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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
151 South Africa 48
152 Madagascar 47
153 Montenegro 47
154 Belarus 47
155 Djibouti 46
156 Lithuania 45
157 Colombia 44
158 Turks and Caicos Islands 44
159 Congo, Dem. Rep. 40
160 Bahamas, The 39
161 Zimbabwe 39
162 Palau 39
163 Mozambique 37
164 Faroe Islands 37
165 United States 36
166 Venezuela, RB 34
167 Kyrgyz Republic 34
168 Latvia 31
169 Estonia 31
170 Lao PDR 31
171 Eritrea 26
172 Chile 25
173 Solomon Islands 25
174 Angola 25
175 Sweden 25
176 Peru 25
177 Brazil 25
178 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 25
179 Zambia 24
180 Sudan 24
181 Vanuatu 23
182 Papua New Guinea 21
183 Bhutan 20
184 Uruguay 19
185 New Zealand 19
186 Finland 18
187 Algeria 18
188 Niger 18
189 Mali 17
190 Belize 17
191 Argentina 16
192 Paraguay 16
193 Congo, Rep. 16
194 South Sudan 16
195 New Caledonia 16
196 Oman 15
197 Norway 15
198 Turkmenistan 14
199 Saudi Arabia 14
200 Chad 13

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.