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

In 2021, Macao SAR, China leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) with 20,682. Monaco follows at 18,487, and the gap between the top two positions is 2,195. 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: 20,68221 KMonacoMonaco: 18,48718 KSingaporeSingapore: 7,5957.6 KHong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 7,0607.1 KGibraltarGibraltar: 3,6863.7 KBahrainBahrain: 1,9041.9 KMaldivesMaldives: 1,7211.7 KMaltaMalta: 1,6191.6 KBangladeshBangladesh: 1,2881.3 KSint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 1,2231.2 KBermudaBermuda: 1,1971.2 KChannel IslandsChannel Islands: 842842

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Macao SAR, China 20,682
2 Monaco 18,487
3 Singapore 7,595
4 Hong Kong SAR, China 7,060
5 Gibraltar 3,686
6 Bahrain 1,904
7 Maldives 1,721
8 Malta 1,619
9 Bangladesh 1,288
10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,223
11 Bermuda 1,197
12 Channel Islands 842
13 West Bank and Gaza 817
14 Barbados 656
15 Mauritius 634
16 St. Martin (French part) 599
17 Aruba 598
18 Naoero 585
19 San Marino 571
20 Lebanon 559
21 Rwanda 541
22 Korea, Rep. 530
23 Netherlands 521
24 Burundi 505
25 India 476
26 Comoros 440
27 Israel 433
28 Haiti 413
29 Belgium 380
30 Philippines 379
31 Puerto Rico (US) 368
32 Sri Lanka 358
33 Curacao 347
34 Japan 345
35 Grenada 343
36 Tuvalu 340
37 Viet Nam 316
38 Pakistan 311
39 Guam 303
40 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 302
41 El Salvador 302
42 St. Lucia 293
43 Cayman Islands 292
44 United Kingdom 277
45 Trinidad and Tobago 267
46 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 264
47 Jamaica 262
48 Gambia, The 255
49 British Virgin Islands 252
50 Luxembourg 249

Analytical takeaways

  • Macao SAR, China leads the global ranking for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2021, with a lead of 2,195 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 842.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.