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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

Latest available year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

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
101 Slovenia 105
102 Iraq 102
103 Northern Mariana Islands 100
104 Costa Rica 100
105 Cambodia 97
106 Spain 96
107 Cote d'Ivoire 96
108 Honduras 94
109 Kenya 93
110 Timor-Leste 92
111 Senegal 92
112 Albania 89
113 Dominica 89
114 Moldova 88
115 Brunei Darussalam 86
116 Morocco 84
117 Romania 83
118 Myanmar 82
119 Burkina Faso 82
120 Greece 81
121 French Polynesia 81
122 Uzbekistan 79
123 Serbia 79
124 Tunisia 78
125 Samoa 77
126 Ireland 76
127 Lesotho 75
128 Guinea-Bissau 75
129 Tajikistan 73
130 Tanzania 73
131 North Macedonia 73
132 Yemen, Rep. 72
133 Ecuador 72
134 Eswatini 71
135 Ukraine 71
136 Croatia 69
137 Mexico 66
138 Georgia 65
139 Equatorial Guinea 64
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63
141 Afghanistan 62
142 Bulgaria 60
143 Panama 59
144 Cameroon 58
145 Guinea 57
146 Nicaragua 56
147 Liberia 56
148 Iran, Islamic Rep. 55
149 Madagascar 52
150 South Africa 51

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.