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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.

Year archive

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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
151 South Africa 50
152 Madagascar 50
153 Djibouti 48
154 Turks and Caicos Islands 47
155 Montenegro 47
156 Belarus 46
157 Colombia 46
158 Lithuania 45
159 Congo, Dem. Rep. 42
160 Zimbabwe 40
161 Bahamas, The 40
162 Mozambique 39
163 Palau 39
164 Faroe Islands 38
165 United States 36
166 Kyrgyz Republic 35
167 Venezuela, RB 32
168 Lao PDR 32
169 Estonia 31
170 Latvia 31
171 Eritrea 27
172 Angola 27
173 Solomon Islands 27
174 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 27
175 Chile 26
176 Peru 26
177 Zambia 26
178 Sweden 25
179 Sudan 25
180 Brazil 25
181 Vanuatu 25
182 Papua New Guinea 22
183 Bhutan 20
184 Uruguay 19
185 New Zealand 19
186 Niger 19
187 Algeria 18
188 Finland 18
189 Mali 18
190 Belize 17
191 South Sudan 17
192 Congo, Rep. 17
193 Paraguay 17
194 Argentina 17
195 New Caledonia 16
196 Turkmenistan 15
197 Norway 15
198 Saudi Arabia 15
199 Oman 15
200 Chad 14

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.