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World Population density Ranking Map In the available data, Macau has the highest recorded value at 20,785 people/km² (rank #1); Japan ranks #33 at 326 people/km². Coverage: 215 countries and territories. Reference years: Macau population 2025 / area 2023; Japan population 2025 / area 2023. This divides population by total surface area; it is a national average, not a measure of crowding in every place.
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Japan 326 people/km²
Japan, world rank 33 for Population density, 326 people/km²
Fiji: 51 people/km² Tanzania: 74 people/km² Western Sahara: No data Canada: 2.7 people/km² United States: 35 people/km² Kazakhstan: 7.6 people/km² Uzbekistan: 83 people/km² Papua New Guinea: 23 people/km² Indonesia: 149 people/km² Argentina: 16 people/km² Chile: 26 people/km² Democratic Republic of the Congo: 48 people/km² Somalia: 31 people/km² Kenya: 97 people/km² Sudan: 28 people/km² Chad: 16 people/km² Haiti: 429 people/km² Dominican Republic: 78 people/km² Russia: 8.4 people/km² Bahamas: 29 people/km² Falkland Islands: No data Norway: 9 people/km² Greenland: 0.1 people/km² Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: 95 people/km² South Africa: 53 people/km² Lesotho: 78 people/km² Mexico: 67 people/km² Uruguay: 19 people/km² Brazil: 25 people/km² Bolivia: 11 people/km² Peru: 27 people/km² Colombia: 47 people/km² Panama: 61 people/km² Costa Rica: 101 people/km² Nicaragua: 54 people/km² Honduras: 98 people/km² El Salvador: 303 people/km² Guatemala: 172 people/km² Belize: 18 people/km² Venezuela: 31 people/km² Guyana: 3.9 people/km² Suriname: 3.9 people/km² France: 113 people/km² Ecuador: 71 people/km² Puerto Rico: 359 people/km² Jamaica: 258 people/km² Cuba: 100 people/km² Zimbabwe: 43 people/km² Botswana: 4.4 people/km² Namibia: 3.8 people/km² Senegal: 96 people/km² Mali: 20 people/km² Mauritania: 5.2 people/km² Benin: 129 people/km² Niger: 22 people/km² Nigeria: 257 people/km² Cameroon: 63 people/km² Togo: 151 people/km² Ghana: 147 people/km² Côte d’Ivoire: 101 people/km² Guinea: 61 people/km² Guinea-Bissau: 62 people/km² Liberia: 51 people/km² Sierra Leone: 122 people/km² Burkina Faso: 88 people/km² Central African Republic: 8.8 people/km² Republic of the Congo: 19 people/km² Gabon: 9.7 people/km² Equatorial Guinea: 69 people/km² Zambia: 29 people/km² Malawi: 188 people/km² Mozambique: 45 people/km² Eswatini: 72 people/km² Angola: 31 people/km² Burundi: 517 people/km² Israel: 459 people/km² Lebanon: 560 people/km² Madagascar: 56 people/km² Palestine: 899 people/km² Gambia: 250 people/km² Tunisia: 75 people/km² Algeria: 20 people/km² Jordan: 129 people/km² United Arab Emirates: 117 people/km² Qatar: 259 people/km² Kuwait: 273 people/km² Iraq: 108 people/km² Oman: 18 people/km² Vanuatu: 27 people/km² Cambodia: 99 people/km² Thailand: 140 people/km² Laos: 33 people/km² Myanmar: 81 people/km² Vietnam: 307 people/km² North Korea: 220 people/km² South Korea: 515 people/km² Mongolia: 2.3 people/km² India: 445 people/km² Bangladesh: 1,191 people/km² Bhutan: 21 people/km² Nepal: 201 people/km² Pakistan: 321 people/km² Afghanistan: 67 people/km² Tajikistan: 76 people/km² Kyrgyzstan: 37 people/km² Turkmenistan: 16 people/km² Iran: 53 people/km² Syria: 138 people/km² Armenia: 104 people/km² Sweden: 20 people/km² Belarus: 44 people/km² Ukraine: 65 people/km² Poland: 116 people/km² Austria: 110 people/km² Hungary: 102 people/km² Moldova: 70 people/km² Romania: 80 people/km² Lithuania: 44 people/km² Latvia: 29 people/km² Estonia: 30 people/km² Germany: 233 people/km² Bulgaria: 58 people/km² Greece: 79 people/km² Türkiye: 109 people/km² Albania: 82 people/km² Croatia: 44 people/km² Switzerland: 220 people/km² Luxembourg: 265 people/km² Belgium: 389 people/km² Netherlands: 435 people/km² Portugal: 117 people/km² Spain: 98 people/km² Ireland: 78 people/km² New Caledonia: 16 people/km² Solomon Islands: 29 people/km² New Zealand: 20 people/km² Australia: 3.6 people/km² Sri Lanka: 332 people/km² China: 147 people/km² Taiwan: No data Italy: 195 people/km² Denmark: 140 people/km² United Kingdom: 285 people/km² Iceland: 3.8 people/km² Azerbaijan: 118 people/km² Georgia: 56 people/km² Philippines: 389 people/km² Malaysia: 109 people/km² Brunei: 81 people/km² Slovenia: 104 people/km² Finland: 17 people/km² Slovakia: 110 people/km² Czechia: 138 people/km² Eritrea: 30 people/km² Japan: 326 people/km² Paraguay: 17 people/km² Yemen: 79 people/km² Saudi Arabia: 17 people/km² Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 148 people/km² Morocco: 86 people/km² Egypt: 118 people/km² Libya: 4.2 people/km² Ethiopia: 119 people/km² Djibouti: 51 people/km² Somaliland: No data Uganda: 213 people/km² Rwanda: 553 people/km² Bosnia and Herzegovina: 61 people/km² North Macedonia: 71 people/km² Serbia: 77 people/km² Montenegro: 45 people/km² Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 267 people/km² South Sudan: 19 people/km² Japan Namibia 211 Australia 212 Canada 213 Mongolia 214 Greenland 215 Bangladesh Palestine Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ Population densityRankings 33/215 326 people/km²
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #33 for population density. Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 Macau 20,785 people/km² 2 Singapore 8,394 people/km² 3 Hong Kong 6,756 people/km² 4 Gibraltar 4,013 people/km² 5 Bahrain 2,000 people/km²
215 Greenland 0.1 people/km² 214 Mongolia 2.3 people/km² 213 Canada 2.7 people/km² 212 Australia 3.6 people/km² 211 Namibia 3.8 people/km² 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Population density ranking map Compare population density by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details. This page orders 215 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 Macau (20,785 people/km²), #2 Singapore (8,394 people/km²), #3 Hong Kong (6,756 people/km²)
Japan’s position World #33 (326 people/km²)
Data period latest available year by country All displayed observations use the reference period above. Check the source and definition before interpreting small differences.
03 / FULL RANKING
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Population density Full ranking215 countries #8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,292 people/km² Profile #9 Bangladesh 1,191 people/km² Profile #19 South Korea 515 people/km² Profile #21 St. Martin (French part) 499 people/km² Profile #25 Netherlands 435 people/km² Profile #27 Philippines 389 people/km² Profile #29 Puerto Rico 359 people/km² Profile #38 El Salvador 303 people/km² Profile #39 U.S. Virgin Islands 297 people/km² Profile #41 Cayman Islands 287 people/km² Profile #42 United Kingdom 285 people/km² Profile #45 Trinidad and Tobago 267 people/km² Profile #47 British Virgin Islands 265 people/km² Profile #51 Liechtenstein 256 people/km² Profile #52 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 256 people/km² Profile #53 Sao Tome and Principe 250 people/km² Profile #56 American Samoa 230 people/km² Profile #57 North Korea 220 people/km² Profile #58 Switzerland 220 people/km² Profile #59 Antigua and Barbuda 214 people/km² Profile #61 Marshall Islands 202 people/km² Profile #65 St. Kitts and Nevis 180 people/km² Profile #73 Isle of Man 148 people/km² Profile #84 Sierra Leone 122 people/km² Profile #89 United Arab Emirates 117 people/km² Profile #100 Côte d’Ivoire 101 people/km² Profile #101 Costa Rica 101 people/km² Profile #108 Timor-Leste 95 people/km² Profile #109 Northern Mariana Islands 95 people/km² Profile #111 Burkina Faso 88 people/km² Profile #115 French Polynesia 81 people/km² Profile #121 Dominican Republic 78 people/km² Profile #131 North Macedonia 71 people/km² Profile #133 Equatorial Guinea 69 people/km² Profile #135 Afghanistan 67 people/km² Profile #138 Guinea-Bissau 62 people/km² Profile #140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 people/km² Profile #146 South Africa 53 people/km² Profile #151 Turks and Caicos Islands 49 people/km² Profile #152 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48 people/km² Profile #162 United States 35 people/km² Profile #171 Solomon Islands 29 people/km² Profile #178 Papua New Guinea 23 people/km² Profile #184 New Zealand 20 people/km² Profile #186 Republic of the Congo 19 people/km² Profile #187 South Sudan 19 people/km² Profile #191 Saudi Arabia 17 people/km² Profile #195 New Caledonia 16 people/km² Profile #196 Turkmenistan 16 people/km² Profile #201 Central African Republic 8.8 people/km² Profile #203 Kazakhstan 7.6 people/km² Profile #204 Mauritania 5.2 people/km² Profile #207 Faroe Islands 4.2 people/km² Profile