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demographic2100

Projected population density of the capital city

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2100; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•191 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6,298.1people per km²
Median: 5,596.8people per km²
Countries Covered
191
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
21,054.6people per km²
Lowest
Cayman Islands
1,409.5people per km²
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo21,054.6people per km²
2Somalia18,743.8people per km²
3Israel18,123.2people per km²
4Afghanistan17,105.5people per km²
5Angola16,980.7people per km²
By Region
Africa10,080.8people per km²(9 countries)
Asia8,611.4people per km²(27 countries)
South America7,351.3people per km²(7 countries)
Other6,041.1people per km²(110 countries)
North America4,597.6people per km²(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,409.5people per km²)High (21,054.6people per km²)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6,298.1people per km²)

Africa (9)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Other (110)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2100; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo21,054.6people per km²
2Somalia18,743.8people per km²
3Israel18,123.2people per km²
4Afghanistan17,105.5people per km²
5Angola16,980.7people per km²
6Republic of the Congo16,823.5people per km²
7Yemen16,616.7people per km²
8Senegal16,574.5people per km²
9Egypt16,082.0people per km²
10Colombia15,113.4people per km²
11Cameroon14,536.7people per km²
12Ethiopia14,123.0people per km²
13Equatorial Guinea13,740.3people per km²
14India13,674.7people per km²
15Maldives12,165.5people per km²
16Mauritania11,436.0people per km²
17Syrian Arab Republic11,247.6people per km²
18Kuwait10,994.2people per km²
19Jordan10,847.2people per km²
20Sierra Leone10,731.7people per km²
21North Korea10,605.3people per km²
22Central African Republic10,014.6people per km²
23Kenya9,969.4people per km²
24Morocco9,927.2people per km²
25Nepal9,904.0people per km²
26Madagascar9,760.0people per km²
27Mayotte9,568.5people per km²
28Russian Federation9,499.2people per km²
29Peru9,306.9people per km²
30Mali9,158.7people per km²
31Pakistan9,120.1people per km²
32Singapore9,067.5people per km²
33Djibouti8,915.0people per km²
34Islamic Republic of Iran8,909.9people per km²
35Philippines8,727.7people per km²
36Chad8,699.4people per km²
37Iraq8,610.4people per km²
38Türkiye8,562.8people per km²
39Hong Kong8,511.0people per km²
40Zambia8,481.4people per km²
41Turkmenistan8,248.0people per km²
42Indonesia8,177.9people per km²
43Honduras8,114.6people per km²
44Togo8,105.9people per km²
45Kyrgyzstan7,912.5people per km²
46Sudan7,800.9people per km²
47Timor-Leste7,711.9people per km²
48People's Republic of China7,655.3people per km²
49Saudi Arabia7,604.4people per km²
50Lebanon7,594.8people per km²
51Dominican Republic7,579.7people per km²
52Liberia7,578.7people per km²
53Republic of The Gambia7,490.4people per km²
54Guinea-Bissau7,435.6people per km²
55Burkina Faso7,281.4people per km²
56Spain7,279.7people per km²
57Qatar7,242.1people per km²
58Georgia7,153.0people per km²
59Oman7,106.2people per km²
60Uzbekistan7,010.3people per km²
61Mozambique7,005.3people per km²
62Mongolia6,979.3people per km²
63Venezuela6,899.9people per km²
64United Kingdom6,813.4people per km²
65Mexico6,804.0people per km²
66Algeria6,765.1people per km²
67Bolivia6,714.0people per km²
68France6,551.7people per km²
69Uganda6,482.9people per km²
70Kazakhstan6,392.7people per km²
71Thailand6,358.6people per km²
72Bahrain6,317.6people per km²
73Belgium6,255.7people per km²
74Nigeria6,247.8people per km²
75State of Palestine6,247.5people per km²
76Tajikistan6,226.1people per km²
77Belarus6,212.0people per km²
78Haiti6,206.9people per km²
79Taiwan, Province of China6,186.8people per km²
80Romania6,178.4people per km²
81South Korea6,140.8people per km²
82Gabon6,135.9people per km²
83Ecuador6,103.2people per km²
84Austria6,065.8people per km²
85Brazil6,061.4people per km²
86Bangladesh6,041.9people per km²
87Albania6,000.9people per km²
88Niger5,991.6people per km²
89Greece5,976.1people per km²
90Chile5,929.6people per km²
91Ghana5,893.0people per km²
92Cote d'Ivoire5,804.5people per km²
93United Arab Emirates5,780.8people per km²
94Bhutan5,730.7people per km²
95Cambodia5,633.5people per km²
96Macao5,596.8people per km²
97Rwanda5,586.7people per km²
98Guatemala5,545.1people per km²
99Burundi5,529.9people per km²
100Panama5,317.4people per km²
101Vietnam5,305.0people per km²
102Namibia5,254.5people per km²
103Comoros5,246.0people per km²
104Nicaragua5,216.2people per km²
105Azerbaijan5,208.5people per km²
106Japan5,166.1people per km²
107El Salvador5,119.7people per km²
108Portugal5,098.3people per km²
109Italy5,085.2people per km²
110Argentina5,072.9people per km²
111Papua New Guinea5,006.3people per km²
112Benin4,989.5people per km²
113Zimbabwe4,980.3people per km²
114Tunisia4,952.7people per km²
115Netherlands4,934.6people per km²
116Sao Tome and Principe4,892.5people per km²
117Eritrea4,758.7people per km²
118South Africa4,738.7people per km²
119Armenia4,724.1people per km²
120Monaco4,617.4people per km²
121Germany4,614.9people per km²
122Serbia4,547.7people per km²
123Malawi4,513.0people per km²
124Czech Republic4,275.1people per km²
125Hungary4,266.0people per km²
126Ukraine4,255.2people per km²
127Myanmar4,252.8people per km²
128South Sudan4,252.3people per km²
129Bulgaria4,212.7people per km²
130Western Sahara4,192.7people per km²
131United Republic of Tanzania4,092.9people per km²
132Solomon Islands3,992.5people per km²
133Costa Rica3,963.7people per km²
134Sweden3,962.7people per km²
135Denmark3,920.8people per km²
136Poland3,914.6people per km²
137Uruguay3,871.6people per km²
138Croatia3,817.0people per km²
139Ireland3,812.6people per km²
140Bosnia and Herzegovina3,796.2people per km²
141Switzerland3,684.2people per km²
142Sri Lanka3,617.5people per km²
143Luxembourg3,587.5people per km²
144Slovenia3,505.7people per km²
145Cuba3,485.0people per km²
146Montenegro3,374.7people per km²
147Reunion3,359.0people per km²
148Norway3,353.7people per km²
149Latvia3,348.8people per km²
150Slovakia3,338.7people per km²
151Moldova, Republic of3,326.0people per km²
152Cyprus3,255.3people per km²
153Libya3,172.6people per km²
154Estonia3,166.1people per km²
155Guyana3,152.1people per km²
156Lithuania3,092.1people per km²
157Canada3,065.2people per km²
158The Republic of North Macedonia3,062.1people per km²
159Fiji3,000.1people per km²
160United States of America2,976.2people per km²
161Malaysia2,935.9people per km²
162Gibraltar2,929.5people per km²
163Lesotho2,893.7people per km²
164Vanuatu2,888.9people per km²
165Jamaica2,846.8people per km²
166Malta2,810.2people per km²
167Eswatini2,754.9people per km²
168French Guiana2,737.3people per km²
169Botswana2,686.1people per km²
170Paraguay2,685.8people per km²
171Kiribati2,643.9people per km²
172Suriname2,553.1people per km²
173Lao People's Democratic Republic2,546.4people per km²
174Finland2,531.2people per km²
175Mauritius2,453.9people per km²
176Tonga2,380.0people per km²
177Iceland2,377.1people per km²
178Trinidad and Tobago2,262.6people per km²
179Bahamas2,233.8people per km²
180Jersey2,162.9people per km²
181Brunei Darussalam2,141.7people per km²
182New Zealand2,140.1people per km²
183Australia2,115.6people per km²
184Martinique2,052.7people per km²
185French Polynesia1,984.8people per km²
186New Caledonia1,955.6people per km²
187Samoa1,897.2people per km²
188Barbados1,816.2people per km²
189Guam1,755.0people per km²
190Puerto Rico1,710.9people per km²
191Cayman Islands1,409.5people per km²
Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2100).

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