The World's Most Densely Populated Countries 2023
About This Dataset
The World's Most Densely Populated Countries 2023
Countries ranked by population density (people per km2) in 2023, using World Bank figures for the 215 countries that reported that year. Macau leads on 20,570, ahead of Monaco (18,693) and Singapore (8,242). Mid-year population divided by land area in square kilometres. It is a national average, so a country with one crowded city and a large empty interior looks far emptier than the place most of its people live.
Analysis
Macau (20,570), Monaco (18,693) and Singapore (8,242) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 20,570 down to 550, a spread of 20,020. Macau is 1.10 times Monaco, the country in second place. 2 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 10,285 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 215 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Macau leads in Population Density (People per km2) with 20,570 in 2023.
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Average Population Density (People per km2) in 2023: 3,667 · median: 1,228.
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Gap in 2023: Macau is 37.4× larger than Saint Martin.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Population Density (People per km2)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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