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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
101 Slovenia 105
102 Malaysia 104
103 Northern Mariana Islands 102
104 Iraq 99
105 Costa Rica 99
106 Cambodia 96
107 Spain 95
108 Cote d'Ivoire 93
109 Honduras 92
110 Kenya 92
111 Albania 91
112 Timor-Leste 91
113 Moldova 90
114 Dominica 90
115 Senegal 89
116 Brunei Darussalam 86
117 Romania 83
118 Morocco 83
119 Greece 82
120 Myanmar 82
121 Serbia 81
122 French Polynesia 81
123 Burkina Faso 80
124 Uzbekistan 78
125 Tunisia 78
126 Samoa 77
127 Ukraine 76
128 Lesotho 74
129 Ireland 74
130 Guinea-Bissau 73
131 North Macedonia 73
132 Tajikistan 72
133 Ecuador 71
134 Tanzania 71
135 Yemen, Rep. 70
136 Eswatini 70
137 Croatia 69
138 Mexico 66
139 Georgia 65
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63
141 Equatorial Guinea 63
142 Afghanistan 61
143 Bulgaria 60
144 Panama 59
145 Cameroon 57
146 Guinea 56
147 Nicaragua 55
148 Liberia 55
149 Iran, Islamic Rep. 55
150 Madagascar 51

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.