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

In 2023, Macao SAR, China leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) with 20,570. Monaco follows at 18,693, and the gap between the top two positions is 1,877. 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: 20,57021 KMonacoMonaco: 18,69319 KSingaporeSingapore: 8,2428.2 KHong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 7,1777.2 KGibraltarGibraltar: 3,8473.8 KBahrainBahrain: 1,9712.0 KMaldivesMaldives: 1,7651.8 KMaltaMalta: 1,7271.7 KBangladeshBangladesh: 1,3191.3 KSint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 1,2571.3 KBermudaBermuda: 1,1981.2 KWest Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 857857

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Hungary 105
102 Iraq 104
103 Costa Rica 100
104 Cambodia 99
105 Northern Mariana Islands 98
106 Cote d'Ivoire 98
107 Spain 97
108 Kenya 95
109 Honduras 95
110 Senegal 94
111 Timor-Leste 93
112 Dominica 89
113 Albania 88
114 Brunei Darussalam 87
115 Moldova 85
116 Morocco 85
117 Burkina Faso 84
118 Myanmar 83
119 Romania 83
120 French Polynesia 81
121 Uzbekistan 81
122 Greece 81
123 Serbia 79
124 Tunisia 79
125 Samoa 78
126 Ireland 77
127 Guinea-Bissau 77
128 Lesotho 76
129 Tanzania 75
130 Tajikistan 75
131 Yemen, Rep. 75
132 North Macedonia 72
133 Ecuador 72
134 Eswatini 72
135 Croatia 69
136 Mexico 67
137 Equatorial Guinea 66
138 Ukraine 65
139 Georgia 65
140 Afghanistan 64
141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62
142 Panama 60
143 Cameroon 60
144 Bulgaria 59
145 Guinea 59
146 Liberia 57
147 Nicaragua 57
148 Iran, Islamic Rep. 56
149 Madagascar 54
150 South Africa 52

Analytical takeaways

  • Macao SAR, China leads the global ranking for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023, with a lead of 1,877 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 857.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.