Most Densely Populated Countries in the World

Countries ranked by population density — the number of people per square kilometre of land area.

Calculated from total population and land area. Microstates and territories are included.

1🇲🇴

Macau

· 685,900 people

22,863 / km²

people / km²

2🇲🇨

Monaco

Monaco · 38,423 people

19,021 / km²

people / km²

3🇸🇬

Singapore

Singapore · 6,110,200 people

8,606 / km²

people / km²

4🇭🇰

Hong Kong

City of Victoria · 7,527,500 people

6,818 / km²

people / km²

5🇬🇮

Gibraltar

Gibraltar · 38,000 people

6,333 / km²

people / km²

6🇧🇭

Bahrain

Manama · 1,594,654 people

2,085 / km²

people / km²

7🇲🇹

Malta

Valletta · 574,250 people

1,817 / km²

people / km²

8🇻🇦

Vatican City

Vatican City · 882 people

1,800 / km²

people / km²

9🇲🇻

Maldives

Malé · 515,132 people

1,717 / km²

people / km²

10🇸🇽

Sint Maarten

Philipsburg · 41,349 people

1,216 / km²

people / km²

11🇧🇲

Bermuda

Hamilton · 64,055 people

1,186 / km²

people / km²

12🇧🇩

Bangladesh

Dhaka · 169,828,911 people

1,151 / km²

people / km²

13🇯🇪

Jersey

Saint Helier · 103,267 people

890 / km²

people / km²

14🇵🇸

Palestine

Ramallah · 5,483,450 people

882 / km²

people / km²

15🇾🇹

Mayotte

Mamoudzou · 320,901 people

858 / km²

people / km²

16🇬🇬

Guernsey

St. Peter Port · 64,781 people

831 / km²

people / km²

17🇹🇼

Taiwan

Taipei · 23,317,031 people

644 / km²

people / km²

18🇧🇧

Barbados

Bridgetown · 267,800 people

623 / km²

people / km²

19🇲🇺

Mauritius

Port Louis · 1,243,741 people

610 / km²

people / km²

20🇦🇼

Aruba

Oranjestad · 107,566 people

598 / km²

people / km²

21🇲🇫

Saint Martin

Marigot · 31,496 people

594 / km²

people / km²

22🇸🇲

San Marino

City of San Marino · 34,132 people

560 / km²

people / km²

23🇳🇷

Nauru

Yaren · 11,680 people

556 / km²

people / km²

24🇷🇼

Rwanda

Kigali · 14,104,969 people

536 / km²

people / km²

25🇱🇧

Lebanon

Beirut · 5,490,000 people

525 / km²

people / km²

26🇰🇷

South Korea

Seoul · 51,159,889 people

511 / km²

people / km²

27🇧🇱

Saint Barthélemy

Gustavia · 10,562 people

503 / km²

people / km²

28🇰🇲

Comoros

Moroni · 919,901 people

494 / km²

people / km²

29🇮🇱

Israel

Jerusalem · 10,134,800 people

462 / km²

people / km²

30🇧🇮

Burundi

Gitega · 12,332,788 people

443 / km²

people / km²

31🇳🇱

Netherlands

Amsterdam · 18,100,436 people

432 / km²

people / km²

32🇮🇳

India

New Delhi · 1,417,492,000 people

431 / km²

people / km²

33🇭🇹

Haiti

Port-au-Prince · 11,867,032 people

428 / km²

people / km²

34🇹🇻

Tuvalu

Funafuti · 10,643 people

409 / km²

people / km²

35🇧🇪

Belgium

Brussels · 11,825,551 people

387 / km²

people / km²

36🇵🇷

Puerto Rico

San Juan · 3,203,295 people

361 / km²

people / km²

37🇷🇪

Réunion

Saint-Denis · 896,175 people

357 / km²

people / km²

38🇨🇼

Curaçao

Willemstad · 156,115 people

352 / km²

people / km²

39🇵🇭

Philippines

Manila · 114,123,600 people

333 / km²

people / km²

40🇱🇰

Sri Lanka

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte · 21,763,170 people

332 / km²

people / km²

41🇯🇵

Japan

Tokyo · 123,210,000 people

326 / km²

people / km²

42🇰🇾

Cayman Islands

George Town · 84,738 people

321 / km²

people / km²

43🇬🇩

Grenada

St. George's · 109,021 people

317 / km²

people / km²

44🇲🇶

Martinique

Fort-de-France · 349,925 people

310 / km²

people / km²

45🇻🇳

Vietnam

Hanoi · 101,343,800 people

306 / km²

people / km²

46🇵🇰

Pakistan

Islamabad · 241,499,431 people

303 / km²

people / km²

47🇱🇨

Saint Lucia

Castries · 184,100 people

299 / km²

people / km²

48🇸🇻

El Salvador

San Salvador · 6,029,976 people

287 / km²

people / km²

49🇻🇨

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown · 110,872 people

285 / km²

people / km²

50🇬🇧

United Kingdom

London · 69,281,437 people

284 / km²

people / km²

51🇬🇺

Guam

Hagåtña · 153,836 people

280 / km²

people / km²

52🇰🇼

Kuwait

Kuwait City · 4,881,254 people

274 / km²

people / km²

53🇶🇦

Qatar

Doha · 3,173,024 people

274 / km²

people / km²

54🇸🇨

Seychelles

Victoria · 122,729 people

272 / km²

people / km²

55🇹🇹

Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain · 1,367,764 people

267 / km²

people / km²

56🇱🇺

Luxembourg

Luxembourg · 681,973 people

264 / km²

people / km²

57🇻🇬

British Virgin Islands

Road Town · 39,471 people

261 / km²

people / km²

58🇯🇲

Jamaica

Kingston · 2,825,544 people

257 / km²

people / km²

59🇱🇮

Liechtenstein

Vaduz · 40,900 people

256 / km²

people / km²

60🇻🇮

United States Virgin Islands

Charlotte Amalie · 87,146 people

251 / km²

people / km²

61🇦🇸

American Samoa

Pago Pago · 49,710 people

250 / km²

people / km²

62🇳🇬

Nigeria

Abuja · 223,800,000 people

242 / km²

people / km²

63🇦🇬

Antigua and Barbuda

Saint John's · 103,603 people

234 / km²

people / km²

64🇲🇭

Marshall Islands

Majuro · 42,418 people

234 / km²

people / km²

65🇩🇪

Germany

Berlin · 83,491,249 people

234 / km²

people / km²

66🇬🇵

Guadeloupe

Basse-Terre · 378,561 people

233 / km²

people / km²

67🇬🇲

Gambia

Banjul · 2,422,712 people

227 / km²

people / km²

68🇩🇴

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo · 10,771,504 people

221 / km²

people / km²

69🇨🇭

Switzerland

Bern · 9,082,848 people

220 / km²

people / km²

70🇸🇹

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé · 209,607 people

217 / km²

people / km²

71🇹🇰

Tokelau

Fakaofo · 2,608 people

217 / km²

people / km²

72🇰🇵

North Korea

Pyongyang · 25,950,000 people

215 / km²

people / km²

73🇳🇵

Nepal

Kathmandu · 29,911,840 people

203 / km²

people / km²

74🇰🇳

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre · 51,320 people

197 / km²

people / km²

75🇮🇹

Italy

Rome · 58,927,633 people

196 / km²

people / km²

76🇺🇬

Uganda

Kampala · 45,905,417 people

190 / km²

people / km²

77🇦🇩

Andorra

Andorra la Vella · 88,406 people

189 / km²

people / km²

78🇦🇮

Anguilla

The Valley · 16,010 people

176 / km²

people / km²

79🇲🇼

Malawi

Lilongwe · 20,734,262 people

175 / km²

people / km²

80🇬🇹

Guatemala

Guatemala City · 18,079,810 people

166 / km²

people / km²

81🇨🇾

Cyprus

Nicosia · 1,442,614 people

156 / km²

people / km²

82🇫🇲

Micronesia

Palikir · 105,564 people

150 / km²

people / km²

83🇮🇩

Indonesia

Jakarta · 284,438,782 people

149 / km²

people / km²

84🇰🇮

Kiribati

South Tarawa · 120,740 people

149 / km²

people / km²

85🇮🇲

Isle of Man

Douglas · 84,530 people

148 / km²

people / km²

86🇽🇰

Kosovo

Pristina · 1,585,566 people

145 / km²

people / km²

87🇨🇳

China

Beijing · 1,408,280,000 people

145 / km²

people / km²

88🇹🇬

Togo

Lomé · 8,095,498 people

143 / km²

people / km²

89🇬🇭

Ghana

Accra · 33,742,380 people

141 / km²

people / km²

90🇩🇰

Denmark

Copenhagen · 6,011,488 people

139 / km²

people / km²

91🇸🇾

Syria

Damascus · 25,620,000 people

138 / km²

people / km²

92🇨🇿

Czechia

Prague · 10,882,341 people

138 / km²

people / km²

93🇦🇪

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi · 11,294,243 people

135 / km²

people / km²

94🇹🇴

Tonga

Nuku'alofa · 100,179 people

134 / km²

people / km²

95🇯🇴

Jordan

Amman · 11,734,000 people

131 / km²

people / km²

96🇹🇭

Thailand

Bangkok · 65,859,640 people

128 / km²

people / km²

97🇸🇱

Sierra Leone

Freetown · 9,077,691 people

127 / km²

people / km²

98🇫🇷

France

Paris · 66,351,959 people

122 / km²

people / km²

99🇨🇻

Cape Verde

Praia · 491,233 people

122 / km²

people / km²

100🇵🇱

Poland

Warsaw · 37,392,000 people

120 / km²

people / km²

101🇦🇿

Azerbaijan

Baku · 10,241,722 people

118 / km²

people / km²

102🇧🇯

Benin

Porto-Novo · 13,224,860 people

117 / km²

people / km²

103🇵🇹

Portugal

Lisbon · 10,749,635 people

117 / km²

people / km²

104🇸🇰

Slovakia

Bratislava · 5,413,813 people

110 / km²

people / km²

105🇦🇹

Austria

Vienna · 9,200,931 people

110 / km²

people / km²

106🇹🇷

Turkey

Ankara · 85,664,944 people

109 / km²

people / km²

107🇪🇬

Egypt

Cairo · 107,271,260 people

107 / km²

people / km²

108🇮🇶

Iraq

Baghdad · 46,118,793 people

105 / km²

people / km²

109🇸🇮

Slovenia

Ljubljana · 2,130,638 people

105 / km²

people / km²

110🇨🇷

Costa Rica

San José · 5,309,625 people

104 / km²

people / km²

111🇲🇾

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur · 34,231,700 people

103 / km²

people / km²

112🇦🇲

Armenia

Yerevan · 3,076,200 people

103 / km²

people / km²

113🇭🇺

Hungary

Budapest · 9,539,502 people

103 / km²

people / km²

114🇲🇵

Northern Mariana Islands

Saipan · 47,329 people

102 / km²

people / km²

115🇪🇹

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa · 111,652,998 people

101 / km²

people / km²

116🇨🇮

Ivory Coast

Yamoussoukro · 31,719,275 people

98 / km²

people / km²

117🇧🇶

Caribbean Netherlands

Kralendijk · 31,980 people

98 / km²

people / km²

118🇪🇸

Spain

Madrid · 49,315,949 people

97 / km²

people / km²

119🇰🇭

Cambodia

Phnom Penh · 17,577,760 people

97 / km²

people / km²

120🇸🇳

Senegal

Dakar · 18,593,258 people

95 / km²

people / km²

121🇹🇱

Timor-Leste

Dili · 1,391,221 people

94 / km²

people / km²

122🇰🇪

Kenya

Nairobi · 53,330,978 people

92 / km²

people / km²

123🇩🇲

Dominica

Roseau · 67,408 people

90 / km²

people / km²

124🇨🇺

Cuba

Havana · 9,748,007 people

89 / km²

people / km²

125🇧🇫

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou · 24,070,553 people

88 / km²

people / km²

126🇭🇳

Honduras

Tegucigalpa · 9,892,632 people

88 / km²

people / km²

127🇷🇸

Serbia

Belgrade · 6,567,783 people

85 / km²

people / km²

128🇺🇿

Uzbekistan

Tashkent · 37,859,698 people

85 / km²

people / km²

129🇲🇦

Morocco

Rabat · 36,828,330 people

82 / km²

people / km²

130🇦🇱

Albania

Tirana · 2,363,314 people

82 / km²

people / km²

131🇼🇫

Wallis and Futuna

Mata-Utu · 11,620 people

82 / km²

people / km²

132🇲🇩

Moldova

Chișinău · 2,749,076 people

81 / km²

people / km²

133🇷🇴

Romania

Bucharest · 19,036,031 people

80 / km²

people / km²

134🇧🇳

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan · 455,500 people

79 / km²

people / km²

135🇬🇷

Greece

Athens · 10,400,720 people

79 / km²

people / km²

136🇮🇪

Ireland

Dublin · 5,458,600 people

78 / km²

people / km²

137🇲🇲

Myanmar

Naypyidaw · 51,316,756 people

76 / km²

people / km²

138🇹🇯

Tajikistan

Dushanbe · 10,499,000 people

73 / km²

people / km²

139🇹🇳

Tunisia

Tunis · 11,972,169 people

73 / km²

people / km²

140🇼🇸

Samoa

Apia · 205,557 people

72 / km²

people / km²

141🇹🇿

Tanzania

Dodoma · 68,153,004 people

72 / km²

people / km²

142🇸🇿

Eswatini

Mbabane · 1,235,549 people

71 / km²

people / km²

143🇲🇰

North Macedonia

Skopje · 1,822,612 people

71 / km²

people / km²

144🇱🇸

Lesotho

Maseru · 2,116,427 people

70 / km²

people / km²

145🇭🇷

Croatia

Zagreb · 3,866,233 people

68 / km²

people / km²

146🇦🇫

Afghanistan

Kabul · 43,844,000 people

67 / km²

people / km²

147🇵🇫

French Polynesia

Papeetē · 279,500 people

67 / km²

people / km²

148🇧🇦

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo · 3,422,000 people

67 / km²

people / km²

149🇲🇽

Mexico

Mexico City · 130,575,786 people

66 / km²

people / km²

150🇪🇨

Ecuador

Quito · 18,103,660 people

65 / km²

people / km²

151🇨🇰

Cook Islands

Avarua · 15,040 people

64 / km²

people / km²

152🇨🇲

Cameroon

Yaoundé · 29,442,327 people

62 / km²

people / km²

153🇾🇪

Yemen

Sana'a · 32,684,503 people

62 / km²

people / km²

154🇳🇫

Norfolk Island

Kingston · 2,188 people

61 / km²

people / km²

155🇬🇶

Equatorial Guinea

Ciudad de la Paz · 1,668,768 people

59 / km²

people / km²

156🇬🇳

Guinea

Conakry · 14,363,931 people

58 / km²

people / km²

157🇧🇬

Bulgaria

Sofia · 6,437,360 people

58 / km²

people / km²

158🇬🇪

Georgia

Tbilisi · 4,000,921 people

57 / km²

people / km²

159🇺🇦

Ukraine

Kyiv · 32,862,000 people

54 / km²

people / km²

160🇲🇬

Madagascar

Antananarivo · 31,727,042 people

54 / km²

people / km²

161🇵🇦

Panama

Panama City · 4,064,780 people

54 / km²

people / km²

162🇹🇨

Turks and Caicos Islands

Cockburn Town · 50,828 people

54 / km²

people / km²

163🇳🇮

Nicaragua

Managua · 6,803,886 people

52 / km²

people / km²

164🇮🇷

Iran

Tehran · 85,961,000 people

52 / km²

people / km²

165🇿🇦

South Africa

Pretoria · 63,100,945 people

52 / km²

people / km²

166🇬🇼

Guinea-Bissau

Bissau · 1,781,308 people

49 / km²

people / km²

167🇫🇯

Fiji

Suva · 900,869 people

49 / km²

people / km²

168🇨🇩

DR Congo

Kinshasa · 112,832,000 people

48 / km²

people / km²

169🇱🇷

Liberia

Monrovia · 5,248,621 people

47 / km²

people / km²

170🇨🇴

Colombia

Bogotá · 53,057,212 people

46 / km²

people / km²

171🇩🇯

Djibouti

Djibouti · 1,066,809 people

46 / km²

people / km²

172🇲🇪

Montenegro

Podgorica · 623,327 people

45 / km²

people / km²

173🇱🇹

Lithuania

Vilnius · 2,894,886 people

44 / km²

people / km²

174🇧🇾

Belarus

Minsk · 9,109,280 people

44 / km²

people / km²

175🇿🇼

Zimbabwe

Harare · 17,073,087 people

44 / km²

people / km²

176🇲🇸

Montserrat

Plymouth · 4,386 people

43 / km²

people / km²

177🇲🇿

Mozambique

Maputo · 34,090,466 people

43 / km²

people / km²

178🇨🇨

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

West Island · 593 people

42 / km²

people / km²

179🇫🇴

Faroe Islands

Tórshavn · 54,885 people

39 / km²

people / km²

180🇵🇼

Palau

Ngerulmud · 16,733 people

36 / km²

people / km²

181🇰🇬

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek · 7,281,800 people

36 / km²

people / km²

182🇺🇸

United States

Washington, D.C. · 340,110,988 people

36 / km²

people / km²

183🇱🇦

Laos

Vientiane · 7,647,000 people

32 / km²

people / km²

184🇻🇪

Venezuela

Caracas · 28,517,000 people

31 / km²

people / km²

185🇸🇴

Somalia

Mogadishu · 19,655,000 people

31 / km²

people / km²

186🇪🇷

Eritrea

Asmara · 3,607,000 people

31 / km²

people / km²

187🇪🇪

Estonia

Tallinn · 1,369,995 people

30 / km²

people / km²

188🇦🇴

Angola

Luanda · 36,170,961 people

29 / km²

people / km²

189🇧🇸

Bahamas

Nassau · 398,165 people

29 / km²

people / km²

190🇱🇻

Latvia

Riga · 1,829,000 people

28 / km²

people / km²

191🇸🇩

Sudan

Khartoum · 51,662,000 people

27 / km²

people / km²

192🇵🇪

Peru

Lima · 34,350,244 people

27 / km²

people / km²

193🇨🇱

Chile

Santiago · 20,206,953 people

27 / km²

people / km²

194🇻🇺

Vanuatu

Port Vila · 321,409 people

26 / km²

people / km²

195🇿🇲

Zambia

Lusaka · 19,693,423 people

26 / km²

people / km²

196🇸🇧

Solomon Islands

Honiara · 750,325 people

26 / km²

people / km²

197🇸🇸

South Sudan

Juba · 15,786,898 people

25 / km²

people / km²

198🇵🇬

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby · 11,781,559 people

25 / km²

people / km²

199🇧🇷

Brazil

Brasília · 213,421,037 people

25 / km²

people / km²

200🇵🇲

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint-Pierre · 5,819 people

24 / km²

people / km²

201🇸🇪

Sweden

Stockholm · 10,605,098 people

24 / km²

people / km²

202🇳🇪

Niger

Niamey · 26,312,034 people

21 / km²

people / km²

203🇧🇹

Bhutan

Thimphu · 784,043 people

20 / km²

people / km²

204🇩🇿

Algeria

Algiers · 47,400,000 people

20 / km²

people / km²

205🇳🇿

New Zealand

Wellington · 5,324,700 people

20 / km²

people / km²

206🇦🇽

Åland Islands

Mariehamn · 30,654 people

19 / km²

people / km²

207🇺🇾

Uruguay

Montevideo · 3,499,451 people

19 / km²

people / km²

208🇧🇿

Belize

Belmopan · 417,634 people

18 / km²

people / km²

209🇲🇱

Mali

Bamako · 22,395,489 people

18 / km²

people / km²

210🇨🇬

Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville · 6,142,180 people

18 / km²

people / km²

211🇴🇲

Oman

Muscat · 5,343,630 people

17 / km²

people / km²

212🇦🇷

Argentina

Buenos Aires · 46,735,004 people

17 / km²

people / km²

213🇫🇮

Finland

Helsinki · 5,650,325 people

17 / km²

people / km²

214🇸🇦

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh · 35,300,280 people

16 / km²

people / km²

215🇹🇩

Chad

N'Djamena · 19,340,757 people

15 / km²

people / km²

216🇵🇾

Paraguay

Asunción · 6,109,644 people

15 / km²

people / km²

217🇳🇴

Norway

Oslo · 5,606,944 people

15 / km²

people / km²

218🇹🇲

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat · 7,057,841 people

14 / km²

people / km²

219🇸🇭

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Jamestown · 5,651 people

14 / km²

people / km²

220🇳🇨

New Caledonia

Nouméa · 264,596 people

14 / km²

people / km²

221🇨🇽

Christmas Island

Flying Fish Cove · 1,692 people

13 / km²

people / km²

222🇨🇫

Central African Republic

Bangui · 6,470,307 people

10 / km²

people / km²

223🇧🇴

Bolivia

Sucre · 11,365,333 people

10 / km²

people / km²

224🇬🇦

Gabon

Libreville · 2,469,296 people

9.2 / km²

people / km²

225🇷🇺

Russia

Moscow · 146,028,325 people

8.5 / km²

people / km²

226🇰🇿

Kazakhstan

Astana · 20,426,568 people

7.5 / km²

people / km²

227🇳🇺

Niue

Alofi · 1,681 people

6.5 / km²

people / km²

228🇲🇷

Mauritania

Nouakchott · 4,927,532 people

4.8 / km²

people / km²

229🇱🇾

Libya

Tripoli · 7,459,000 people

4.2 / km²

people / km²

230🇨🇦

Canada

Ottawa · 41,651,653 people

4.2 / km²

people / km²

231🇧🇼

Botswana

Gaborone · 2,359,609 people

4.1 / km²

people / km²

232🇮🇸

Iceland

Reykjavik · 391,810 people

3.8 / km²

people / km²

233🇸🇷

Suriname

Paramaribo · 616,500 people

3.8 / km²

people / km²

234🇳🇦

Namibia

Windhoek · 3,022,401 people

3.7 / km²

people / km²

235🇬🇾

Guyana

Georgetown · 772,975 people

3.6 / km²

people / km²

236🇦🇺

Australia

Canberra · 27,536,874 people

3.6 / km²

people / km²

237🇬🇫

French Guiana

Cayenne · 292,354 people

3.5 / km²

people / km²

238🇲🇳

Mongolia

Ulan Bator · 3,544,835 people

2.3 / km²

people / km²

239🇪🇭

Western Sahara

El Aaiún · 600,904 people

2.3 / km²

people / km²

240🇵🇳

Pitcairn Islands

Adamstown · 35 people

0.7 / km²

people / km²

241🇫🇰

Falkland Islands

Stanley · 3,662 people

0.3 / km²

people / km²

242🇹🇫

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Port-aux-Français · 400 people

0.1 / km²

people / km²

243🇸🇯

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Longyearbyen · 2,530 people

0.0 / km²

people / km²

244🇬🇱

Greenland

Nuuk · 56,542 people

0.0 / km²

people / km²

245🇦🇶

Antarctica

· 1,300 people

0.0 / km²

people / km²

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