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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.

Year archive

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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
101 Slovenia 104
102 Ethiopia 103
103 Malaysia 102
104 Costa Rica 98
105 Iraq 95
106 Spain 94
107 Albania 94
108 Cambodia 93
109 Moldova 93
110 Dominica 91
111 Honduras 89
112 Cote d'Ivoire 89
113 Kenya 88
114 Timor-Leste 87
115 Senegal 85
116 Romania 84
117 Brunei Darussalam 84
118 Greece 83
119 Morocco 81
120 Myanmar 81
121 French Polynesia 80
122 Serbia 79
123 Ukraine 78
124 Burkina Faso 77
125 Tunisia 76
126 Samoa 75
127 Uzbekistan 75
128 North Macedonia 74
129 Lesotho 73
130 Ireland 72
131 Croatia 71
132 Guinea-Bissau 70
133 Ecuador 70
134 Tajikistan 69
135 Eswatini 69
136 Tanzania 67
137 Yemen, Rep. 67
138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65
139 Georgia 65
140 Mexico 65
141 Bulgaria 61
142 Equatorial Guinea 60
143 Afghanistan 58
144 Panama 57
145 Cameroon 54
146 Nicaragua 54
147 Iran, Islamic Rep. 54
148 Guinea 53
149 Liberia 52
150 Fiji 50

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.