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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
151 Fiji 50
152 Djibouti 49
153 Turks and Caicos Islands 48
154 Colombia 47
155 Montenegro 46
156 Belarus 45
157 Lithuania 45
158 Congo, Dem. Rep. 45
159 Zimbabwe 42
160 Mozambique 42
161 Bahamas, The 40
162 Faroe Islands 39
163 Palau 39
164 United States 37
165 Kyrgyz Republic 36
166 Lao PDR 33
167 Venezuela, RB 32
168 Estonia 32
169 Latvia 30
170 Angola 29
171 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 28
172 Eritrea 28
173 Solomon Islands 28
174 Zambia 27
175 Sudan 26
176 Chile 26
177 Peru 26
178 Sweden 26
179 Vanuatu 26
180 Brazil 25
181 Papua New Guinea 23
182 Bhutan 20
183 Niger 20
184 Uruguay 19
185 New Zealand 19
186 Algeria 19
187 Mali 19
188 Finland 18
189 Congo, Rep. 18
190 Belize 18
191 South Sudan 17
192 Paraguay 17
193 Argentina 17
194 New Caledonia 16
195 Turkmenistan 15
196 Oman 15
197 Norway 15
198 Saudi Arabia 15
199 Chad 15
200 Bolivia 11

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.