1 top 5 most crowded countries in the world

The European city-state of Monaco is the most densely populated country with a population density of 24,361 people per sq. km (63,094/sq mile), and its population only numbers in thousands. The Chinese territory of Macau has the world's 2nd highest population density at 22,005/km². Only these two have over 10,000 population per square kilometer. Population density of 3rd ranked Singapore is the highest among countries/territories with over one million people. Hong Kong and Gibraltar complete the list of the top five most densely populated countries/territories. Among the top 10, six are located in Asia, and three are located in Europe.

All top 9 countries/territories by population density have a population below 10 million. Of the 95 larger countries having a population of over 10 million, Bangladesh (1,329) has the greatest density, followed by Taiwan (675.6), Rwanda (582.2), the Republic of Korea (523.4), and the Netherlands (523.2). In the list of 237, 12 have more than 1000 humans per square kilometer.

Greenland is the least densely populated territory in the world, with 0.138 people per sq. km. With 0.312 people per square km, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is the least densely populated country, followed by Western Sahara and Mongolia. The five least dense countries over a population of 10 million are Australia (3.44), Canada (4.27), Kazakhstan (7.26), the Russian Federation (8.82), and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (11.44).

Out of countries having at least ten mn people, Top ranker Bangladesh is 386 times as dense as the lowest-ranked Australia.

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Population density (UN) Rank Country/Territory Density (2023) Population Continent per sq kmper sq mile2023 28Burundi510.21,32113,238,559Africa31Comoros457.91,186852,075Africa168Djibouti49.03127.01,136,455Africa184Eritrea30.9580.153,748,901Africa98Ethiopia126.5327.7126,527,060Africa121Kenya94.88245.755,100,586Africa165Madagascar52.12135.030,325,732Africa68Malawi221.4573.420,931,751Africa19Mauritius640.71,6591,300,557Africa15Mayotte896.02,321335,995Africa175Mozambique43.11111.633,897,354Africa35Réunion392.71,017981,796Africa23Rwanda582.21,50814,094,683Africa64Seychelles235.6610.1107,660Africa188Somalia28.9274.9118,143,378Africa203South Sudan19.6650.9111,088,796Africa59Uganda243.1629.748,582,334Africa144United Republic of Tanzania76.13197.267,438,106Africa189Zambia27.6771.6720,569,737Africa176Zimbabwe43.08111.616,665,409Africa186Angola29.4376.2136,684,202Africa157Cameroon61.47159.228,647,293Africa220Central African Republic9.21723.875,742,315Africa215Chad14.5237.6018,278,568Africa209Congo17.8846.316,106,869Africa173Democratic Republic of the Congo45.11116.8102,262,808Africa158Equatorial Guinea61.13158.31,714,671Africa219Gabon9.45624.492,436,566Africa62Sao Tome and Principe241.5625.5231,856Africa204Algeria19.1549.5945,606,480Africa105Egypt113.2293.3112,716,598Africa228Libya4.11010.646,888,388Africa130Morocco84.79219.637,840,044Africa191Sudan27.2670.5948,109,006Africa137Tunisia80.15207.612,458,223Africa235Western Sahara2.2085.719587,259Africa224Botswana4.72112.232,675,352Africa150Eswatini69.74180.61,210,822Africa142Lesotho76.76198.82,330,318Africa233Namibia3.1638.1922,604,172Africa167South Africa49.49128.260,414,495Africa102Benin121.6315.013,712,828Africa129Burkina Faso84.98220.123,251,485Africa87Cabo Verde148.6384.8598,682Africa127Côte d'Ivoire90.80235.228,873,034Africa53Gambia274.0709.72,773,168Africa86Ghana150.0388.434,121,985Africa161Guinea57.75149.614,190,612Africa143Guinea-Bissau76.49198.12,150,842Africa162Liberia56.25145.75,418,377Africa205Mali19.0949.4423,293,698Africa225Mauritania4.71812.224,862,989Africa199Niger21.4855.6227,202,843Africa58Nigeria245.7636.4223,804,632Africa217Saint Helena13.6235.295,314Africa125Senegal92.26239.017,763,163Africa101Sierra Leone122.5317.48,791,092Africa81Togo166.5431.19,053,799Africa223Kazakhstan7.26318.8119,606,633Asia181Kyrgyzstan35.1290.956,735,347Asia149Tajikistan70.88183.610,143,543Asia216Turkmenistan13.8735.916,516,100Asia135Uzbekistan82.66214.135,163,944Asia88China148.5384.61,425,671,352Asia4China, Hong Kong SAR6,81717,6557,491,609Asia2China, Macao SAR22,00556,992704,149Asia17China, Taiwan Province of China675.61,75023,923,276Asia71Dem. People's Republic of Korea217.3562.726,160,821Asia43Japan327.2847.4123,294,513Asia234Mongolia2.2135.7323,447,157Asia25Republic of Korea523.41,35651,784,059Asia153Afghanistan65.06168.542,239,854Asia9Bangladesh1,3293,441172,954,319Asia200Bhutan20.5153.12787,424Asia30India480.51,2441,428,627,663Asia163Iran (Islamic Republic of)54.75141.889,172,767Asia7Maldives1,7374,498521,021Asia73Nepal209.9543.730,896,590Asia46Pakistan312.0808.0240,485,658Asia41Sri Lanka349.2904.321,893,579Asia140Brunei Darussalam78.50203.3452,524Asia123Cambodia93.60242.416,944,826Asia90Indonesia145.2376.2277,534,122Asia182Lao People's Democratic Republic33.0885.667,633,779Asia115Malaysia104.4270.534,308,525Asia133Myanmar83.54216.454,577,997Asia36Philippines391.11,013117,337,368Asia3Singapore8,80622,8086,014,723Asia91Thailand140.5364.071,801,279Asia126Timor-Leste91.50237.01,360,596Asia45Viet Nam315.4817.098,858,950Asia118Armenia97.60252.82,777,970Asia100Azerbaijan126.0326.310,412,651Asia6Bahrain1,8974,9141,485,509Asia93Cyprus136.4353.21,260,138Asia164Georgia53.65139.03,728,282Asia113Iraq104.8271.545,504,560Asia34Israel423.91,0989,174,520Asia97Jordan127.7330.711,337,052Asia61Kuwait241.9626.54,310,108Asia26Lebanon523.41,3555,353,930Asia214Oman15.0138.874,644,384Asia66Qatar234.5607.22,716,391Asia210Saudi Arabia17.1944.5136,947,025Asia16State of Palestine892.22,3115,371,230Asia99Syrian Arab Republic126.4327.523,227,014Asia107Türkiye111.5288.885,816,199Asia95United Arab Emirates134.0347.09,516,871Asia152Yemen65.25169.034,449,825Asia170Belarus46.81121.29,498,238Europe156Bulgaria61.70159.86,687,717Europe94Czechia135.9352.110,495,295Europe106Hungary112.2290.610,156,239Europe96Poland134.0347.041,026,067Europe114Republic of Moldova104.5270.63,435,931Europe128Romania86.46223.919,892,812Europe221Russian Federation8.82122.85144,444,359Europe103Slovakia118.2306.15,795,199Europe154Ukraine63.43164.336,744,634Europe92Denmark139.4361.15,910,913Europe185Estonia30.4378.821,322,765Europe179Faroe Islands38.4699.6253,270Europe206Finland18.3447.505,545,475Europe13Guernsey992.92,57263,544Europe231Iceland3.7449.697375,318Europe145Ireland73.97191.65,056,935Europe89Isle of Man148.1383.684,710Europe14Jersey963.82,496111,802Europe187Latvia29.4176.181,830,211Europe174Lithuania43.41112.42,718,352Europe208Norway17.9946.605,474,360Europe194Sweden26.0567.4710,612,086Europe52United Kingdom279.1722.767,736,802Europe116Albania103.4267.82,832,439Europe79Andorra170.4441.380,088Europe155Bosnia and Herzegovina62.72162.43,210,847Europe147Croatia71.72185.74,008,617Europe5Gibraltar3,2698,46632,688Europe139Greece79.05204.710,341,277Europe12Holy See1,1763,046518Europe75Italy198.9515.258,870,762Europe85Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)152.6395.11,663,594Europe8Malta1,6994,399535,064Europe172Montenegro45.36117.5626,485Europe132North Macedonia83.72216.82,085,679Europe108Portugal111.4288.510,247,605Europe24San Marino551.51,42833,642Europe124Serbia93.17241.37,149,077Europe111Slovenia105.3272.62,119,675Europe122Spain94.59245.047,519,628Europe110Austria108.6281.28,958,960Europe37Belgium386.0999.611,686,140Europe104France117.4304.264,756,584Europe63Germany239.0618.983,294,633Europe57Liechtenstein247.4640.839,584Europe56Luxembourg252.8654.8654,768Europe1Monaco24,36163,09436,297Europe27Netherlands523.21,35517,618,299Europe69Switzerland220.0569.78,796,669Europe78Anguilla180.7467.915,899North America72Antigua and Barbuda214.3555.194,298North America22Aruba590.41,529106,277North America141Bahamas77.01199.5412,623North America18Barbados655.81,699281,995North America134Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba82.77214.427,148North America74British Virgin Islands204.8530.431,538North America50Cayman Islands287.6744.969,310North America112Cuba104.9271.611,194,449North America32Curaçao453.01,173192,077North America119Dominica97.39252.273,040North America65Dominican Republic234.6607.611,332,972North America40Grenada371.1961.2126,183North America60Guadeloupe243.1629.7395,839North America33Haiti425.31,10111,724,763North America55Jamaica260.9675.72,825,544North America42Martinique346.2896.7366,981North America177Montserrat42.59110.34,386North America39Puerto Rico375.1971.53,260,314North America29Saint Barthélemy499.71,29410,994North America77Saint Kitts and Nevis183.7475.747,755North America49Saint Lucia292.6757.9180,251North America21Saint Martin (French part)605.21,56832,077North America54Saint Vincent and the Grenadines265.9688.7103,698North America10Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,3013,36944,222North America48Trinidad and Tobago299.2774.91,534,937North America169Turks and Caicos Islands48.49125.646,062North America51United States Virgin Islands282.1730.798,750North America207Belize18.0146.65410,825North America117Costa Rica102.1264.45,212,173North America47El Salvador307.2795.66,364,943North America80Guatemala168.8437.318,092,026North America120Honduras97.12251.610,593,798North America151Mexico65.56169.8128,455,567North America160Nicaragua58.55151.77,046,310North America159Panama60.23156.04,468,087North America212Argentina16.4042.4745,773,884South America218Bolivia (Plurinational State of)11.4429.6212,388,571South America195Brazil25.8967.07216,422,446South America193Chile26.0767.5219,629,590South America171Colombia46.35120.152,085,168South America146Ecuador73.24189.718,190,484South America236Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.3120.8083,791South America230French Guiana3.7989.837312,155South America227Guyana4.13410.71813,834South America211Paraguay16.9643.946,861,524South America192Peru26.8469.5034,352,719South America229Suriname3.99510.35623,236South America201Uruguay19.7651.193,423,108South America183Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)31.4781.5028,838,499South America11Bermuda1,1863,07364,069North America226Canada4.26511.0538,781,291North America237Greenland0.1380.35756,643North America197Saint Pierre and Miquelon25.3965.765,840North America180United States of America37.1796.26339,996,563North America232Australia3.4428.91526,439,111Oceania202New Zealand19.7451.125,228,100Oceania166Fiji51.25132.7936,375Oceania213New Caledonia16.0341.51292,991Oceania198Papua New Guinea22.8159.0810,329,931Oceania196Solomon Islands25.7166.60740,424Oceania190Vanuatu27.4471.07334,506Oceania44Guam319.7828.0172,952Oceania76Kiribati183.9476.3133,515Oceania67Marshall Islands233.3604.341,996Oceania83Micronesia (Fed. States of)164.6426.3115,224Oceania20Nauru639.01,65512,780Oceania109Northern Mariana Islands109.0282.249,796Oceania178Palau39.26101.718,058Oceania70American Samoa219.6568.743,914Oceania148Cook Islands71.02183.917,044Oceania131French Polynesia83.84217.1308,872Oceania222Niue7.44219.271,935Oceania138Samoa79.75206.5225,681Oceania84Tokelau157.7408.51,893Oceania82Tonga165.8429.4107,773Oceania38Tuvalu379.9983.911,396Oceania136Wallis and Futuna Islands82.15212.811,502Oceania World 61.70 159.80 8,045,311,447

World Bank (2017) Rank Country/territory Density 1Macao SAR, China20,546.7662Monaco19,347.5003Singapore7,915.7314Hong Kong SAR, China7,039.7145Gibraltar3,457.1006Bahrain1,935.9077Maldives1,454.4338Malta1,454.0389Bermuda1,308.82010Bangladesh1,265.03611Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,209.08812Channel Islands870.07413West Bank and Gaza778.20214Nauru682.45015Barbados664.46316Mauritius622.96217Lebanon594.56118St. Martin (French part)590.53319Aruba584.80020San Marino556.66721Korea, Rep.527.96722Netherlands508.54423Rwanda494.86924India450.41925Comoros437.35226Burundi423.06327Israel402.60628Haiti398.44829Puerto Rico376.23230Belgium375.56431Tuvalu373.06732Curacao362.64433Philippines351.87334Japan347.77835Sri Lanka341.95536Grenada317.13237Vietnam308.12738El Salvador307.81139Virgin Islands (U.S.)306.48040Guam304.12841Marshall Islands295.15042St. Lucia293.18743St. Vincent and the Grenadines281.78744American Samoa278.20545United Kingdom272.89846Trinidad and Tobago266.88647Jamaica266.87948Cayman Islands256.49649Pakistan255.57350Germany237.01651Liechtenstein237.01352Kuwait232.12853Antigua and Barbuda231.84554Luxembourg231.44755Qatar227.32256Dominican Republic222.87357Switzerland214.24358Uganda213.75959St. Kitts and Nevis212.86560Sao Tome and Principe212.84161Korea, Dem. People's Rep.211.70162Nigeria209.58863Seychelles208.35464British Virgin Islands207.97365Gambia, The207.56666Italy205.85967Nepal204.43068Malawi197.51969Kosovo168.15570Andorra163.75571Guatemala157.83472Micronesia, Fed. Sts.150.77773Tonga150.02874Isle of Man147.87275China147.67476Indonesia145.72577Kiribati143.70178Togo143.36679Czech Republic137.17680Denmark136.52081Cabo Verde135.58082Thailand135.13283Cyprus127.65784Ghana126.71985Poland124.02786Moldova123.65587France122.57888Northern Mariana Islands119.87889Azerbaijan119.30990Slovak Republic113.12891United Arab Emirates112.44292Portugal112.37193Cuba110.40894Jordan109.28595Hungary108.04396Austria106.74997Ethiopia104.95798Turkey104.91499Albania104.871100Sierra Leone104.700101Armenia102.931102Slovenia102.619103Syrian Arab Republic99.493104Benin99.110105Dominica98.567106Egypt, Arab Rep.97.999107Malaysia96.254108Costa Rica96.079109Spain93.105110Cambodia90.672111Iraq88.125112Kenya87.324113Timor-Leste87.176114Romania85.129115Greece83.479116Honduras82.805117Macedonia, FYR82.600118Senegal82.328119Myanmar81.721120Brunei Darussalam81.347121Serbia80.291122Morocco80.080123Eswatini79.492124Ukraine77.390125French Polynesia77.324126Cote d'Ivoire76.399127Uzbekistan76.134128Tunisia74.228129Croatia73.726130Lesotho73.562131Burkina Faso70.151132Ireland69.874133Samoa69.413134Bosnia and Herzegovina68.496135Ecuador66.939136Mexico66.444137Guinea-Bissau66.191138Bulgaria65.180139Georgia65.032140Tanzania64.699141Tajikistan64.281142Panama55.133143Afghanistan54.422144Yemen, Rep.53.508145Guinea51.755146Nicaragua51.667147Cameroon50.885148Iran, Islamic Rep.49.831149Fiji49.562150Liberia49.127151Palau47.237152Belarus46.858153South Africa46.754154Montenegro46.280155Equatorial Guinea45.194156Lithuania45.135157Colombia44.223158Madagascar43.951159Zimbabwe42.729160Djibouti41.285161Bahamas, The39.497162Mozambique37.728163Turks and Caicos Islands37.312164Venezuela, RB36.253165Congo, Dem. Rep.35.879166United States35.608167Faroe Islands35.308168Kyrgyz Republic32.333169Latvia31.212170Estonia31.033171Lao PDR29.715172Peru25.129173Brazil25.040174Sweden24.718175Chile24.282176Angola23.890177Somalia23.500178Sudan23.258179Zambia22.995180Vanuatu22.662181Solomon Islands21.841182Bhutan21.188183Uruguay19.751184Papua New Guinea18.220185New Zealand18.206186Finland18.136187Algeria17.348188Paraguay17.144189Niger16.955190Belize16.426191Argentina16.177192Congo, Rep.15.405193New Caledonia15.342194Saudi Arabia15.322195Mali15.196196Oman14.980197Norway14.462198Turkmenistan12.253199Chad11.833200Bolivia10.202201Russian Federation8.823202Gabon7.859203Central African Republic7.479204Kazakhstan6.681205Mauritania4.289206Botswana4.044207Canada4.037208Guyana3.952209Libya3.623210Suriname3.612211Iceland3.404212Australia3.202213Namibia3.078214Mongolia1.980215Greenland0.137 -South Sudan- -Eritrea-

What are the top 5 most populated countries in the world?

China has the largest population in the world followed by India, the United States, Indonesia and Pakistan. Fourteen (14) countries have populations greater than 100 million.

What are the top 5 most densely populated countries?

Top 10 Largest Countries in the World by Population Density in 2021 (People per Square Kilometers).

Macau SAR, China. 21,054.5..

Monaco. 19,493.3..

Singapore. 7,691.9..

Hong Kong. 7,042.6..

Gibraltar. 2,951.6..

Bahrain. 2,241.4..

Maldives. 1,812.1..

Malta. 1,663.2..

Which 10 countries have the largest population?

World Population.

What are the 5 least densely populated countries?

Top 10 Smallest Countries in the World by Population Density in 2021 (People per Square Kilometers).

Greenland. 0.14..

Mongolia. 2.14..

Namibia. 3.14..

Australia. 3.35..

French Guiana. 3.62..

Iceland. 3.69..

Suriname. 3.79..

Libya. 3.95..