Top 5 most crowded countries in the world in 2023 năm 2024

What are the most densely populated countries in the world? Perhaps surprisingly, the most populous countries in the world, China and India, are far from the most densely populated.

The fact is, China and India are simply too large to have the highest population density. In the same way that a stadium holds far more people in total but a bus is easier to fill to capacity, several tiny countries and territories fit far more people into each square kilometer than even the most populous large countries.

For example, the most densely populated country in the world in 2020 was the diminutive European city-state of Monaco. Located near the French Riviera on the northern edge of the Mediterranean Sea, Monaco has a population of fewer than 40,000 people compared to China's 1.4 billion—but squeezes them into a mere two km² of land area (compared to China's 9.7 million km²).

Top 10 most densely populated countries in the world:

Country

Density (/km²)

Macau21,674Monaco18,079Singapore8,430Hong Kong7,140Gibraltar4,811Bahrain1,909Maldives1,726Malta1,677Bangladesh1,342Sint Maarten1,303

It is notable that all of these locations are tiny. The whole top five together have a total area of less than 2,000 km². Moreover, most are also highly urbanized centers of wealth and finance, with a tendency toward cities and skyscrapers rather than rolling fields or vast wilderness areas.

Top 10 least densely populated countries in the world:

On the other end of the spectrum, some of the largest countries in the world by land area have quite low population densities. For example, Russia has a population density of just 9/km², while Canada is even lower at 4/km². The United States of America has a population density of 36/km², which is quite low considering the U.S. is also the country with the third-highest population in the world. For comparison, the two countries with the highest populations—China and India—have population densities of 146/km² and 412/km², respectively.

The European city-state of Monaco is the most densely populated country with a population density of 24,266 people per sq. km (62,849/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 8 countries/territories by population density have a population below 10 million. Of the 94 larger countries having a population of over 10 million, Bangladesh (1,342) has the greatest density, followed by Taiwan (676.4), Rwanda (595.4), the Netherlands (524.8) and the Republic of Korea (522.9). 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 Mongolia and Western Sahara. The five least dense countries over a population of 10 million are Australia (3.48), Canada (4.30), Kazakhstan (7.35), the Russian Federation (8.79), and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (11.60).

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 (2024) Population Continent per sq kmper sq mile2024 26Burundi523.81,35713,591,657Africa31Comoros466.21,207867,605Africa168Djibouti49.71128.81,152,329Africa184Eritrea31.5181.623,817,651Africa98Ethiopia129.7336.0129,719,719Africa121Kenya96.78250.756,203,030Africa165Madagascar53.38138.331,056,610Africa68Malawi227.1588.321,475,962Africa20Mauritius641.41,6611,301,978Africa15Mayotte922.72,390345,996Africa174Mozambique44.33114.834,858,402Africa36Réunion395.71,025989,350Africa22Rwanda595.41,54214,414,910Africa64Seychelles236.9613.6108,263Africa187Somalia29.8277.2318,706,922Africa201South Sudan19.9951.7711,277,092Africa58Uganda249.9647.149,924,252Africa141United Republic of Tanzania78.37203.069,419,073Africa189Zambia28.4373.6321,134,695Africa175Zimbabwe44.00114.017,020,321Africa186Angola30.3278.5437,804,634Africa155Cameroon63.07163.429,394,433Africa220Central African Republic9.49624.595,915,627Africa215Chad14.9738.7718,847,148Africa207Congo18.2947.366,244,547Africa171Democratic Republic of the Congo46.59120.7105,625,114Africa156Equatorial Guinea62.57162.01,754,993Africa219Gabon9.64224.972,484,557Africa60Sao Tome and Principe246.2637.7236,381Africa205Algeria19.4350.3346,278,751Africa105Egypt115.0297.9114,484,252Africa228Libya4.15510.766,964,197Africa129Morocco85.62221.738,211,459Africa191Sudan27.9672.4349,358,228Africa138Tunisia80.84209.412,564,689Africa234Western Sahara2.2505.827598,385Africa225Botswana4.79912.432,719,694Africa150Eswatini70.38182.31,222,075Africa143Lesotho77.61201.02,356,083Africa233Namibia3.2148.3242,645,805Africa167South Africa49.98129.561,020,221Africa102Benin124.9323.414,080,072Africa128Burkina Faso87.14225.723,840,247Africa87Cabo Verde150.0388.5604,461Africa125Côte d'Ivoire93.09241.129,603,302Africa51Gambia280.8727.32,841,803Africa86Ghana152.8395.934,777,522Africa161Guinea59.13153.114,528,770Africa142Guinea-Bissau78.14202.42,197,149Africa162Liberia57.48148.95,536,949Africa204Mali19.6850.9824,015,789Africa224Mauritania4.84512.554,993,922Africa199Niger22.2957.7428,238,972Africa57Nigeria251.6651.6229,152,217Africa217Saint Helena13.4734.895,253Africa122Senegal94.64245.118,221,567Africa101Sierra Leone125.1324.18,977,972Africa81Togo170.3441.09,260,864Africa223Kazakhstan7.34519.0219,828,165Asia181Kyrgyzstan35.6692.366,839,606Asia147Tajikistan72.20187.010,331,513Asia216Turkmenistan14.0436.376,598,071Asia133Uzbekistan83.86217.235,673,804Asia88China148.5384.51,425,178,782Asia4China, Hong Kong SAR6,82117,6677,496,681Asia2China, Macao SAR22,28457,715713,082Asia17China, Taiwan Province of China676.41,75223,950,214Asia70Dem. People's Republic of Korea218.0564.526,244,582Asia43Japan325.4842.9122,631,432Asia235Mongolia2.2435.8093,493,629Asia27Republic of Korea522.91,35451,741,963Asia151Afghanistan66.80173.043,372,950Asia9Bangladesh1,3423,476174,701,211Asia200Bhutan20.6453.45792,382Asia30India484.91,2561,441,719,852Asia163Iran (Islamic Republic of)55.14142.889,809,781Asia7Maldives1,7264,471517,887Asia73Nepal212.3549.731,240,315Asia45Pakistan318.1823.9245,209,815Asia41Sri Lanka350.0906.621,949,268Asia139Brunei Darussalam79.07204.8455,858Asia123Cambodia94.58245.017,121,847Asia90Indonesia146.4379.2279,798,049Asia182Lao People's Democratic Republic33.5286.827,736,681Asia112Malaysia105.5273.334,671,895Asia132Myanmar84.14217.954,964,694Asia35Philippines397.01,028119,106,224Asia3Singapore8,86222,9526,052,709Asia91Thailand140.7364.471,885,799Asia126Timor-Leste92.80240.31,379,883Asia46Viet Nam317.5822.299,497,680Asia120Armenia97.60252.82,777,979Asia100Azerbaijan126.6327.810,462,904Asia6Bahrain1,9144,9571,498,712Asia93Cyprus137.3355.61,268,467Asia164Georgia53.50138.63,717,425Asia111Iraq107.2277.646,523,657Asia34Israel430.21,1149,311,652Asia99Jordan128.2332.111,384,922Asia61Kuwait244.1632.24,349,380Asia28Lebanon510.21,3215,219,044Asia214Oman15.2339.454,713,553Asia66Qatar236.2611.92,737,061Asia210Saudi Arabia17.4345.1537,473,929Asia16State of Palestine912.82,3645,494,963Asia96Syrian Arab Republic132.5343.324,348,053Asia106Türkiye112.1290.386,260,417Asia95United Arab Emirates135.1349.89,591,853Asia152Yemen66.71172.835,219,853Asia170Belarus46.60120.79,455,037Europe158Bulgaria61.06158.16,618,615Europe94Czechia136.1352.410,503,734Europe108Hungary110.4285.99,994,993Europe97Poland131.4340.240,221,726Europe117Republic of Moldova101.3262.33,329,865Europe130Romania85.27220.919,618,996Europe221Russian Federation8.79122.77143,957,079Europe104Slovakia116.3301.25,702,832Europe154Ukraine65.49169.637,937,821Europe92Denmark140.1362.95,939,695Europe185Estonia30.3578.601,319,041Europe179Faroe Islands38.5999.9453,444Europe206Finland18.3547.545,549,886Europe13Guernsey996.72,58163,788Europe231Iceland3.7689.759377,689Europe145Ireland74.44192.85,089,478Europe89Isle of Man148.4384.484,904Europe14Jersey972.82,519112,843Europe188Latvia29.0975.351,810,240Europe176Lithuania43.00111.42,692,798Europe209Norway18.1346.955,514,477Europe194Sweden26.2067.8710,673,669Europe53United Kingdom280.0725.167,961,439Europe115Albania103.1267.12,826,020Europe80Andorra170.9442.780,341Europe157Bosnia and Herzegovina62.39161.63,194,378Europe148Croatia71.32184.73,986,627Europe5Gibraltar3,2728,47432,718Europe140Greece78.75204.010,302,720Europe11Holy See1,1943,093526Europe75Italy198.3513.658,697,744Europe85Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)152.9396.01,667,483Europe8Malta1,7044,413536,740Europe173Montenegro45.33117.4626,102Europe134North Macedonia83.60216.52,082,706Europe107Portugal111.1287.910,223,349Europe24San Marino551.01,42733,614Europe127Serbia92.49239.57,097,028Europe113Slovenia105.2272.52,118,965Europe124Spain94.50244.847,473,373Europe110Austria108.8281.88,977,139Europe37Belgium386.91,00211,715,774Europe103France117.7304.864,881,830Europe63Germany238.8618.683,252,474Europe59Liechtenstein248.9644.639,822Europe56Luxembourg255.4661.6661,594Europe1Monaco24,26662,84936,157Europe25Netherlands524.81,35917,671,125Europe69Switzerland221.3573.28,851,431Europe78Anguilla181.1469.015,936North America72Antigua and Barbuda215.5558.194,816North America23Aruba589.91,528106,177North America144Bahamas77.50200.7415,223North America18Barbados656.51,700282,309North America135Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba83.15215.327,272North America74British Virgin Islands206.3534.231,763North America50Cayman Islands290.0751.069,885North America114Cuba104.7271.111,174,587North America32Curaçao455.11,179192,965North America119Dominica97.82253.473,368North America65Dominican Republic236.7613.011,434,005North America40Grenada373.2966.6126,887North America62Guadeloupe243.5630.5396,346North America33Haiti430.41,11511,867,030North America55Jamaica260.8675.52,824,738North America42Martinique345.7895.3366,416North America177Montserrat42.45109.94,372North America39Puerto Rico376.1974.03,268,802North America29Saint Barthélemy500.91,29711,019North America77Saint Kitts and Nevis184.0476.647,847North America49Saint Lucia293.5760.2180,805North America21Saint Martin (French part)610.11,58032,337North America54Saint Vincent and the Grenadines265.9688.6103,683North America10Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,3033,37544,309North America48Trinidad and Tobago299.8776.61,538,200North America169Turks and Caicos Islands48.88126.646,431North America52United States Virgin Islands280.2725.698,055North America208Belize18.2747.31416,656North America116Costa Rica102.8266.15,246,714North America47El Salvador308.7799.56,396,289North America79Guatemala171.3443.718,358,430North America118Honduras98.64255.510,759,406North America153Mexico66.04171.0129,388,467North America160Nicaragua59.35153.77,142,529North America159Panama61.04158.14,527,961North America212Argentina16.5042.7346,057,866South America218Bolivia (Plurinational State of)11.6030.0512,567,336South America196Brazil26.0467.44217,637,297South America195Chile26.1167.6219,658,839South America172Colombia46.58120.652,340,774South America146Ecuador74.00191.618,377,367South America236Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.3120.8083,803South America230French Guiana3.89010.08319,796South America227Guyana4.16410.78819,594South America211Paraguay17.1844.496,947,270South America192Peru27.0970.1834,683,444South America229Suriname4.03110.44628,785South America203Uruguay19.7751.193,423,316South America183Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)32.0883.0729,395,334South America12Bermuda1,1843,06663,935North America226Canada4.30111.1439,107,046North America237Greenland0.1380.35756,789North America197Saint Pierre and Miquelon25.2865.485,815North America180United States of America37.3796.78341,814,420North America232Australia3.4759.00026,699,482Oceania202New Zealand19.8951.535,269,939Oceania166Fiji51.62133.7943,072Oceania213New Caledonia16.1941.93295,966Oceania198Papua New Guinea23.2260.1410,515,788Oceania193Solomon Islands26.2868.06756,673Oceania190Vanuatu28.0872.73342,325Oceania44Guam321.8833.6174,114Oceania76Kiribati187.0484.3135,763Oceania67Marshall Islands235.6610.342,415Oceania83Micronesia (Fed. States of)166.1430.3116,300Oceania19Nauru644.21,66812,884Oceania109Northern Mariana Islands109.5283.550,025Oceania178Palau39.24101.618,051Oceania71American Samoa217.7563.943,544Oceania149Cook Islands71.13184.217,072Oceania131French Polynesia84.52218.9311,383Oceania222Niue7.44019.271,935Oceania137Samoa80.91209.5228,966Oceania84Tokelau159.5413.21,915Oceania82Tonga167.2433.1108,683Oceania38Tuvalu382.6990.911,478Oceania136Wallis and Futuna Islands81.71211.611,439Oceania World 62.26 161.25 8,118,835,999

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 populated countries 2023?

Twenty countries with the largest population in mid 2023 (in millions).

Which country is most densely populated 2023?

Monaco. With an area of just 2.02 square kilometres, Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world, with a population density of over 19,000 people per square kilometre.

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.

What is the most crowded city in the world 2023?

As of 2023, Tokyo-Yokohama in Japan was the largest world urban agglomeration, with 37,8 million people living there. Jakarta ranked second with 34 million, with Delhi in third with 32 million inhabitants.