List of countries and territories by population density
This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by human population density and measured by the number of human inhabitants per square kilometer or square mile.
Methodology
The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes but does not rank unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the following table are based on areas including inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers).
Figures used in this article are mainly based on the latest censuses and official estimates (or projections). Where there is not such updated national data available, figures are based on the 2012 estimates provided by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[1]
Main table
The names of dependent territories as well as recognized states with no or limited control over their territory are shown in italics.
Area figures given here are taken from various (usually unspecified) sources.
- The European Union is a sui generis supranational union possessing "country-like" characteristics. The entity is composed of 28 member countries. Its population density has been estimated at 116 people per km², and it would be ranked 95th if it were included in the list. (population: 506,913,394 on January 1, 2014,[2] area: 4,324,782 km2). See also: List of regional organizations by population.
- The most densely populated sovereign nation is Monaco, with a population density of 18,713 people/km2.
- Area includes land and water.
Pos. | Country (or dependent territory) | Area (km²) | Area (mi²) | Population | Density (pop./km²) | Density (pop./mi²) | Date | Population source |
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World (land only, excluding Antarctica) | 134,940,000 | 52,100,000 | 7,320,200,000 | 54 | 140 | May 6, 2016 | USCB's world population clock | |
World (land only) | 148,940,000 | 57,510,000 | 7,320,200,000 | 49 | 127 | May 6, 2016 | USCB's World population clock | |
World (with water) | 510,072,000 | 196,940,000 | 7,320,200,000 | 14 | 36 | May 6, 2016 | USCB's World population clock | |
1 | Macau (China)[3] | 30.3 | 12 | 643,100 | 21,224 | 54,970 | September 30, 2015 | Official quarterly estimate |
2 | Monaco | 2.02 | 0.78 | 37,800 | 18,713 | 48,466 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
3 | Singapore | 719 | 278 | 5,535,000 | 7,697 | 19,935 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
4 | Hong Kong (China)[4] | 1,104 | 426 | 7,234,800 | 6,571 | 17,019 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
5 | Gibraltar (UK)[5] | 6.8 | 2.6 | 29,873 | 4,268 | 11,054 | March 21, 2016 | Official estimate |
6 | Vatican City | 0.44 | 0.17 | 800 | 1,818 | 4,709 | 2012 | Official estimate |
7 | Bahrain | 757 | 292 | 1,472,483 | 1,945 | 5,038 | March 21, 2016 | Final 2010 census result |
8 | Malta | 315 | 122 | 426,149 | 1,353 | 3,504 | March 21, 2016 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
9 | Bermuda (UK) | 53 | 20 | 66,449 | 1,254 | 3,248 | March 21, 2016 | Final 2010 census result |
10 | Bangladesh | 143,998 | 55,598 | 160,343,618 | 1,113.51 | 2,883.98 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
11 | Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 34 | 13 | 37,429 | 1,101 | 2,852 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
12 | Maldives | 298 | 115 | 317,280 | 1,065 | 2,758 | 2010 | Official estimate |
13 | Jersey (UK) | 116 | 45 | 97,857 | 844 | 2,186 | March 27, 2011 | 2011 census result |
14 | Guernsey (UK) | 78 | 30 | 62,431 | 800 | 2,072 | March 31, 2010 | Official estimate |
15 | Palestinian Territories[6] | 6,020 | 2,324 | 4,550,368 | 756 | 1,958 | 2014 | Official estimate |
16 | Saint Martin (France) | 54 | 21 | 36,979 | 685 | 1,774 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
17 | Taiwan(ROC)[7] | 36,191 | 13,973 | 23,410,280 | 647 | 1,676 | September 30, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
18 | Barbados | 430 | 166 | 274,200 | 638 | 1,652 | July 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
19 | Mauritius | 2,040 | 788 | 1,259,838 | 618 | 1,601 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
20 | Mayotte (France) | 374 | 144 | 212,600 | 568 | 1,471 | August 21, 2012 | 2012 census result |
21 | San Marino | 61 | 24 | 32,382 | 531 | 1,375 | May 31, 2013 | Monthly official estimate |
22 | Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 193 | 75 | 101,484 | 526 | 1,362 | September 29, 2010 | 2010 census result |
23 | South Korea | 100,210 | 38,691 | 50,423,955 | 503 | 1,303 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
24 | Lebanon | 10,452 | 4,036 | 4,966,000 | 487 | 1,261 | July 1, 2014 | UN projection |
25 | Nauru | 21 | 8 | 10,084 | 480 | 1,243 | October 30, 2011 | 2011 census result |
26 | Rwanda | 25,314 | 9,774 | 11,262,564 | 445 | 1,153 | July 1, 2015 | Annual official estimate |
27 | Tuvalu | 26 | 10 | 11,323 | 436 | 1,129 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
28 | Saint Barthélemy (France) | 21 | 8 | 8,938 | 426 | 1,103 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
29 | Comoros | 1,861 | 719 | 784,745 | 422 | 1,093 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
30 | Netherlands | 41,526 | 16,033 | 16,925,618 | 407.59 | 1,055.66 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
31 | Haiti | 27,065 | 10,450 | 10,911,819 | 403 | 1,044 | July 1, 2015 | Official projection |
32 | Puerto Rico (US)[8] | 8,868 | 3,424 | 3,548,397 | 400 | 1,036 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
33 | India | 3,287,240 | 1,269,211 | 1,288,436,000 | 391.95 | 1,015.15 | May 6, 2016 | India Population clock |
34 | Israel | 22,072 | 8,522 | 8,516,043 | 385.83 | 999.3 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock[9] |
35 | Belgium | 30,528 | 11,787 | 11,280,134 | 370 | 958 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
36 | Burundi | 27,816 | 10,740 | 9,823,828 | 353 | 914 | July 1, 2015 | Official annual projection |
37 | Martinique (France) | 1,128 | 436 | 394,173 | 349 | 904 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
38 | Philippines | 300,000 | 115,831 | 103,211,761 | 344.04 | 891.06 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
39 | Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 444 | 171 | 150,563 | 339 | 878 | March 26, 2011 | 2011 census result |
40 | Japan | 377,944 | 145,925 | 126,832,000 | 335.58 | 869 | September 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
41 | Réunion (France) | 2,512 | 970 | 821,136 | 327 | 847 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
42 | Marshall Islands | 181 | 70 | 56,086 | 310 | 803 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
43 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 25,332 | 20,277,597 | 309 | 800 | March 21, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
44 | United States Virgin Islands (US) | 352 | 136 | 106,405 | 302 | 782 | April 1, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
45 | El Salvador | 21,040 | 8,124 | 6,340,000 | 301 | 780 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
46 | Grenada | 344 | 133 | 103,328 | 300 | 777 | May 12, 2011 | 2011 census result |
47 | Guam (US) | 541 | 209 | 159,358 | 295 | 764 | April 1, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
48 | American Samoa (US) | 197 | 76 | 55,519 | 282 | 730 | April 1, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
49 | Saint Lucia | 617 | 238 | 166,526 | 270 | 699 | May 10, 2010 | Preliminary 2010 census result |
50 | Vietnam | 331,212 | 127,882 | 88,780,000 | 268 | 694 | 2012 | Official estimate |
51 | United Kingdom | 242,910 | 93,788 | 64,105,700 | 262 | 679 | July 1, 2013 | Annual official estimate |
52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 | 150 | 100,892 | 259 | 671 | July 1, 2009 | Official estimate |
53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,155 | 1,990 | 1,328,019 | 258 | 668 | January 9, 2011 | 2011 census result |
54 | Guadeloupe (France) | 1,630 | 629 | 403,355 | 247 | 640 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
55 | Jamaica | 10,991 | 4,244 | 2,711,476 | 247 | 640 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
56 | Pakistan | 803,940 | 310,403 | 193,053,348 | 240.13 | 621.94 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
57 | Liechtenstein | 160 | 62 | 36,842 | 230 | 596 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
58 | Germany | 357,168 | 137,903 | 81,459,000 | 228 | 591 | July 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
59 | Dominican Republic | 47,875 | 18,485 | 10,528,000 | 220 | 570 | July 1, 2015 | UN Projection |
60 | Cayman Islands (UK) | 259 | 100 | 55,456 | 214 | 554 | October 10, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
61 | Luxembourg | 2,586 | 998 | 537,000 | 208 | 539 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
62 | North Korea | 122,762 | 47,399 | 25,155,000 | 205 | 531 | July 1, 2015 | UN Projection |
63 | Italy | 301,308 | 116,336 | 60,762,320 | 202 | 523 | February 28, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
64 | Kuwait | 17,818 | 6,880 | 3,582,054 | 201 | 521 | December 31, 2010 | Official estimate |
65 | Switzerland | 41,285 | 15,940 | 8,279,700 | 201 | 521 | June 30, 2015 | Quarterly provisional figure |
66 | Seychelles | 455 | 176 | 90,945 | 200 | 518 | August 26, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
67 | British Virgin Islands (UK) | 151 | 58 | 29,537 | 196 | 508 | 2010 | Official estimate |
68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442 | 171 | 86,295 | 195 | 505 | May 27, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
69 | Nigeria | 923,768 | 356,669 | 178,517,000 | 193 | 500 | July 1, 2014 | UN projection |
70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 270 | 104 | 51,970 | 192 | 497 | July 1, 2009 | Official estimate |
71 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1,001 | 386 | 187,356 | 187 | 484 | May 13, 2012 | 2012 census result |
72 | Nepal | 147,181 | 56,827 | 26,494,504 | 180 | 466 | June 22, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
73 | Qatar | 11,571 | 4,468 | 2,024,707 | 175 | 453 | October 31, 2013 | Monthly official estimate |
74 | Gambia | 10,690 | 4,127 | 1,849,000 | 173 | 448 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
75 | Kosovo[10] | 10,910 | 4,212 | 1,815,606 | 166 | 430 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
76 | Andorra | 464 | 179 | 76,246 | 164 | 425 | 2012 | Official estimate |
77 | Uganda | 241,551 | 93,263 | 36,600,000 | 152 | 394 | July 1, 2014 | Annual official estimate |
78 | Isle of Man | 572 | 221 | 84,497 | 148 | 383 | March 27, 2011 | 2011 census result |
79 | Kiribati | 726 | 280 | 106,461 | 147 | 381 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
80 | Cyprus | 5,896 | 2,276 | 862,000 | 146 | 378 | December 31, 2011 | Official estimate |
81 | Tonga | 720 | 278 | 104,270 | 145 | 376 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
82 | Federated States of Micronesia | 701 | 271 | 101,351 | 145 | 376 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
83 | Guatemala | 108,889 | 42,042 | 15,806,675 | 145 | 376 | June 30, 2014 | Annual Official estimate |
84 | China | 9,640,821 | 3,722,342 | 1,376,355,965 | 142.76 | 369.76 | May 6, 2016 | [data.stats.gov.cn/ Official population clock] |
85 | Tokelau (NZ) | 10 | 4 | 1,411 | 141 | 365 | October 18, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
86 | Anguilla (UK) | 96 | 37 | 13,452 | 140 | 363 | May 11, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
87 | Czech Republic | 78,867 | 30,451 | 10,517,400 | 133 | 344 | April 1, 2014 | Quarterly official estimate |
88 | Denmark | 43,098 | 16,640 | 5,639,719 | 131 | 339 | October 1, 2014 | Quarterly official estimate |
89 | Thailand | 513,120 | 198,117 | 65,926,261 | 131 | 339 | April 1, 2014 | 2010 census result |
90 | Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 735,358 | 257,080,000 | 135 | 350 | October 11, 2015 | Official projection |
91 | Poland | 312,685 | 120,728 | 38,496,000 | 123 | 319 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
92 | Cape Verde | 4,033 | 1,557 | 491,875 | 122 | 316 | June 16, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
93 | Malawi | 118,484 | 45,747 | 14,388,600 | 121 | 313 | July 1, 2011 | Official estimate |
94 | Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 457 | 176 | 53,883 | 118 | 306 | April 1, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
95 | France | 543,965 | 210,026 | 66,644,000 | 118 | 306 | February, 2016 | Monthly official estimate |
96 | Syria | 185,180 | 71,498 | 21,377,000 | 115 | 298 | December 31, 2011 | Official estimate |
97 | Portugal | 92,090 | 35,556 | 10,562,178 | 115 | 298 | March 21, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
98 | Slovakia | 49,036 | 18,933 | 5,410,728 | 110 | 285 | March 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
99 | Togo | 56,600 | 21,853 | 6,191,155 | 109 | 282 | November 6, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
100 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 33,436 | 9,477,100 | 109 | 282 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
101 | Hungary | 93,029 | 35,919 | 9,877,365 | 106 | 275 | January 1, 2014 | Annual official estimate |
102 | Moldova | 33,843 | 13,067 | 3,559,500 | 105 | 272 | January 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
103 | Ghana | 238,533 | 92,098 | 24,658,823 | 103 | 267 | September 26, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
104 | Cuba | 109,886 | 42,427 | 11,163,934 | 102 | 264 | September 15, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
105 | Armenia | 29,743 | 11,484 | 3,024,100 | 102 | 264 | 2012 | Official estimate |
106 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 7,827 | 2,068,589 | 102 | 264 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
107 | Austria | 83,879 | 32,386 | 8,572,895 | 102 | 264 | October 1, 2014 | Official quarterly estimate |
108 | Turkey | 783,562 | 302,535 | 78,741,053 | 102 | 264 | December 31, 2015 | Official estimate |
109 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 | 32,278 | 8,264,070 | 99 | 256 | 2010 | Official estimate |
110 | Albania | 28,703 | 11,082 | 2,821,977 | 98 | 254 | October 1, 2011 | 2011 census result |
111 | Dominica | 739 | 285 | 71,293 | 96 | 249 | May 14, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
112 | Spain | 505,990 | 195,364 | 46,439,864 | 92 | 238 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
113 | Serbia | 77,474 | 29,913 | 7,146,759 | 92 | 238 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
114 | Benin | 112,622 | 43,484 | 10,323,000 | 92 | 238 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
115 | Costa Rica | 51,100 | 19,730 | 4,667,096 | 91 | 236 | 2013 | Official estimate |
116 | Malaysia | 330,803 | 127,724 | 31,149,000 | 94 | 244 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
117 | Northern Cyprus | 3,355 | 1,295 | 313,626 | 93 | 241 | 2014 | Official estimate |
118 | Egypt | 1,002,450 | 387,048 | 90,910,077 | 90.69 | 234.88 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
119 | Sierra Leone | 71,740 | 27,699 | 6,092,000 | 85 | 220 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
120 | Romania | 238,391 | 92,043 | 20,121,641 | 84 | 218 | October 20, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
121 | Cambodia | 181,035 | 69,898 | 15,184,116 | 84 | 218 | July 1, 2014 | Official annual projection |
122 | Greece | 131,957 | 50,949 | 11,123,034 | 84 | 218 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
123 | Ethiopia | 1,063,652 | 410,678 | 87,952,991 | 83 | 215 | July 1, 2014 | Official projection |
124 | Iraq | 434,128 | 167,618 | 36,004,552 | 83 | 215 | July 1, 2014 | Annual official projection |
125 | Macedonia | 25,713 | 9,928 | 2,062,294 | 80 | 207 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
126 | Kenya | 581,834 | 224,647 | 45,546,000 | 78 | 202 | July 1, 2014 | UN projection |
127 | Myanmar | 676,577 | 261,228 | 51,419,420 | 76 | 197 | March 29, 2014 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
128 | Croatia | 56,542 | 21,831 | 4,290,612 | 76 | 197 | March 31, 2011 | 2011 census result |
129 | French Polynesia (France) | 3,521 | 1,359 | 268,270 | 76 | 197 | August 22, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
130 | Honduras | 112,492 | 43,433 | 8,385,072 | 75 | 194 | 2012 | Official estimate |
131 | Ukraine[11] | 603,628 | 233,062 | 45,377,581 | 75 | 194 | April 1, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,209 | 19,772 | 3,839,737 | 75 | 194 | June 30, 2011 | Official estimate |
133 | Morocco | 446,550 | 172,414 | 33,954,903 | 76.04 | 196.94 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
134 | Jordan | 89,342 | 34,495 | 9,602,362 | 107.48 | 278.37 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
135 | Ivory Coast | 322,921 | 124,680 | 23,202,000 | 72 | 186 | 2012 | Official estimate |
136 | Swaziland | 17,364 | 6,704 | 1,250,000 | 72 | 186 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
137 | Timor-Leste | 14,919 | 5,760 | 1,066,409 | 71 | 184 | July 11, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
138 | Senegal | 196,722 | 75,955 | 13,567,338 | 69 | 179 | 2013 | Official estimate |
139 | Uzbekistan | 444,103 | 171,469 | 30,492,800 | 69 | 179 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
140 | Lesotho | 30,355 | 11,720 | 2,074,000 | 68 | 176 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
141 | Brunei | 5,765 | 2,226 | 393,162 | 68 | 176 | June 20, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
142 | Samoa | 2,831 | 1,093 | 187,820 | 66 | 171 | November 7, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
143 | Tunisia | 163,610 | 63,170 | 10,777,500 | 66 | 171 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
144 | Bulgaria | 111,002 | 42,858 | 7,282,041 | 66 | 171 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
145 | Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) | 322 | 124 | 21,133 | 66 | 171 | January 1, 2011 | Official estimate |
146 | Norfolk Island (Australia) | 35 | 14 | 2,302 | 66 | 171 | August 9, 2011 | 2011 census result |
147 | Ireland | 70,273 | 27,133 | 4,585,400 | 65 | 168 | April 2012 | Official estimate |
148 | Georgia | 69,700 | 26,911 | 4,490,500 | 64 | 166 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
149 | Burkina Faso | 270,764 | 104,543 | 17,322,796 | 64 | 166 | 2013 | Official estimate |
150 | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 497 | 192 | 31,458 | 63 | 163 | January 25, 2012 | 2012 census result |
151 | Cook Islands (NZ) | 237 | 92 | 14,974 | 63 | 163 | December 1, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
152 | Ecuador | 255,595 | 98,686 | 16,242,000 | 64 | 165 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
153 | Mexico | 1,967,138 | 759,516 | 119,713,203 | 61 | 158 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
154 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | 10,831 | 1,622,000 | 58 | 150 | 2010 | Official estimate |
155 | Tajikistan | 143,100 | 55,251 | 8,160,000 | 57 | 148 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
156 | Yemen | 455,000 | 175,676 | 24,527,000 | 54 | 140 | 2012 | Official estimate |
157 | Eritrea | 121,100 | 46,757 | 6,333,000 | 52 | 135 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
158 | Tanzania | 883,749 | 341,217 | 44,928,923 | 51 | 132 | August 26, 2012 | 2012 census result |
159 | Nicaragua | 121,428 | 46,884 | 6,071,045 | 50 | 129 | June 30, 2012 | Official estimate |
160 | Montserrat (UK) | 102 | 39 | 4,922 | 48 | 124 | May 12, 2011 | 2011 census result |
161 | Wallis and Futuna (France) | 274 | 106 | 13,135 | 48 | 124 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
162 | Iran | 1,648,195 | 636,372 | 79,212,877 | 48.06 | 124.48 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
163 | Fiji | 18,333 | 7,078 | 858,038 | 47 | 122 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
164 | Panama | 74,177 | 28,640 | 3,405,813 | 46 | 119 | May 16, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
165 | Belarus | 207,600 | 80,155 | 9,469,200 | 46 | 119 | July 1, 2014 | Quarterly official estimate |
166 | Lithuania | 65,300 | 25,212 | 2,944,459 | 45 | 117 | January 1, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
167 | Montenegro | 13,812 | 5,333 | 620,029 | 45 | 117 | April 1, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
168 | Cameroon | 466,050 | 179,943 | 20,386,799 | 44 | 114 | 2012 | Official estimate |
169 | Guinea | 245,857 | 94,926 | 10,628,972 | 43 | 111 | 2015 | Official estimate |
170 | South Africa | 1,220,813 | 471,359 | 52,981,991 | 43 | 111 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
171 | Palau | 488 | 188 | 20,901 | 43 | 111 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
172 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 | 13,948 | 1,520,830 | 42 | 109 | March 1, 2009 | Final 2009 census result |
173 | Colombia | 1,141,748 | 440,831 | 48,645,761 | 42.61 | 110.35 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
174 | Afghanistan | 645,807 | 249,347 | 25,500,100 | 39 | 101 | January 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
175 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | 14 | 5 | 550 | 39 | 101 | August 9, 2011 | 2011 census result |
176 | Djibouti | 23,000 | 8,880 | 864,618 | 38 | 98 | July 1, 2011 | Official estimate |
177 | Liberia | 97,036 | 37,466 | 3,476,608 | 36 | 93 | March 21, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
178 | Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,658 | 20,696,070 | 35 | 91 | 2011 | Official estimate |
179 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | 122 | 47 | 4,255 | 35 | 91 | February 10, 2008 | Preliminary 2008 census result |
180 | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 1,399 | 540 | 48,244 | 34 | 88 | April 1, 2013 | Monthly official estimate |
181 | Zimbabwe | 390,757 | 150,872 | 12,973,808 | 33 | 85 | August 17, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
182 | United States | 9,826,675 | 3,794,101 | 323,399,523 | 32.91 | 85.24 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
183 | Venezuela | 916,445 | 353,841 | 28,946,101 | 32 | 83 | October 30, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
184 | Latvia | 64,562 | 24,928 | 2,005,200 | 31 | 80 | January 1, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
185 | Mozambique | 799,380 | 308,642 | 23,700,715 | 29.6 | 77 | 2012 | Official estimate |
186 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,345,095 | 905,446 | 69,360,000 | 29.6 | 77 | July 1, 2014 | UN projection |
187 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,945 | 77,199 | 5,895,100 | 29.5 | 76 | 2015 | Official estimate |
188 | Estonia | 45,339 | 17,505 | 1,313,271 | 29 | 75 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
189 | Laos | 236,800 | 91,429 | 6,580,800 | 27.8 | 72 | 2013 | Official estimate |
190 | Bahamas | 13,940 | 5,382 | 351,461 | 25.2 | 65 | May 3, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
191 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 242 | 93 | 6,081 | 25.1 | 65 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
192 | Brazil | 8,515,767 | 3,287,956 | 202,768,562 | 23.8 | 62 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
193 | Peru | 1,285,216 | 496,225 | 30,475,144 | 23.7 | 61 | June 30, 2013 | Official estimate |
194 | Chile | 756,096 | 291,930 | 16,634,603 | 22 | 57 | April 9, 2012 | Final 2012 census result |
195 | Vanuatu | 12,190 | 4,707 | 264,652 | 21.7 | 56 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
196 | Sweden | 449,964 | 173,732 | 9,747,355 | 21.7 | 56 | December 31, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
197 | Bhutan | 38,394 | 14,824 | 773,316 | 20.1 | 52 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
198 | Uruguay | 176,215 | 68,037 | 3,286,314 | 18.6 | 48 | September 30, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
199 | Åland Islands (Finland) | 1,552 | 599 | 28,502 | 18.4 | 48 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
200 | Solomon Islands | 28,370 | 10,954 | 515,870 | 18.2 | 47 | November 23, 2009 | 2009 census result |
201 | Finland | 338,424 | 130,666 | 5,489,057 | 16.2 | 42 | October 13, 2015 | Official population clock |
202 | South Sudan | 644,329 | 248,777 | 11,296,000 | 17.5 | 45 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
203 | Zambia | 752,612 | 290,585 | 13,092,666 | 17.4 | 45 | October 16, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
204 | Sudan | 1,839,542 | 710,251 | 30,894,000 | 16.8 | 44 | April 22, 2008 | 2008 census result |
205 | New Zealand | 270,467 | 104,428 | 4,685,795 | 17.32 | 44.87 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
206 | Angola | 1,246,700 | 481,354 | 20,609,294 | 16.5 | 43 | 2012 | Official estimate |
207 | Paraguay | 406,752 | 157,048 | 6,672,631 | 16.4 | 42 | 2012 | Official estimate |
208 | Algeria | 2,381,741 | 919,595 | 38,700,000 | 16.2 | 42 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
209 | Norway | 323,782 | 125,013 | 5,063,709 | 15.6 | 40 | March 31, 2013 | Quarterly official estimate |
210 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 178,704 | 7,398,500 | 16 | 41 | July 1, 2013 | Annual official estimate |
211 | Christmas Island (Australia) | 137 | 53 | 2,072 | 15.1 | 39 | August 9, 2011 | 2011 census result |
212 | Somalia | 637,657 | 246,201 | 9,331,000 | 14.6 | 38 | July 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
213 | Niger | 1,186,408 | 458,075 | 17,129,076 | 14.4 | 37 | December 10, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
214 | Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1,073,518 | 40,117,096 | 14.4 | 37 | October 27, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
215 | Belize | 22,965 | 8,867 | 324,528 | 14.1 | 37 | May 12, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
216 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 830,000 | 29,994,272 | 14 | 36 | 2013 | Annual official estimate |
217 | New Caledonia (France) | 18,575 | 7,172 | 258,958 | 13.9 | 36 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
218 | Oman | 309,500 | 119,499 | 4,183,841 | 13.5 | 35 | June 9, 2015 | Weekly official estimate |
219 | Republic of the Congo | 342,000 | 132,047 | 4,448,000 | 13 | 34 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
220 | Mali | 1,248,574 | 482,077 | 14,528,662 | 11.6 | 30 | April 1, 2009 | Final 2009 census result |
221 | Turkmenistan | 491,210 | 189,657 | 5,240,000 | 10.7 | 27.7 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
222 | Bolivia | 1,098,581 | 424,164 | 10,389,913 | 9.46 | 24.5 | November 21, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
223 | Chad | 1,284,000 | 495,755 | 11,274,106 | 8.78 | 22.7 | May 20, 2009 | Preliminary 2009 census result |
224 | Russia | 17,098,242 | 6,601,668 | 143,975,923 | 8.42 | 21.8 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
225 | Central African Republic | 622,436 | 240,324 | 4,616,000 | 7.42 | 19.2 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
226 | Gabon | 267,667 | 103,347 | 1,672,000 | 6.25 | 16.2 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
227 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 1,052,090 | 17,186,000 | 6.31 | 16 | February 1, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
228 | Niue (NZ) | 261 | 101 | 1,613 | 6.18 | 16.0 | September 10, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
229 | Guyana | 214,999 | 83,012 | 784,894 | 3.65 | 9.45 | 2010 | Official estimate |
230 | Canada | 9,984,670 | 3,855,103 | 36,377,438 | 3.64 | 9.44 | May 6, 2016 | Official estimate |
231 | Libya | 1,770,060 | 683,424 | 6,244,174 | 3.5 | 9.06 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
232 | Botswana | 581,730 | 224,607 | 2,024,904 | 3.48 | 9.01 | August 22, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
233 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 397,955 | 3,461,041 | 3.36 | 8.70 | 2013 | Official estimate |
234 | Suriname | 163,820 | 63,251 | 534,189 | 3.26 | 8.44 | August 13, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
235 | Iceland | 102,775 | 39,682 | 332,529 | 3.24 | 8.39 | January 1, 2016 | Official estimate |
236 | Australia | 7,692,024 | 2,969,907 | 24,076,255 | 3.13 | 8.11 | May 6, 2016 | Official estimate |
237 | French Guiana (France) | 86,504 | 33,399 | 229,040 | 2.65 | 6.86 | January 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
238 | Namibia | 825,118 | 318,580 | 2,113,077 | 2.56 | 6.63 | August 28, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
239 | Western Sahara[12] | 252,120 | 97,344 | 567,000 | 2.25 | 5.83 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
240 | Mongolia | 1,564,100 | 603,902 | 3,000,000 | 1.92 | 4.97 | January 24, 2015 | Official estimate |
241 | Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 47 | 18 | 56 | 1.19 | 3.08 | 2013 | 2013 census result |
242 | Falkland Islands (UK)[13] | 12,173 | 4,700 | 2,563 | 0.21 | 0.54 | April 15, 2012 | 2012 census result |
243 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | 61,399 | 23,706 | 2,655 | 0.04 | 0.10 | September 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
244 | Greenland (Denmark) | 2,166,000 | 836,297 | 55,984 | 0.03 | 0.08 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
Pos. | Country (or dependent territory) | Area (km²) | Area (mi²) | Population | Density (pop./km²) | Density (pop./mi²) | Date | Population source |
Secondary table
This list consists of the one hundred most populous countries. (see also List of countries by population).
Pos. | Country (or dependent territory) | Area (km²) | Area (mi²) | Population | Density (pop./km²) | Density (pop./mi²) | Date | Population source |
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World (land only, excluding Antarctica) | 134,940,000 | 52,100,000 | 7,320,200,000 | 54 | 140 | May 6, 2016 | USCB's world population clock | |
World (land only) | 148,940,000 | 57,510,000 | 7,320,200,000 | 49 | 127 | May 6, 2016 | USCB's world population clock | |
World (with water) | 510,072,000 | 196,940,000 | 7,320,200,000 | 14 | 36 | May 6, 2016 | USCB's world population clock | |
1 | Bangladesh | 143,998 | 55,598 | 160,343,618 | 1,113.51 | 2,883.98 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
2 | Taiwan[14] | 36,191 | 13,973 | 23,392,036 | 646 | 1,673 | June 30, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
3 | South Korea | 100,210 | 38,691 | 50,423,955 | 503 | 1,303 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
4 | Rwanda | 25,314 | 9,774 | 11,262,564 | 445 | 1,153 | July 1, 2015 | Annual official estimate |
5 | Netherlands | 41,526 | 16,033 | 16,925,618 | 407.59 | 1,055.66 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
6 | Haiti | 27,065 | 10,450 | 10,911,819 | 403 | 1,044 | July 1, 2015 | Official projection |
7 | India | 3,287,240 | 1,269,211 | 1,288,436,000 | 391.95 | 1,015.15 | May 6, 2016 | India Population clock |
8 | Israel | 22,072 | 8,522 | 8,516,043 | 385.83 | 999.3 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock[15] |
9 | Belgium | 30,528 | 11,787 | 11,280,134 | 370 | 958 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
10 | Burundi | 27,816 | 10,740 | 9,823,828 | 353 | 914 | July 1, 2015 | Official annual projection |
11 | Philippines | 300,000 | 115,831 | 103,211,761 | 344.04 | 891.06 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
12 | Japan | 377,944 | 145,925 | 126,832,000 | 335.58 | 869 | September 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
13 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 25,332 | 20,277,597 | 309 | 800 | March 21, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
14 | Vietnam | 331,212 | 127,882 | 88,780,000 | 268 | 694 | 2012 | Official estimate |
15 | United Kingdom | 242,910 | 93,788 | 64,105,700 | 262 | 679 | July 1, 2013 | Annual official estimate |
16 | Pakistan | 803,940 | 310,403 | 193,053,348 | 240.13 | 621.94 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
17 | Germany | 357,168 | 137,903 | 81,285,000 | 228 | 591 | July 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
18 | Dominican Republic | 47,875 | 18,485 | 10,528,000 | 220 | 570 | July 1, 2015 | UN Projection |
19 | North Korea | 122,762 | 47,399 | 25,155,000 | 205 | 531 | July 1, 2015 | UN Projection |
20 | Italy | 301,308 | 116,336 | 60,762,320 | 202 | 523 | February 28, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
21 | Switzerland | 41,285 | 15,940 | 8,279,700 | 201 | 521 | June 30, 2015 | Quarterly provisional figure |
22 | Nigeria | 923,768 | 356,669 | 178,517,000 | 193 | 500 | July 1, 2014 | UN projection |
23 | Nepal | 147,181 | 56,827 | 26,494,504 | 180 | 466 | June 22, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
24 | Uganda | 241,551 | 93,263 | 36,600,000 | 152 | 394 | July 1, 2014 | Annual official estimate |
25 | Guatemala | 108,889 | 42,042 | 15,806,675 | 145 | 376 | June 30, 2014 | Annual Official estimate |
26 | China | 9,640,821 | 3,722,342 | 1,376,355,965 | 142.76 | 369.76 | May 6, 2016 | Official estimate |
27 | Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 735,358 | 257,080,000 | 135 | 350 | October 11, 2015 | Official projection |
28 | Czech Republic | 78,867 | 30,451 | 10,517,400 | 133 | 344 | April 1, 2014 | Quarterly official estimate |
29 | Thailand | 513,120 | 198,117 | 65,926,261 | 128 | 332 | September 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
30 | Poland | 312,685 | 120,728 | 38,496,000 | 123 | 319 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
31 | Malawi | 118,484 | 45,747 | 14,388,600 | 121 | 313 | July 1, 2011 | Official estimate |
32 | France | 543,965 | 210,026 | 64,149,000 | 118 | 306 | October 1, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
33 | Syria | 185,180 | 71,498 | 21,377,000 | 115 | 298 | December 31, 2011 | Official estimate |
34 | Portugal | 92,090 | 35,556 | 10,562,178 | 115 | 298 | March 21, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
35 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 33,436 | 9,477,100 | 109 | 282 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
36 | Hungary | 93,029 | 35,919 | 9,879,000 | 106 | 275 | January 1, 2014 | Annual official estimate |
37 | Ghana | 238,533 | 92,098 | 24,658,823 | 103 | 267 | September 26, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
38 | Cuba | 109,886 | 42,427 | 11,163,934 | 102 | 264 | September 15, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
39 | Austria | 83,879 | 32,386 | 8,504,850 | 101 | 262 | January 1, 2014 | Official quarterly estimate |
40 | Turkey | 783,562 | 302,535 | 76,667,864 | 100 | 259 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
41 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 | 32,278 | 8,264,070 | 99 | 256 | 2010 | Official estimate |
42 | Spain | 503,783 | 194,512 | 46,609,700 | 93 | 241 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
43 | Benin | 112,622 | 43,484 | 10,323,000 | 92 | 238 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
44 | Malaysia | 330,803 | 127,724 | 31,149,000 | 94 | 244 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
45 | Egypt | 1,002,450 | 387,048 | 90,910,077 | 90.69 | 234.88 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
46 | Romania | 238,391 | 92,043 | 20,121,641 | 84 | 218 | October 20, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
47 | Cambodia | 181,035 | 69,898 | 15,184,116 | 84 | 218 | July 1, 2014 | Official annual projection |
48 | Greece | 131,957 | 50,949 | 11,123,034 | 84 | 218 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
49 | Ethiopia | 1,063,652 | 410,678 | 87,952,991 | 83 | 215 | July 1, 2014 | Official projection |
50 | Iraq | 434,128 | 167,618 | 36,004,552 | 83 | 215 | July 1, 2014 | Annual official projection |
51 | Myanmar | 676,577 | 261,228 | 51,419,420 | 76 | 197 | March 29, 2014 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
52 | Kenya | 581,834 | 224,647 | 45,546,000 | 78 | 202 | July 1, 2014 | UN projection |
53 | Ukraine[16] | 603,628 | 233,062 | 45,377,581 | 75 | 194 | April 1, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
54 | Honduras | 112,088 | 43,277 | 8,385,072 | 75 | 194 | 2012 | Official estimate |
55 | Morocco | 446,550 | 172,414 | 33,954,903 | 76.04 | 196.94 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
56 | Ivory Coast | 322,921 | 124,680 | 23,202,000 | 72 | 186 | 2012 | Official estimate |
57 | Senegal | 196,722 | 75,955 | 13,567,338 | 69 | 179 | 2013 | Official estimate |
58 | Uzbekistan | 444,103 | 171,469 | 30,492,800 | 69 | 179 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
59 | Tunisia | 163,610 | 63,170 | 10,777,500 | 66 | 171 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
60 | Bulgaria | 111,002 | 42,858 | 7,282,041 | 66 | 171 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
61 | Burkina Faso | 270,764 | 104,543 | 17,322,796 | 64 | 166 | 2013 | Official estimate |
62 | Ecuador | 255,595 | 98,686 | 16,242,000 | 64 | 165 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
63 | Mexico | 1,967,138 | 759,516 | 119,713,203 | 61 | 158 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
64 | Tajikistan | 143,100 | 55,251 | 8,160,000 | 57 | 148 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
65 | Yemen | 455,000 | 175,676 | 24,527,000 | 54 | 140 | 2012 | Official estimate |
66 | Tanzania | 883,749 | 341,217 | 44,928,923 | 51 | 132 | August 26, 2012 | 2012 census result |
67 | Iran | 1,648,195 | 636,372 | 79,212,877 | 48.06 | 124.48 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
68 | Belarus | 207,600 | 80,155 | 9,469,200 | 46 | 119 | July 1, 2014 | Quarterly official estimate |
69 | Guinea | 245,857 | 94,926 | 10,824,200 | 44 | 114 | 2010 | Official estimate |
70 | Cameroon | 466,050 | 179,943 | 20,386,799 | 44 | 114 | 2012 | Official estimate |
71 | South Africa | 1,220,813 | 471,359 | 52,981,991 | 43 | 111 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
72 | Colombia | 1,141,748 | 440,831 | 48,645,761 | 42.61 | 110.35 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
73 | Afghanistan | 645,807 | 249,347 | 25,500,100 | 39 | 101 | January 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
74 | Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,658 | 20,696,070 | 35 | 91 | 2011 | Official estimate |
75 | Zimbabwe | 390,757 | 150,872 | 12,973,808 | 33 | 85 | August 17, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
76 | United States | 9,826,675 | 3,794,101 | 323,399,523 | 32.91 | 85.24 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
77 | Venezuela | 916,445 | 353,841 | 28,946,101 | 32 | 83 | October 30, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
78 | Mozambique | 799,380 | 308,642 | 23,700,715 | 30 | 78 | 2012 | Official estimate |
79 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,345,095 | 905,446 | 69,360,000 | 29.6 | 77 | July 1, 2014 | UN projection |
80 | Peru | 1,285,216 | 496,225 | 30,475,144 | 24 | 62 | June 30, 2013 | Official estimate |
81 | Brazil | 8,515,767 | 3,287,956 | 206,024,714 | 24.19 | 62.66 | May 6, 2016 | Official population clock |
82 | Chile | 756,096 | 291,930 | 16,634,603 | 22 | 57 | April 9, 2012 | Final 2012 census result |
83 | Sweden | 449,964 | 173,732 | 9,684,858 | 21.5 | 56 | May 31, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
84 | South Sudan | 644,329 | 248,777 | 11,296,000 | 18 | 47 | July 1, 2013 | UN estimate |
85 | Zambia | 752,612 | 290,585 | 13,092,666 | 17 | 44 | October 16, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
86 | Sudan | 1,839,542 | 710,251 | 30,894,000 | 17 | 44 | April 22, 2008 | 2008 census result |
87 | Angola | 1,246,700 | 481,354 | 20,609,294 | 17 | 44 | 2012 | Official estimate |
88 | Algeria | 2,381,741 | 919,595 | 38,700,000 | 16 | 41 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
89 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 178,704 | 7,398,500 | 16 | 41 | July 1, 2013 | Annual official estimate |
90 | Somalia | 637,657 | 246,201 | 9,331,000 | 15 | 39 | July 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
91 | Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1,073,518 | 40,117,096 | 14 | 36 | October 27, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
92 | Niger | 1,186,408 | 458,075 | 17,129,076 | 14 | 36 | December 10, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
93 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 830,000 | 29,994,272 | 14 | 36 | 2013 | Annual official estimate |
94 | Mali | 1,248,574 | 482,077 | 14,528,662 | 12 | 31 | April 1, 2009 | Final 2009 census result |
95 | Bolivia | 1,098,581 | 424,164 | 10,389,913 | 9 | 23 | November 21, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
96 | Chad | 1,284,000 | 495,755 | 11,274,106 | 9 | 23 | May 20, 2009 | Preliminary 2009 census result |
97 | Russia | 17,098,242 | 6,601,668 | 143,975,923 | 8.42 | 21.8 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
98 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 1,052,090 | 17,186,000 | 6 | 16 | February 1, 2014 | Monthly official estimate |
99 | Canada | 9,984,670 | 3,855,103 | 36,377,438 | 3.64 | 9.44 | May 6, 2016 | Official estimate |
100 | Australia | 7,692,024 | 2,969,907 | 24,076,255 | 3.13 | 8.11 | May 6, 2016 | Official estimate |
Pos. | Country (or dependent territory) | Area (km²) | Area (mi²) | Population | Density (pop./km²) | Density (pop./mi²) | Date | Population source |
See also
- Excel Tables - United Nations World Population Prospects, the 2012 Revision
- List of countries by real population density (based on food growing capacity)
By region:
- Population density of Asian countries
- List of African countries by population density
- List of North American countries by population density
- List of South American countries by population density
- List of the European Union members by density
- Area and population of European countries
- Population density of countries in Oceania
Cities:
- List of cities by population density
- List of the most densely populated administrative units in the world
Other
Notes
- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2013). "World Population Prospects". The 2012 revision. United Nations. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Eurostat-Tables,Graphs and Maps Interface(TGM)table". European Commission. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ Current Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Former Portuguese colony, it definitively reverted to Chinese sovereignty on December 20, 1999.
- ↑ Current Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Former British colony, it definitively returned to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.
- ↑ Territory claimed by Spain.
- ↑ Borders and area of Palestinian-administered territories are pending outcome of negotiations with Israel.
- ↑ Partially recognized state, claimed by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces.
- ↑ Commonwealth of the United States.
- ↑ Calculated based on average growth since last census
- ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
- ↑ Includes Crimea and Sevastopol.
- ↑ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
- ↑ Islands claimed by Argentina.
- ↑ Partially recognized state, claimed by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces.
- ↑ Calculated based on average growth since last census
- ↑ Includes Crimea and Sevastopol.