Population Density by Country (2026)

The three most densely populated countries are Macau (21,954.4), Singapore (8,126.8), Hong Kong (6,638.8); the three most sparsely populated are Greenland (0.1), Mongolia (2.3), Canada (2.6).

Across all 215 countries the median is 95.5 people per km² and the simple (unweighted) average is 368.8; the spread from 0.1 to 21,954.4 shows how differently countries fare on this measure.

Over roughly the last decade the biggest increases were in Macau (+2,181.7 pts), Gibraltar (+823.7 pts), Singapore (+424.5 pts), while the largest decreases were in Saint Martin (-256.1 pts), Marshall Islands (-67.8 pts), U.S. Virgin Islands (-67.2 pts).

By continent, the leaders are Macau in Asia (21,954.4), Gibraltar in Europe (4,189.5), Mauritius in Africa (629.3), Sint Maarten in North America (1,335.6), Ecuador in South America (72.1), Nauru in Oceania (647).

Density divides the live population estimate by the World Bank surface area (land plus inland water). City-states such as Macau, Monaco and Singapore dominate the top of the list; vast, sparsely settled countries such as Mongolia, Namibia and Australia sit at the bottom.

Source: World Bank · UN WPP (computed). Countries without a published value are not ranked. Each country's own page shows the full historical series and its rank on this and every other indicator.