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

In 2020, Macao SAR, China leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) with 20,833. Monaco follows at 18,772, and the gap between the top two positions is 2,061. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.05.2 K10 K16 K21 KMacao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 20,83321 KMonacoMonaco: 18,77219 KSingaporeSingapore: 7,9197.9 KHong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 7,1257.1 KGibraltarGibraltar: 3,6173.6 KBahrainBahrain: 1,8751.9 KMaldivesMaldives: 1,6741.7 KMaltaMalta: 1,6111.6 KBangladeshBangladesh: 1,2781.3 KSint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 1,2061.2 KBermudaBermuda: 1,1921.2 KChannel IslandsChannel Islands: 840840

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Macao SAR, China 20,833
2 Monaco 18,772
3 Singapore 7,919
4 Hong Kong SAR, China 7,125
5 Gibraltar 3,617
6 Bahrain 1,875
7 Maldives 1,674
8 Malta 1,611
9 Bangladesh 1,278
10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,206
11 Bermuda 1,192
12 Channel Islands 840
13 West Bank and Gaza 798
14 Barbados 655
15 St. Martin (French part) 636
16 Mauritius 634
17 Aruba 603
18 Naoero 582
19 San Marino 580
20 Lebanon 557
21 Korea, Rep. 531
22 Rwanda 530
23 Netherlands 518
24 Burundi 491
25 India 472
26 Comoros 431
27 Israel 426
28 Haiti 408
29 Belgium 378
30 Philippines 376
31 Puerto Rico (US) 370
32 Sri Lanka 354
33 Curacao 350
34 Tuvalu 347
35 Japan 346
36 Grenada 342
37 Viet Nam 313
38 Pakistan 305
39 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 304
40 El Salvador 301
41 Guam 300
42 St. Lucia 292
43 Cayman Islands 286
44 United Kingdom 276
45 Trinidad and Tobago 266
46 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 265
47 Jamaica 261
48 American Samoa 249
49 Gambia, The 249
50 British Virgin Islands 248

Analytical takeaways

  • Macao SAR, China leads the global ranking for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2020, with a lead of 2,061 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 840.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.