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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
51 Luxembourg 254
52 Liechtenstein 247
53 Nigeria 245
54 American Samoa 242
55 Germany 238
56 Uganda 236
57 Sao Tome and Principe 236
58 Dominican Republic 233
59 Qatar 231
60 Marshall Islands 223
61 Switzerland 222
62 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 219
63 Malawi 218
64 Antigua and Barbuda 211
65 Nepal 207
66 Italy 200
67 St. Kitts and Nevis 180
68 Andorra 170
69 Guatemala 167
70 Kiribati 161
71 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 160
72 China 150
73 Togo 148
74 Isle of Man 148
75 Denmark 148
76 Indonesia 147
77 Tonga 146
78 Ghana 146
79 Cyprus 144
80 United Arab Emirates 142
81 Thailand 140
82 Czechia 138
83 Cabo Verde 129
84 Jordan 127
85 France 127
86 Azerbaijan 123
87 Syrian Arab Republic 122
88 Benin 122
89 Poland 120
90 Sierra Leone 115
91 Portugal 114
92 Egypt, Arab Rep. 113
93 Slovak Republic 113
94 Ethiopia 111
95 Turkiye 110
96 Austria 110
97 Cuba 107
98 Malaysia 106
99 Armenia 105
100 Hungary 105

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.