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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

Latest available year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

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
201 Gabon 10
202 Russian Federation 9
203 Central African Republic 8
204 Kazakhstan 8
205 Mauritania 5
206 Canada 5
207 Botswana 4
208 Libya 4
209 Suriname 4
210 Guyana 4
211 Iceland 4
212 Namibia 4
213 Australia 3
214 Mongolia 2
215 Greenland 0

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.