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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.

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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
51 Kuwait 247
52 Luxembourg 245
53 Qatar 243
54 Liechtenstein 243
55 Germany 238
56 Marshall Islands 237
57 Nigeria 235
58 Dominican Republic 228
59 Sao Tome and Principe 226
60 Uganda 222
61 Switzerland 219
62 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 217
63 Seychelles 214
64 Antigua and Barbuda 209
65 Malawi 207
66 Nepal 202
67 Italy 201
68 St. Kitts and Nevis 180
69 Andorra 165
70 Guatemala 162
71 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 158
72 Kiribati 156
73 China 150
74 Isle of Man 147
75 Tonga 147
76 Indonesia 146
77 Denmark 146
78 Togo 143
79 Cyprus 141
80 Thailand 140
81 Ghana 140
82 Czechia 139
83 United Arab Emirates 132
84 Cabo Verde 128
85 France 125
86 Poland 123
87 Jordan 122
88 Azerbaijan 122
89 Benin 116
90 Syrian Arab Republic 115
91 Slovak Republic 114
92 Portugal 112
93 Egypt, Arab Rep. 110
94 Sierra Leone 110
95 Turkiye 108
96 Austria 108
97 Cuba 108
98 Hungary 106
99 Ethiopia 105
100 Armenia 105

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.