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Rank Country/Region Population Area (km²) Density (Pop per km²)
World (land only) 6,464,750,000 134,682,000 48
1 Template:Country data Monaco Monaco 35,253 1.49 23,660[1]sm=n
2 Macau Macau S.A.R. (PRC) 460,162 26 17,699
3 Hong Kong Hong Kong S.A.R. (PRC) 7,040,885 1,099 6,407
4 Singapore Singapore 4,483,900 704.0 6,369
5 Template:Country data Gibraltar Gibraltar (UK) 27,921 6 4,654
6 Template:Country data Vatican City Vatican City 783 0.44 1,780
7 Template:Country data Malta Malta 401,630 316 1,271
8 Template:Country data Bermuda Bermuda (UK) 64,174 53 1,211
9 Maldives Maldives 329,198 298 1,105
10 Template:Country data Bahrain Bahrain 726,617 694 1,047
11 Bangladesh Bangladesh 141,822,300 143,998 985[2]
12 United Kingdom Channel Islands (British Crown Dependency) 149,463 195 766
13 Template:Country data Nauru Nauru 13,635 21 649
14 Taiwan Taiwan (ROC) 22,894,384 35,980 636[3]
15 Template:Country data Barbados Barbados 269,556 430 627
France Saint-Martin (France) 33,102 53.2 622
16 Template:Country data Palestinian territories Palestinian territories 3,702,212 6,020 615
17 Template:Country data Mauritius Mauritius 1,244,663 2,040 610
18 Template:Country data Aruba Aruba (Netherlands) 99,468 180 553
France Mayotte (France) 180,610 374 483[4]
19 South Korea South Korea 48,846,823 99,538 480
20 Template:Country data San Marino San Marino 28,117 61 461
21 Template:Country data Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (US) 3,954,584 8,875 446
22 Template:Country data Tuvalu Tuvalu 10,441 26 402
23 Netherlands Netherlands 16,299,170 41,528 392
24 France Martinique (France) 395,932 1,102 359
25 Template:Country data Comoros Comoros 797,902 2,235 357
26 Template:Country data Lebanon Lebanon 3,576,818 10,400 344
27 Rwanda Rwanda 9,037,690 26,338 343
28 Template:Country data Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 61,963 181 342
29 Belgium Belgium 10,419,050 30,528 341
30 Japan Japan 128,084,700 377,873 339
31 India India 1,103,371,000 3,287,263 336
32 Template:Country data El Salvador El Salvador 6,880,951 21,041 327
France Saint-Barthélemy (France) 6,852 21 326
33 Template:Country data American Samoa American Samoa (US) 64,869 199 326
34 Template:Country data United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 111,818 347 322
35 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 20,742,910 65,610 316
36 France Réunion (France) 785,139 2,510 313
37 Template:Country data Guam Guam (US) 169,635 549 309
38 Haiti Haiti 8,527,777 27,750 307
39 Template:Country data Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 119,051 388 307
40 Israel Israel 6,724,564 22,145 304
41 Template:Country data Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 160,765 539 298
42 Philippines Philippines 83,054,480 300,000 277
43 Burundi Burundi 7,547,515 27,834 271
44 Template:Country data Grenada Grenada 102,924 344 260
45 Template:Country data Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1,305,236 5,130 254
46 Vietnam Vietnam 84,238,230 331,689 254
47 France Guadeloupe (France) 405,000[5] 1,628[5] 249[5]
48 United Kingdom United Kingdom 59,667,840 242,900 246
49 Template:Country data Jamaica Jamaica 2,650,713 10,991 241
50 Germany Germany 82,689,210 357,022 232
51 Template:Country data Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 182,656 800 228
52 Template:Country data Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 34,521 160 216
53 Pakistan Pakistan 157,935,100 796,095 198
54 Italy Italy 58,092,740 301,318 193
55 North Korea North Korea 22,487,660 120,538 187
56 Nepal Nepal 27,132,630 147,181 184
57 Template:Country data Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 81,479 442 184
58 Template:Country data Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 8,894,907 48,671 183
59 Template:Country data Luxembourg Luxembourg 464,904 2,586 180
60 Template:Country data Seychelles Seychelles 80,654 455 177
61 Switzerland Switzerland 7,252,331 41,284 176
62 Template:Country data Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands (US) 80,801 464 174
63 Template:Country data Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (UK) 45,017 264 171
64 Template:Country data Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 42,696 261 164
65 Template:Country data Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe 156,523 964 162
66 Template:Country data Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia 110,487 702 157
67 Template:Country data Kuwait Kuwait 2,686,873 17,818 151
68 Template:Country data British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (UK) 22,016 151 146
69 Template:Country data Andorra Andorra 67,151 468 143
70 Nigeria Nigeria 131,529,700 923,768 142
71 China People's Republic of China 1,315,844,000 9,596,961 137
72 Template:Country data Tonga Tonga 102,311 747 137[6]
73 Template:Country data Kiribati Kiribati 99,350 726 137
74 Template:Country data The Gambia The Gambia 1,517,079 11,295 134
75 Template:Country data Anguilla Anguilla (UK) 12,205 91 134
76 Template:Country data Isle of Man Isle of Man (UK) 76,538 572 134
Template:Country data Transnistria Transnistria 555,347 4163 133[7]sm=n
77 Czech Republic Czech Republic 10,219,600 78,866 130
78 Denmark Denmark 5,430,590 43,094 126
79 Template:Country data Cape Verde Cape Verde 506,807 4,033 126
80 Thailand Thailand 64,232,760 513,115 125
81 Moldova Moldova 4,205,747 33,851 124
82 Poland Poland 38,529,560 312,685 123[6]
83 Uganda Uganda 28,816,230 241,038 120
84 Indonesia Indonesia 222,781,500 1,904,569 117
85 Template:Country data Guatemala Guatemala 12,599,060 108,889 116
86 New Zealand Tokelau (New Zealand) 1,378 12 115
87 Template:Country data Portugal Portugal 10,494,500 91,982 114
European Union European Union 494,070,000 4,422,773 112
88 Template:Country data Slovakia Slovakia 5,400,908 49,033 110
89 France France (Metropolitan) 60,495,540 551,500 110
90 Template:Country data Albania Albania 3,129,678 28,748 109
91 Malawi Malawi 12,883,940 118,484 109
92 Template:Country data Hungary Hungary 10,097,730 93,032 109
93 Togo Togo 6,145,004 56,785 108
94 Serbia Serbia 9,396,411 88,361 106[3]
95 Template:Country data Dominica Dominica 78,940 751 105
96 Syria Syria 19,043,380 185,180 103
97 Cuba Cuba 11,269,400 110,861 102
98 Armenia Armenia 3,016,312 29,800 101
99 Austria Austria 8,189,444 83,858 98
100 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 8,410,801 86,600 97
101 Slovenia Slovenia 1,966,814 20,256 97
102 Turkey Turkey 73,192,840 783,562 93
103 Ghana Ghana 22,112,810 238,533 93
104 Template:Country data Romania Romania 21,711,470 238,391 91
105 Template:Country data Cyprus Cyprus 835,307 9,251 90
106 Spain Spain 43,064,190 505,992 85
107 Template:Country data Costa Rica Costa Rica 4,327,228 51,100 85
108 Greece Greece 11,119,890 131,957 84
109 Croatia Croatia 4,551,338 56,538 81
110 Template:Country data Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 2,034,060 25,713 79
Template:Country data Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 264,172 3,355 78[8]
111 Cambodia Cambodia 14,071,010 181,035 78
112 France Wallis and Futuna (France) 15,480 200 77
113 Template:Country data Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 5,525,478 71,740 77
114 Ukraine Ukraine 46,480,700 603,700 77
115 Malaysia Malaysia 25,347,370 329,847 77
116 Template:Country data Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,907,074 51,197 76
117 Template:Country data Cook Islands Cook Islands (New Zealand) 17,954 236 76
118 Benin Benin 8,438,853 112,622 75
119 Myanmar Myanmar 50,519,490 676,578 75
120 Egypt Egypt 74,032,880 1,001,449 74
121 Template:Country data Qatar Qatar 812,842 11,000 74
122 Morocco Morocco 31,478,460 446,550 70
123 Ethiopia Ethiopia 77,430,700 1,104,300 70
124 Template:Country data Bulgaria Bulgaria 7,725,965 110,912 70
125 Template:Country data Iraq Iraq 28,807,190 438,317 66
126 Template:Country data Samoa Samoa 184,984 2,831 65
127 Brunei Brunei 373,819 5,765 65
128 Template:Country data Honduras Honduras 7,204,723 112,088 64
129 Georgia (country) Georgia 4,474,404 69,700 64
130 Template:Country data French Polynesia French Polynesia (France) 256,603 4,000 64
131 Jordan Jordan 5,702,776 89,342 64
132 East Timor East Timor 947,064 14,874 64
132 Template:Country data Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 26,288 417 63[6]
134 Tunisia Tunisia 10,102,470 163,610 62
135 Template:Country data Swaziland Swaziland 1,032,438 17,364 59
136 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 26,593,120 447,400 59
137 Senegal Senegal 11,658,170 196,722 59
138 Template:Country data Lesotho Lesotho 1,794,769 30,355 59
139 Template:Country data Ireland Republic of Ireland 4,147,901 70,273 59
140 Kenya Kenya 34,255,720 580,367 59
141 Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 18,153,870 322,463 56
142 Template:Country data Mexico Mexico 107,029,400 1,958,201 55
143 Template:Country data United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 4,495,823 83,600 54
144 Template:Country data Lithuania Lithuania 3,431,033 65,300 53
145 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 13,227,840 274,000 48
146 Belarus Belarus 9,755,106 207,600 47
147 Template:Country data Ecuador Ecuador 13,228,420 283,561 47
148 Template:Country data Fiji Fiji 847,706 18,274 46
149 Bhutan Bhutan 2,162,546 47,000 46
150 Afghanistan Afghanistan 29,863,010 652,090 46
151 Template:Country data Tajikistan Tajikistan 6,506,980 143,100 45
152 Template:Country data Montenegro Montenegro 630,548 14,026 45[3]
153 Template:Country data Montserrat Montserrat (UK) 4,488 102 44
154 Template:Country data Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1,586,344 36,125 44
155 Template:Country data Palau Palau 19,949 459 43
156 Template:Country data Panama Panama 3,231,502 75,517 43
157 Template:Country data Nicaragua Nicaragua 5,486,685 130,000 42
158 Iran Iran 69,515,210 1,648,195 42
159 Tanzania Tanzania 38,328,810 945,087 41[6]
160 Template:Country data Saint Helena Saint Helena (UK) 4,918 122 40
161 Template:Country data Colombia Colombia 45,600,240 1,138,914 40
162 Template:Country data Yemen Yemen 20,974,660 527,968 40
163 South Africa South Africa 47,431,830 1,221,037 39
164 Mali Guinea 9,402,098 245,857 38
165 Template:Country data Eritrea Eritrea 4,401,357 117,600 37
166 Template:Country data Latvia Latvia 2,306,988 64,600 36
167 Cameroon Cameroon 16,321,860 475,442 34
168 Template:Country data Djibouti Djibouti 793,078 23,200 34
169 Template:Country data Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (Denmark) 47,017 1,399 34
170 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 13,009,530 390,757 33
Template:Country data Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh 145,000 4,400 33[9]
171 Madagascar Madagascar 18,605,920 587,041 32
172 United States United States 298,212,900 9,629,091 31
Template:Country data Abkhazia Republic of Abkhazia 215,972 7,138 30[10]Template:Failed verification
173 Template:Country data Estonia Estonia 1,329,697 45,100 29
174 Template:Country data Liberia Liberia 3,283,267 111,369 29
175 Template:Country data Venezuela Venezuela 26,749,110 912,050 29
176 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 5,263,794 199,900 26
177 Laos Laos 5,924,145 236,800 25
178 Template:Country data Mozambique Mozambique 19,792,300 801,590 25
179 Template:Country data Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 57,548,740 2,344,858 25
Template:Country data Somaliland Somaliland 3,500,000 137,600 25[11]
180 France Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France) 5,769 242 24
181 Template:Country data The Bahamas The Bahamas 323,063 13,878 23
182 Template:Country data Brazil Brazil 186,404,900 8,514,877 22
183 Template:Country data Peru Peru 27,968,240 1,285,216 22
184 Template:Country data Chile Chile 16,295,100 756,096 22
185 Template:Country data Sweden Sweden 9,041,262 449,964 20.0
186 Template:Country data Uruguay Uruguay 3,463,197 175,016 19.8
187 Template:Country data Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 503,519 28,051 18.0
Template:Country data South Ossetia South Ossetia 70,000 3,900 17.9[12]
188 Template:Country data Vanuatu Vanuatu 211,367 12,189 17.3
189 Template:Country data Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 477,742 28,896 16.5
190 Template:Country data Finland Finland 5,249,060 338,145 15.5
191 Zambia Zambia 11,668,460 752,618 15.5
192 Template:Country data Paraguay Paraguay 6,158,259 406,752 15.1
193 New Zealand New Zealand 4,028,384 270,534 14.9
194 Sudan Sudan 36,232,950 2,505,813 14.5
195 Template:Country data Argentina Argentina 38,747,150 2,780,400 13.9
196 Algeria Algeria 32,853,800 2,381,741 13.8
197 Template:Country data Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands (UK) 67 5 13.4
198 Somalia Somalia 8,227,826 637,657 12.9
199 Template:Country data Angola Angola 15,941,390 1,246,700 12.8
200 France New Caledonia (France) 236,838 18,575 12.8
201 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 5,887,138 462,840 12.7
202 Template:Country data Norway Norway 4,620,275 385,155 12.0
203 Template:Country data Belize Belize 269,736 22,966 11.7
204 Template:Country data Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 3,998,904 342,000 11.7
205 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 24,573,100 2,149,690 11.4
206 Niger Niger 13,956,980 1,267,000 11.0
207 Mali Mali 13,518,420 1,240,192 10.9
208 Template:Country data Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4,833,266 488,100 9.9
209 Russia Russia 143,201,600 17,098,242 8.4
210 Template:Country data Bolivia Bolivia 9,182,015 1,098,581 8.4
211 Template:Country data Oman Oman 2,566,981 309,500 8.3
212 Chad Chad 9,748,931 1,284,000 7.6
213 Template:Country data Central African Republic Central African Republic 4,037,747 622,984 6.5
214 Template:Country data Niue Niue (New Zealand) 1,445 260 5.6
215 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 14,825,110 2,724,900 5.4
216 Template:Country data Gabon Gabon 1,383,841 267,668 5.2
217 Template:Country data Guyana Guyana 751,218 214,969 3.5
218 Template:Country data Libya Libya 5,853,452 1,759,540 3.3
219 Canada Canada 32,268,240 9,970,610 3.2
220 Botswana Botswana 1,764,926 581,730 3.0
221 Template:Country data Mauritania Mauritania 3,068,742 1,025,520 3.0
222 Template:Country data Iceland Iceland 294,561 103,000 2.9
223 Template:Country data Suriname Suriname 449,238 163,820 2.7
224 Australia Australia 20,155,130 7,741,220 2.6
225 Namibia Namibia 2,031,252 824,292 2.5
226 France French Guiana (France) 187,056 90,000 2.1
227 Mongolia Mongolia 2,646,487 1,564,116 1.7
228 Template:Country data Western Sahara Western Sahara 341,421 266,000 1.3
229 Template:Country data Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (UK) 3,060 12,173 0.25
230 Template:Country data Greenland Greenland (Denmark) 56,916 2,175,600 0.026
  1. The Monaco government uses a larger surface area figure resulting in a population density of 18,078 per km².
  2. Latest figure from the World Bank Development Indicators Database is 1,090 per km²
  3. a b c Population density calculated using surface area and population figures from CIA World Factbook. Republic of China (Taiwan) as of 2005; Serbia as of 2002; Montenegro as of 2004.
  4. Population density calculated using surface area and population figures from INSEE Mayotte.
  5. a b c Figure without the territories of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy detached from Guadeloupe on February 22, 2007.
  6. a b c d The UN figure is not consistent with the figure based on dividing the population by the area. The calculated figure is listed on this table instead.
  7. Population figure based upon the 2004 census, density figure thus calculated.[1]
  8. Population figure based upon the 2006 census, density figure thus calculated.[2]
  9. Population figure 2002 estimate, density figure calculated using this estimate.[3]
  10. Population figure from the 2003 census, surface area based upon the 83% of Abkhazia controlled by the Republic of Abkhazia at the present moment, density figure calculated using these two figures.[4]
  11. Population figure 2005 estimate, density figure calculated using this estimate.[5] [6]
  12. Population figure 2002 estimate, density figure calculated using this estimate.[7]