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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	Burkina Faso	Congo - Kinshasa	Macao SAR China
Dec 31, 2001	44.9	23.0	16,688.5
Dec 31, 2002	46.3	23.7	16,237.0
Dec 31, 2003	47.8	24.4	16,429.6
Dec 31, 2004	49.3	25.1	16,239.3
Dec 31, 2005	50.9	25.9	16,910.7
Dec 31, 2006	52.5	26.7	17,444.1
Dec 31, 2007	54.2	27.6	17,839.0
Dec 31, 2008	55.8	28.4	18,517.1
Dec 31, 2009	57.4	29.3	18,135.6
Dec 31, 2010	59.1	30.2	18,080.8
Dec 31, 2011	60.9	31.3	18,381.3
Dec 31, 2012	62.8	32.3	18,993.3
Dec 31, 2013	64.7	33.4	19,534.7
Dec 31, 2014	66.6	34.6	20,518.2
Dec 31, 2015	68.6	35.7	21,148.0
Dec 31, 2016	70.7	37.0	21,393.4
Dec 31, 2017	72.7	38.4	21,051.9
Dec 31, 2018	74.7	39.7	20,027.4
Dec 31, 2019	76.6	41.0	20,425.5
Dec 31, 2020	78.5	42.3	20,832.8
Dec 31, 2021	80.4	43.7	20,681.8
Dec 31, 2022	82.3	45.2	20,524.2
Dec 31, 2023	84.2	46.7	20,384.4
Dec 31, 2024	86.1	48.2	20,630.6