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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
151 South Africa 49
152 Madagascar 49
153 Djibouti 47
154 Montenegro 47
155 Belarus 46
156 Turks and Caicos Islands 45
157 Colombia 45
158 Lithuania 45
159 Congo, Dem. Rep. 41
160 Zimbabwe 39
161 Bahamas, The 39
162 Palau 39
163 Mozambique 38
164 Faroe Islands 37
165 United States 36
166 Kyrgyz Republic 34
167 Venezuela, RB 33
168 Lao PDR 31
169 Estonia 31
170 Latvia 31
171 Eritrea 27
172 Solomon Islands 26
173 Angola 26
174 Chile 26
175 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 26
176 Peru 25
177 Sweden 25
178 Zambia 25
179 Brazil 25
180 Sudan 24
181 Vanuatu 24
182 Papua New Guinea 21
183 Bhutan 20
184 Uruguay 19
185 New Zealand 19
186 Algeria 18
187 Finland 18
188 Niger 18
189 Mali 17
190 Belize 17
191 South Sudan 16
192 Congo, Rep. 16
193 Argentina 16
194 Paraguay 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 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.