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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
151 South Africa 51
152 Fiji 50
153 Djibouti 48
154 Turks and Caicos Islands 48
155 Montenegro 46
156 Colombia 46
157 Belarus 46
158 Lithuania 45
159 Congo, Dem. Rep. 44
160 Zimbabwe 41
161 Mozambique 40
162 Bahamas, The 40
163 Faroe Islands 39
164 Palau 39
165 United States 36
166 Kyrgyz Republic 36
167 Lao PDR 32
168 Venezuela, RB 32
169 Estonia 31
170 Latvia 30
171 Angola 28
172 Eritrea 28
173 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 28
174 Solomon Islands 27
175 Zambia 26
176 Chile 26
177 Peru 26
178 Sudan 26
179 Sweden 26
180 Vanuatu 25
181 Brazil 25
182 Papua New Guinea 22
183 Bhutan 20
184 Uruguay 19
185 Niger 19
186 New Zealand 19
187 Algeria 19
188 Mali 18
189 Finland 18
190 Belize 17
191 Congo, Rep. 17
192 South Sudan 17
193 Paraguay 17
194 Argentina 17
195 New Caledonia 16
196 Turkmenistan 15
197 Norway 15
198 Oman 15
199 Saudi Arabia 14
200 Chad 14

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.