Most densely populated countries

Number 1

Monaco

Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world, with 18,981 people per km² (49,160 per sq mi). The list ranks 195 countries (World Bank, population 2025, area 2023–2024). The United States is number 146.

195 countries ranked
146 position of the United States: 35/km² (90/sq mi)

195 countries

With a filter, each country keeps its world position.

Most densely populated countries, ranked by population density
1 Monaco 18,981/km²49,160/sq mi
2 Singapore 8,303/km²21,505/sq mi
3 Bahrain 2,000/km²5,181/sq mi
4 Malta 1,840/km²4,766/sq mi
5 Vatican City 1,800/km²4,662/sq mi
6 Maldives 1,766/km²4,573/sq mi
7 Bangladesh 1,191/km²3,083/sq mi
8 West Bank and Gaza 899/km²2,327/sq mi
9 Barbados 656/km²1,698/sq mi
10 Mauritius 619/km²1,603/sq mi
11 Nauru 573/km²1,483/sq mi
12 Lebanon 560/km²1,449/sq mi
13 San Marino 559/km²1,448/sq mi
14 Rwanda 553/km²1,433/sq mi
15 Burundi 517/km²1,339/sq mi
16 South Korea 514/km²1,332/sq mi
17 Comoros 472/km²1,223/sq mi
18 Israel 459/km²1,188/sq mi
19 India 445/km²1,153/sq mi
20 Netherlands 435/km²1,128/sq mi
21 Haiti 429/km²1,111/sq mi
22 Philippines 389/km²1,008/sq mi
23 Belgium 389/km²1,008/sq mi
24 Tuvalu 365/km²946/sq mi
25 Grenada 341/km²883/sq mi
26 Sri Lanka 332/km²859/sq mi
27 Japan 326/km²845/sq mi
28 Pakistan 321/km²830/sq mi
29 Vietnam 307/km²794/sq mi
30 El Salvador 303/km²784/sq mi
31 Saint Lucia 292/km²757/sq mi
32 United Kingdom 285/km²739/sq mi
33 Kuwait 273/km²707/sq mi
34 Seychelles 269/km²696/sq mi
35 Trinidad and Tobago 267/km²691/sq mi
36 Luxembourg 265/km²687/sq mi
37 Jamaica 258/km²669/sq mi
38 Nigeria 257/km²666/sq mi
39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257/km²665/sq mi
40 Liechtenstein 256/km²664/sq mi
41 Qatar 255/km²662/sq mi
42 São Tomé and Príncipe 250/km²648/sq mi
43 Gambia 250/km²647/sq mi
44 Germany 233/km²605/sq mi
45 North Korea 220/km²571/sq mi
46 Switzerland 220/km²570/sq mi
47 Antigua and Barbuda 214/km²555/sq mi
48 Uganda 213/km²551/sq mi
49 Nepal 201/km²521/sq mi
50 Marshall Islands 200/km²519/sq mi
51 Italy 195/km²505/sq mi
52 Malawi 188/km²486/sq mi
53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 180/km²466/sq mi
54 Andorra 177/km²459/sq mi
55 Guatemala 172/km²445/sq mi
56 Kiribati 168/km²436/sq mi
57 Micronesia 162/km²420/sq mi
58 Togo 151/km²392/sq mi
59 Indonesia 149/km²386/sq mi
60 Cyprus 148/km²384/sq mi
61 China 147/km²381/sq mi
62 Ghana 147/km²381/sq mi
63 Denmark 140/km²363/sq mi
64 Thailand 140/km²362/sq mi
65 Tonga 139/km²359/sq mi
66 Syria 138/km²358/sq mi
67 Czechia 138/km²358/sq mi
68 Cabo Verde 131/km²339/sq mi
69 Benin 129/km²334/sq mi
70 Jordan 129/km²334/sq mi
71 Sierra Leone 122/km²316/sq mi
72 Ethiopia 120/km²311/sq mi
73 Azerbaijan 118/km²306/sq mi
74 Egypt 118/km²306/sq mi
75 Portugal 117/km²303/sq mi
76 United Arab Emirates 117/km²302/sq mi
77 Poland 116/km²301/sq mi
78 France 113/km²294/sq mi
79 Slovakia 110/km²286/sq mi
80 Austria 110/km²284/sq mi
81 Türkiye 109/km²283/sq mi
82 Malaysia 109/km²282/sq mi
83 Iraq 108/km²280/sq mi
84 Slovenia 104/km²269/sq mi
85 Armenia 104/km²269/sq mi
86 Hungary 102/km²265/sq mi
87 Côte d'Ivoire 101/km²263/sq mi
88 Costa Rica 101/km²261/sq mi
89 Cuba 100/km²258/sq mi
90 Cambodia 99/km²255/sq mi
91 Honduras 98/km²253/sq mi
92 Spain 98/km²253/sq mi
93 Kenya 97/km²252/sq mi
94 Senegal 96/km²249/sq mi
95 Timor-Leste 95/km²247/sq mi
96 Burkina Faso 88/km²227/sq mi
97 Dominica 88/km²227/sq mi
98 Morocco 86/km²223/sq mi
99 Serbia 84/km²219/sq mi
100 Uzbekistan 83/km²214/sq mi
101 Albania 82/km²212/sq mi
102 Myanmar 81/km²210/sq mi
103 Brunei 81/km²209/sq mi
104 Romania 80/km²207/sq mi
105 Yemen 79/km²205/sq mi
106 Greece 79/km²204/sq mi
107 Dominican Republic 78/km²203/sq mi
108 Ireland 78/km²202/sq mi
109 Lesotho 78/km²202/sq mi
110 Samoa 77/km²200/sq mi
111 Tajikistan 76/km²198/sq mi
112 Tunisia 75/km²195/sq mi
113 Tanzania 75/km²193/sq mi
114 Eswatini 72/km²187/sq mi
115 Ecuador 71/km²185/sq mi
116 North Macedonia 71/km²183/sq mi
117 Moldova 70/km²181/sq mi
118 Equatorial Guinea 69/km²179/sq mi
119 Mexico 67/km²175/sq mi
120 Afghanistan 67/km²174/sq mi
121 Ukraine 65/km²167/sq mi
122 Cameroon 63/km²163/sq mi
123 Guinea-Bissau 62/km²161/sq mi
124 Guinea 61/km²159/sq mi
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61/km²159/sq mi
126 Panama 61/km²157/sq mi
127 Bulgaria 58/km²150/sq mi
128 Georgia 56/km²146/sq mi
129 Madagascar 55/km²143/sq mi
130 Nicaragua 54/km²139/sq mi
131 South Africa 53/km²137/sq mi
132 Iran 53/km²137/sq mi
133 Liberia 51/km²133/sq mi
134 Djibouti 51/km²132/sq mi
135 Fiji 51/km²132/sq mi
136 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48/km²125/sq mi
137 Colombia 47/km²121/sq mi
138 Montenegro 45/km²116/sq mi
139 Mozambique 45/km²115/sq mi
140 Lithuania 44/km²115/sq mi
141 Croatia 44/km²114/sq mi
142 Belarus 44/km²113/sq mi
143 Zimbabwe 43/km²112/sq mi
144 Palau 38/km²99/sq mi
145 Kyrgyzstan 37/km²95/sq mi
146 United States 35/km²90/sq mi
147 Laos 33/km²86/sq mi
148 Angola 31/km²81/sq mi
149 Venezuela 31/km²81/sq mi
150 Somalia 31/km²80/sq mi
151 Estonia 30/km²78/sq mi
152 Eritrea 30/km²77/sq mi
153 Solomon Islands 29/km²76/sq mi
154 Zambia 29/km²75/sq mi
155 Bahamas 29/km²75/sq mi
156 Latvia 29/km²74/sq mi
157 Sudan 28/km²71/sq mi
158 Vanuatu 27/km²71/sq mi
159 Peru 27/km²70/sq mi
160 Chile 26/km²68/sq mi
161 Brazil 25/km²65/sq mi
162 Papua New Guinea 23/km²60/sq mi
163 Niger 22/km²57/sq mi
164 Bhutan 21/km²54/sq mi
165 Mali 20/km²53/sq mi
166 Sweden 20/km²52/sq mi
167 Algeria 20/km²52/sq mi
168 New Zealand 20/km²52/sq mi
169 Uruguay 19/km²50/sq mi
170 Republic of the Congo 19/km²49/sq mi
171 South Sudan 19/km²49/sq mi
172 Belize 18/km²48/sq mi
173 Oman 18/km²46/sq mi
174 Paraguay 17/km²45/sq mi
175 Saudi Arabia 17/km²45/sq mi
176 Finland 17/km²43/sq mi
177 Argentina 16/km²43/sq mi
178 Chad 16/km²42/sq mi
179 Turkmenistan 16/km²40/sq mi
180 Bolivia 11/km²30/sq mi
181 Gabon 9.69/km²25.09/sq mi
182 Norway 8.98/km²23.27/sq mi
183 Central African Republic 8.85/km²22.92/sq mi
184 Russia 8.38/km²21.7/sq mi
185 Kazakhstan 7.65/km²19.81/sq mi
186 Mauritania 5.16/km²13.36/sq mi
187 Botswana 4.4/km²11.41/sq mi
188 Libya 4.24/km²10.98/sq mi
189 Canada 4.17/km²10.8/sq mi
190 Suriname 3.91/km²10.12/sq mi
191 Guyana 3.89/km²10.07/sq mi
192 Iceland 3.81/km²9.87/sq mi
193 Namibia 3.75/km²9.72/sq mi
194 Australia 3.57/km²9.24/sq mi
195 Mongolia 2.28/km²5.91/sq mi

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