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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
201 Bolivia 11
202 Russian Federation 9
203 Gabon 9
204 Central African Republic 8
205 Kazakhstan 7
206 Mauritania 4
207 Canada 4
208 Botswana 4
209 Guyana 4
210 Libya 4
211 Suriname 4
212 Iceland 3
213 Australia 3
214 Namibia 3
215 Mongolia 2
216 Greenland 0

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.