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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
51 American Samoa 246
52 Liechtenstein 245
53 Kuwait 245
54 Nigeria 240
55 Germany 238
56 Sao Tome and Principe 231
57 Dominican Republic 231
58 Marshall Islands 230
59 Uganda 229
60 Switzerland 220
61 Qatar 218
62 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 218
63 Seychelles 216
64 Malawi 213
65 Antigua and Barbuda 210
66 Nepal 206
67 Italy 200
68 St. Kitts and Nevis 180
69 Andorra 167
70 Guatemala 164
71 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 159
72 Kiribati 158
73 China 150
74 Isle of Man 148
75 Tonga 147
76 Denmark 146
77 Indonesia 146
78 Togo 146
79 Ghana 143
80 Cyprus 143
81 Thailand 140
82 Czechia 136
83 United Arab Emirates 135
84 Cabo Verde 128
85 France 126
86 Jordan 125
87 Azerbaijan 123
88 Poland 121
89 Benin 119
90 Syrian Arab Republic 118
91 Slovak Republic 113
92 Portugal 113
93 Sierra Leone 112
94 Egypt, Arab Rep. 111
95 Turkiye 109
96 Austria 109
97 Ethiopia 108
98 Cuba 107
99 Hungary 106
100 Armenia 105

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.