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How crowded is that?

Population density ranges over five orders of magnitude between inhabited countries, which is why national averages hide so much.

89% of United Kingdom

250 per km² is more than 6 of the 11 references on this page.

Manila46,000 per km²Singapore8,000 per km²Bangladesh1,265 per km²India431 per km²United Kingdom280 per km²That density250 per km²China149 per km²France119 per km²United States36 per km²Russia8 per km²Australia3 per km²Mongolia2 per km²

Reference figures are measurements and are rounded; the unit conversion behind them is exact.

Every reference on this page, with its size and its ratio to your number
Reference Size Yours ÷ theirs Note
Mongolia 2 per km² 125× The least dense country
Australia 3 per km² 83.3×
Russia 8 per km² 31.3×
United States 36 per km² 6.94×
France 119 per km² 2.1×
China 149 per km² 1.68×
United Kingdom 280 per km² 0.893×
India 431 per km² 0.58×
Bangladesh 1,265 per km² 0.198×
Singapore 8,000 per km² 1/32
Manila 46,000 per km² 1/184 The densest major city

Worth knowing

  • Manila is about 23 000 times denser than Mongolia. Both are places people live ordinary lives.
  • Half the world’s population lives on about 1% of its land area.

Frequently asked

Which country is most densely populated?

Monaco, at about 19 000 people per km². Among larger countries, Bangladesh at 1 265 and Singapore at 8 000 are the leaders.

Is a national density figure useful?

Rarely. Canada averages 4 per km² and 90% of Canadians live within 160 km of the US border. The average describes almost nobody.

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