Population density - Country rankings
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Population density, people per square km, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 47 countries was 599 people per square km. The highest value was in Monaco: 17604 people per square km and the lowest value was in Iceland: 4 people per square km. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: people per square km; Source: Food and Agriculture Organization
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| Countries | Population density, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 17604 | 1 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Gibraltar | 3267 | 2 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Malta | 1620 | 3 | 1961 - 2021 |
| San Marino | 562 | 4 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 521 | 5 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Belgium | 383 | 6 | 2000 - 2021 |
| UK | 277 | 7 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 249 | 8 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Liechtenstein | 244 | 9 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Germany | 238 | 10 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Switzerland | 220 | 11 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Italy | 200 | 12 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Andorra | 168 | 13 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Denmark | 146 | 14 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 136 | 15 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 135 | 16 | 1961 - 2021 |
| France | 124 | 17 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Poland | 123 | 18 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 113 | 19 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 113 | 20 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Austria | 109 | 21 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Turkey | 109 | 22 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 106 | 23 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 105 | 24 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Albania | 103 | 25 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Spain | 95 | 26 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 90 | 27 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Romania | 83 | 28 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Greece | 82 | 29 | 1961 - 2021 |
| North Macedonia | 82 | 30 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Serbia | 81 | 31 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Ukraine | 76 | 32 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 73 | 33 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 69 | 34 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 64 | 35 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 63 | 36 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Belarus | 46 | 37 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Montenegro | 46 | 38 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 45 | 39 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Faroe Isl. | 39 | 40 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 31 | 41 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 30 | 42 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 26 | 43 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Finland | 18 | 44 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Norway | 15 | 45 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Russia | 9 | 46 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Iceland | 4 | 47 | 1961 - 2021 |
Definition: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
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