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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
151 Fiji 51
152 Djibouti 50
153 Turks and Caicos Islands 49
154 Colombia 47
155 Congo, Dem. Rep. 47
156 Montenegro 46
157 Lithuania 46
158 Belarus 45
159 Mozambique 43
160 Zimbabwe 42
161 Bahamas, The 40
162 Faroe Islands 40
163 Palau 39
164 Kyrgyz Republic 37
165 United States 37
166 Lao PDR 33
167 Venezuela, RB 32
168 Estonia 32
169 Latvia 30
170 Angola 29
171 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 29
172 Eritrea 29
173 Solomon Islands 29
174 Zambia 28
175 Sudan 27
176 Chile 26
177 Peru 26
178 Vanuatu 26
179 Sweden 26
180 Brazil 25
181 Papua New Guinea 23
182 Niger 21
183 Bhutan 21
184 New Zealand 20
185 Mali 19
186 Algeria 19
187 Uruguay 19
188 Finland 18
189 South Sudan 18
190 Congo, Rep. 18
191 Belize 18
192 Paraguay 17
193 Argentina 17
194 Oman 16
195 New Caledonia 16
196 Saudi Arabia 16
197 Turkmenistan 16
198 Chad 15
199 Norway 15
200 Bolivia 11

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.