Rank
Country/region of special position
Population
Date last updated
Area
(km2)
Area
(mi2)
Density
(/km2)
Density
(/mi2)
Notes
World (land only, excl. Antarctica)
7,008,333,200
April 21, 2012
134,940,000
52,100,000
52
135
[1]
World (land only)
7,008,333,200
April 21, 2012
148,940,000
57,510,000
47
122
[1]
World (with water)
7,008,333,200
April 21, 2012
510,072,000
196,940,000
14
36
[1]
1
Macau (China)
541,200
September 30, 2009
29.2
11.3
18,534
48,003
[2]
2
Monaco
35,500
2011
1.98
0.76
16,923
43,830
[3] [4][5]
3
Singapore
5,076,700
2010
710.2
274.2
7,148
18,513
[6]
4
Hong Kong (China)
7,003,700
Mid-2009
1,104
426
6,349
16,444
[7]
5
Gibraltar (UK)
31,000
2009
6.8
2.6
4,559
11,808
[4]
6
Vatican City
826
2009
0.44
0.17
1,877
4,861
[4][8]
7
Bahrain
1,234,571
2010
750
290
1,646
4,263
[9]
8
Malta
417,617
January 1, 2011
316
122
1,322
3,424
[10]
9
Bermuda (UK)
65,000
2009
53
20
1,226
3,175
[4]
10
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
37,429
January 1, 2010
34
13
1,101
2,852
[4]
11
Maldives
309,000
2009
298
115
1,037
2,686
[4]
12
Bangladesh
142,319,000
2011
147,570
56,980
964
2,497
[4][11]
13
Guernsey (UK)
65,726
78
30
843
2,183
[12]
14
Jersey (UK)
97,857
119.5
46.1
819
2,121
[13]
15
Palestinian territories
4,100,000
Dec, 2010
6,020
2,320
681
1,764
[14]
16
Saint-Martin (France)
35,263
January 1, 2009
53.2
20.5
663
1,717
[15]
17
Taiwan (China)
23,069,345
June 30, 2009
35,980
13,890
639
1,655
[16]
18
Mauritius
1,288,000
2009
2,040
790
631
1,634
[4]
19
Barbados
256,000
2009
430
170
595
1,541
[4]
20
Aruba (Netherlands)
107,000
2009
193
75
554
1,435
[4]
21
San Marino
30,800
January 1, 2008
61
24
505
1,308
[17]
22
Mayotte (France)
186,452
January 1, 2009
374
144
499
1,292
[15][18]
23
South Korea
48,456,369
2009
99,538
38,432
487
1,261
[4][19]
24
Nauru
9,322
2009
21
8.1
444
1,150
[4]
25
Puerto Rico (US)
3,982,000
2009
8,875
3,427
449
1,163
[4]
26
Cura?ao (Netherlands)
142,180
January 1, 2010
444
171
446
1,155
[4]
27
Lebanon
4,224,000
2009
10,452
4,036
404
1,046
[4]
28
Saint-Barthélemy (France)
8,450
January 1, 2009
21
8.1
402
1,041
[15]
29
Tuvalu
10,441
2009
26
10
402
1,041
[4]
30
Netherlands
16,770,000
April 21, 2012
41,526
16,033
404
1,046
[20]
31
Rwanda
9,998,000
2009
26,338
10,169
380
984
[4]
32
Israel
7,697,600
December, 2010
20,770
8,020
371
961
[21]
33
India
1,210,193,422
March 1, 2011
3,287,240
1,269,210
368
953
[4]
34
Haiti
9,719,932
2011
27,750
10,710
362
938
[4]
35
Martinique (France)
402,000
1,128
436
356
922
36
Belgium
10,827,519
January 1, 2010
30,528
11,787
355
919
[10]
37
Marshall Islands
62,000
2009
181
70
343
888
[4]
38
Japan
127,387,000
September 1, 2010
377,873
145,898
337
873
[22]
39
American Samoa (US)
67,000
2009
199
77
337
873
[4]
40
Guam (US)
178,000
2009
549
212
324
839
[4]
41
Saint Lucia
172,000
2009
539
208
319
826
[4]
42
United States Virgin Islands (US)
110,000
2009
347
134
317
821
[4]
43
Réunion (France)
785,139
2,510
970
313
811
44
Sri Lanka
20,238,000
2009
65,610
25,330
308
798
[4]
45
Philippines
92,226,600
Mid-2009
300,076
115,860
307
795
[23]
46
Comoros
676,000
2009
2,235
863
302
782
[4]
47
Grenada
104,000
2009
344
133
302
782
[4]
48
Burundi
8,303,000
2009
27,834
10,747
298
772
[4]
49
El Salvador
6,163,000
2009
21,041
8,124
293
759
[4]
50
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
109,000
2009
388
150
281
728
[4]
51
Trinidad and Tobago
1,339,000
2009
5,130
1,980
261
676
[4]
52
Vietnam
85,789,573
April 1, 2009
331,689
128,066
259
671
[24]
53
United Kingdom
62,041,708
January 1, 2010
243,610
94,060
255
660
[10]
54
Guadeloupe (France)
405,000
February 22, 2007
1,628
629
249
645
[25]
55
Jamaica
2,719,000
2009
10,991
4,244
247
640
[4]
56
Germany
81,757,600
January 1, 2010
357,022
137,847
229
593
[26]
57
Liechtenstein
35,981
January 1, 2010
160
62
225
583
[10]
58
Cayman Islands (UK)
56,000
2009
264
102
212
549
[4]
59
Pakistan
179,340,000
April 21, 2012
803,940
310,400
223
578
[27]
60
Dominican Republic
10,090,000
2009
48,671
18,792
207
536
[4]
61
Kuwait
3,566,437
2010
17,818
6,880
200
518
[4]
62
Italy
60,200,060
June 2009
301,318
116,340
200
518
[28]
63
North Korea
24,051,706
October, 2008
120,538
46,540
200
518
UNFPA
64
Nepal
29,331,000
2009
147,181
56,827
199
515
[4]
65
Saint Kitts and Nevis
52,000
2009
261
101
199
515
[4]
66
Antigua and Barbuda
88,000
2009
442
171
199
515
[4]
67
Luxembourg
502,207
January 1, 2010
2,586
998
194
502
[10]
68
Switzerland
7,761,800
September 30, 2009
41,293
15,943
188
487
[29]
69
Northern Mariana Islands (US)
87,000
2009
464
179
188
487
[4]
70
Seychelles
84,000
2009
455
176
185
479
[4]
71
Andorra
86,000
2009
468
181
184
477
[4][30]
72
Sao Tome and Principe
163,000
2009
964
372
169
438
[4]
73
Nigeria
162,471,000
2011
923,768
356,669
167
433
[4]
74
Anguilla (UK)
15,000
2009
91
35
165
427
[4]
75
Federated States of Micronesia
111,000
2009
702
271
158
409
[4]
76
British Virgin Islands (UK)
23,000
2009
151
58
152
394
[4]
77
The Gambia
1,705,000
2009
11,295
4,361
151
391
[4]
78
Isle of Man (UK)
80,000
2009
572
221
140
363
[4]
79
Tonga
104,000
2009
747
288
139
360
[4][31]
80
China
1,350,390,000
April 21, 2012
9,640,821
3,722,342
140
363
[32]
81
Kiribati
99,350
2009
726
280
137
355
[4]
82
Uganda
32,710,000
2009
241,038
93,065
136
352
[4]
83
Transnistria (Moldova); claims independence
555,347
4,163
1,607
133
344
[33]
84
Czech Republic
10,532,770
December 31, 2010
78,866
30,450
134
347
[34]
85
Guatemala
14,027,000
2009
108,889
42,042
129
334
[4]
86
Malawi
15,263,000
2009
118,484
45,747
129
334
[4]
87
Qatar
1,409,000
2009
11,000
4,200
128
332
[4]
88
Denmark (excl. Greenland and Faroe Islands)
5,580,516
January 1, 2011
43,094
16,639
129
334
[35]
89
Cape Verde
506,807
2009
4,033
1,557
126
326
[4]
90
Thailand
64,232,760
513,115
198,115
125
324
[36]
91
Poland
38,163,895
January 1, 2010
312,685
120,728
122
316
[10]
92
Indonesia
237,556,363
2010
1,904,569
735,358
121
313
[37]
93
Moldova
3,567,500
33,844
13,067
105
272
[38]
94
Syria
21,906,000
2009
185,180
71,500
118
306
[4]
95
Togo
6,619,000
2009
56,785
21,925
117
303
[4]
96
Portugal
10,636,888
January 1, 2010
92,391
35,672
115
298
[10]
97
Tokelau (New Zealand)
1,378
2009
12
4.6
115
298
[4]
98
France (Metropolitan)
62,793,432
January 1, 2010
551,500
212,900
114
295
[15][39]
99
Slovakia
5,424,057
January 1, 2010
49,033
18,932
111
287
[10]
100
Albania
3,195,000
January 1, 2010
28,748
11,100
111
287
[40]
101
Armenia
3,230,100
January 1, 2008
29,800
11,500
108
280
[41]
102
Hungary
10,013,628
January 1, 2010
93,032
35,920
108
280
[10]
103
Azerbaijan
9,165,000
July 1, 2011
86,600
33,400
106
275
[42]
104
Dominica
78,940
2009
751
290
105
272
[4]
105
Slovenia
2,091,632
April 21, 2012
20,256
7,821
103
267
[43]
106
Cuba
11,241,894
2010
109,884.01
42,426.45
102
264
[44]
107
Serbia (excluding Kosovo)
7,800,000
2009
77,474
29,913
101
262
[4][16]
108
Ghana
23,837,000
2009
238,533
92,098
100
259
[4]
109
Austria
8,372,930
January 1, 2010
83,858
32,378
100
259
[10]
110
United Arab Emirates
8,264,070
2010
83,600
32,300
99
256
[45]
111
Turkey
77,804,122
December 31, 2009
783,562
302,535
93
241
[46]
112
Spain
46,087,170
January 1, 2010
506,030
195,380
91
236
[10]
113
Cyprus (Government-controlled area)
838,897
December 2011
9,251
3,572
91
236
[47]
114
Romania
21,466,174
January 1, 2010
238,391
92,043
90
233
[10]
115
Costa Rica
4,579,000
2009
51,100
19,700
90
233
[4]
116
Northern Cyprus (status disputed)
294,906
December 04, 2011
3,355
1,295
88
228
[48]
117
Malaysia
28,306,700
329,847
127,355
86
223
[49]
118
Greece
11,306,183
January 1, 2010
131,957
50,949
86
223
[10]
119
Cook Islands; self-governing in free association with New Zealand
20,000
2009
236
91
85
220
[4]
120
Republic of Macedonia
2,114,550
25,713
9,928
82
212
[10]
121
Cambodia
14,805,000
2009
181,035
69,898
82
212
[4][50]
122
Sierra Leone
5,696,000
2009
71,740
27,700
79
205
[4]
123
Benin
8,935,000
2009
112,622
43,484
79
205
[4]
124
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
33,000
2009
417
161
79
205
[4][31]
125
Croatia
4,443,000
56,538
21,829
79
205
[10]
126
Ukraine
46,936,000
October 1, 2009
603,700
233,100
78
202
[51]
127
Egypt
81,229,139
April 21, 2012
1,001,449
386,662
81
210
[52]
128
Wallis and Futuna (France)
15,480
January 1, 2009
200
77
77
199
[15]
129
East Timor
1,134,000
2009
14,874
5,743
76
197
[4]
130
Burma (Myanmar)
50,020,000
2009
676,578
261,228
74
192
[4]
131
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,843,126
2010
51,129
19,741
75
194
[4]
132
Ethiopia
79,221,000
July 2008
1,104,300
426,400
72
186
[53]
133
Morocco
32,460,075
April 21, 2012
446,550
172,410
73
189
[54]
134
Jordan
6,316,000
2009
89,342
34,495
71
184
[4]
135
Iraq
30,747,000
2009
438,317
169,235
70
181
[4]
136
Brunei
400,000
2009
5,765
2,226
69
179
[4]
137
Kenya
39,802,000
2009
580,367
224,081
69
179
[4]
138
Swaziland
1,185,000
2009
17,364
6,704
68
176
[4]
139
Lesotho
2,067,000
2009
30,355
11,720
68
176
[4]
140
Bulgaria
7,364,570
Feb 1, 2011
110,912
42,823
66
171
[55]
141
Honduras
7,466,000
2009
112,492
43,433
66
171
[4]
142
C?te d'Ivoire
21,075,000
2009
322,463
124,504
65
168
[4]
143
Ireland
4,581,269
April 10, 2011
70,273
27,133
65
168
[56]
144
Samoa
184,984
2009
2,831
1,093
65
168
[4]
145
French Polynesia (France)
256,603
4,000
1,500
64
166
[15]
146
Georgia
4,469,200
69,700
26,900
64
166
[57]
147
Senegal
12,534,000
2009
196,722
75,955
64
166
[4]
148
Tunisia
10,327,800
July 1, 2008
163,610
63,170
63
163
[58]
149
Uzbekistan
27,488,000
2009
447,400
172,700
61
158
[4]
150
Montserrat (UK)
5,900
2009
102
39
58
150
[4]
151
Burkina Faso
15,757,000
2009
274,000
106,000
58
150
[4]
152
Mexico
112,322,757
1,958,201
756,066
57
148
[59]
153
Ecuador
14,865,434
April 21, 2012
283,561
109,484
52
135
[60]
154
Tajikistan
6,952,000
2009
143,100
55,300
49
127
[4]
155
Belarus
9,755,106
207,600
80,200
47
122
[61]
156
Lithuania
3,053,800
2011 May
65,300
25,200
47
122
[10]
157
Fiji
849,000
2009
18,274
7,056
46
119
[4]
158
Tanzania
43,739,000
2009
945,087
364,900
46
119
[4][31]
159
Bhutan
2,162,546
47,000
18,000
46
119
[4]
160
Afghanistan
29,863,010
2009
652,090
251,770
46
119
[4]
161
Panama
3,454,000
2009
75,517
29,157
46
119
[4]
162
Iran
76,091,000
2012
1,648,195
636,372
46
119
[4]
163
Montenegro
630,548
2009
14,026
5,415
45
117
[4][16]
164
Yemen
23,580,000
2009
527,968
203,850
45
117
[4]
165
Guinea-Bissau
1,611,000
2009
36,125
13,948
45
117
[4]
166
Nicaragua
5,743,000
2009
130,000
50,000
44
114
[4]
167
Palau
20,000
2009
459
177
44
114
[4]
168
Eritrea
5,073,000
2009
117,600
45,400
43
111
[4]
169
South Africa
50,586,757
July 1, 2011
1,221,037
471,445
41
106
[62]
170
Cameroon
19,522,000
2009
475,442
183,569
41
106
[4]
171
Guinea
10,069,000
2009
245,857
94,926
41
106
[4]
172
Saint Helena (UK)
4,918
2009
122
47
40
104
[4]
173
Colombia
46,449,976
April 21, 2012
1,138,914
439,737
41
106
[63]
174
Djibouti
864,000
2009
23,200
9,000
37
96
[4]
175
Madagascar
20,653,556
July 2009
587,041
226,658
35
91
[64]
176
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
49,006
August 1, 2009
1,399
540
35
91
[65]
177
Latvia
2,067,900
January 1, 2010
64,600
24,900
32
83
[10]
178
Zimbabwe
13,009,530
2009
390,757
150,872
33
85
[4]
179
United States
313,400,000
April 21, 2012
9,826,675
3,794,100
32
83
[66]
180
Liberia
3,476,608
March 21, 2008
111,369
43,000
31
80
[67]
181
Venezuela
29,643,445
April 21, 2012
916,445
353,841
32
83
[68]
182
Estonia
1,316,541
Jan 1, 2012
45,100
17,400
29
75
[69]
183
Democratic Republic of the Congo
68,692,542
July 2009
2,344,858
905,355
29
75
[70]
184
Mozambique
22,894,000
2009
801,590
309,500
29
75
[4]
185
Abkhazia (Georgia; claims independence)
200,000
7,138
2,756
28
73
[71]
186
Kyrgyzstan
5,482,000
2009
199,900
77,200
27
70
[4]
187
Laos
6,320,000
2009
236,800
91,400
27
70
[4]
188
Somaliland (Somalia; claims independence)
3,500,000
137,600
53,100
25
65
[72]
189
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France)
6,125
January 1, 2009
242
93
25
65
[15]
190
The Bahamas
342,000
2009
13,878
5,358
25
65
[4]
191
Equatorial Guinea
676,000
2009
28,051
10,831
24
62
[4]
192
Peru
29,798,000
October 28, 2011
1,285,216
496,225
23
60
[73]
193
Brazil
196,354,935
April 21, 2012
8,514,877
3,287,612
23
60
[74]
194
Chile
17,393,797
April 21, 2012
756,096
291,930
23
60
[75]
195
Sweden
9,486,951
May 30, 2009
449,964
173,732
21
54
[76]
196
Uruguay
3,463,197
2009
175,016
67,574
20
52
[4]
197
Vanuatu
240,000
2009
12,189
4,706
20
52
[4]
198
?land Islands (Finland)
28,007
December 30, 2010
1,512
584
19
49
[4]
199
Solomon Islands
523,000
2009
28,896
11,157
18
47
[4]
200
South Ossetia (Georgia; claims independence)
72,000
3,900
1,500
18
47
[4]
201
Sudan
31,894,000
April 22, 2008
1,886,068
728,215
17
44
[77]
202
Zambia
12,935,000
2009
752,618
290,587
17
44
[4]
203
New Zealand
4,315,800
June 30, 2009
270,534
104,454
16
41
[78]
204
Finland
5,405,811
April 21, 2012
338,145
130,559
16
41
[79]
205
Paraguay
6,349,000
2009
406,752
157,048
16
41
[4]
206
Angola
18,498,000
2009
1,246,700
481,400
15
39
[4]
207
Algeria
34,895,000
2009
2,381,741
919,595
15
39
[4]
208
Papua New Guinea
6,732,000
2009
462,840
178,700
15
39
[4]
209
Argentina
40,091,359
October 27, 2010
2,780,400
1,073,500
14
36
[80]
210
Somalia
9,133,000
2009
637,657
246,201
14
36
[4]
211
Belize
322,100
June 30, 2008
23,000
8,900
14
36
[81]
212
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
67
2009
5
1.9
13
34
[4]
213
New Caledonia (France)
244,410
January 1, 2009
18,575
7,172
13
34
[15]
214
Norway
4,974,020
April 21, 2012
385,155
148,709
13
34
[82]
215
South Sudan
8,260,490
April 22, 2008
619,745
239,285
13
34
[77]
216
Niger
15,290,000
2009
1,267,000
489,000
12
31
[4]
217
Saudi Arabia
28,146,658
2011
2,149,690
830,000
12
31
[4]
218
Mali
14,517,176
April 1, 2009
1,240,192
478,841
12
31
[83]
219
Republic of the Congo
3,998,904
2009
342,000
132,000
12
31
[4]
220
Turkmenistan
5,110,000
2009
488,100
188,500
10
26
[4]
221
Oman
2,845,000
2009
309,500
119,500
9.2
24
[4]
222
Bolivia
9,879,000
2009
1,098,581
424,164
9
23
[4]
223
Chad
11,274,106
June 2009
1,284,000
496,000
8.8
23
[84]
224
Russia
142,905,208
April 25, [85]
17,098,242
6,601,668
8.3
21
[86]
225
Niue; self-governing in free association with New Zealand
2,000
2009
260
100
7.7
20
[4]
226
Central African Republic
4,422,000
2009
622,984
240,535
7.1
18
[4]
227
Kazakhstan
15,776,492
July 1, 2009
2,724,900
1,052,100
5.8
15
[87]
228
Gabon
1,475,000
2009
267,668
103,347
5.5
14
[4]
229
Libya
6,420,000
2009
1,759,540
679,360
3.6
9.3
[4]
230
Guyana
762,000
2009
214,969
83,000
3.5
9.1
[4]
231
Canada
34,683,000
January 20, 2012
9,984,670
3,855,100
3.5
9.1
[88]
232
Botswana
1,950,000
2009
581,730
224,610
3.4
8.8
[4]
233
Mauritania
3,291,000
2009
1,025,520
395,960
3.2
8.3
[4]
234
Suriname
520,000
2009
163,820
63,250
3.2
8.3
[4]
235
Iceland
319,575
Jan 1, 2012
103,000
40,000
3.1
8.0
[89]
236
Australia
23,141,992
April 21, 2012
7,682,300
2,966,200
3
7.8
[90]
237
Namibia
2,171,000
2009
824,292
318,261
2.6
6.7
[4]
238
French Guiana (France)
187,056
90,000
35,000
2.1
5.4
239
Western Sahara (status disputed)
513,000
2009
266,000
103,000
1.9
4.9
[4]
240
Mongolia
2,671,000
2009
1,564,116
603,909
1.7
4.4
[4]
241
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
3,140
2009
12,173
4,700
0.26
0.67
[4]
242
Greenland (Denmark)
57,000
2011
2,175,600
840,000
0.026
0.067
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Rank
Country/region of special position
Population
Date last updated
Area
(km2)
Area
(mi2)
Density
(/km2)
Density
(/mi2)
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