Population Density
People per square kilometre of land area. Gapminder, 2019–2026.
Source: Gapminder (open data, ddf) Licence: CC BY 4.0 Unit: per km² Parsed: 2026-08-03 Open source ↗
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Avg (2026)
485.2
0.00% vs 2025
Improving
133
of 236 tracked
Declining
32
period over period
Stable
71
±0.5% band
Population density
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | 32.4 | +3.5% |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 144.1 | +3.3% |
| 🇹🇰 Tokelau | 224.3 | +3.2% |
| 🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. | 51.4 | +3.2% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | 32.3 | +3.2% |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇫 St. Martin (French part) | 450.9 | -4.2% |
| 🇨🇰 Cook Is | 53.4 | -3.4% |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 194.9 | -3.3% |
| 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 226.6 | -1.5% |
| 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 93.9 | -1.5% |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Africa +1.9%
Asia +0.40%
Americas +0.20%
Europe -0.20%
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 69 | 791.1 | +0.40% |
| Europe | 56 | 727.7 | -0.20% |
| Americas | 53 | 211.9 | +0.20% |
| Africa | 58 | 137 | +1.9% |
Population Density — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Population density | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 25,561.7 | -0.66% |
| 2 | 🇲🇴 Macao, China | 22,599.6 | +0.16% |
| 3 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 8,646.8 | +0.60% |
| 4 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, China | 6,713.9 | -0.24% |
| 5 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 4,086.7 | +1.8% |
| 6 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 2,139.9 | +2.0% |
| 7 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 1,771.7 | +0.35% |
| 8 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 1,742.9 | +0.66% |
| 9 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 1,366 | +1.2% |
| 10 | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,307.3 | +1.2% |
| 11 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 1,193.7 | -0.15% |
| 12 | 🇻🇦 Holy See | 1,151.1 | +0.99% |
| 13 | 🇬🇬 Guernsey | 1,009.5 | +0.21% |
| 14 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 945.6 | +1.8% |
| 15 | 🇾🇹 Mayotte | 926.8 | +3.1% |
| 16 | 🇯🇪 Jersey | 897.5 | +0.11% |
| 17 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 657.5 | +0.03% |
| 18 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 649.9 | -0.43% |
| 19 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 623.2 | -0.26% |
| 20 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 615 | +2.2% |
| 21 | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 605.1 | +0.63% |
| 22 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 600.9 | +0.02% |
| 23 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 576.5 | +0.82% |
| 24 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 567.6 | +2.4% |
| 25 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 550.9 | +0.09% |
| 26 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 547.9 | +0.55% |
| 27 | 🇧🇱 St. Barthélemy | 525 | +1.2% |
| 28 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 521.5 | -0.13% |
| 29 | 🇮🇳 India | 496.6 | +0.85% |
| 30 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 483.1 | +1.8% |
| 31 | 🇲🇫 St. Martin (French part) | 450.9 | -4.2% |
| 32 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 445.8 | +1.4% |
| 33 | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 437.4 | -0.02% |
| 34 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 436.6 | +1.1% |
| 35 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 392.4 | +0.80% |
| 36 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 388.9 | +0.13% |
| 37 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 372.4 | +0.51% |
| 38 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 370.8 | -0.38% |
| 39 | 🇷🇪 Reunion | 354.5 | +0.42% |
| 40 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 345.2 | +0.06% |
| 41 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 336.4 | +1.6% |
| 42 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 326 | +0.56% |
| 43 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 324.9 | -0.55% |
| 44 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 320.3 | +1.8% |
| 45 | 🇲🇶 Martinique | 318.6 | -0.81% |
| 46 | 🇬🇺 Guam | 314.6 | +0.70% |
| 47 | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 312.1 | -1.4% |
| 48 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 308.5 | +0.42% |
| 49 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 295.3 | +1.7% |
| 50 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 295 | +0.14% |
| 51 | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 293 | +0.17% |
| 52 | 🇬🇧 UK | 288.1 | +0.56% |
| 53 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 286.4 | +1.5% |
| 54 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 285 | +2.2% |
| 55 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 273.9 | +1.9% |
| 56 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 266.2 | +2.1% |
| 57 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 265.4 | +1.0% |
| 58 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 264.1 | +2.7% |
| 59 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 261.6 | -0.15% |
| 60 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 259.3 | +0.50% |
| 61 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 255.2 | +2.0% |
| 62 | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 254.5 | -0.66% |
| 63 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 252.3 | +0.60% |
| 64 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 241 | +2.6% |
| 65 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 240.3 | +0.75% |
| 66 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 240 | -0.50% |
| 67 | 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 238.3 | -0.87% |
| 68 | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | 228.8 | -0.35% |
| 69 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 226.6 | -1.5% |
| 70 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 225.2 | +0.45% |
| 71 | 🇹🇰 Tokelau | 224.3 | +3.2% |
| 72 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 221.2 | +0.23% |
| 73 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 215.1 | +0.47% |
| 74 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 201.3 | +0.05% |
| 75 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 199.1 | -0.35% |
| 76 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 194.9 | -3.3% |
| 77 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 190.7 | +1.4% |
| 78 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 182.6 | +2.2% |
| 79 | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts and Nevis | 180.7 | +0.11% |
| 80 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 178.2 | +1.0% |
| 81 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 177 | +1.5% |
| 82 | 🇦🇮 Anguilla | 168.4 | +0.60% |
| 83 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 163.1 | +0.43% |
| 84 | 🇦🇪 UAE | 163 | +2.1% |
| 85 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 158.9 | -0.44% |
| 86 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 156.9 | +1.8% |
| 87 | Kosovo | 152.9 | -0.39% |
| 88 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 150.7 | +0.80% |
| 89 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 149.6 | +0.81% |
| 90 | 🇨🇳 China | 147.2 | -0.20% |
| 91 | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 146.9 | -0.14% |
| 92 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 144.1 | +3.3% |
| 93 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 142.1 | +0.35% |
| 94 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 140.1 | -0.07% |
| 95 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 138.9 | +2.5% |
| 96 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 136.4 | -0.73% |
| 97 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 134.5 | +2.4% |
| 98 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 131.4 | +0.38% |
| 99 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 130.5 | +0.62% |
| 100 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 126.5 | +0.56% |
| 101 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 125.4 | +2.0% |
| 102 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 123.6 | -0.80% |
| 103 | 🇫🇷 France | 121.1 | +0.17% |
| 104 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 120.7 | +1.5% |
| 105 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 114.2 | +0.26% |
| 106 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 113 | -0.18% |
| 107 | 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 111.2 | -0.45% |
| 108 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 110.7 | +1.1% |
| 109 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 110.6 | +2.1% |
| 110 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 110.4 | 0.00% |
| 111 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 105.9 | -0.47% |
| 112 | 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | 105.3 | +2.3% |
| 113 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 105 | -0.10% |
| 114 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 103 | -0.68% |
| 115 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 102.5 | +1.6% |
| 116 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 102 | -0.39% |
| 117 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 101.3 | +0.40% |
| 118 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 101 | +1.9% |
| 119 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 100.6 | +2.3% |
| 120 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 100.4 | -0.79% |
| 121 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 99.7 | +1.1% |
| 122 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 96.6 | +1.3% |
| 123 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 95.3 | 0.00% |
| 124 | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 93.9 | -1.5% |
| 125 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 90.1 | -1.1% |
| 126 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 89.9 | +2.2% |
| 127 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 88.7 | +1.8% |
| 128 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 87.3 | -0.57% |
| 129 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 86.9 | +0.93% |
| 130 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 86.6 | -0.69% |
| 131 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 84.5 | +0.60% |
| 132 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 81.9 | +2.9% |
| 133 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 81.7 | +2.1% |
| 134 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 81.7 | -0.61% |
| 135 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 81.5 | +0.74% |
| 136 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 81.4 | +2.9% |
| 137 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 79.9 | +0.63% |
| 138 | 🇼🇫 Wallis et Futuna | 79.4 | -0.75% |
| 139 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 78.7 | +1.2% |
| 140 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 78.4 | +1.0% |
| 141 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 77.9 | +0.52% |
| 142 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 76.8 | +0.13% |
| 143 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 76.7 | +1.7% |
| 144 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 75.7 | -0.39% |
| 145 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 75.5 | +0.40% |
| 146 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 74.3 | +0.95% |
| 147 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 73.1 | +1.1% |
| 148 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 72.4 | -0.55% |
| 149 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 70.7 | +2.3% |
| 150 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 69.4 | +2.8% |
| 151 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 68.4 | -0.58% |
| 152 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 68.2 | +1.3% |
| 153 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 67.9 | +0.89% |
| 154 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 65.7 | +2.5% |
| 155 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 62.8 | +2.1% |
| 156 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 62.4 | +1.3% |
| 157 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 61.5 | -0.65% |
| 158 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.8 | -0.82% |
| 159 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 60.8 | +2.2% |
| 160 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 59 | +1.4% |
| 161 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 57.6 | +2.3% |
| 162 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 57.2 | +0.88% |
| 163 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 54.8 | 0.00% |
| 164 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 53.6 | +1.1% |
| 165 | 🇨🇰 Cook Is | 53.4 | -3.4% |
| 166 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 51.7 | +1.2% |
| 167 | 🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. | 51.4 | +3.2% |
| 168 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 51.3 | +0.39% |
| 169 | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | 49.6 | +0.61% |
| 170 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 48 | +1.1% |
| 171 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 46.6 | +2.9% |
| 172 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 45.3 | -1.1% |
| 173 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 44.7 | -1.1% |
| 174 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 44.7 | +2.1% |
| 175 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 44 | -0.68% |
| 176 | 🇲🇸 Montserrat | 42 | -0.71% |
| 177 | 🇫🇴 Faeroe Islands | 40.8 | +0.99% |
| 178 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic | 38.6 | +1.6% |
| 179 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 38.3 | -0.26% |
| 180 | 🇺🇸 USA | 38.2 | +0.53% |
| 181 | 🇱🇦 Lao | 34.5 | +1.2% |
| 182 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 32.4 | +3.5% |
| 183 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 32.3 | +3.2% |
| 184 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 31.2 | +0.32% |
| 185 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 30.6 | -0.97% |
| 186 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 30.4 | +2.0% |
| 187 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 30.3 | +2.7% |
| 188 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 30.2 | +3.1% |
| 189 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 29.8 | +2.4% |
| 190 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 29.5 | -1.0% |
| 191 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 28.1 | +2.2% |
| 192 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 27.3 | +1.1% |
| 193 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 26.5 | +0.38% |
| 194 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 26.3 | +0.38% |
| 195 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 25.6 | +0.39% |
| 196 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 24.2 | +1.7% |
| 197 | 🇵🇲 St.-Pierre-et-Miquelon | 24 | -0.83% |
| 198 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 22.7 | +3.2% |
| 199 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 22 | +1.9% |
| 200 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 21.3 | +2.9% |
| 201 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 20.9 | +0.48% |
| 202 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 20.2 | +1.5% |
| 203 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 20 | +1.0% |
| 204 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 19.5 | 0.00% |
| 205 | 🇨🇬 Congo, Rep. | 19.4 | +2.1% |
| 206 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 18.8 | +1.6% |
| 207 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 18.6 | 0.00% |
| 208 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 18.6 | +0.54% |
| 209 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 18.3 | +2.8% |
| 210 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 17.5 | +1.2% |
| 211 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 17.1 | +2.4% |
| 212 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 16.5 | +0.61% |
| 213 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 16.5 | +1.9% |
| 214 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 16.4 | +1.9% |
| 215 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 16.3 | +0.62% |
| 216 | 🇸🇭 St. Helena | 13.2 | -0.75% |
| 217 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 11.8 | +1.7% |
| 218 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 10.3 | +2.0% |
| 219 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 9.1 | +2.2% |
| 220 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 8.8 | 0.00% |
| 221 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 222 | 🇳🇺 Niue | 7 | 0.00% |
| 223 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 5.3 | +1.9% |
| 224 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 225 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 226 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 4.5 | 0.00% |
| 227 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 228 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 4.1 | 0.00% |
| 229 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 4 | 0.00% |
| 230 | 🇬🇫 French Guiana | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 231 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 3.8 | 0.00% |
| 232 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 3.5 | 0.00% |
| 233 | 🇪🇭 Western Sahara | 2.3 | 0.00% |
| 234 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 2.3 | 0.00% |
| 235 | 🇫🇰 Falkland Is (Malvinas) | 0.3 | 0.00% |
| 236 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 0.1 | 0.00% |
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