Demography · World Development Indicators

Population density — Countries

Population density · people per km². WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

What it measures

Population density · people per km². WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

How to interpret it

WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

Key figures

Spain96.76 people per km²107th in 2023
Highest value20,569.7 people per km²Macao SAR China
Lowest value0.14 people per km²Greenland
Median95.27 people per km²215 countries and territories with data
Change in Spain+3.9%2013–2023

Source

World Bank — World Development Indicators

FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); World Bank population estimates, World Bank (WB), publisher: World Bank (WB)

Limitations

Population density — Countries

Population density · people per km². WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

International ranking

RankCountryYearValue

Population density over time

WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

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