List of countries and dependencies by population density explained

This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the table are based on areas including internal bodies of water such as bays, lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The list does not include entities not on ISO 3166-1, except for states with limited recognition. Thus constituent countries that are not included on ISO 3166-1, and other entities not on ISO 3166-1 like the European Union, are not included.

Unless otherwise noted, areas and populations are sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects, which uses the latest censuses and official figures, as well as figures from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Data are current as of 2023.

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Notes and References

  1. Area data are from 2020. Web site: Key Facts About Monaco . 2020 . Embassy of Monaco in Washington DC . 28 Oct 2023.
  2. Web site: Gaza Strip profile . 20 Feb 2024 . CIA . 22 Feb 2024.
  3. Web site: Gibraltar profile . 19 May 2023 . BBC . 28 Oct 2023.
  4. Web site: Nigeria . 2022 . CIA . en . 4 March 2023.
  5. Data estimates are from 2018. Web site: Moldova: Transnistria (Pridnestrovie) . 4 Sep 2019 . City Population . 14 Jul 2023.
  6. Data are from 2020. Web site: Akrotiri and Dhekelia . 8 Apr 2023 . City Population . 14 Jul 2023.
  7. Data is from 2021. Web site: Norfolk Island . 30 Oct 2022 . City Population . 14 Jul 2023.
  8. Web site: DANE estimation. 14 March 2024. 28 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221028061329/https://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2018/proyecciones-de-poblacion/Nacional/anexo-proyecciones-poblacion-NacionalArea2018_2070.xlsx. dead.
  9. Data are from 2021. Web site: Cocos (Keeling) Islands . 30 Oct 2022 . City Population . 14 Jul 2023.
  10. Data are from 2019. Web site: Somalia . 3 May 2021 . City Population . 14 Jul 2023.
  11. Data are from 2020. Web site: Georgia: Abkhazia . 14 Jan 2021 . City Population . 14 Jul 2023.
  12. Data are from 2020. Web site: South Ossetia . 14 Jan 2021 . City Population . 14 Jul 2023.
  13. Web site: Paraguay has 6,109,644 inhabitants, according to the last Census. August 31, 2023. ABC Color. ES.
  14. Data are from 2021. Web site: Australia: Christmas Island . 1 Nov 2022 . City Population . 14 Jul 2023.