovak Republic 113
90 Portugal 112
91 Benin 110
92 Cuba 108
93 Austria 107
94 Northern Mariana Islands 107
95 Syrian Arab Republic 107
96 Hungary 106
97 Egypt, Arab Rep. 106
98 Turkiye 106
99 Sierra Leone 105
100 Armenia 104

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.