List of countries and territories by population density - wikipedia List of countries and territories by population density Population density ( people per km ) by country in 2017 This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, measured by the number of human inhabitants per square kilometer. Contents 1 Methodology 2 Main table 3 Density amongst the most populous 4 See also 5 Notes 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 2015 estimates provided by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 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 km, and it would be ranked 95th if it were included in the list. ( population : 506,913,394 on January 1, 2014, area : 4,324,782 km ). See also : List of regional organizations by population. The most densely populated sovereign nation is Monaco, with a population density of 18,713 people / km. Area includes land and water. Pos. Country ( or dependent territory ) Area ( km ) Area ( mi ) Population Density ( pop. / km ) Density ( pop. / mi ) Date Population source 0 World ( land only, excluding Antarctica ) 134,940,000 52,100,000 7,578,022,000 56 145 October 31, 2017 USCB 's world population clock 0 World ( land only ) 148,940,000 57,510,000 7,578,022,000 51 132 October 31, 2017 USCB 's World population clock 0 World ( with water ) 510,072,000 196,940,000 7,578,022,000 15 39 October 31, 2017 USCB 's World population clock Macau ( China ) 30.5 12 648,400 21,259 55,061 June 30, 2017 Official quarterly estimate Monaco 2.02 0.78 37,550 18,589 48,145 December 31, 2016 Official estimate Singapore 719.2 278 5,612,300 7,804 20,212 July 1, 2017 Official estimate Hong Kong ( China ) 1,105.7 427 7,389,500 6,683 17,309 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 5 Gibraltar ( UK ) 6.8 2.6 33,140 4,874 12,624 March 7, 2017 Official estimate 6 Bahrain 757 292 1,451,200 1,917 4,965 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 7 Vatican City 0.44 0.17 800 1,818 4,709 2012 Official estimate 8 Malta 315 122 429,344 1,363 3,530 December 31, 2014 Official estimate 9 Bermuda ( UK ) 52 20 64,319 1,237 3,204 July 1, 2017 Revised 2010 census result 10 Sint Maarten ( Kingdom of the Netherlands ) 34 13 39,410 1,159 3,002 January 1, 2016 Official estimate 11 Maldives 298 115 344,023 1,154 2,989 September 20, 2014 Preliminary 2014 census result 12 Bangladesh 143,998 55,598 163,398,536 1,135 2,939 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 13 Jersey ( UK ) 116 45 104,200 898 2,326 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 14 Guernsey ( UK ) 78 30 62,723 804 2,082 March 31, 2016 Official estimate 15 Palestinian Territories 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 Barbados 430 166 285,719 664 1,720 July 1, 2017 UN projection 18 Taiwan ( Republic of China ) 36,197 13,976 23,557,467 651 1,686 September 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 19 Mauritius 2,040 788 1,263,820 620 1,606 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 20 Lebanon 10,452 4,036 6,082,000 596 1,544 July 1, 2017 UN projection 21 Aruba ( Kingdom of the Netherlands ) 193 75 110,882 575 1,489 June 30, 2017 Official quarterly estimate 22 Mayotte ( France ) 374 144 212,600 568 1,471 August 21, 2012 2012 census result 23 San Marino 61 24 33,263 545 1,412 August 31, 2017 Monthly official estimate 24 South Korea 100,210 38,691 51,446,201 513 1,329 July 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 25 Nauru 21 8 10,084 480 1,243 October 30, 2011 2011 census result 26 Rwanda 25,314 9,774 11,809,295 467 1,210 July 1, 2017 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 17,167,533 413 1,071 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 31 Burundi 27,816 10,740 10,400,938 410 1,062 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 32 Haiti 27,065 10,450 10,911,819 403 1,044 March 31, 2015 Official estimate 33 India 3,287,240 1,269,211 1,323,278,706 403 1,043 October 31, 2017 Population clock based on 2011 census 34 Israel 22,072 8,522 8,765,060 397 1,029 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 35 Puerto Rico ( US ) 8,868 3,424 3,411,307 385 997 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 36 Belgium 30,528 11,787 11,370,968 372 963 August 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 37 Curaçao ( Kingdom of the Netherlands ) 444 171 160,337 361 935 January 1, 2017 Official annual estimate 38 Philippines 300,000 115,831 104,816,067 349 905 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 39 Martinique ( France ) 1,128 436 385,551 342 886 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 40 Guam ( US ) 541 209 184,200 340 881 July 1, 2015 Official annual estimate 41 Japan 377,944 145,925 126,670,000 335 868 September 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 42 Réunion ( France ) 2,512 970 821,136 327 847 January 1, 2010 Official estimate 43 Sri Lanka 65,610 25,332 21,203,000 323 837 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 44 El Salvador 21,040 8,124 6,581,940 313 811 July 1, 2017 Official projection 45 Marshall Islands 181 70 56,086 310 803 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 46 United States Virgin Islands ( US ) 352 136 106,405 302 782 April 1, 2010 Final 2010 census result 47 Grenada 344 133 103,328 300 777 May 12, 2011 2011 census result 48 American Samoa ( US ) 197 76 57,100 290 751 July 1, 2015 Official annual estimate 49 Vietnam 331,212 127,882 93,700,000 283 733 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 50 United Kingdom 242,495 93,628 65,648,000 271 702 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 51 Saint Lucia 617 238 166,526 270 699 May 10, 2010 Preliminary 2010 census result 52 Pakistan 803,940 310,403 209,420,000 260 675 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 150 100,892 259 671 July 1, 2009 Official estimate 54 Trinidad and Tobago 5,155 1,990 1,328,019 258 668 January 9, 2011 2011 census result 55 Jamaica 10,991 4,244 2,730,894 248 642 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 56 Guadeloupe ( France ) 1,630 629 402,119 247 640 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 57 Liechtenstein 160 62 37,815 236 611 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 58 Germany 357,168 137,903 82,800,000 232 601 December 31, 2016 Quarterly official estimate 59 Luxembourg 2,586 998 590,667 228 591 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 60 Kuwait 17,818 6,880 4,007,000 225 583 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 61 Cayman Islands ( UK ) 259 100 55,456 214 554 October 10, 2010 Final 2010 census result 62 Dominican Republic 47,875 18,485 10,169,172 212 549 July 1, 2017 Official projection 63 Nigeria 923,768 356,669 191,836,000 208 539 July 1, 2017 UN projection 64 Seychelles 455 176 94,205 207 536 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 65 Switzerland 41,285 15,940 8,448,585 205 531 June 30, 2017 Quarterly provisional figure 66 Italy 301,308 116,336 60,525,277 201 521 April 30, 2017 Monthly official estimate 67 North Korea 120,540 46,541 24,213,510 201 521 October 1, 2014 Preliminary 2014 census result 68 Nepal 147,181 56,827 28,825,709 196 508 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 69 British Virgin Islands ( UK ) 151 58 29,537 196 508 Official estimate 70 Antigua and Barbuda 442 171 86,295 195 505 May 27, 2011 Preliminary 2011 census result 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 270 104 51,970 192 497 July 1, 2009 Official estimate 72 São Tomé and Príncipe 1,001 386 187,356 187 484 May 13, 2012 2012 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 10,910 4,212 1,815,606 166 430 December 31, 2012 Official estimate 76 Andorra 464 179 76,246 164 425 2012 Official estimate 77 Malawi 118,484 45,747 18,622,000 157 407 July 1, 2017 UN projection 78 Uganda 241,551 93,263 37,673,800 156 404 July 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 79 Isle of Man 572 221 84,497 148 383 March 27, 2011 2011 census result 80 Kiribati 726 280 106,461 147 381 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 81 Cyprus 5,896 2,276 862,000 146 378 December 31, 2011 Official estimate 82 Tonga 720 278 104,270 145 376 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 83 Federated States of Micronesia 701 271 101,351 145 376 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 84 Guatemala 108,889 42,042 15,806,675 145 376 June 30, 2014 Annual Official estimate 85 China 9,640,821 3,722,342 1,387,233,420 144 373 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 86 Tokelau ( NZ ) 10 1,411 141 365 October 18, 2011 Final 2011 census result 87 Anguilla ( UK ) 96 37 13,452 140 363 May 11, 2011 Preliminary 2011 census result 88 Indonesia 1,904,569 735,358 261,890,900 138 357 July 1, 2017 Official projection 89 Czech Republic 78,867 30,451 10,588,063 134 347 June 30, 2017 Official quarterly estimate 90 Denmark 43,098 16,640 5,756,170 134 347 March 31, 2017 Quarterly official estimate 91 Thailand 513,120 198,117 68,414,000 133 344 July 1, 2017 UN projection 92 Togo 56,600 21,853 7,178,000 127 329 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 93 France 543,965 210,026 67,158,000 123 319 October 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 94 Poland 312,685 120,728 38,426,000 123 319 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 95 Cape Verde 4,033 1,557 491,875 122 316 June 16, 2010 Final 2010 census result 96 Ghana 238,533 92,098 28,956,587 121 313 July 1, 2017 Official projection 97 Northern Mariana Islands ( US ) 457 176 53,883 118 306 April 1, 2010 Final 2010 census result 98 United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,278 9,856,000 118 306 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 99 Azerbaijan 86,600 33,436 9,836,700 114 295 May 1, 2017 Official estimate 100 Portugal 92,090 35,556 10,309,573 112 290 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 101 Jordan 89,342 34,495 10,002,163 112 290 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 102 Slovakia 49,036 18,933 5,435,343 111 287 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 103 Hungary 93,029 35,919 9,799,000 105 272 January 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 104 Moldova 33,843 13,067 3,550,900 105 272 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 105 Austria 83,879 32,386 8,794,267 105 272 July 1, 2017 Official quarterly estimate 106 Cuba 109,884 42,426 11,239,004 102 264 December 31, 2015 Annual official estimate 107 Turkey 783,562 302,535 79,814,871 102 264 December 31, 2016 Annual official estimate 108 Slovenia 20,273 7,827 2,064,836 102 264 April 1, 2017 Official quarterly estimate 109 Armenia 29,743 11,484 2,979,900 100 259 July 1, 2017 Official quarterly estimate 110 Albania 28,703 11,082 2,876,591 100 259 January 1, 2017 Official annual estimate 111 Syria 185,180 71,498 18,270,000 99 256 July 1, 2017 UN estimate 112 Sierra Leone 71,740 27,699 7,075,641 99 256 December 4, 2015 Preliminary 2015 census result 113 Benin 112,622 43,484 11,002,578 98 254 July 1, 2017 Official projection 114 Malaysia 330,803 127,724 32,271,950 98 253 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 115 Costa Rica 51,100 19,730 4,947,490 97 251 June 30, 2017 Official estimate 116 Dominica 739 285 71,293 96 249 May 14, 2011 Preliminary 2011 census result 117 Ethiopia 1,063,652 410,678 101,853,000 96 249 July 1, 2016 UN projection 118 Egypt 1,002,450 387,048 95,950,539 96 248 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 119 Northern Cyprus 3,355 1,295 313,626 93 241 2014 Official estimate 120 Spain 505,990 195,364 46,528,966 92 238 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 121 Serbia 77,474 29,913 7,058,322 91 236 June 30, 2016 Official estimate 122 Iraq 434,128 167,618 38,274,618 88 228 July 1, 2017 UN projection 123 Cambodia 181,035 69,898 15,848,495 88 228 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 124 Kenya 581,834 224,647 49,699,862 85 220 July 1, 2017 UN projection 125 Greece 131,957 50,949 11,183,716 85 220 January 1, 2016 Official estimate 126 Romania 238,391 92,043 19,638,000 82 212 January 1, 2017 Official annual estimate 127 Macedonia 25,713 9,928 2,073,702 81 210 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 128 Myanmar 676,577 261,228 54,363,426 80 207 March 29, 2014 Preliminary 2014 census result 129 Honduras 112,492 43,433 8,866,351 79 205 July 1, 2017 Official projection 130 Senegal 196,722 75,955 15,256,346 78 202 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 131 Morocco 446,550 172,414 34,478,517 77 200 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 132 French Polynesia ( France ) 3,521 1,359 268,270 76 197 August 22, 2012 Preliminary 2012 census result 133 Ivory Coast 322,921 124,680 24,295,000 75 194 July 1, 2017 UN projection 134 Ukraine 576,500 222,588 42,444,919 74 192 September 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 135 Croatia 56,542 21,831 4,154,213 73 189 December 31, 2016 Annual official estimate 136 Burkina Faso 270,764 104,543 19,632,147 73 189 July 1, 2017 Annual official projection 137 Swaziland 17,364 6,704 1,250,000 72 186 July 1, 2013 UN estimate 138 Uzbekistan 444,103 171,469 32,120,500 72 186 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 139 Timor - Leste 14,919 5,760 1,066,409 71 184 July 11, 2010 Final 2010 census result 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 19,772 3,531,159 69 179 September 30, 2013 Official estimate 141 Tunisia 163,610 63,170 11,304,482 69 179 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 142 Lesotho 30,355 11,720 2,074,000 68 176 July 1, 2013 UN estimate 143 Brunei 5,765 2,226 393,162 68 176 June 20, 2011 Preliminary 2011 census result 144 Ireland 70,273 27,133 4,757,976 68 176 April 24, 2016 Official census figures 145 Samoa 2,831 1,093 187,820 66 171 November 7, 2011 Final 2011 census result 146 Caribbean Netherlands ( Netherlands ) 322 124 21,133 66 171 January 1, 2011 Official estimate 147 Norfolk Island ( Australia ) 35 14 2,302 66 171 August 9, 2011 2011 census result 148 Tanzania 883,749 341,217 57,310,000 65 168 July 1, 2017 UN projection 149 Ecuador 255,595 98,686 16,619,400 65 168 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 150 Bulgaria 111,002 42,858 7,101,859 64 166 December 31, 2016 ( 1 ) 151 Turks and Caicos Islands ( UK ) 497 192 31,458 63 163 January 25, 2012 2012 census result 152 Cook Islands ( NZ ) 237 92 14,974 63 163 December 1, 2011 Final 2011 census result 153 Mexico 1,967,138 759,516 123,518,000 63 163 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 154 Yemen 455,000 175,676 28,250,000 62 161 July 1, 2017 UN projection 155 Tajikistan 143,100 55,251 8,829,300 62 161 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 156 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 10,831 1,622,000 58 150 Official estimate 157 Panama 74,177 28,640 4,037,043 54 140 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 158 Georgia 69,700 26,911 3,718,200 53 137 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 159 Guinea 245,857 94,926 12,717,176 52 135 July 1, 2017 UN projection 160 Nicaragua 121,428 46,884 6,262,703 52 135 January 1, 2015 Official estimate 161 Cameroon 466,050 179,943 23,248,044 50 129 January 1, 2017 Official projection 162 Iran 1,648,195 636,372 80,919,335 49 127 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 163 Montserrat ( UK ) 102 39 4,922 48 124 May 12, 2011 2011 census result 164 Wallis and Futuna ( France ) 274 106 13,135 48 124 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 165 Fiji 18,333 7,078 858,038 47 122 July 1, 2012 Official estimate 166 South Africa 1,220,813 471,359 56,521,900 46 119 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 167 Belarus 207,600 80,155 9,495,800 46 119 October 1, 2017 Quarterly official estimate 168 Montenegro 13,812 5,333 622,387 45 117 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 169 Eritrea 121,100 46,757 5,482,000 45 117 July 1, 2017 UN estimate 170 Liberia 97,036 37,466 4,289,520 44 114 July 1, 2017 Official projection 171 Madagascar 587,041 226,658 25,571,000 44 114 July 1, 2017 UN projection 172 Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 49,472,827 43 112 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 173 Palau 488 188 20,901 43 111 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 174 Guinea - Bissau 36,125 13,948 1,553,822 43 111 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 175 Lithuania 65,300 25,212 2,819,753 43 111 August 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 176 Afghanistan 645,807 249,347 25,500,100 39 101 January 1, 2013 Official estimate 177 Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands ( Australia ) 14 5 550 39 101 August 9, 2011 2011 census result 178 Djibouti 23,000 8,880 864,618 38 98 July 1, 2011 Official estimate 179 Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872 14,542,235 37 96 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 180 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,345,095 905,446 85,026,000 36 93 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 181 Saint Helena ( UK ) 122 47 4,534 37 96 February 7, 2016 2016 census result 182 Faroe Islands ( Denmark ) 1,399 540 48,244 34 88 April 1, 2013 Monthly official estimate 183 Venezuela 916,445 353,841 31,431,164 34 88 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 184 Mozambique 799,380 308,642 27,128,530 34 88 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 185 United States 9,833,517 3,796,742 326,026,164 33 86 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 186 Kyrgyzstan 199,945 77,199 6,140,200 31 80 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 187 Latvia 64,562 24,928 1,935,800 30 78 August 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 188 Estonia 45,339 17,505 1,315,635 29 75 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 189 Laos 236,800 91,429 6,492,400 27 70 March 1, 2015 Preliminary 2015 census result 190 Bahamas 13,940 5,382 351,461 25 65 May 3, 2010 Final 2010 census result 191 Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( France ) 242 93 6,081 25 65 January 1, 2010 Official estimate 192 Peru 1,285,216 496,225 31,826,018 25 65 July 1, 2017 Official projrction 193 Brazil 8,515,767 3,287,956 208,198,421 24 63 October 31, 2017 Official estimate 194 Angola 1,246,700 481,354 28,359,634 23 60 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 195 Chile 756,096 291,930 17,373,831 23 60 August 31, 2017 Preliminary 2017 census result 196 Somalia 637,657 246,201 14,743,000 23 60 July 1, 2017 UN projection 197 Solomon Islands 28,370 10,954 651,700 23 60 July 1, 2016 Official annual estimate 198 Sweden 450,295 173,860 10,089,961 22 58 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 199 Zambia 752,612 290,585 16,405,229 22 57 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 200 Sudan 1,839,542 710,251 40,782,742 22 57 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 201 Vanuatu 12,190 4,707 272,459 22 57 December 31, 2016 Official mini-census result 202 Bhutan 38,394 14,824 792,864 21 53 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 203 South Sudan 644,329 248,777 12,575,714 20 52 July 1, 2017 UN Projection 204 Uruguay 176,215 68,037 3,286,314 19 49 September 30, 2011 Final 2011 census result 205 Åland Islands ( Finland ) 1,552 599 28,502 18 47 December 31, 2012 Official estimate 206 Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 41,697,498 18 47 July 1, 2017 Official projection 207 Niger 1,186,408 458,075 21,477,348 18 47 July 1, 2017 UN Projection 208 New Zealand 270,467 104,428 4,830,220 18 46 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 209 Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,704 8,151,300 18 47 July 1, 2016 Annual official estimate 210 Paraguay 406,752 157,048 6,953,646 17 44 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 211 Belize 22,965 8,867 387,879 17 44 June 30, 2017 Official annual estimate 212 Finland 338,424 130,666 5,509,717 16 41 August 31, 2017 Official monthly estimate 213 Norway 323,782 125,013 5,277,762 16 41 July 1, 2017 Quarterly official estimate 214 Argentina 2,780,400 1,073,518 44,044,811 16 41 July 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 215 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 33,905,320 16 41 July 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 216 Republic of the Congo 342,000 132,047 5,261,000 15 39 July 1, 2017 UN projection 217 Mali 1,248,574 482,077 18,542,000 15 39 July 1, 2017 UN projection 218 Christmas Island ( Australia ) 137 53 2,072 15 39 August 9, 2011 2011 census result 219 New Caledonia ( France ) 18,575 7,172 258,958 14 36 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 220 Oman 309,500 119,499 4,183,841 14 36 June 9, 2015 Weekly official estimate 221 Turkmenistan 491,210 189,657 5,758,000 12 31 July 1, 2017 UN projection 222 Chad 1,284,000 495,755 14,900,000 12 31 July 1, 2017 UN projection 223 Ascension Island ( UK ) 88 34 880 10 26 February 10, 2008 Preliminary 2008 census result 224 Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164 11,145,770 10 26 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 225 Russia 17,125,242 6,612,093 146,809,643 9 23 August 1, 2017 Official estimate 226 Central African Republic 622,436 240,324 4,616,000 7 18 July 1, 2013 UN estimate 227 Gabon 267,667 103,347 1,672,000 6 16 July 1, 2013 UN estimate 228 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1,052,090 17,186,000 6 16 February 1, 2014 Monthly official estimate 229 Niue ( NZ ) 261 101 1,613 6 16 September 10, 2011 Final 2011 census result 230 Guyana 214,999 83,012 784,894 10 Official estimate 231 Libya 1,770,060 683,424 6,244,174 10 July 1, 2013 UN estimate 232 Canada 9,984,670 3,855,103 36,703,825 10 October 31, 2017 Official estimate 233 Australia 7,692,024 2,969,907 24,700,878 8 October 31, 2017 Official estimate 234 Botswana 581,730 224,607 2,024,904 8 August 22, 2011 Final 2011 census result 235 Mauritania 1,030,700 397,955 3,461,041 8 2013 Official estimate 236 Suriname 163,820 63,251 534,189 8 August 13, 2012 Preliminary 2012 census result 237 Iceland 102,775 39,682 332,529 8 January 1, 2016 Official estimate 238 French Guiana ( France ) 86,504 33,399 244,118 8 July 1, 2013 Official estimate 239 Namibia 825,118 318,580 2,113,077 8 August 28, 2011 Final 2011 census result 240 Western Sahara 252,120 97,344 567,000 5.7 July 1, 2013 UN estimate 241 Mongolia 1,564,100 603,902 3,000,000 1.9 4.9 January 24, 2015 Official estimate 242 Tristan da Cunha ( UK ) 207 80 266 1.3 3.4 February 10, 2008 Preliminary 2008 census result 243 Pitcairn Islands ( UK ) 47 18 56 3.1 2013 2013 census result 244 Falkland Islands ( UK ) 12,173 4,700 2,563 0.21 0.54 April 15, 2012 2012 census result 245 Svalbard and Jan Mayen ( Norway ) 61,399 23,706 2,655 0.04 0.10 September 1, 2012 Official estimate 246 Greenland ( Denmark ) 2,166,000 836,297 55,984 0.03 0.08 January 1, 2015 Official estimate Pos. Country ( or dependent territory ) Area ( km ) Area ( mi ) Population Density ( pop. / km ) Density ( pop. / mi ) Date Population source Density amongst the most populous This list consists of the one hundred most populous countries. ( see also List of countries by population ). Pos. Country ( or dependent territory ) Area ( km ) Area ( mi ) Population Density ( pop. / km ) Density ( pop. / mi ) Date Population source Bangladesh 143,998 55,598 163,398,536 1,135 2,939 October 31, 2017 Official population clock Taiwan ( Republic of China ) 36,191 13,973 23,557,467 651 1,686 September 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate South Korea 100,210 38,691 51,446,201 513 1,329 July 1, 2017 Annual official projection Rwanda 25,314 9,774 11,809,295 467 1,210 July 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 5 Netherlands 41,526 16,033 17,167,533 413 1,071 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 6 Burundi 27,816 10,740 10,400,938 410 1,062 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 7 Haiti 27,065 10,450 10,911,819 403 1,044 March 31, 2015 Official estimate 8 India 3,287,240 1,269,211 1,323,278,706 403 1,043 October 31, 2017 India Population clock 9 Israel 22,072 8,522 8,765,060 397 1,029 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 10 Belgium 30,528 11,787 11,370,968 372 963 August 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 11 Philippines 300,000 115,831 104,816,067 349 905 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 12 Japan 377,944 145,925 126,670,000 335 868 September 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 13 Sri Lanka 65,610 25,332 21,203,000 323 837 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 14 Vietnam 331,212 127,882 93,700,000 283 733 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 15 United Kingdom 242,910 93,788 65,648,000 271 702 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 16 Pakistan 803,940 310,403 209,420,000 260 675 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 17 Germany 357,168 137,903 82,800,000 232 601 December 31, 2016 Quarterly official estimate 18 Dominican Republic 47,875 18,485 10,169,172 212 549 July 1, 2017 Official projection 19 Nigeria 923,768 356,669 191,836,000 208 539 July 1, 2017 UN projection 20 Switzerland 41,285 15,940 8,448,585 205 531 June 30, 2017 Quarterly provisional figure 21 Italy 301,308 116,336 60,525,277 201 521 April 30, 2017 Monthly official estimate 22 North Korea 122,762 47,399 24,213,510 197 510 October 1, 2014 Preliminary 2014 census result 23 Nepal 147,181 56,827 28,825,709 196 508 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 24 Malawi 118,484 45,747 18,622,000 157 407 July 1, 2017 UN projection 25 Uganda 241,551 93,263 37,673,800 156 404 July 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 26 Guatemala 108,889 42,042 15,806,675 145 376 June 30, 2014 Annual Official estimate 27 China 9,640,821 3,722,342 1,387,233,420 144 373 October 31, 2017 Official estimate 28 Indonesia 1,904,569 735,358 261,890,900 138 357 July 1, 2017 Official projection 29 Czech Republic 78,867 30,451 10,588,063 134 347 June 30, 2017 Quarterly official estimate 30 Thailand 513,120 198,117 68,414,000 133 344 July 1, 2017 UN projection 31 France 543,965 210,026 67,158,000 123 319 October 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 32 Poland 312,685 120,728 38,426,000 123 319 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 33 Ghana 238,533 92,098 28,956,587 121 313 July 1, 2017 Official projection 34 United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,278 9,856,000 118 306 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 35 Azerbaijan 86,600 33,436 9,836,700 114 295 May 1, 2017 Official estimate 36 Portugal 92,090 35,556 10,309,573 112 290 December 31, 2016 Official estimate 37 Jordan 89,342 34,495 10,002,163 112 290 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 38 Hungary 93,029 35,919 9,799,000 105 272 January 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 39 Austria 83,879 32,386 8,794,267 105 272 July 1, 2017 Official quarterly estimate 40 Cuba 109,886 42,427 11,239,004 102 264 December 31, 2015 Annual official estimate 41 Turkey 783,562 302,535 79,814,871 102 264 December 31, 2016 Annual official estimate 42 Syria 185,180 71,498 18,270,000 99 256 July 1, 2017 UN estimate 43 Benin 112,622 43,484 11,002,578 98 254 July 1, 2017 Official projection 44 Malaysia 330,803 127,724 32,271,950 98 253 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 45 Ethiopia 1,063,652 410,678 101,853,000 96 249 July 1, 2016 UN projection 46 Egypt 1,002,450 387,048 95,950,539 96 248 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 47 Spain 503,783 194,512 46,528,966 92 238 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 48 Iraq 434,128 167,618 38,274,618 88 228 July 1, 2017 UN projection 49 Cambodia 181,035 69,898 15,848,495 88 228 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 50 Kenya 581,834 224,647 49,699,862 85 220 July 1, 2017 UN projection 51 Greece 131,957 50,949 11,183,716 85 220 January 1, 2016 Official estimate 52 Romania 238,391 92,043 19,638,000 82 212 January 1, 2017 Official annual estimate 53 Myanmar 676,577 261,228 54,363,426 80 207 March 29, 2014 Preliminary 2014 census result 54 Honduras 112,088 43,277 8,866,351 79 205 July 1, 2017 Official projection 55 Senegal 196,722 75,955 15,256,346 78 202 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 56 Morocco 446,550 172,414 34,478,517 77 200 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 57 Ivory Coast 322,921 124,680 24,295,000 75 194 July 1, 2017 UN projection 58 Ukraine 576,500 222,588 42,444,919 74 192 September 1, 2017 Monthly official estimate 59 Burkina Faso 270,764 104,543 19,632,147 73 189 July 1, 2017 Annual official projection 60 Uzbekistan 444,103 171,469 32,120,500 72 186 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 61 Tunisia 163,610 63,170 11,304,482 69 179 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 62 Tanzania 883,749 341,217 57,310,000 65 168 July 1, 2017 UN projection 63 Ecuador 255,595 98,686 16,619,400 65 168 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 64 Mexico 1,967,138 759,516 123,518,000 63 163 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 65 Yemen 455,000 175,676 28,250,000 62 161 July 1, 2017 UN projection 66 Tajikistan 143,100 55,251 8,829,300 62 161 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 67 Guinea 245,857 94,926 12,717,176 52 135 July 1, 2017 UN projection 68 Cameroon 466,050 179,943 23,248,044 50 129 January 1, 2017 Official projection 69 Iran 1,648,195 636,372 80,919,335 49 127 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 70 Belarus 207,600 80,155 9,495,800 46 119 October 1, 2017 Quarterly official estimate 71 South Africa 1,220,813 471,359 56,521,900 46 119 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 72 Madagascar 587,041 226,658 25,571,000 44 114 July 1, 2017 UN projection 73 Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 49,472,827 43 112 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 74 Afghanistan 645,807 249,347 25,500,100 39 101 January 1, 2013 Official estimate 75 Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872 14,542,235 37 96 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 76 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,345,095 905,446 85,026,000 36 93 July 1, 2016 Official estimate 77 Venezuela 916,445 353,841 31,431,164 34 88 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 78 Mozambique 799,380 308,642 27,128,530 34 88 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 79 United States 9,833,517 3,796,742 326,026,164 33 86 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 80 Peru 1,285,216 496,225 31,826,018 25 65 July 1, 2017 Official projrction 81 Brazil 8,515,767 3,287,956 208,198,421 24 63 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 82 Angola 1,246,700 481,354 28,359,634 23 60 January 1, 2017 Official estimate 83 Chile 756,096 291,930 17,373,831 23 60 August 31, 2017 Preliminary 2017 census result 84 Somalia 637,657 246,201 14,743,000 23 60 July 1, 2017 UN projection 85 Sweden 450,295 173,860 10,089,961 22 58 October 31, 2017 Official population clock 86 Zambia 752,612 290,585 16,405,229 22 57 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 87 Sudan 1,839,542 710,251 40,782,742 22 57 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 88 South Sudan 644,329 248,777 12,575,714 20 52 July 1, 2017 UN Projection 89 Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 41,697,498 18 47 July 1, 2017 Official annual projection 90 Niger 1,186,408 458,075 21,477,348 18 47 July 1, 2017 UN Projection 91 Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,704 8,151,300 18 47 July 1, 2016 Annual official estimate 92 Argentina 2,780,400 1,073,518 44,044,811 16 41 July 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 93 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 33,905,320 16 41 July 1, 2017 Annual official estimate 94 Mali 1,248,574 482,077 18,542,000 15 39 July 1, 2017 UN projection 95 Chad 1,284,000 495,755 14,900,000 12 31 July 1, 2017 UN projection 96 Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164 11,145,770 10 26 July 1, 2017 Official estimate 97 Russia 17,125,242 6,612,093 146,809,643 9 23 August 1, 2017 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 36,703,825 10 October 31, 2017 Official estimate 100 Australia 7,692,024 2,969,907 24,700,878 8 October 31, 2017 Official estimate Pos. Country ( or dependent territory ) Area ( km ) Area ( mi ) Population Density ( pop. / km ) Density ( pop. / mi ) 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 List of population concern organizations Notes ^ `` World Population Prospects ''. ^ `` 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. ^ Territory claimed by Spain. ^ Borders and area of Palestinian - administered territories are pending outcome of negotiations with Israel. ^ Commonwealth of the United States. ^ 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 received formal recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states. ^ Excludes Crimea ^ Including the population and area of Republic of Crimea and Federal City of Sevastopol, Russia 's administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula which are claimed by Ukraine. ^ 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. ^ Including the population and area of Republic of Crimea and Federal City of Sevastopol, Russia 's administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula which are claimed by Ukraine. 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Question: what's the most populated country on earth
Answer: China