Rank Country/Region Population Area (km2) Density (Pop per km2)
World (land only) 6,464,750,000 134,682,000 48
1  Monaco 35,253 1.49 23,660[1]
2  Macau S.A.R. (PRC) 460,162 26 17,699
3  Hong Kong S.A.R. (PRC) 7,040,885 1,099 6,407
4  Singapore 4,483,900 704.0 6,369
5  Gibraltar (UK) 27,921 6 4,654
6  Vatican City 783 0.44 1,780
7  Malta 401,630 316 1,271
8  Bermuda (UK) 64,174 53 1,211
9  Maldives 329,198 298 1,105
10  Bahrain 726,617 694 1,047
11  Bangladesh 141,822,300 143,998 985[2]
12 United Kingdom Channel Islands (British Crown Dependency) 149,463 195 766
13  Nauru 13,635 21 649
14  Taiwan (ROC) 22,894,384 35,980 636[3]
15  Barbados 269,556 430 627
 Saint Martin (France) 33,102 53.2 622
16  Palestinian territories 3,702,212 6,020 615
17  Mauritius 1,244,663 2,040 610
18  Aruba (Netherlands) 99,468 180 553
 Mayotte (France) 180,610 374 483[4]
19  South Korea 48,846,823 99,538 480
20  San Marino 28,117 61 461
21  Puerto Rico (US) 3,954,584 8,875 446
22  Tuvalu 10,441 26 402
23  Netherlands 16,299,170 41,528 392
24  Martinique (France) 395,932 1,102 359
25  Comoros 797,902 2,235 357
26  Lebanon 3,576,818 10,400 344
27  Rwanda 9,037,690 26,338 343
28  Marshall Islands 61,963 181 342
29  Belgium 10,419,050 30,528 341
30  Japan 128,084,700 377,873 339
31  India 1,103,371,000 3,287,263 336
32  El Salvador 6,880,951 21,041 327
 Saint Barthélemy (France) 6,852 21 326
33  American Samoa (US) 64,869 199 326
34  U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 111,818 347 322
35  Sri Lanka 20,742,910 65,610 316
36  Réunion (France) 785,139 2,510 313
37  Guam (US) 169,635 549 309
38  Haiti 8,527,777 27,750 307
39  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 119,051 388 307
40  Israel 6,724,564 22,145 304
41  Saint Lucia 160,765 539 298
42  Philippines 83,054,480 300,000 277
43  Burundi 7,547,515 27,834 271
44  Grenada 102,924 344 260
45  Trinidad and Tobago 1,305,236 5,130 254
46  Vietnam 84,238,230 331,689 254
47  Guadeloupe (France) 405,000[5] 1,628[5] 249[5]
48  United Kingdom 59,667,840 242,900 246
49  Jamaica 2,650,713 10,991 241
50  Germany 82,689,210 357,022 232
51  Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 182,656 800 228
52  Liechtenstein 34,521 160 216
53  Pakistan 157,935,100 796,095 198
54  Italy 58,092,740 301,318 193
55  North Korea 22,487,660 120,538 187
56    Nepal 27,132,630 147,181 184
57  Antigua and Barbuda 81,479 442 184
58  Dominican Republic 8,894,907 48,671 183
59  Luxembourg 464,904 2,586 180
60  Seychelles 80,654 455 177
61   Switzerland 7,252,331 41,284 176
62  Northern Mariana Islands (US) 80,801 464 174
63  Cayman Islands (UK) 45,017 264 171
64  Saint Kitts and Nevis 42,696 261 164
65  São Tomé and Príncipe 156,523 964 162
66  Federated States of Micronesia 110,487 702 157
67  Kuwait 2,686,873 17,818 151
68  British Virgin Islands (UK) 22,016 151 146
69  Andorra 67,151 468 143
70  Nigeria 131,529,700 923,768 142
71  People's Republic of China 1,315,844,000 9,596,961 137
72  Tonga 102,311 747 137[6]
73  Kiribati 99,350 726 137
74  The Gambia 1,517,079 11,295 134
75  Anguilla (UK) 12,205 91 134
76  Isle of Man (UK) 76,538 572 134
 Transnistria 555,347 4163 133[7]
77  Czech Republic 10,219,600 78,866 130
78  Denmark 5,430,590 43,094 126
79  Cape Verde 506,807 4,033 126
80  Thailand 64,232,760 513,115 125
81  Moldova 4,205,747 33,851 124
82  Poland 38,529,560 312,685 123[6]
83  Uganda 28,816,230 241,038 120
84  Indonesia 222,781,500 1,904,569 117
85  Guatemala 12,599,060 108,889 116
86  Tokelau (New Zealand) 1,378 12 115
87  Portugal 10,494,500 91,982 114
 European Union 494,070,000 4,422,773 112
88  Slovakia 5,400,908 49,033 110
89  France (Metropolitan) 60,495,540 551,500 110
90  Albania 3,129,678 28,748 109
91  Malawi 12,883,940 118,484 109
92  Hungary 10,097,730 93,032 109
93  Togo 6,145,004 56,785 108
94  Serbia 9,396,411 88,361 106[3]
95  Dominica 78,940 751 105
96  Syria 19,043,380 185,180 103
97  Cuba 11,269,400 110,861 102
98  Armenia 3,016,312 29,800 101
99  Austria 8,189,444 83,858 98
100  Azerbaijan 8,410,801 86,600 97
101  Slovenia 1,966,814 20,256 97
102  Turkey 73,192,840 783,562 93
103  Ghana 22,112,810 238,533 93
104  Romania 21,711,470 238,391 91
105  Cyprus 835,307 9,251 90
106  Spain 43,064,190 505,992 85
107  Costa Rica 4,327,228 51,100 85
108  Greece 11,119,890 131,957 84
109  Croatia 4,551,338 56,538 81
110  Macedonia 2,034,060 25,713 79
 Northern Cyprus 264,172 3,355 78[8]
111  Cambodia 14,071,010 181,035 78
112  Wallis and Futuna (France) 15,480 200 77
113  Sierra Leone 5,525,478 71,740 77
114  Ukraine 46,480,700 603,700 77
115  Malaysia 25,347,370 329,847 77
116  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,907,074 51,197 76
117  Cook Islands (New Zealand) 17,954 236 76
118  Benin 8,438,853 112,622 75
119  Myanmar 50,519,490 676,578 75
120  Egypt 74,032,880 1,001,449 74
121  Qatar 812,842 11,000 74
122  Morocco 31,478,460 446,550 70
123  Ethiopia 77,430,700 1,104,300 70
124  Bulgaria 7,725,965 110,912 70
125  Iraq 28,807,190 438,317 66
126  Samoa 184,984 2,831 65
127  Brunei 373,819 5,765 65
128  Honduras 7,204,723 112,088 64
129  Georgia 4,474,404 69,700 64
130  French Polynesia (France) 256,603 4,000 64
131  Jordan 5,702,776 89,342 64
132  East Timor 947,064 14,874 64
132  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 26,288 417 63[6]
134  Tunisia 10,102,470 163,610 62
135  Swaziland 1,032,438 17,364 59
136  Uzbekistan 26,593,120 447,400 59
137  Senegal 11,658,170 196,722 59
138  Lesotho 1,794,769 30,355 59
139  Ireland 4,147,901 70,273 59
140  Kenya 34,255,720 580,367 59
141  Côte d'Ivoire 18,153,870 322,463 56
142  Mexico 107,029,400 1,958,201 55
143  United Arab Emirates 4,495,823 83,600 54
144  Lithuania 3,431,033 65,300 53
145  Burkina Faso 13,227,840 274,000 48
146  Belarus 9,755,106 207,600 47
147  Ecuador 13,228,420 283,561 47
148  Fiji 847,706 18,274 46
149  Bhutan 2,162,546 47,000 46
150  Afghanistan 29,863,010 652,090 46
151  Tajikistan 6,506,980 143,100 45
152  Montenegro 630,548 14,026 45[3]
153  Montserrat (UK) 4,488 102 44
154  Guinea-Bissau 1,586,344 36,125 44
155  Palau 19,949 459 43
156  Panama 3,231,502 75,517 43
157  Nicaragua 5,486,685 130,000 42
158  Iran 69,515,210 1,648,195 42
159  Tanzania 38,328,810 945,087 41[6]
160  Saint Helena (UK) 4,918 122 40
161  Colombia 45,600,240 1,138,914 40
162  Yemen 20,974,660 527,968 40
163  South Africa 47,431,830 1,221,037 39
164  Guinea 9,402,098 245,857 38
165  Eritrea 4,401,357 117,600 37
166  Latvia 2,306,988 64,600 36
167  Cameroon 16,321,860 475,442 34
168  Djibouti 793,078 23,200 34
169  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 47,017 1,399 34
170  Zimbabwe 13,009,530 390,757 33
 Nagorno-Karabakh 145,000 4,400 33[9]
171  Madagascar 18,605,920 587,041 32
172  United States 298,212,900 9,629,091 31
 Abkhazia 215,972 7,138 30[10][failed verification]
173  Estonia 1,329,697 45,100 29
174  Liberia 3,283,267 111,369 29
175  Venezuela 26,749,110 912,050 29
176  Kyrgyzstan 5,263,794 199,900 26
177  Laos 5,924,145 236,800 25
178  Mozambique 19,792,300 801,590 25
179  Democratic Republic of the Congo 57,548,740 2,344,858 25
 Somaliland 3,500,000 137,600 25[11]
180  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 5,769 242 24
181  The Bahamas 323,063 13,878 23
182  Brazil 186,404,900 8,514,877 22
183  Peru 27,968,240 1,285,216 22
184  Chile 16,295,100 756,096 22
185  Sweden 9,041,262 449,964 20.0
186  Uruguay 3,463,197 175,016 19.8
187  Equatorial Guinea 503,519 28,051 18.0
 South Ossetia 70,000 3,900 17.9[12]
188  Vanuatu 211,367 12,189 17.3
189  Solomon Islands 477,742 28,896 16.5
190  Finland 5,249,060 338,145 15.5
191  Zambia 11,668,460 752,618 15.5
192  Paraguay 6,158,259 406,752 15.1
193  New Zealand 4,028,384 270,534 14.9
194  Sudan 36,232,950 2,505,813 14.5
195  Argentina 38,747,150 2,780,400 13.9
196  Algeria 32,853,800 2,381,741 13.8
197  Pitcairn Islands (UK) 67 5 13.4
198  Somalia 8,227,826 637,657 12.9
199  Angola 15,941,390 1,246,700 12.8
200  New Caledonia (France) 236,838 18,575 12.8
201  Papua New Guinea 5,887,138 462,840 12.7
202  Norway 4,620,275 385,155 12.0
203  Belize 269,736 22,966 11.7
204  Republic of the Congo 3,998,904 342,000 11.7
205  Saudi Arabia 24,573,100 2,149,690 11.4
206  Niger 13,956,980 1,267,000 11.0
207  Mali 13,518,420 1,240,192 10.9
208  Turkmenistan 4,833,266 488,100 9.9
209  Russia 143,201,600 17,098,242 8.4
210  Bolivia 9,182,015 1,098,581 8.4
211  Oman 2,566,981 309,500 8.3
212  Chad 9,748,931 1,284,000 7.6
213  Central African Republic 4,037,747 622,984 6.5
214  Niue (New Zealand) 1,445 260 5.6
215  Kazakhstan 14,825,110 2,724,900 5.4
216  Gabon 1,383,841 267,668 5.2
217  Guyana 751,218 214,969 3.5
218  Libya 5,853,452 1,759,540 3.3
219  Canada 32,268,240 9,970,610 3.2
220  Botswana 1,764,926 581,730 3.0
221  Mauritania 3,068,742 1,025,520 3.0
222  Iceland 294,561 103,000 2.9
223  Suriname 449,238 163,820 2.7
224  Australia 20,155,130 7,741,220 2.6
225  Namibia 2,031,252 824,292 2.5
226  French Guiana (France) 187,056 90,000 2.1
227  Mongolia 2,646,487 1,564,116 1.7
228  Western Sahara 341,421 266,000 1.3
229  Falkland Islands (UK) 3,060 12,173 0.25
230  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]