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

In 2022, Macao SAR, China leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) with 20,524. Monaco follows at 18,681, and the gap between the top two positions is 1,843. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.05.1 K10 K15 K21 KMacao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 20,52421 KMonacoMonaco: 18,68119 KSingaporeSingapore: 7,8517.9 KHong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 6,9967.0 KGibraltarGibraltar: 3,7613.8 KBahrainBahrain: 1,9301.9 KMaldivesMaldives: 1,7471.7 KMaltaMalta: 1,6601.7 KBangladeshBangladesh: 1,3001.3 KSint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 1,2391.2 KBermudaBermuda: 1,1991.2 KWest Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 837837

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Macao SAR, China 20,524
2 Monaco 18,681
3 Singapore 7,851
4 Hong Kong SAR, China 6,996
5 Gibraltar 3,761
6 Bahrain 1,930
7 Maldives 1,747
8 Malta 1,660
9 Bangladesh 1,300
10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,239
11 Bermuda 1,199
12 West Bank and Gaza 837
13 Barbados 657
14 Mauritius 632
15 Aruba 596
16 Naoero 590
17 St. Martin (French part) 577
18 San Marino 563
19 Lebanon 562
20 Rwanda 553
21 Korea, Rep. 529
22 Netherlands 526
23 Burundi 519
24 India 479
25 Comoros 448
26 Israel 442
27 Haiti 417
28 Belgium 383
29 Philippines 382
30 Puerto Rico (US) 363
31 Sri Lanka 359
32 Curacao 345
33 Grenada 344
34 Japan 343
35 Tuvalu 333
36 Viet Nam 318
37 Pakistan 316
38 Guam 306
39 El Salvador 303
40 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 301
41 Cayman Islands 298
42 St. Lucia 293
43 United Kingdom 280
44 Trinidad and Tobago 266
45 Jamaica 262
46 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 262
47 Seychelles 261
48 Gambia, The 261
49 Kuwait 258
50 British Virgin Islands 255

Analytical takeaways

  • Macao SAR, China leads the global ranking for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2022, with a lead of 1,843 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with West Bank and Gaza at 837.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.