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Population Density
How tightly people are packed: population divided by land area, 2023.
Data as of 2023
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Top five
The most crowded
Monaco, Singapore and Bahrain lead the world: 19,490 per km² for Monaco. Each square here is sized by its number.
At the other end
The emptiest
Greenland, Western Sahara and Mongolia sit at the bottom, with 0 per km² for Greenland.
In groups
How the world splits
Countries gather into 6 bands, from “Under 10” to “Over 250”. The biggest band holds 49 countries.
Fair shares
Every country, the same size
On a normal map, Russia dwarfs Rwanda. As equal tiles, small countries count just as much — look for the island nations.
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Monaco
Monaco: 19,490 per km². Tap any country for its greeting, rank and profile.
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Population Density
How tightly people are packed: population divided by land area, 2023.
Data as of 2023 · Sources: Our World in Data — population · Country land areas
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