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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
51 Luxembourg 259
52 Nigeria 250
53 Liechtenstein 249
54 Uganda 243
55 Sao Tome and Principe 240
56 Germany 238
57 American Samoa 238
58 Dominican Republic 235
59 Qatar 231
60 Switzerland 225
61 Malawi 224
62 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 219
63 Marshall Islands 216
64 Antigua and Barbuda 212
65 Nepal 207
66 Italy 199
67 St. Kitts and Nevis 180
68 Andorra 172
69 Guatemala 169
70 Kiribati 164
71 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 161
72 Togo 151
73 China 150
74 Denmark 149
75 Indonesia 149
76 Ghana 148
77 Isle of Man 148
78 United Arab Emirates 148
79 Cyprus 146
80 Tonga 145
81 Czechia 141
82 Thailand 140
83 Cabo Verde 130
84 Jordan 129
85 Syrian Arab Republic 128
86 France 127
87 Benin 125
88 Azerbaijan 123
89 Poland 120
90 Sierra Leone 117
91 Portugal 115
92 Egypt, Arab Rep. 115
93 Ethiopia 114
94 Slovak Republic 113
95 Turkiye 111
96 Austria 111
97 Malaysia 107
98 Cuba 106
99 Slovenia 105
100 Armenia 105

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.