Population density by country

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United States: 37 /km² in 2024, 28th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 166th of all 216 with data.

Highest: Macao (20,631 /km², 2024) · Lowest: Greenland (0 /km², 2024) · 216 countries and territories with data.

People per square kilometer of land area.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Macao20,631 /km²2024
2Monaco18,537 /km²2024
3Singapore8,329 /km²2024
4Hong Kong7,166 /km²2024
5Gibraltar3,933 /km²2024
6Bahrain1,986 /km²2024
7Malta1,805 /km²2024
8Maldives1,771 /km²2024
9Bangladesh1,333 /km²2024
10Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,275 /km²2024
11Bermuda1,197 /km²2024
12West Bank and Gaza878 /km²2024
13Channel Islands842 /km²2021
14Barbados655 /km²2024
15Mauritius623 /km²2024
16Aruba600 /km²2024
17Rwanda600 /km²2024
18Nauru569 /km²2024
19Lebanon568 /km²2024
20San Marino555 /km²2024
21Burundi547 /km²2024
22Netherlands534 /km²2024
23South Korea530 /km²2024
24St. Martin (French part)493 /km²2024
25India488 /km²2024
26Comoros464 /km²2024
27Israel462 /km²2024
28Haiti427 /km²2024
29Belgium389 /km²2024
30Philippines389 /km²2024
31Tuvalu371 /km²2024
32Puerto Rico361 /km²2024
33Sri Lanka354 /km²2024
34Curaçao351 /km²2024
35Grenada341 /km²2024
36Japan340 /km²2024
37Pakistan326 /km²2024
38Vietnam322 /km²2024
39Cayman Islands310 /km²2024
40Guam310 /km²2024
41El Salvador306 /km²2024
42U.S. Virgin Islands300 /km²2024
43St. Lucia295 /km²2024
44United Kingdom286 /km²2024
45Kuwait275 /km²2024
46Gambia273 /km²2024
47Trinidad and Tobago267 /km²2024
48Seychelles266 /km²2024
49Luxembourg263 /km²2024
50Jamaica262 /km²2024
51British Virgin Islands261 /km²2024
52St. Vincent and the Grenadines259 /km²2024
53Nigeria255 /km²2024
54Liechtenstein253 /km²2024
55Uganda249 /km²2024
56Qatar249 /km²2024
57São Tomé and Príncipe245 /km²2024
58Germany239 /km²2024
59Dominican Republic237 /km²2024
60American Samoa235 /km²2024
61Malawi230 /km²2024
62Switzerland228 /km²2024
63North Korea220 /km²2024
64Antigua and Barbuda213 /km²2024
65Marshall Islands207 /km²2024
66Nepal207 /km²2024
67Italy199 /km²2024
68St. Kitts and Nevis179 /km²2024
69Andorra175 /km²2024
70Guatemala172 /km²2024
71Kiribati166 /km²2024
72Micronesia161 /km²2024
73United Arab Emirates155 /km²2024
74Togo155 /km²2024
75Ghana151 /km²2024
76China150 /km²2024
77Indonesia150 /km²2024
78Denmark149 /km²2024
79Isle of Man147 /km²2024
80Cyprus147 /km²2024
81Tonga145 /km²2024
82Czechia141 /km²2024
83Thailand140 /km²2024
84Syria134 /km²2024
85Cabo Verde130 /km²2024
86Jordan130 /km²2024
87Benin128 /km²2024
88France127 /km²2024
89Azerbaijan123 /km²2024
90Sierra Leone120 /km²2024
91Poland119 /km²2024
92Ethiopia118 /km²2024
93Egypt117 /km²2024
94Portugal117 /km²2024
95Slovakia113 /km²2024
96Austria111 /km²2024
97Türkiye111 /km²2024
98Malaysia108 /km²2024
99Armenia108 /km²2024
100Iraq106 /km²2024
101Cuba106 /km²2024
102Slovenia106 /km²2024
103Hungary105 /km²2024
104Costa Rica101 /km²2024
105Côte d'Ivoire100 /km²2024
106Cambodia100 /km²2024
107Spain98 /km²2024
108Kenya97 /km²2024
109Northern Mariana Islands97 /km²2024
110Honduras97 /km²2024
111Senegal96 /km²2024
112Timor-Leste94 /km²2024
113Dominica88 /km²2024
114Brunei88 /km²2024
115Albania87 /km²2024
116Burkina Faso86 /km²2024
117Morocco85 /km²2024
118Moldova84 /km²2024
119Myanmar84 /km²2024
120Uzbekistan83 /km²2024
121Romania83 /km²2024
122Greece81 /km²2024
123French Polynesia80 /km²2024
124Tunisia79 /km²2024
125Samoa78 /km²2024
126Ireland78 /km²2024
127Guinea-Bissau78 /km²2024
128Tanzania78 /km²2024
129Lesotho77 /km²2024
130Yemen77 /km²2024
131Tajikistan76 /km²2024
132Serbia75 /km²2024
133Ecuador73 /km²2024
134North Macedonia72 /km²2024
135Eswatini72 /km²2024
136Croatia69 /km²2024
137Equatorial Guinea67 /km²2024
138Mexico67 /km²2024
139Georgia67 /km²2024
140Afghanistan65 /km²2024
141Ukraine65 /km²2024
142Bosnia and Herzegovina62 /km²2024
143Cameroon62 /km²2024
144Panama61 /km²2024
145Guinea60 /km²2024
146Bulgaria59 /km²2024
147Liberia58 /km²2024
148Nicaragua57 /km²2023
149Iran56 /km²2024
150Madagascar55 /km²2024
151South Africa53 /km²2024
152Fiji51 /km²2024
153Djibouti50 /km²2024
154Turks and Caicos Islands49 /km²2024
155DR Congo48 /km²2024
156Colombia48 /km²2024
157Montenegro46 /km²2024
158Lithuania46 /km²2024
159Belarus45 /km²2024
160Mozambique44 /km²2024
161Zimbabwe43 /km²2024
162Bahamas40 /km²2024
163Faroe Islands40 /km²2024
164Palau38 /km²2024
165Kyrgyzstan38 /km²2024
166United States37 /km²2024
167Laos34 /km²2024
168Venezuela32 /km²2024
169Estonia32 /km²2024
170Angola30 /km²2024
171Somalia30 /km²2024
172Latvia30 /km²2024
173Eritrea29 /km²2024
174Solomon Islands29 /km²2024
175Zambia29 /km²2024
176Sudan27 /km²2024
177Vanuatu27 /km²2024
178Peru27 /km²2024
179Chile27 /km²2024
180Sweden26 /km²2024
181Brazil25 /km²2024
182Papua New Guinea23 /km²2024
183Niger21 /km²2024
184Bhutan21 /km²2024
185New Zealand20 /km²2024
186Mali20 /km²2024
187Algeria20 /km²2024
188Uruguay19 /km²2024
189South Sudan19 /km²2024
190Republic of the Congo19 /km²2024
191Finland18 /km²2024
192Belize18 /km²2024
193Paraguay17 /km²2024
194Oman17 /km²2024
195Argentina17 /km²2024
196Saudi Arabia16 /km²2024
197Chad16 /km²2024
198Turkmenistan16 /km²2024
199New Caledonia16 /km²2024
200Norway15 /km²2024
201Bolivia11 /km²2024
202Gabon10 /km²2024
203Russia9 /km²2024
204Central African Republic9 /km²2024
205Kazakhstan8 /km²2024
206Mauritania5 /km²2024
207Canada5 /km²2024
208Botswana4 /km²2024
209Libya4 /km²2024
210Suriname4 /km²2024
211Guyana4 /km²2024
212Iceland4 /km²2024
213Namibia4 /km²2024
214Australia4 /km²2024
215Mongolia2 /km²2024
216Greenland0 /km²2024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (EN.POP.DNST). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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