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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
51 Gambia, The 243
52 British Virgin Islands 243
53 Liechtenstein 241
54 Luxembourg 241
55 Germany 238
56 Nigeria 230
57 Qatar 230
58 Dominican Republic 226
59 Sao Tome and Principe 222
60 Switzerland 217
61 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 216
62 Uganda 214
63 Seychelles 212
64 Antigua and Barbuda 208
65 Italy 202
66 Malawi 202
67 Nepal 198
68 St. Kitts and Nevis 181
69 Andorra 163
70 Guatemala 160
71 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 158
72 Kiribati 153
73 China 150
74 Isle of Man 147
75 Tonga 147
76 Denmark 145
77 Indonesia 145
78 Togo 140
79 Thailand 140
80 Cyprus 139
81 Czechia 138
82 Ghana 137
83 United Arab Emirates 133
84 Cabo Verde 128
85 France 125
86 Poland 124
87 Azerbaijan 121
88 Jordan 120
89 Slovak Republic 113
90 Benin 113
91 Portugal 112
92 Syrian Arab Republic 111
93 Egypt, Arab Rep. 108
94 Cuba 108
95 Austria 108
96 Turkiye 107
97 Sierra Leone 107
98 Hungary 106
99 Northern Mariana Islands 105
100 Armenia 104

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.