Global Population Density in 2020
Population is defined as the total number of people residing in a country or region and the term "population density" refers to the number of people per square kilometer of land.
China, Monaco, Singapore, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Bahrain, Maldives, Malta, Bangladesh and Sint Maarten were among the top ten most densely populated countries in the world in 2020.
With a population density of 19,737 people per square kilometer, Macao in China was the most densely inhabited country in 2020. Monaco ranked second in terms of population density with 19,361 people per square kilometer. China and Monaco were the only two countries that had a population density of more than 10,000 people per square kilometer. Singapore was rated third in terms of population density with 8,019 people per square kilometer in 2020. Singapore is followed by Hong Kong and Gibraltar, with a population density of 7,126 and 3,369 people per square kilometer. China, Monaco, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar form the top five most densely populated countries in the world.
Other prominent countries that were densely populated in 2020 were Bahrain, Maldives, Malta, Bangladesh, and Sint Maarten with a population density of 2,182, 1,802, 1,610, 1,265, and 1,244 people per square kilometer. 11 countries had more than 1,000 people per square kilometer in 2020.
Kosovo, Greenland, Mongolia, Namibia, Australia, Iceland, Suriname, Libya, Guyana, and Botswana were among the least ten most densely populated countries in the world in 2020. The least 10 countries had more than 5 people per square kilometer in 2020.
With a population density of 0.137 people per square kilometer, Greenland was the least densely populated country in the world in 2020. Greenland was followed by Mongolia, Namibia, Australia, and Iceland with a populated density of 2.1, 3.1, 3.3, and 3.6 people per square kilometer.
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