Countries by Population Density
Complete ranking of 215 countries • people/km² • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
Leader
Macao
Field size
215 countries
Lowest rank
Greenland
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About Population Density (People/km2) Rankings
Macao leads all 215 countries in Population Density (People/km2) with a value of 20.6K people/km², while Greenland ranks last at 0.14 people/km². This represents a 148,518-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Population Density (People/km2) Measures
Population Density (People/km2) from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Population Density (People/km2) across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0.14 people/km² (Greenland) to 20.6K people/km² (Macao) — a 148.5K-fold difference across 215 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries lead with 8 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.
The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (95.27 people/km²) is far more representative than the mean (453.71 people/km²).
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Macao and Monaco are separated by only 10%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Population Density (People/km2)
The 5 strongest Population Density (People/km2) reads.
Lowest Population Density (People/km2)
The 5 lowest Population Density (People/km2) reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 215 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
