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This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 .
For comparison, the two countries with the highest populations—China and India—have population densities of 146/km² and 412/km², respectively. Density calculation based on land area, not total area.
Globally, the average population density is 62 people per km² in 2024, but there are very large differences across countries. Many of the world’s small islands or isolated states have large populations for their size. The five most densely populated are Macao, Monaco, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar.
We have estimated the population density by using population estimates from multiple sources and land area estimates by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. We obtain it by dividing the population estimates by the land area estimates.
Population density is calculated as population divided by total land area. The European city-state of Monaco is the most densely populated country with a population density of 25,927 people per sq. km (67,150/sq mile), and its population only numbers in thousands.
Bangladesh is the most populous and largest of the 10 most densely populated countries in the world. Ironically, some of the world’s smallest countries are also the countries with the highest population density, which is a measurement of the average number of people who live in a given area.
Bangladesh completes the list of countries with a population density of at least 1,000 per km 2. It is the world’s 8th most populous country, with an estimated 163 million people. However, it is the 92nd largest country, with a land area of 130,168 km 2. Its population density of 1,239 people per km 2 is the world’s 6th highest. 7.
Monaco led the ranking for countries with the highest population density in 2021, with nearly 25,000 residents per square kilometer.
Data from the World Population Review has revealed which countries have the highest population density.
With a population density of 21,054 per square kilometer, Macao in China was the most densely populated country in the world in 2021. Monaco ranks second in population density, with 19,493 people per square kilometer. China and Monaco were the only countries with a population density of over 10,000 people per square kilometer. Singapore was the ...