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Population density: compare countries

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Population density by country

Annual, People per square kilometre

Source: World Bank

Population density: latest observations by country
Date	Belgium	Papua New Guinea	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 2001	339.1	12.6	23.0
Dec 31, 2002	340.6	13.1	23.7
Dec 31, 2003	342.1	13.5	24.4
Dec 31, 2004	343.6	14.0	25.1
Dec 31, 2005	345.5	14.4	25.9
Dec 31, 2006	347.7	14.9	26.7
Dec 31, 2007	350.3	15.4	27.6
Dec 31, 2008	353.1	15.9	28.4
Dec 31, 2009	355.9	16.4	29.3
Dec 31, 2010	359.2	16.9	30.2
Dec 31, 2011	363.9	17.4	31.3
Dec 31, 2012	366.2	17.8	32.3
Dec 31, 2013	367.9	18.3	33.4
Dec 31, 2014	369.5	18.8	34.6
Dec 31, 2015	371.7	19.3	35.7
Dec 31, 2016	373.6	19.8	37.0
Dec 31, 2017	375.0	20.3	38.4
Dec 31, 2018	374.7	20.7	39.7
Dec 31, 2019	376.8	21.2	41.0
Dec 31, 2020	378.4	21.7	42.3
Dec 31, 2021	379.9	22.1	43.7
Dec 31, 2022	383.0	22.5	45.2
Dec 31, 2023	386.3	22.9	46.7
Dec 31, 2024	388.9	23.4	48.2