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

In 2019, Macao SAR, China leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) with 20,426. Monaco follows at 18,801, and the gap between the top two positions is 1,625. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.05.1 K10 K15 K20 KMacao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 20,42620 KMonacoMonaco: 18,80119 KSingaporeSingapore: 7,9668.0 KHong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 7,1507.2 KGibraltarGibraltar: 3,5493.5 KBahrainBahrain: 1,9021.9 KMaldivesMaldives: 1,6261.6 KMaltaMalta: 1,5751.6 KBangladeshBangladesh: 1,2671.3 KSint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 1,1881.2 KBermudaBermuda: 1,1871.2 KChannel IslandsChannel Islands: 837837

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Macao SAR, China 20,426
2 Monaco 18,801
3 Singapore 7,966
4 Hong Kong SAR, China 7,150
5 Gibraltar 3,549
6 Bahrain 1,902
7 Maldives 1,626
8 Malta 1,575
9 Bangladesh 1,267
10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,188
11 Bermuda 1,187
12 Channel Islands 837
13 West Bank and Gaza 778
14 St. Martin (French part) 685
15 Barbados 654
16 Mauritius 634
17 Aruba 607
18 Naoero 579
19 San Marino 578
20 Lebanon 566
21 Korea, Rep. 530
22 Rwanda 518
23 Netherlands 515
24 Burundi 477
25 India 467
26 Comoros 423
27 Israel 418
28 Haiti 403
29 Belgium 377
30 Puerto Rico (US) 372
31 Philippines 372
32 Curacao 355
33 Tuvalu 353
34 Sri Lanka 352
35 Japan 347
36 Grenada 341
37 Viet Nam 310
38 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 305
39 El Salvador 300
40 Guam 300
41 Pakistan 299
42 St. Lucia 291
43 Cayman Islands 281
44 United Kingdom 275
45 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 267
46 Trinidad and Tobago 266
47 Jamaica 261
48 American Samoa 251
49 Kuwait 249
50 Marshall Islands 244

Analytical takeaways

  • Macao SAR, China leads the global ranking for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2019, with a lead of 1,625 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 837.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.